She nodded in agreement. "Hopefully things work out, but they do suck right now."
"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 nodded, too. “I hope they’re just rolling over and sort of drowsy right now but are going back to sleep. That would be best.”
"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 smiled slightly. "That's a funny thought. Let's hope that's the case. Gaius doesn't seem to think so, 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
Ky’s expression got even more sullen. “…yeah… that’d be too good of luck. Especially for me.”
"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]
"Don't lose hope just yet; things might take a turn for the better. You don't know what the future holds."
"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
“Yeah,” Ky said flatly. She may not know the future, but she certainly knew the past. And her past had shown that she was unlucky. A bad omen. They welcomed her into their homes, and now Septimus and Michael were back and the gods were waking up. “Maybe.”
"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 world is full of maybes," she observed. "I've started trying to say 'hopefully' or 'hopefully not' lately. It might not do anything but it makes me feel a little better at least."
"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]
(Thanks! I made it with a text based ai art generator.)
Sara glanced at her. "Then I don't know what I would do. I suppose I'd look around for things to be hopeful about."
"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
(Wait what? I’ve never heard of that tell me more lol)
“Yeah.” She buried her hands in her pockets. “…hopefully I’ll find something.” It was a weak effort, but an effort 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]
(So there's this system called Craiyon.com that is free to use and most people prefer that but I recently did a free trial on a more expensive system called Midjourney and it was AMAZING. You could put anything in there and it would come out incredible. I've got a bunch more images, mostly themed around Lovecraft. Unfortunately the subscription is 10 dollars a month so I probably can't make any more than the free trial allowed. But it's super worth a try, and you can upscale a specific image out of the 4 they generate for you. I believe this specific avatar is one I made on Craiyon, though. The other Hastur faces from Midjourney were way, way too uncanny)
"That's the spirit." She smiled slightly. "Hopefully you will."
"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
(That’s fantastic! I shall definitely play around with that later and see what I can come up with… heading to lunch now and not sure if I’ll get away with being a hermit or not lol the class is going well so far tho we just got out of the “government standards” unit which was as boring as expected lol but they ended 20 minutes early which was nice. But… so much socialization in the breaks so far which is good yes but whew buddy I have 0 time to decompress between thinking and people-ing and my introverted ass is struggling lol)
Ky nodded, then decided this was a depressing topic which she would most definitely be a downer about, so best to just switch gears. She sped up slightly and pulled the door to the dining room open and held it for Sara.
"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]
(Aw oof. I hope you got some rest now though! Socializing can be super exhausting for sure)
Sara stepped through. "Thank you." Gaius was already seated, with the largest food portion he'd had on his plate in years--decades. He was staring down at it with discomfort, but he looked up as Ky and Sara entered.
"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
(Haha thanks! I ended up at a table of introverts so it worked out, just minimal socialization lol but then I went back to my room for like 40 minutes and am now hanging out again. But I feel more alive. And it’s optional to leave. So.)
Ky glanced at him, then his plate, then sighed. So they were doing this still. Great. She shuffled in after Sara, glancing at Gaius. “Hello.”
"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 that's always a good out. And you're an adult--shouldn't it always be optional to leave?)
Gaius glanced at her and gave a small nod. "Hello." He'd had a terrible, terrible night and seeing her almost made him shudder. He wondered if she could see any ghosts right now. If she could see Septimus anywhere. He didn't ask, though; there were too many people.
"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
