>Pity. She pulls off the miko clothes well.
>Ah, well. Let us give her a moment.
>Feeling just a little sad to see Kyouko doff her present outfit, you watch her disappear into the shrine building. You hear footsteps beating a rapid retreat to the left wing of the building, their noise soon replaced by Kyouko humming to herself; it seems she doesn't do anything quietly. True to her word though, she is quick, and scarcely any time has passed at all before she rushes merrily out through the doors of the shrine once more.
>In place of her shrine maiden outfit, she is now wearing a light-weight dress coat in dusky rose, fastened along the side with green floral ties. A short white skirt extends just a few inches below the hem, light and breezy and trimmed in black.
>She smiles at you. "Let's go!"
>How are multi-partner relationships viewed, to our knowledge?
>They are not the norm in society at-large, but neither are they unheard of. To some degree, this depends on the racial culture in question. Oni tend to be very flexible in their relationships so long as each participant is informed and in agreement about where they stand and all promises given are kept in good faith; casual flings are not seen as infidelity, so long as they're not concealed from long-term partners or in violation of some given vow. Tengu, on the other hand, partner for life - and that is a long time indeed for such a long-lived race. Or at least this is what you've heard; very few people have any regular contact with the tengu aside from the scattered merchant vessel, which tend to keep to themselves even while in town. Kappa... you're honestly not sure - there weren't many of those around Estval either and their curious blend of capriciousness and fanatical devotion makes it hard for you to guess where they'd stand on the issue. Many beast youkai retain some of the mating instincts of the animals from which they ascended, which might be either strictly monogamous or highly promiscuous, though society can amend this to greater or lesser degrees depending on the individual. And with youkai less easily classified, it can be hard to make a blanket statement about where their instincts lie.
>Given that civilized society has been a blend of such diverse natures for so long now, it has also gained a certain, if perhaps lesser, diversity in social norms. By that token, relationships beyond monogamous two-person couplings are not viewed as wholely the domain of specific kinds of youkai, though they may be most common there. Some people do hold more conservative views about what should define a proper relationship, of course, but the same could be said for a great many things.
