"I won't pretend the population at large won't have... qualms. But my mother would love you. My father... might be wary, but could be won over. I don't know you well enough to be sure, but - from what I can tell, Gregor would like you. That's a start, right?"
He's just glad, in a bleak guilty sort of way, that Grandfather Piotr isn't around to form and express opinions on his grandson's Cetagandan wife-trophy. Hypothetical Cetagandan wife-trophy, he reminds himself firmly. Strictly hypothetical.
"Anway, if you were going to marry anyone on Barrayar, I'm your best choice by a long shot as far as general welcomeness," he adds. "My friends and close associates are preselected for tolerance. I may not be the most well-liked man on Barrayar, but anyone who willingly hangs around with me has got to be at least a little open-minded."
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Date: 2014-07-12 09:31 pm (UTC)Yes. That.
"I won't pretend the population at large won't have... qualms. But my mother would love you. My father... might be wary, but could be won over. I don't know you well enough to be sure, but - from what I can tell, Gregor would like you. That's a start, right?"
He's just glad, in a bleak guilty sort of way, that Grandfather Piotr isn't around to form and express opinions on his grandson's Cetagandan wife-trophy. Hypothetical Cetagandan wife-trophy, he reminds himself firmly. Strictly hypothetical.
"Anway, if you were going to marry anyone on Barrayar, I'm your best choice by a long shot as far as general welcomeness," he adds. "My friends and close associates are preselected for tolerance. I may not be the most well-liked man on Barrayar, but anyone who willingly hangs around with me has got to be at least a little open-minded."