Ky fell silent. She was allowed to get it, too. Aleth would hardly be Tomhas's biggest problem if the gods and the trolls and gods knew what else were coming to attack them all. Which meant there was no reason to keep her promise to Gaius. No reason at all. The energy of the grove seemed more appropriate than the ice garden, anyway. She'd get it right this time.
"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 sometimes you just can't have what you want," she went on. "You have to think rationally--like in the library. I want to be home right now. But I said tomorrow, and Gaius said no, and he was right. So I'm going home in two days. What you want isn't possible in a lot of ways. But you have a life still. It'd new and different, but you can shape it any way you want to."
"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 numbly, hoping Ada wouldn't directly ask her if she was contemplating. Because she was. "Yeah... I..." Her words felt so flat and stale. "I guess you're right."
"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]
Ada drew back slowly, eyeing her. "That's not entirely true, 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
What could she have possibly just lied about? "... what's not?"
"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]
"You're doubting my words. That's a form of untruth if you speak it. Your thought process is elsewhere."
"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
Gods, that was an annoying ability. Ky rested her chin on her knees. "I don't have to agree with you."
"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]
"Nope, you don't. But are you planning on taking my advice anyway?"
"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
"We'll see." Were non-answers lies, too? What were the rules for engaging with her?
"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]
Ada sighed and got up. "Let's go get some sweets before we go off to bed, okay?"
"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 her for a moment, then nodded and stood up. She didn't like eating when she was upset. But, well, it seemed her body wanted sugar today for some reason. And with the state she was in, she didn't feel like denying it. Besides -- maybe it was good to fatten her up a bit, since she wasn't eating much in general.
"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]
Ada opened the door. "I wish it wasn't so cold all the time."
"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
"Me too." Ky agreed, pulling her furs closer around her. She supposed she'd have to take these off eventually. But not yet. "It's miserable."
"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]
"Good thing there's a fireplace in every room though, 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
"Yeah... I still feel like I got a coldness settled in my bones that has never left since I set foot up 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]
