“Thank you ma’am.” Ky blushed a little and dipped her head. “I wasn’t trying to dig for a compliment, but I appreciate it all the same.”
"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 smiled and dipped her head. “Do you enjoy languages?”
"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 shrugged. "To a certain extent. It isn't a particular passion but I like to hear the variety in languages and dialects."
"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
(*actively resists the urge for a shocked self-congratulatory comment to break the noted pattern* xD)
“Yes ma’am, that makes sense.” Ky nodded. “I can’t speak some of the dialects in Ess but they’re beautiful to listen to all the same. Just the rhythm and inflection and such.”
"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]
"Absolutely. They've got a wonderful language for sure. I suppose that's the one good thing about interacting with the Reputations, if any."
"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 smirked a little and inclined her head. “Yes ma’am. There are — limited — benefits to being invited to the East. I liked listening to their singing, too. There was one place we went to that had a boys’ choir that was just beautiful.”
"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
“In the southwest, ma’am. Just across and south of the mountain pass into Natai.”
"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]
"Ah, interesting." She nodded. "Was it a religious choir or just secular?"
"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… not sure, ma’am,” Ky admitted. “I didn’t know what they were singing about, honestly, to be able to tell. Our host down there just brought them into his dining hall to perform for us… so I suppose if I had to guess I would say secular. But I’m not sure.”
"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]
"Choirs do seem popular over there. I'm really not sure why. But they do sound nice, don't they?"
"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
“They really do,” Ky agreed. “…that one gave me a headache after a while. Too soprano for my tastes. But it was still beautiful all the same. Especially the music as well. They had this stringed instrument that they plucked rather than strummed. It was quite nice.”
"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
“I’m afraid I don’t know, ma’am.” She gave an awkward smile. “I wasn’t allowed to talk on that trip and forgot to ask after we left.”!
"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 most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. — Samuel Butler
