“Things… are still… like he left them?” she asked hesitantly, finally pulling her gaze off the doorway when Aleth never did appear.
"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
“… did we fall into one trap? Or two?” Her gaze flicked back towards the door. They’d fallen into Ash’s beyond a shadow of a doubt. Well. Tadaaki had. But had she fallen into Aleth’s trap in response? Take it a step further? Gods.
"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]
"There's no trap," he assured her in concern. "Gaius existed the situation to me--I guess it makes sense if it would be another trap. But no, you're all good now. I'm just here doing what I was doing before."
"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 let out a little breath and nodded. She supposed she couldn’t force them to admit it if it was a trap. She glanced back at Emery. “…yessir.”
"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
“… the library? If that’s okay? S-“ she looked at him inquisitively.
"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]
"Sure, absolutely!" He nodded. "I guess you can read now, 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
This was going to be awkward. Admitting that basically everything she’d said to this man had been a lie, from the first moment she met him.
"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 worries! I've had worse people lie to me about worse things." He smiled. "Shall we?"
"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
“Yessir-sorry-“ she ducked he’d head and stepped towards the door.
"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]
Emery watched her. "Did he spook you?" he asked quietly.
"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 glanced back at him, stopping. No chance she was approaching the door without looking at it. She needed to be able to see if Aleth was there with a knife. “…who?”
"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]
"Gaius. He does that sometimes." He stepped aside to make room for 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 very, very hesitantly stepped into the hall. It was empty. Which was confusing. She looked back at him. “…well… he led by calling me a spy. So… no. I’m not— wasn’t? — expecting this to end well for me.” Still wasn’t. But she didn’t want to offend him.
"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]
