I believe the policy was instituted after someone got high, slept with one of the locals and ended up infected with nanites that made him age something like a year every hour or so.
Also, if there's a strict rule against anyone engaging in the actual fertility part of the fertility rituals, we don't have to explain the concept of monogamy every time we go off-world. It's useful for those of us in relationships.
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*shivers and kisses your lips softly*
I believe the policy was instituted after someone got high, slept with one of the locals and ended up infected with nanites that made him age something like a year every hour or so.
Also, if there's a strict rule against anyone engaging in the actual fertility part of the fertility rituals, we don't have to explain the concept of monogamy every time we go off-world. It's useful for those of us in relationships.