He gave a small half-smile. "I'm not sure how you could have known, miss. I'm sorry I....reacted so harshly. You caught me off guard."
"That's a great idea!"
"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
“No, no, not at all.” Jerica shook her head, brushing it away. “It… is understandable… given… well. I’m sorry I was… dramatic. I… guess I haven’t outgrown that personality trait.”
Ky smiled and nodded. “I think Aashi will be delighted by Sven’s shop.”
"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]
"That's a hard one to outgrow," he said with a nod. "You haven't changed much."
"I bet. I expect she'll talk his ear off--he likes to chat, so that'll be good for both of them."
"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
Jerica smiled a little. That felt nice. Rickard always made her feel nice.
Ky once again thought of D’Ara and started pacing again. She didn’t want to socialize with that woman.
"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 glanced around the room, still rubbing his wrist. "...What have I missed?" he asked. "How are things?"
Sara watched her, frowning. "What's the matter?"
"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 shrugged. Lots of things. Few of them pleasant. He didn’t need to know about all that. “Um… I’m doing a lot of experiments with Professor Orsetov these days. I think I’m actually helpful now instead of in the way.” Not that that had ever stopped her.
“…Aashi and D’Ara together are gonna be a disaster.” Deflect.
"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]
Rickard raised his eyebrows. "Good, good. What sorts of experiements?"
She winced. "Maybe."
"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… we discovered this organ.” She poked at her right side. “We’re calling it the gallbladder. It has little stones inside and smells bad. We’re figuring out what it does.”
Definitely. She nodded. Perhaps D’Ara would be so annoyed by Aashi she forgot about being mad at Ky.
"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]
Rickard wrinkled his nose. "Is it dangerous? Do we all have one?"
"I suppose we'll have to warn Tadaaki and Aashi, won't we? But I think D'Ara would be endeared by Tasia."
"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 quite sure, but seems normal and not dangerous. It smells a lot like the acid found in the stomach. So we think food may pass through it on its way through the body… that’s just a theory though.”
“Oh, god, Tasia.” Ky rubbed her face. D’Ara seemed less patient than the king; what if Tasia insulted her?
"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]
"That's so strange." He shivered. "I've always preferred not knowing how bodies work."
"D'Ara has children and grandchildren of her own," Sara assured her. "She knows how kids are."
"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 smiled a little at that. “Luckily there are those of us who are fascinated by it to figure it out — but I’ll spare you any more details.”
“…That’s true,” Ky admitted. It was hard to imagine Ka’Nor ever being a child. Was he well behaved?
"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 sure she misses them," she mused. "The General and Ka'Nor probably won't get to see her this time around."
"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
