He smiled slightly. "I'm very glad to hear that. Completely relate. Where were you from again? The South, right? ...Akaratara?"
"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
“Austraka, sir,” she answered. “Closest village is Lytias, near the coast, though we were pretty remote.”
"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]
"Ah, okay!" He nodded. "I'm not familiar with that area, I'm afraid--I lived in Ess my entire life up til ten years ago--but I'm told it's a lovely climate!"
"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
“Ooh, I liked Ess! The food harmed me but I really liked the architecture there. It was beautiful.”
"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]
"It is very pretty," he agreed, then grinned. "How'd the food harm you? Too spicy or too soft?"
"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
“So, so very hot. It hurt from the first bite until I laid it to rest.” She laughed a bit. “Some of it was absolutely delightful, though. Especially the side dishes, if I guessed correctly on which ones were safe. I got away with that a time or two without anyone noticing — just eating grains and such rather than the main dish — and that was lovely… very rich flavors. Bold personalities down to the food.”
"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 chuckled. "Our infamous Eastern dishes have been the woe of many Northerners and Southerners alike. I'm sorry they were too hot for you, though. I always ate mild food 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
She smiled a little and dipped her head. The food was hardly the worst part of being there. For one there was the war. And the officials responsible for it. And, well, Aleth. But she wasn’t supposed to offer unsolicited information. Never that.
"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
“Oh… whew…” she thought for a moment, legitimately trying to recall. No harm in telling the truth in this detail. “I think it was two weeks the first time, and about a week each the second and third times.”
"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 nodded thoughtfully. "Were you, er...you 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
“A slave?” she asked, glancing over at him. She figured that’s what he was asking, so she answered, “yes. I’d never been more than a few hours from my home before I got taken.”
"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
“He’s a merchant,” she said. “Does a lot of traveling. I’ve been everywhere it feels like… though I’ve never been up here before, so that’s dramatic. But through all the countries in the South and East.”
"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
