Disclaimer: That chapter two. Oh chapter two. What would I do without chapter two? -smacks self- This chapter describes some… situations.
And now—DUN DUUNN– what you've all been waiting for…!
…Not really. But you'll have fun anyway.
Dr. Arufuredo's Explanation of the Namekkian Binding Ritual
Because of the great population of Namekku-sei-jin within civilized communities, many of their rituals and cultural habits are common knowledge. But one of the more intriguing rituals is that of "binding" between a male and a female Namekku-sei-jin. It's not notable because of any elaborateness or orthodox methods used within it… in fact, the expressions of this ritual varies from the casual night with a few people to the grand-scale party. But it is, nevertheless, a common ritual.
The purpose of the ritual is to acknowledge the "binding" between female to her mate (or mates), which is really simply that of copulation, and is meant to accent her separation from men who would not be her mate. This separation, however, is not meant to be hostile in terms of the separation, perhaps because their population is so thick. In fact, the ritual emphasizes peaceful relations between the new and former mates, and it does not symbolize a "cut off" between the female and her former mates; it is more of a fond farewell. As such, this is often one of the rituals in a Namekkian marriage, which will usually involve her new husband and her past husbands (or her past lovers if she's not had many husbands yet).
The ritual goes as follows:
The female is "abducted" by her current mate and her former mate (either case of former or current mates could be plural, but I shall use the singular throughout this explanation). Of course, this abduction couldn't be entirely against her will, since Namekku-sei-jin women are able to easily subdue men due to their evolutionary biochemistry, but they often begin with tricking her to bring her to the place they have chosen to "corner" her. It's by the mate's digression whether or not any outside parties will be present or even aware of this happening (though by law, punishable by fine, they must tell at least one of her family members if she's to be abducted for more than two full days, to ensure that there isn't an unnecessary missing persons report filed).
There's some digression used if the female is unable to subdue the males if she herself does not wish to continue with the ritual. Since most Namekku-sei-jin women can emit chemicals to calm down male Namekku-sei-jin, it's always considered that if she doesn't make the mates stop their pursuit, she has their permission to continue. But if the males aren't Namekku-sei-jin, if she isn't, or if there's a problem with chemical transmission on either account, the pursuit is placed in terms where the female would be able to have some sort of way to stop it; some give her stunning weapons beforehand, some chase her through an area where she might have hired guards, etc.
When she is "cornered", the mates and ex-mates proceed to do what Namekku-sei-jin call "the welding" part of the ritual. There are many variations of the welding, but they tend to be most popularly sexual interaction upon the female with both the mates and the ex-mates. Often, the ex-mates can't go so far as actual copulation with the female, whereas the mates would. This is the part of the ceremony that symbolizes the "passing on" of the female in good faith; since they both interact, but only the current mates get to penetrate, they're expressing that although old fondness may exist, the parties are able to move on.
At the end of "the welding", the ritual may abruptly end, or there might be a more systematic approach. The female will usually escort any audience out if any were invited as soon as she is able before lighting candles or incense to do contemplation until the audience has emptied and the ex-mates wake (sometimes the ex-mates choose to reserve their energy to remain awake after the welding). The ex-mates will usually be given one last show of affection (of how is by the female's choice) before being abruptly expelled from the residence. Then she spends time alone with her mate for the rest of the night.
That's it! Huh? …No, I don't have any diagrams for this.
-scurries off cackling-