“Thank you,” Ky murmured, ducking her head. “I… am not hopeful about that, either. But… I do genuinely appreciate the sentiment.” She glanced down the hall despite herself, looking for ghosts.
"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 nodded. “…I have a feeling something is going to happen soon, though. For the worst or for the better.” Definitely for the worst.
"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]
"What do you suppose it'll be?" she asked, brow furrowed. "How soon?"
"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 at her, surprised she was taking her seriously. She flushed a little and shrugged. “I… don’t know. I’m not a Seer. I just… have a bad feeling in my gut.”
"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]
"Gut feelings are often the most accurate," she mused. "I was in the village last year picking up food and I suddenly felt sick to my stomach. When I got home I found out Mattathias had taken a tumble down the stairs around the same time."
"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]
"He was alright, yes, just a bump on the head. But it swelled up to a goose egg."
"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… unfortunate,” she said with another grimace. “Glad it wasn’t worse.”
"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]
She nodded. "So am I. Gaius was in a panic when I got home, but Sera made sure Mattathias had ice and a sweet to make him feel better. The poor lad was up and about again pretty fast."
"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
“Kids tend to be pretty resilient,” Ky agreed with a nod. “Thankfully.”
"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]
"Absolutely. I'm very glad of that; they'll certainly need it if the gods are coming back." She shuddered.
"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 furrowed her brow and shoved her hands in her pockets. “It’ll take more than that.”
"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]
She was silent for a few more moments, contemplating that. "I'd rather not think about how hard it'll be."
"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 over at her. “…sorry.” She looked back down the hall. No need to drag Sara into her pity party. She was going to have a hard enough job of encouraging Gaius as it was, without Ky putting her into a bad headspace to begin with.
"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]
