"Even better," she said, looking visibly relieved. "It's comforting to know they can't touch us."
"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 sure.” Ky nodded. Not that she could relate. “I’m glad.” That they were safe.
"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]
(Thinking I'm gonna do some drastic work shopping on this world today so I might not be online)
"Me too." She went to one of the chairs and sat down. "When did all this start?"
"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 resumed her pacing. “The day before yesterday. I lost Tomhas in the tunnels and accidentally ran into Liesel and Abel… they were very kind… I’d have… taken this much, much worse if the first person I met was… 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'm very bad at planning it turns out; I always need to bounce ideas off people and talk it through but my sister isn't here -__- Ugh. She'll be back soon I guess)
"Liesel and Abel Ash?" Her brow furrowed. "They're very old. How far back do these ghosts go in the family tree?"
"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
(Aww sorry fren that’s so frustrating)(I sat down with my novel last week and have exactly 0 memory of where I was heading with it rip)
“Well… Septimus said that Venr passed. But he specified that. So. I would assume there are ancestors close to that age. But I’m not sure. I… wasn’t interested in talking to him longer than I had to. But he suggested I try to talk to some of the older ancestors because they’re more superstitious and may give us ideas about forcing people to pass.”
"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 do you want to force?" Her brow furrowed. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"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 was quiet for a moment. This was a precarious situation. “I’m… not sure about anything, yet. But… I want to learn more about it all…” and she wanted Michael gone. Whether she wanted it badly enough to risk cursing herself or not was left to be seen.
"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]
"Do you think that's really....the right thing to do?"
"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
“You think it’s not?” Ky asked hesitantly, looking at her.
"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 just....did they choose to stay? Because if so it seems like forcing them to pass is like murder."
"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 prickled a little at the accusation. “They were murderers in life. That’s worse. They’re already dead.”
"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]
(Wild wild changes going on in canon; my dad talked through some great stuff with me on our walk today.)
"I mean..." She hesitated. "They're not all murderers. It's not our place to decide who lives and who dies. If it were Michael I suppose I'd make the exception, but..."
"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
(First of all, I really love that you talk about your story with your family and that they brainstorm with you. Second of all, oh???)
“I mean… nobles decide who lives and who dies literally all the time,” Ky muttered, blushing a little and shrugging. “But… I mean… I’m not suggesting that we force all of them to pass. Or even most. Just… god. I… you saw what that did to Gaius, knowing Septimus is around… don’t you want to make that better?”
"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]
(Name changes, fleshing out plot, change of main character, the works. My family is really useful to bounce idea off of; both my parents are English majors and my dad is a medieval scholar so he's great to go to for logistics.)
She nodded. "But....I don't know if we should force him to pass. Couldn't we try to convince him instead?"
"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
