(Ohohoho Well I wasn't taunting deliberately but I AM NOW)
There was a knock at Ky's door.
"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 jumped out of her skin and whirled around on the door, the hair standing up on the back of her neck. "...Who is it?"
"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 huffed and rubbed her face, wiping away all remnants of the tears, though her eyes were still red. What did he want? He wasn't the type to show up unsolicited... which must mean something was wrong. She sighed and walked to the door, pulling it open a crack and peering out. "Hi?" she said in hesitant Nortung.
"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]
"Hello." He gave a grave nod, speaking in halting Upper Tongue. "Is now good?"
"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]
"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 glanced past him despite herself to be sure there was no one else, then looked at him. “I… don’t think I’m a good choice right now, sorry.”
"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]
"Not small talk," he sighed. "You, me, talk small. I have words to you."
"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
Was he mad at her, too? What could she have possibly done to 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]
"I, May, learn from Rickard," he said. "You before say you teach. No teach from you. You teach or you no teach, I want to know."
"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
“No teach.” She shook her head. “Sorry. You learn from Rickard.”
How shitty of her. Shirking her responsibilities onto Rickard.
But. Well. It wasn’t her responsibility. She supposed she should honor the commitment since she’d made it. But. Well. Rickard was more than capable of teaching them. She was sure he was doing a better job of it than she would anyway. Besides. He didn’t have to deal with ghosts and family drama. She did.
"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 huffed and gave a curt nod. "You learn Nortung?"
"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 shook her head. “Sorry… things are different now.”
"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 teach you one day," he said. "What is different?"
"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
