Shady

Ky had no idea who they were talking about. But it didn't really concern her. She was neither a Loquitur nor an Ash. She was just a dumb girl unable ...

"You're all fretting like mother hens over me," she said, looking away. "Well, Sara is. And Sera, a bit, too. I think I've triggered their maternal instincts somehow, even though ...

Ky smiled, then realized she was participating in teasing that she had no part in, and quickly sobered. She took a drink of her wine in an attempt to hide ...

"Is this level two of the coddle-Ky game?" she asked dryly.

"No sir," she said sheepishly, shaking her head. "I'm afraid I can't figure that one out, no matter what I try."

Ky shrugged. "I don't know. She's playing the let's-coddle-Ky game, too. I don't feel like I've got an accurate read on any of you these days -- just how you ...

(... ;-; ...) "Yes sir." Ky agreed, dipping her head as she felt increasingly dumb-er that she struggled to pick it up on her own since everyone kept informing her ...

"Oh." Ky thought about it a moment then shrugged. "I don't know. She seems happier here than me."

(;-; I actually, ironically, am getting ready for bed and went to change the bandages on my poison ivy and realized I left my anti-itch cream in my work bag ...

"Honeycomb?" she looked at him skeptically.

(oofta) (but yes my body is progressively less and less amused the longer I'm in this job lol like I still love it but I now have my left knee ...

“Reminders of them, yes,” she corrected, but ducked her head in agreement.

(-.-) (Don’t rush in riverbeds, child. The mountain of paperwork is taller than the banks around you. This is my lesson and mine decree) Ky smiled a little and went ...

Ky nodded in agreement. “…I’m glad you have it, then. Good memories are important.”

(I just had the horrifying realization that I’m closer to Tomhas’s age than Ky’s lol by a lot)(‘heh, he’s still such a child, kind of endearing, even though he’s— holy ...