Ky and Pratik glanced at each other, then both stood up and followed. They were both kind of done with studious Gaius.
"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]
(Aren't we all. Who are they following? Ada or Yra?)
"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
(Yra… unless you want one of them to follow Ada. I’d be fine with that 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]
Yra looked over her shoulder. "Oh, lucky me, I got two of them! How are you; I don't believe I've formerly met either of you. Though I definitely know about you." She smiled.
"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 gave a nervous smile. What had she heard? “Ky Ruiarc, ma’am. Pleased to meet you.” She gave a little bow.
“Pratik Chrenko,” he inclined his head. “A pleasure to meet you by sight rather than questionable reputation.” He offered a little smile.
"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]
"Questionable indeed." She snorted and turned back to face front, heading for a little alcove. "So, Ky, you met the Marrow Man. Rönn, was it? How did it happen? What was it like? Does he look like he does in the illustrations?"
"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
“He’s nice! … well… a bit gruff,” she admitted. “He’ll definitely tell you when you’re being dumb… which is a lot… for me. But he’s very, uh, I mean, he cares. A lot. And he promised he’ll stop eating people. He just needed a reminder that that’s not okay. He hasn’t talked to anyone in six hundred years so… I mean… now he doesn’t. Just deer and bear.”
"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 he can't come inside places or sit at fires, right? That was part of the legend. Was the reason for his curse true as well?"
"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
“He overreacted,” Ky said defensively. “It was just a goat. Rönn didn’t deserve six hundred years of lonely hell… and yeah… he can make his own fire and have you with him, but he can’t come to yours.”
"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]
Yra stopped at the alcove and tugged a folding ladder from between two bookshelves. "I tend to agree with you. But he didn't have to go eating children like he did, right?"
"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
“He didn’t do that until Builder cursed him,” Ky said firmly. This was 100% on a stupid god too lazy to tie up his stupid goat. “It’s not good… but… he’s very gentle with me. I’m sure he was like that before his life got ruined.”
"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]
"All I'm saying is that his humanity must have suffered badly." She paused. "Do you know of any other creatures that are confirmed to be real? Or stories?"
"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
“He suffered badly.” It was such an odd place to be — friends with a bogey man. She couldn’t sit by and let someone insult her friend. Obviously. And yet he had some truly bad things. “And he said stone mother is real. And very, very mean.”
"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]
Yra raised her eyebrows as she started unfolding the ladder. "That's a concern, certainly. Gods, I didn't expect to be woken up in the middle of the night to hear trolls are real and the Marrow Man is now friends with the Lord's niece. And the gods are waking up? Fancy that; we're living in a monumental age."
"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
“Yeah…” Ky sighed. “I fear I’ve brought bad luck with me… seems like things were more peaceful before I got here.”
"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]
