Emery grimaced. "You shouldn't have been disciplined at all. Especially not enough to be passing out."
"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 shrugged. “I brought it on myself most of the time. I knew better…I’m just stupid and mouthy.”
"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]
"Stupid and mouthy coming from abusers very often means brave and correct," Emery observed.
"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 hesitated. “… maybe. He… was unreasonable sometimes. But… I still would have gotten less of it if I kept my mouth shut more. Well… I’d learned that. It was more… body language. I have a hard time not flinching… he didn’t like that.” She shook her head slightly. “He didn’t like that at all… and I think that was the hardest thing. Knowing that if you flinched you were going to get exactly what you feared. But… it’s hard, you know? Flinching is an instinct. It’s hard to retrain instincts.”
"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]
"Exactly!" He nodded fervently. "You can't help but flinch. It's natural."
"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, wrapping her arms around her abdomen. “… I was doing better, though. I don’t all the time.”
(Lemme tell you having dinner burn you exactly on your poison ivy blister on your knuckle is an ✨ experience ✨)
"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
(A Series of Unfortunate Events is my life) (This is what I get for trying to let them "breathe" before I put the bandaids back)
Ky nodded. "...I still don't like flinching, though. It makes me feel like an ass when Tasia or one of the kids makes me flinch just by being kids. I shouldn't be letting Aleth bleed over to them."
"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 takes time, that's all. Bay used to freak me out the same way."
"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
(heh... they're just getting all pale and wrinkly and I do not enjoy the sensory experience lol I drenched them in tea tree oil and was letting them be out while I'm conscious and determined not to itch them. Thought making dinner would be a safe pursuit since I'd be focused on keeping my hands clean... but... apparently the universe decided to be like GOTCHA BITCH BURN fml)
Ky looked over at him. "Oh?"
"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]
(This sounds exactly like Series of Unfortunate Events, not gonna lie)
He nodded. "I mean, he's a big scary guy before you get to know him. And he walks surprisingly softly for a man that size. Kinda spooky."
"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
"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
"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]
"Yeah." He slid his hands into his pockets. "Just, I never had the best experiences with big frightening men in general before that."
"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
