Babylon 51994

Delenn:
As you know, when Minbari become close as we have become close...

Capt. John Sheridan:
Not another ritual.

Delenn:
It is our tradition.

Capt. John Sheridan:
I'm just about ritualed out.

Delenn:
John...

Capt. John Sheridan:
How many more of these rituals are there?

Delenn:
Depending on the length of time we take before fully committing to one another, which clan is in dominance at the time, the types and amounts of offerings made at temple as many as

[counting]

Delenn:
47. No, no, no 50.

Capt. John Sheridan:
Fifty?

Delenn:
Fifty.

Capt. John Sheridan:
Anyone ever elope on your world?

Delenn:
It has happened, bit it is always a great disgrace...

Capt. John Sheridan:
A disgrace to the family, the caste, the clan. Got it.

Delenn:
That's why Minbari do not have problems with relationsships. We have a ritual for everything. For being together, for being apart, for meeting, for saying goodbye, for solving disputes...

Capt. John Sheridan:
All right, all right, all right. Which is this one?

Delenn:
It is called shan-fall. The third movement of preparation and mutual understanding.

Capt. John Sheridan:
Oh, that old one yeah.

Delenn:
In a little while, you come to my quarters where we spend the night together discovering one another's centers of pleasure. It is done with great deliberation, prayerfully, with respect and meditation. It is good for us to know all we can about one another should we continue the joining of our hearts and our blood. So you can meet me there. Unless of course you can find something of equal value sitting here and staring at plants while feeling guilty about things you cannot change.

Capt. John Sheridan:
[to himself after Delenn walks away] Nope.