He switched directions with some ease, eyes tracking the knives expertly.
"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
“How’d you learn?” Jerica asked, watching closely as she got ever more convinced that she could do it, too.
"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]
"Utter boredom." He stopped juggling. "I had five older brothers and two older sisters. Not much for a lad my age to do when all the chores are already taken care of."
"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
Jerica nodded. “…what mode did you start with?” Probably not the knives.
"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]
"Straw dolls," he replied. "Little knots of hay with a cloth tied on. They were lightweight so it made for good practice."
"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
She gave him a dirty look. “I could do it with the daggers, too… if I wanted to.” She took a sip. “I just don’t want to.”
"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, you couldn't." He shook his head. "Took me ten years to dare to juggle two, let alone three or four."
"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
“Well then maybe I’ve just got bigger balls ‘an you,” she shot back, eyeing the daggers. This felt like a bad idea. And yet he was challenging her pride. If someone told her she couldn’t do something, that basically guaranteed that she had to do it. Pride and shit.
"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]
"Somehow I doubt that." He grinned and passed the daggers back to her. "But in all seriousness, don't try."
"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
“You’re not my boss,” she said petulantly, taking the daggers back. She glanced at her cup; she was well way through her second tankard and was already feeling it. She really shouldn’t. But she needed to be sure he knew it was her own choice, not obedience. “I do what I want.” She slid her nicest dagger back into the back of her belt.
"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]
"Sure." "Are you in town with anyone else?" Viol asked, watching her warily.
"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 bent and strapped her daggers back to her ankles, grateful he’d led her have the out without losing face.
"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
