“Just more about them in general.” She shrugged. “I wanna know what they’re like. What they’re gonna want when they wake up. If they treat people okay.”
"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]
"And why does this matter to you? If you're not going to be here."
"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
“Why not?” She shrugged. “Seems interesting and I’m apparently not allowed to have friends up here so may as well learn about him-them-Strithr.”
"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]
"But why Strithr in particular? Why not Froenig or Flotti, or Lograela? There are many gods to choose from."
"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 hesitated. She didn’t have a good answer for that. “I don’t know… I guess… I feel a bit of a connection to them.” Too close. “We’re both good at fighting, you know?”
"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]
Gaius gave her a long look. She had no clue what she was talking about, did she? "Strithr is not known for being a fighter," he said finally. "Not in their entirety."
"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 huffed a little, getting frustrated with this back and forth. “Fine. Then I clearly need to read about them to get this figured out.”
"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
"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]
"Find some passages you want copied, then I'll have them done and brought to you in the dormitory." He headed for one of the tables.
"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, following after him. Hopefully she’d be able to be quick enough Derik wouldn’t notice her absence. And hopefully Ash wouldn’t mention this in front of him. She didn’t need to get in anymore trouble. Especially not after—
She should make amends. She could claim this was her attempt at getting an opportunity to obey and apologize, and that’s why she disobeyed about staying in the barracks. Yes. Good.
“So, um…” she was only going to do it once, though. Best to make sure she had his full attention.
"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 just wanted to say…” that wasn’t true; she didn’t want to say this at all. Not to him or anyone else. But she had to. “Um… I… apologize for my actions earlier.” She glanced away, embarrassed. “I… let my mouth run away from my better sense, and I shouldn’t have. I’m sorry to have caused… a scene… in your hallway.”
"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]
Gaius blinked. "What, with Rickard?" He shook his head. "I promise you there have been far worse scenes for worse reasons. You didn't offend anyone."
"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
“Oh… good.” She nodded, clearing her throat. That was more than okay with 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]
