"I wish I could sleep longer sometimes, but needs must." He stopped at the first landing to give himself a break.
"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
“Makes sense.” Ky nodded. “… I don’t sleep well anymore. It feels like more of a self-induced coma at anything over ten these days.” She still did it, though. As terrible as it made her feel to force that much sleep, she’s managed to spend a good chunk of her sulking unconscious. It wasn’t good, though. And left her head feeling awful. Her body too — so heavy and uncomfortable. "Have you tried making it very, very dark in your room?"
"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's not the issue for me." He leaned against the wall. "Over ten hours a day is unhealthy though. Have you considered...not doing 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
(Lmao Gaius: “… have you considered… not being depressed? Can we go back to the thinking happy thoughts?”)
Ky glanced at him irritably then glanced away. “Yes, I’ve considered not being depressed,” she said dryly. “Definitely works like 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
Ky took a deep breath then let it out. She was being a bitch. He was trying to be helpful. Even though he was failing.
“…sorry,” she murmured, glancing back at him. She took another deep breath. “I… know that you’re trying to… that I… I know it’s not great. But it’s better than having to be awake. There aren’t a lot of options.”
"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]
"Having to be awake forces you to confront things." He gave a small nod. "But there's no progress if you aren't awake."
"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
“Time still passes, though,” she pointed out. “And things can only stay bad for 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]
"Perhaps." He tilted his head. "I think that's the most optimistic thing I've heard you say. Even so, it's not healthy."
"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 laughed despite herself that he’d called that optimistic. It faded when it fully hit her, though. What a low bar she’d set in front of this man that he thought this was her version of optimism. “…yeah…”
"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 said, I can't guarantee I wouldn't do the same."
"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. “It’s just…” she sighed and shook her head. There was no way to end that that didn’t involve opening up. And Gaius wasn’t a person you opened up to. “I don’t know.”
"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
“Yeah.” Good. He didn’t pry, which meant he didn’t want her to open up any more than she wanted to. Luckily she hadn’t embarrassed herself. Yet.
"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]
"Which, for now, means eating more than a slice of meat at each meal."
"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
