"I'm not taking anybody's side," she replied with a frown. "I'm honestly trying to help you, Ky. I think it will be better for everyone, especially you, if there are no secrets. Especially about ghosts."
"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
"Gaius will never sleep again if he knows ghosts come in when you're sleeping." She gave her a dirty look, but it looked more pitiful than anything. "You know that. It's just gonna upset him 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]
She nodded hesitantly. "I...you're probably right about that. But it doesn't mean he shouldn't 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
"Yes it does," Ky argued. "What would it help for him to know? He's already getting me another lock. What else can he do? What would it help for him to 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]
"Maybe he can get ahold of people who will get rid of these ghosts," she suggested. "Or, knowing him, he'll research it himself."
"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'll drive him mad," Ky argued. "If he knew those people, he would have already gotten ahold of them when he found out the ghosts are here. He doesn't."
"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 Michael isn't among these ghosts. Right? So it'd be upsetting for him but not...not catastrophic."
"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 pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them tightly. "It's a mistake." Her voice was very small.
"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 going to tell him," she said firmly. "You need a way to secure that rune, too."
"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 huffed and shook her head, glaring at the distant wall.
"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 looked at her suspiciously, then forced herself to shake it off. Sera may be a traitor, but to Gaius, not Michael. She wouldn't let Ky get hurt. Ky stood up and went to the door and locked it, then glanced around to be sure they were alone and hesitantly held the rune out to 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]
Sera didn't take it from her, looking it over from where she sat. "You could tie a string around the joint and wear it around your neck or as a bracelet or anklet," she suggested.
"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'm afraid the joint may break if I put too much pressure on it."
"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 cartilage," she pointed out. "That's durable stuff. It's what our noses are made 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
