“I miss it, too,” Ky agreed. “There’s a certain kind of beauty in simplicity.”
"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 completely agree." Ada nodded. "Pity nothing's really simple."
"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 thought for a moment. “I feel like things were back where I grew up. The most complicated part was trying to figure out how much food we’d need for winter compared with how big of a garden I’d be able to tend. Otherwise it was just work and play.”
"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]
"But the relationships of the people were complicated, right? They had to be, especially behind closed doors. Just because things seemed easy for you didn't mean they were easy for others."
"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
“Mm…” Ky considered for a moment, then nodded. “True enough… everyone liked me, so I guess I never really considered otherwise.”
"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]
"One of my grandmothers always said that everyone has a hidden wart. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there."
"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 nodded. “I’d believe it.” Gods knew she was warty all over now. Maybe Tasia was on to something — and maybe she’d played with too many toads.
"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 all of them are terrible, though," she pointed out. "Sometimes it's good to keep secrets. It keeps others from worrying."
"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, I know,” Ky said with a grim smirk. She sobered a bit. “But yeah. It’s nice to have parts of you that are just for you. Like a little pact you have with yourself.”
"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
Ky nodded too. She glanced around. “Thanks for showing me the grove.”
"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]
"My pleasure." She dipped her head. "I haven't really shared this place with any of the others; I like to come here alone for the most part. This was nice, though."
"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 nodded. “I doubt I’ll be coming out here much — I’ve nearly no cold tolerance at all. But sometimes.”
She’d probably climb into a hole in the library and only crawl out for food and sleep. And language lessons, she supposed. It would depend on the level of self pity. And she was sure it would sky rocket as soon as Zander left.
Zander.
Perhaps she should go find him. The clock was ticking before Gaius tossed him out.
"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, if you want to talk again I guess I don't have much else to do, so I'm free." Ada hoped she'd be up for it; Ky wasn't too bad after all. Still very nervous, but who could blame her?
"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 smiled, pleased that they’d gone from borderline arguing to actually being friendly. Ada still seemed a bit more short tempered than Ky generally looked for in a friend, but she was better than their rocky first impression. “I’d like that.”
"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]
