“Yeah? Well this is mine!” Tasia tried her best to cross her eyes but instead just ended up making them really wide as she stared at him intently.
"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]
Tomhas laughed out loud and clapped. "You'd be very intimidating to criminals!"
"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
Tasia grinned, pleased with herself. “Yeah! …what’s a kimyal?”
"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
"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]
"Exactly. That's what being a criminal means. Doing bad things, things that are against the rules."
"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
(So. My brother has COVID. So I’m going to stay with my sister instead of my parents and she stays up later than they do lol better question is when would be good for you and I can tell you if that seems feasible. I know you go to bed earlier than I do ^^)
“I’m not a criminal,” Tasia said earnestly. “I’d never steal from you. I promise.”
"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]
(And I'm free whenever; I'm gonna try to go to bed around 11 CST since I have work tomorrow but I'm good to go til then.)
"I know you wouldn't." He smiled slightly. "You're a good kid."
"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
(Okay cool I honestly may have to play this one by ear if that’s okay? I haven’t seen my sister in a while she lives like 6 hours from me. But also really wanna do that scene so it’d be ideal if I could balance this but not sure what the vibes are gonna be yet. Sorry for being so wishy washy my mom told me while I was literally packing my car that my brother was sick so this was a short notice sort of change)
“Yeah!” Tasia said with a nod and a proud smile. “…and you’re a good not-kid.”
"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." Tomhas dipped his head. "I do try. I had a great older brother as a role model."
"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
(😬 hi yes sorry >.> I promise I had anticipated being around more when I made those promises last night lol my parents usually go to bed around 10 est so I thought I’d have a few solid hours of write time tonight but my sister just now went to bed and I feel like I gotta be in the moment here with her (I am actually visiting because I’m driving to Illinois for apartment shopping so I’m gonna be even further away starting in a few weeks) so, yeah, unfortunately that means less time for YWS this weekend. I’m staying with her again tomorrow/night so honestly cannot promise time for a real-time collab tomorrow either ;-; I’ll be around on mobile most of the day starting around 10 am est tho and shall poke this if I end up with a window that would be conducive to real time collaby but I don’t wanna make promises I’m not sure I can keep. However. A promise I’m reasonably certain about — barring unforeseen circumstances — is that I’ll be around Sunday night. Would that potentially work for you? I’m driving WV to IL that day but otherwise I’m wide open and I am willing to make an effort to leave early enough that we will have a writing window that night if you’ll be around to teach some dancing lessons then lol) (Sorry again for flaking — I feel like I have a good reason for doing so but I still feel guilty about it, too lol)
Tasia watched him, processing for a moment. “…who?”
(Casual roast xD but she’s genuine. I’m trying to think of how developmentally advanced she’d be at 4 years old and if she’s made those connections yet. I remember when my nieces and nephews were tiny they were adamant that their mommy was not my sister xD it was absolutely adorable watching them grapple and eventually come to the acceptance that their mom was indeed also a sister and a daughter herself to other people not just a monopoly for themselves. So. Not sure whether she should have realistically put together Tomhas and Gaius being brothers by now or if she would be stuck on them being the papas of her friends… not that you needed my ramble — but there you have it xD)
"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]
(No worries on that! That's an unpredictable situation. I might be around Sunday night; it depends on what the family is up to. Again, no worries!)
"It's me," Gaius said dryly. "I'm the brother." Definitely not the other one.
(I think mayyyybe they've mentioned being related but that was wayyyyyy back at Caracal Keep. I think it's definitely realistic that she wouldn't have put it together 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
Tasia furrowed her brow, looking between them. That didn’t make any sense at all — them being brothers. They…
She was silent for a long moment, processing. “But you live so far apart.”
"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]
Tomhas chuckled. "Didn't used to. Grown-ups move away from their family, though. I was born here and I spent most of my childhood here, Tasia."
"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]
