"That's something you'll have to get used to," Sera told her. "Especially around here. More than a decade later and people are still nervous about anyone tied to the Ashes."
"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 but nodded. “I… understand.” It was still uncomfortable, though. “Laani didn’t want to be friends with me anymore when she found out who I was, too. It… makes sense. They need to protective themselves and… can’t know for sure what intentions are…”
"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]
"True. But Gaius and Tomhas managed to befriend people during their exile. I'm sure you can overcome the class barriers."
"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
“Hopefully.” She nodded. That’d be painfully ironic if she couldn’t. Now being allowed to have friends but not have anyone who wanted to be friends with her. Not that she could blame them for it. She doubted she’d want to be friends with herself either.
"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]
"Have you talked to any of the teens at the Keep yet?"
"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
“Um… briefly. Sort of. Not really.” She shrugged, blushing a little. That hadn’t been her finer moment.
"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
“…not good,” Ky admitted, blushing and glancing away. “I owe her an apology; I was being a jerk.”
"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
“…it was the night of the troll,” she explained reluctantly, not looking at her. “She needed to be comforted and I was not doing so. I… was being a jerk.”
"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. Classic Sera, refusing to acknowledge Ky’s monstrosity. She was still blushing and not looking away. “I was… but it still wasn’t kind.”
"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, probably not," she agreed. "But one can always ask forgiveness or pardon."
"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 agreed. Perhaps she should do that before she went home. She didn’t plan on agreeing to come to Venholm again for a long, long, long time, given how terribly this was all going. And given how little her parents wanted her at home, it seemed. She’d just need to make herself super, super helpful and likable at home so she wouldn’t get went up here again. Ever.
"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]
Sera opened the door and peeked inside, then nodded. "Alright, they'll be coming out to meet us," she replied.
"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
