"Have a nice evening, mm--" Ky dragged that into a hum, biting off the 'ma'am' in the nick of time as she dipped her head. "I hope you rest well."
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"And you as well." Anneke got up with a groan, then looked between Anneliese and Ky. "Both of you cone here a moment." She opened her arms.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky jumped up and took a step towards her before her brain took a moment to catch up. Was she going for a hug? That would be sweet.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Anneke drew them both in for a tight embrace, closing her eyes. "Don't grow up too fast," she murmured. "Savor your childhood, alright?" Anneliese held still, though she looked impatient and a bit plaintive.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky, on the other hand, returned the embrace with equal vigor. She didn’t have much childhood left in her — not after all she’d been through. But she had an even lower number of times she’d received a Mama Hug — and she was going to take every single one Lady Anneke offered. She had a life time to catch up on.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Anneke finally let go of them. "Sleep well," she said with a small smile. "I'll see you both in the morning." "Goodnight," Anneliese replied with a huff, though she went back in for another hug.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Good night,” Ky answered, smiling stupidly. It truly was a good night.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Anneke left, leaving only Anneliese and Ky in the room. Anneliese plopped back down in her chair, drawing her legs up to her chest.
(I'm gonna bit the hay now. See you!)
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky also sat back down and pulled a blanket over herself, snuggling into it as she looked over at Anneliese. “How much longer do you think you’ll stay up?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Not long," Anneliese replied. "My bed is calling me. What about you?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Same,” Ky agreed with yawn. “Plenty of bedtime stories to think of as I fall asleep.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"I was hoping nobody could top my sad story," Anneliese said with a small sigh. "I hoped mine would be the saddest one but then Father had to go and pull out the Goat Man. I never thought I'd feel bad for a monster."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“It was pretty impressive how he weaved that together,” Ky agreed, brushing her hair back off her forehead. “But your story was positively tragic as well… I will admit I will be thinking of one of the other stories as I try to fall asleep, so my dreams aren’t sad.”
Gods knew it was hard enough to sleep as it was. She still hadn’t kicked the habit of waving up like a light, if there was even the slightest noise. She’d needed to; Aleth didn’t like to have to wait for her to wake up — even if he came barging in in the middle of the night. She wasn’t sure if she’d ever learn how to not be on edge every moment she was asleep.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Ooh, which one?" Anneliese rested her chin on her hands, which clutched her knees. "I'm going to think about Mother riding her giant bull with Uncle Wick. That sounded like a lot of fun."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
