"Yeahhh." Ky hesitated, reliving the terrible moment that they locked eyes for the very first time. "It... could have ended very differently."
"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
"I don't know... I asked him to. But he wouldn't," she said plainly. "Just wanted to talk instead. Gave me food and a fire."
"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 glanced at her in alarm but said nothing, walking to the pantry.
"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
"... sorry if that was dark," Ky said after a moment. "... it's the truth, but I could have softened it a bit."
"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 understand," She said quietly. "Sorry. I didn't know."
"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's whatever." Ky shrugged. "... pretty sure it is fairly unique to be talked down by a creature of legend." She gave a half-hearted smirk. "But he said people who want to die aren't afraid -- and I was afraid, so it meant I didn't really want it." Was she afraid now? Was he right about it? "And that the gods dislike when you throw your life away."
"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]
"Maybe." She thought for a moment. "The Sun is a generous god; she gave us life as a gift. Maybe the gods up here are cruel, and the Sun can certainly be as well, but she loves us and watches over us. She's watching over you too, since you're a child of the South. I think she would want you to hang on to your gift."
"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 considered that, then shrugged. "Maybe... but maybe they should make it suck less if they want me to keep it."
"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]
"Gods are powerful, but they mostly stay out of your life unless they want to do something involving you. If you want your life to suck less, you need to pray and hope they think your reason is good."
"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 glanced around. “I wonder if there are any cookies.”
"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]
"Ahh, there's a thought." Ada opened the pantry and started opening jars.
"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
(Bruh, I just had a dream that I ran an animal rescue and I half-jokingly posted on my business’s Facebook page something I can’t even remember what but something about men not being good at something. I feel like it was a joke about ‘ladies we all know men have trouble finding… things’ and likened it to something or other about like making sure ___ was taken care of or something I really can’t remember what I said but the men went BERSERK about it and so did all the middle aged conservative women and I started getting death threats and a few men were like ‘oh you think I can’t find things? Bitch” and then sent me my home address and whew boy that was a trip hahah)
"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]
(No seriously? Holy shit you have some angry angry dreams)
There were only empty pots and platters. "Found something," Ada announced. "Smells pretty sweet!"
"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
(Hahah yeah it was wild. A few of them started stalking me and like I could SEE them following me around places and I went to the cops and they were like “sorry they’re not breaking any laws til they actually do something, we can’t do anything” and… yeah. It was also one of those dreams I could feel pain and kept getting bit by the snakes I was rescuing haha I did not mourn that dream being lost to my alarm hahah)
Ky turned and walked back over to her to see what she found.
"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]
