So, En-drek is at least a familiar concept for her, if not us. So, if the daughter were a little bit older, she also would be required to have an en-drek? I suppose if she were a little bit older, then she would be old enough not to come if she didn't want to.
It does seem like a lot to go through for a job, though.
I guess I could write up an appendix talking about the entire marital system and how it works, but I was gonna kind of let it come out as the book went on.
The quick answer to your question, which will really come up that much in the book, is that it either end of the age for which one is required to have an indirect contract there is a bureau that monitors the numbers.
Expounding on yesterday's answer, which was sent from my phone:
The endrek bureau is responsible for determining when boys and girls pass into 'adults' for the purposes of an endrek contract. Thus if they realised that they had a shortage of men or women, they could merely delay for a few days the passage of some of the other sex.
Conversely they are also responsible for determining when you 'age out' of the system. This is normally done with fertility but, again, a few days can make a difference. Planet wide there are obviously thousands of men and women passing in and out of the system each day.
There are also bachelor quarters for men waiting for a new contract.
So, En-drek is at least a familiar concept for her, if not us. So, if the daughter were a little bit older, she also would be required to have an en-drek? I suppose if she were a little bit older, then she would be old enough not to come if she didn't want to.
It does seem like a lot to go through for a job, though.
If she were male, would she be required to get an en-dreka (or whatever the reverse is called)?
Everyone on Libertas is required to be in an erect contract, both male and female.
Well, and that was sort of the response of the supervisor. He’s not at all convinced that she’s gonna want to do this.
What if there's an odd number of people?
I guess I could write up an appendix talking about the entire marital system and how it works, but I was gonna kind of let it come out as the book went on.
You can probably wait until later. People lastl may not be as nosy as me.
The quick answer to your question, which will really come up that much in the book, is that it either end of the age for which one is required to have an indirect contract there is a bureau that monitors the numbers.
Expounding on yesterday's answer, which was sent from my phone:
The endrek bureau is responsible for determining when boys and girls pass into 'adults' for the purposes of an endrek contract. Thus if they realised that they had a shortage of men or women, they could merely delay for a few days the passage of some of the other sex.
Conversely they are also responsible for determining when you 'age out' of the system. This is normally done with fertility but, again, a few days can make a difference. Planet wide there are obviously thousands of men and women passing in and out of the system each day.
There are also bachelor quarters for men waiting for a new contract.