"Fair point," he agreed, scratching his chin. "Wonder if they'd be happier or sadder if it'd worked out that way."
"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 really couldn't say." He scratched his chin. "They wouldn't know about the assassins, but this Keep is very secure..."
(*vibrates excitedly* God I almost wanna try it but we shouldn't)
"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
(Wait try what)(but also yes this half makes me wish we’d gone this way haha poor girl still wouldn’t have taken a breath)
“I mean… yeah, it definitely is. I couldn’t get in if I tried, which is saying quite a lot, actually.” Pratik thought about it for a moment. “They’d be safe but terrified, I think. But who knows — maybe moving from ice to ice would have been a smoother transition for her. Instead she got to thaw out a bit the past few months and now doesn’t have that anymore. Has to have made her unsteadier than she would have been, I think.”
"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]
(Try doing a second rp where they do go through with it but we're doing this one and it would be hard to do two rps with the same characters in each but IT WOULD BE SO INTERESTING)
"Maybe so." He nodded. "But it's not all cold here. Lady Ash and Sera and Emery are all quite warm-hearted."
"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
(Omg it actually really would…….. :eyes: )(would also give me a second shot at developing Aleth more. I got trigger happy and killed him off for the sweet gratification haha)(like I don’t regret it, I don’t think we really had a use for him anyway — would have just ended up getting tortured if he’d survived, but like…….. let’s do it)
“True,” Pratik agreed. “And with how Sera and Lady Ash fuss over her, they’d have probably adopted her themselves, informally. She’d have been even more of a lost puppy 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]
(He would very likely die even more painfully and in fewer pages but I'm willing if you're willing)
"Most certainly." He grinned. "That would be lovely."
(If we did do it I think it would be Tarr alone sending Aleth though; the more I think about it the less in-character it is to have Tomhas and Gaius at war. Which means Lyra would be spared 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
( <3 I’m actually kind of happy to hear that haha my brain has such a hard time reconciling a character as wonderful as Tomhas selling off his literal child to someone he knows damn well is abusive)(like maaaaaybe if she was like 16/17 but 14 is like barely puberty and Tarr is a grown manchild)(but like I’m down to give that a go if you wanna — we could always just jump in to them arriving at Serpent Keep, do a little flash fiction alternate timeline, then come back here haha)(or not, no pressure ^^)
“No doubt.” Pratik smiled. “I’m glad she’s got so many people to dote on her now. She deserves it. And more.”
"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]
(That works for me on all levels! I have no practice with ending rps though so the flash part might be difficult)
"Absolutely!" Rickard nodded. "Let's hope she can appreciate it without feeling guilty. I know how that is..."
"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
(Ayeee! We're crazy xD 'Two Crows Watch From The Gallows Nest (alternate)' hahaha let everyone judge us x2)
"Yeah..." Pratik sighed softly. "It's... gonna be a long journey for you both -- the road to healing. Accepting the grace you deserve and have been denied of so long."
"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]
(Gluttons for punishment are we XD we'd need a title that's easily discernible though.)
"Ky will come along faster, I expect. Godspeed to her, I say. She's well-deserving."
"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 that's true, it'd be so confusing to do that... hm...)
"As are you," Pratik said, not letting him slip out from under the grace he was extending to Ky.
"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]
Rickard glanced at him and chuckled. "In time maybe I'll believe you, Pratik."
"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
(Works for me! I am notoriously terrible at naming things haha do the crows have symbolism somehow? I don't think I ever actually questioned what this title means haha)
Pratik smiled and dipped his head. "And so will she... you're both brand new to this whole freedom gig. It only gets sweeter with 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]
(Originally in this title they referenced Gaius and Aleth as a pair of sort of harbingers. Of Crows and The Rest or Of Crows and Songbirds might be better actually)
"I can only imagine. But nothing will compare to getting those chains off....for good. Feeling my neck and hands free for longer than five minutes." He rubbed at the scars around his throat.
"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
(ahh nice! I think I like Of Crows and Songbirds better, yeah ^^)
Pratik nodded vehemently. "Gods, you're so right. That was..." He shook his head. "I have no right to complain at all. But. Gods. You're a stronger man than I, Rickard. I felt like I was being choked every moment of the day. I don't think I could have tolerated much longer."
"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]
