Gaius didn't return it; he was still uncomfortable with her energy and questions. He simply nodded in return and forced himself to keep talking. "The orrery is also something of a wonder. A new room had to be built to accommodate it, which included a dome that was quite difficult to design and build. We're quite proud of it."
"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
“What is that?” Aashi asked, now a bit sheepish. Was he annoyed with her? Surely he’d just heard Ky explicitly tell her to start asking questions. She was more than happy for someone else to take control of this conversation.
"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]
He'd made her uncomfortable. Gaius sighed inwardly; why did he have to go and lie like that? Why couldn't he have just let well enough alone? "It shows our world in relation to other worlds, the sun, and the moon," he replied. "It's a massive machine that you can manipulate to show different dates and times, like a giant calendar."
"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
“Oh… wow!” She didn’t understand most of what he’d just said. “That sounds very complex.”
Ky resisted the urge to nod.
"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]
"It is," Gaius agreed. "I struggle to understand it myself, at times. That's why we have an expert in the library."
"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 looked at him. Both surprised and relieved that he’d admitted it first. Maybe he didn’t think her a complete fool for not grasping the concept, yet.
"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]
Gaius was silent; he had nothing more to say and was sure Aashi would continue distracting everyone with her questions if she so desired. If not, he'd find something else to talk about.
"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
Aashi nodded, not sure how to respond to that. Somehow, now that it was forced, she had far less to say. Especially since Gaius didn’t seem to like her. She wasn’t sure what she’d done wrong. “…um… are they like… teachers, then?”
"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]
"Librarians," he corrected. "They catalogue the books in the library and study them, thus becoming experts on certain subjects. The one I mentioned was the royal astronomer to the Grand Reputations some years ago."
"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
"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]
"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
"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]
"Well." Gaius tilted his head. "I won't speak ill of my employees at the dinner table."
"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
“Oh!” Aashi’s eyebrows shot up st that. So Aashi wasn’t the only person he didn’t like. That was nice. Ky also raised an eyebrow. Aashi continued, “I understand.”
(Yooo so I keep falling back asleep, and as I doze off I have mini dreams about this where my brain keeps imagining what’s going to happen next and is no where even remotely close to actually fitting with our storyline lol)
"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]
(Dude you need to actually get some rest then! I'm running out of things to say anyway; there's a lot of people to keep track of. Wanna revisit this tomorrow or later tonight?)
"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
