"Oh, thanks. And that's Nurse Chapel to you." She's smiling though, glad he's taking things so well.
"Well, to continue, that's where we come in. Nysgods are all born male, and they're unique in that they can only love once, and they fall in love at first sight. It's literally encoded into them. Most times they go traveling outside their world to find their love and since they're immortal, they have plenty of time. But in Tristan's case, he stays here and a device called the Grasp was created to bring possible marriage partners to him. And seeing how you're from the mid-20th century, I'll just point out that, yes, they can fall in love with men too."
And here's another look as she waits to see if he's still following along.
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"Well, to continue, that's where we come in. Nysgods are all born male, and they're unique in that they can only love once, and they fall in love at first sight. It's literally encoded into them. Most times they go traveling outside their world to find their love and since they're immortal, they have plenty of time. But in Tristan's case, he stays here and a device called the Grasp was created to bring possible marriage partners to him. And seeing how you're from the mid-20th century, I'll just point out that, yes, they can fall in love with men too."
And here's another look as she waits to see if he's still following along.