Ky nodded, letting the door close behind him. “…so he’s up on the wall?”
"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]
"Yup." Tomhas huffed out a breath. "I was glad to see you eating today."
"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
She wrinkled her nose and started down the hall. “I’m trying.”
"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 really, really glad." He gave her a small smile. "And you convinced Gaius to eat too?"
"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]
"Oh." His eyebrows shot up. "Wow." He was quiet for a moment. "He's never done that before."
"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 cringed and nodded, blushing a little. “…I think he….” She shook her head slightly, changing her mind. “Yeah.”
"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
“…knows that we both need to eat, and neither of us want to… so… he linked us so that if I don’t eat, it hurts him, because then he won’t eat either. And vice versa. We both care more about our family than ourselves.” She shrugged, blushing.
"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 thought for a few seconds. "It'd be easier if we knew why he doesn't eat. I hope this helps you both."
"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.” She nodded. She supposed she did, too. Not that she wanted to eat. She was absolutely miserable now, with the food sitting like a lead block in her gut. But. Well. It was upsetting people she wasn’t eating. Upsetting her father. “… you don’t know why he doesn’t eat?”
"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 shook his head. "He's been like this since before I was born, apparently. Something happened with Michael, probably, but nobody talks about it and he genuinely can't remember. Septimus and my mother and probably some of the very old servants knew or know, I'd guess. But it's sort of not a subject we breach. Gaius doesn't want to."
"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
“Understandable.” Ky nodded. She didn’t like her eating disorder being talked about, either. And hers was just childish pouting, not abuse… well… she supposed it hadn’t started until she was with Aleth and food started becoming a political topic. But. Still. Currently, she was just pouting.
"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]
"Yeah." He looked down. "I, uh, hear he knows about...ya know."
"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
“…what?” She glanced over at Tomhas. Hers wasn’t a secret. They all knew Aleth had given all of her bad habits, one way or another. At least they should know that by now.
"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]
