"She seems like a good mom. Tomhas loves her a lot."
"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's throat constricted and she looked away. Way to rub salt in the wound. Remind Ky of what a wonderful mother she was being denied.
He wasn't trying to do that. She knew he wasn't. But. Well. He still was, whether he meant to be or not.
Fifteen years without a mother.
Then having one for all of thirty seconds before her life went back to shit.
And now where were they?
Two weeks away, that's where. Motherless, again.
"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 uncomfortably. "Sorry. I know you miss her too."
"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 swallowed past the lump in her throat, frowning as she shrugged. "It's whatever."
"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 was silent as they finally got down to the first floor.
"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 let the silence hang for a few moments, too down in the dumps to even be anxious about the silence. Who even cared at this point? Not her, that's for sure. She didn't care about anything.
... Except.
"... so this it, then?" Ky said as they walked. "A lap around this floor then I can go?"
"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. You might want to go check on Tomhas after this, right?"
"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, frowning at him as her conscience said yes while her brain said no. It was an odd spot to be in. "...Why?"
"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 shrugged. "We talked about it up on floor 3. I just figured you didn't get much time with him."
"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 bristled. That didn't make her feel even a little bit better about things. The reminder that she was being a pissy asshole and squandering the little time she had with her father, after he'd almost died in an effort to come see her. She was being a bitch. She was always a bitch. But the guilt of it this time was almost too much to bear. "I'm going home."
"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]
"For sure. I just mean, you know, since he and Gaius got all bitchy early."
"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." That was more acceptable. "...yeah... that didn't take very 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]
"Nope. I guess they both have good reason to be angry with one another."
"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?" She looked over at him curiously. The only reason Tomhas had to be angry with Gaius was that Gaius was angry with him... right? What else had he done?
"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 know, Gaius getting his leg chopped off and whatnot. Tomhas would be pissed about something so rash, right?"
"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
