She nodded. "It was exhausting having two kids at once, but we wanted to do it again. And we figured the twins would like a little sibling!"
"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]
She chuckled. "I do wish he'd quit eating things he isn't supposed to."
"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 grinned at that. "They get over that eventually, or so I'm told."
"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
"Really?" Ky asked curiously. "I thought all babies were." She glanced at Aashi.
She shrugged. "Tasia definitely was."
"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]
"They weren't nearly as...insistent on putting everything in their mouths," Sara said. "I guess Regulus is more like other babies, then?"
"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
Aashi shrugged again. "I don't know. You have a larger sample size than me. I only have the one." She hesitated, laying a hand over her abdomen and smiling. "Two, soon."
"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 suppose we ought to ask Tomhas; he's the one with six children."
"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
“True enough,” Aashi agreed with a nod. “Resident child expert.”
"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]
She chuckled. They entered the dining room; Mattathias and Marcella were playing on the floor with Ua. Ivar and May were seated in their usual places. Sera was there as well, along with the usual crowd.
"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
Tadaaki was sitting at the table watching Tasia play with the other kids, finally starting to release some of the embarrassment that came as he had to explain that no, he hadn’t said that Ky was God now, and no, she wasn’t adopting Tasia, but yes Aashi was pregnant. He probably shouldn’t have gone in the room before Aashi got there, honestly. Took the thrill of the surprised reactions away from her. But. Well. He’d had a stern talk with Tasia on the walk there and thought she understood not to have a repeat of her announcement to Sara. But no. It was the same bit of deifying Ky.
"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]
Sara entered. "So, can I sit with you tonight, Aashi?"
"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
“Please!” Aashi hesitated. “Or… uh… I could move? Since you’ve got your kids and all 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
