Sara nodded, grimacing. "Right. Sorry--it's probably worse if you can see him. Does he...er, look like he did when he died?"
"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
“Yes.” She nodded, then hesitated. “I mean… I didn’t see him when he died. But I assume so. Liesel said they have to wear what they were in when they died. And I passed a kid yesterday. So… I assume that means they stay as they were when they died.”
"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 meant more like...was it gorey? I heard he coughed up his lungs."
"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… no, he seemed fine.” A shiver ran down her spine at the thought of what state Michael may be in. “They all seem healthy, actually.”
"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]
"Hm." Her brow furrowed. "That's interesting. Who did you meet again? Liesel and Abel, Septimus, and who?"
"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
“Damian, Elise, and Brea… and I’ve seen a few others but never spoke to any of them. They’re just… hanging around when I go places now. In the halls and stuff.” But not in here. She had them locked out of here.
(I cannot remember whether it’s Damian or Damien I apologize)
"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]
"Damian died of a hunting wound," Sara mused. "To the throat, I think. Elise hanged herself. That's very interesting...not showing injuries or cause of death. I wonder why."
"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 blinked at her, disturbed. “…what happened to Brea?”
"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 don't remember," she mused. "I think she got sick? Not sure what of, though."
"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.” Ky was quiet for a moment. “… that is odd, then, that there aren’t any clues as to cause of death or anything… I wonder if deformations would remain the same in life as in death?”
(I finally thought up a plot point to contribute to our forward motion lol not yet but once she interacts with Gaius again she’s gonna come out of left field with a question haha)
"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]
"Maybe you're looking at souls rather than manifestations of bodies," she suggested. "Otherwise they might all be skeletons."
"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,” Ky agreed. “I guess I don’t actually know what these people looked like in life… what an eerie thought.”
"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]
"Well, there are paintings of most of the generations. They're hanging up in the bedrooms and other places like that."
"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, then sighed and nodded. “… I’m going to have to go out, aren’t I?”
"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 nodded as well, giving her a sympathetic look. "I'm afraid so. You've got to eat, Ky."
"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
