"I believe that's what you said when you told me about Rönn," he mused. "I'll suspend my disbelief to the best of my ability."
"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. “It sounds crazy… I know it does… but… well… what if… what if it’s possible… that there are… other spirits around…”
"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]
"Spirits cursed by the gods?" His brow furrowed. "That's certainly not unheard of in stories...so it could exist."
"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 mean… I’m not sure they are cursed… but they think I may be.”
"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 spoken to these spirits? Where?" He opened a drawer and took out the journal he'd dedicated to writing down the strange occurrences of the past few months.
"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
“…in the tunnels,” she said very quietly. “It really upset Tomhas. I shouldn’t have told 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]
What if the dead don't stay dead? Gaius gazed at her for a moment, drumming his fingers on the desk. "What were these spirits like?" he asked after a pause, a sinking feeling in his stomach.
"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
“Those ones were really nice… I just met— …nevermind.”
"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]
"Who?" He poised his pen. "Come on, tell me about this. You've come this far."
"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
“Liesel and Abel,” Ky said, looking at him tentatively as she waited to see his face call her a liar or insane. “They were in the tunnels. I ran into them when Tomhas and I got separated.”
"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]
His face betrayed no expression, but his heart skipped a beat. Ghosts. She was talking about ghosts. "My great-great grandparents?" he asked softly.
"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
“…yes,” she answered softly. “They’re very kind. I like them a lot.”
"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 took a deep breath. "Just to be clear...you met...dead people. My--our dead ancestors. In the tunnels."
"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]
"Who else did you see?" he interrupted. "Who else is here?"
"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
