"Vacations are for anyone who wants to explore or escape stress," Emery said. "They're for people who are looking for something or want to try something new. You don't really need rhyme or reason to go on vacation."
"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
“But they cost so much money,” Ky argued. “You need to have a reason or at least have earned one.”
"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]
"You've got loads of money," Emery pointed out. "You're Tomhas Loquitur's daughter. Plus, Gaius would be chomping at the bit to go traveling again. After the war and the whole gods thing resolve, of course. You should ask them!"
"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
“Maybe,” Ky agreed lamely. Neither of them would even let her go home. Was she really to believe they’d let her go anywhere else?
"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]
"Just give it some time. You should read up on those places for sure, though!"
"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 may.” She dipped her head and offered a weak smile. They’d come full circle and landed her directly back into the topic he was trying to distract her from. The reminder that she was trapped here. Still. With an uncle who hated her and a well-meaning but smothering aunt. Anything to keep her away from home since her parents didn’t want her anymore. What was the use in pretending they’d let her go — or that she’d be happy — anywhere else? There was none. Just false hope.
(*shakes in frustration*)
"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 hear there's a diary from one of the places that's bound in human skin." He wrinkled his nose. "Gaius says it's an honored thing in that culture, and it's how they preserve a person's memory or something?"
"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 feel like fingernails on a chalkboard sounded scraped down her spine. She shuddered, frowning. “That’s horrifying.”
"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 fervently. "That's what I said! But Gaius insists it's a cultural difference and that's all. I think he thinks it's endearing."
"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]
"He's an oddball." He smiled uncomfortably. "I'm sure you can get him to go off on a rant about his good times off-continent; he loves to talk about it."
"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.” She wasn’t convinced. She’d tried time and again to get that man to speak to her and he generally refused. Just stiff and awkward and intent on refusing to view her as an equal. And, she was fairly certain, making her anxious on purpose. Making a game of forcing her to sweat in silence.
And that was when they were on speaking terms.
Which they no longer were.
"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 glanced at her. "What, he still hasn't warmed up to you?"
"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 over at him, then away again. If the whole keep didn’t know the drama then she certainly didn’t want to be the one to spread it. But. Well. “…I don’t think Gaius and I are… meant to be friends. We’re too different.”
Or maybe they were too alike. Both assholes in their own unique ways.
"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]
