"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 hesitated for a moment. Then hesitated for a moment longer, until it started getting awkward. She wasn’t. They all knew she wasn’t. What was that question? “…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]
"Is there any way to make it...easier? To not be intimidated by..." He took a deep breath. "Sorry. You 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
"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
“I mean… I’m still a little…” she admitted. “But, well… most of them— the ones we know — are just like… people.” She shrugged. “Like… Tomhas will race me. And the kids are just kids. And Anneke is…” her throat constricted. “Really nice.”
"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 nodded slowly. "But I'm not...on a level with you. You're protected."
"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
“I understand.” Ky nodded. “I…” She was quiet for a moment, thinking. “It… took me a while. I’m still not perfect. I almost ‘sir-ed’ Tomhas earlier and upset him… but… I think… it helps to… well, I haven’t seen them treat anyone badly. I think… someone who… is willing to help people who can’t do anything to help them back… well… that makes them good people.” She was quiet for a moment. “…I was a slave when I met Tomhas.” Did Rickard know that? “He rescued me… I tried to get him to let me be his slave instead of Aleth’s. To earn my keep… but he wouldn’t let me. Just… was nice to me for no reason.”
"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 nodded, wincing slightly. "I heard about that. What you went through--just a bit. You're very lucky."
"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]
"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
“…Aleth broke me. In ways that can never be fixed.” She glanced up the path. “I… love my family here. More than I could ever begin to express. And I am very privileged to have crossed the path of someone as wonderful as my father… but… it doesn’t erase all that I went through to get here. I was much luckier when I was a naive little kid with a Papa that loved me and no understanding whatsoever what the world is like.”
"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 nodded slowly. "You make a good point there. I see. I'm sorry."
"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 shrugged. It was inappropriate to accept sympathy from someone who had been through so much worse than herself. “You had it worse than me… but… well… now they’re helping us both. They’re very 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]
He shook his head. "You have happy memories to look back on. I only have happy memories to look forward to. You know for a fact there's hope because you've had it there before you."
"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
