They were aware humans did some things differently from them.
Marriage happened to be one of those things. When they learned about it, they thought it was a little silly. A ritual to unite two or more individuals for life, complete with elegant attire, a bunch of arrangements, whatever else. While the idea of it was sweet, the process and preparations seemed unnecessarily long and complicated for such a thing. Otto was the only one who didn't seem to mind it.
Chiro didn't mind either way, but hearing everyone's opinions on it gave him an idea.
What if they didn't have to do any of that and get straight to the point? What if the wedding bands didn't have to be on the ring finger, but anywhere they wanted? What if it didn't have to be rings at all? He immediately went to find all the materials he needed and got to work. Chiro tried to be as discreet as he could, he wanted this to be a surprise. It didn't go entirely as planned though.
Otto caught Chiro in his peripheral vision as Chiro quickly walked by.
"Hey, Chiro!" He said before Chiro was completely gone from the doorway. "Whacha got there?"
Chiro flinched after hearing Otto. He backed up slightly.
"Oh! Uh, don't worry about it!" He answered. "Just some crafting stuff!"
It piqued Otto's curiosity. "Whacha gonna make?"
"Nothing much, but I gotta go, bye!"
He quickly sped off before Otto could ask any more questions. Sprx let out a small laugh.
"I think it's safe to assume he's planning something." Antauri commented.
Sprx leaned towards them. "Yeah, but the mystery is what."
"Maybe we'll find out soon enough." Nova replied.
It took him a few hours, but if he was correct, Chiro was finally done.
It wasn't his best work, nor was it his main specialty, but he was proud of the result. He made sure there was one for everybody, himself included. Chiro only hoped that they would like it as he took a deep breath. He put one on, grabbed the rest, and walked out his room. Every room he went near, he checked to see if all five of the monkeys were there.
They were in the main room like before, everyone but Gibson. Otto was the only one who multitasked as he talked to the others. Chiro put his hands behind his back before he took a few steps forward. He cleared his throat to catch everyone's attention. As he hoped, everyone looked at him, Otto included as he lifted his goggles.
"Anyone mind getting Gibson? I, uh, have something for everyone." Chiro said.
"I will." Antauri answered.
He levitated out of his seat and floated over to Gibson's lab. It took only a moment before Antauri returned with Gibson floating beside them. The blue monkey had his arms crossed with a pout on his face. Chiro could tell he didn't want to leave the lab just yet, however Antauri clearly wasn't taking that.
"So what do you have for us, Chiro?" Nova asked.
Chiro removed his hands from behind him. Everyone looked in curiosity.
"I know you guys think marriage is silly, but I thought 'why not skip all of that?' and made these."
He handed Sprx a ribbon that was orange, yellow, green, blue, and silver. Nova's was bordering on hot pink, green, blue, and silver. Otto's was hot pink, yellow, blue, and silver. Antauri's was hot pink, yellow, green, and blue. Finally, Gibson's was hot pink, yellow, green, and silver. All of them had each other's colors. Chiro then revealed his own that was on his wrist. It was light pink, hot pink, and gray.
One could tell a professional didn't make them, but it was clear he put a lot of effort into making them. Chiro's face flushed a deep pink as he rubbed his neck and looked away.
"I- I know it's dumb, but I thought you guys would like this better." Chiro explained. "Besides, uh, it has a bit of everyone in them so whenever you're away from each other you can look at it and think of them. I know I don't have to, but I made one for myself out of solidarity and-"
Otto, Nova, and Sprx all interrupted him with a hug. They thought it was really sweet and they didn't need to hear him explain anything else. Antauri floated over and held his arm out. Gibson flipped himself over; while he thought it was sweet too, he also wanted to get back to his work already. Chiro hugged back with a smile.
"Chiro, we love it." Otto said.
"Ya didn't have to, Kid, but thank you." Sprx added.
Antauri nodded. "Indeed. They are much better."
"Can I be released now?" Gibson complained.
Antauri shook their head. "Not until you put it on."
Gibson quietly groaned and tied it to the metal tip of his tail. Antauri then released their telekinetic hold on him. The others did the same, with Otto and Nova tying it into a bow on their respective tails.
Chiro felt happy that they liked it so much.
