Sera continued to drink her tea every minute or two in silence.
"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]
(Sure thing. Next morning? Michael was originally just gonna poke his head in then close the door spookily but I realized he'd probably look for the bone once it occurred to him that she might be using magic.)
"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
(Works for me! And I think this was good ^^ she’s not yet put two and two together but her subconscious realizes he and Narfi are built awful similar now lol)
Ky didn't sleep all night. She eventually worked up the courage to go back to her room to get out of her night clothes then avoided that place like the plague. She looked haggard but put herself together as much as she could and decided to go to the library early in the morning before breakfast. She needed a break from Sera.
"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 dozed off despite herself about three hours before dawn.
"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 walked into the library, uncertain of herself and looking all around herself.
"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]
Both Septimus and Severus were off in the corner dressed in their usual pajamas, talking quietly.
(Boy I'd hate to die in my pj's)
"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
(Haha highkey one night shortly after we brought in the ghosts I intentionally wore something different to bed than I’d been planning because I got paranoid. Imagine if you slept nude and died in your sleep)
Gods. Both of them at once. She hated the thought of one much less both. And yet she wanted answers. She needed answers.
She steeled her will and took a deep breath and strode over to them. She still looked like hell but decided to simply pretend she didn’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]
(Some son of a bitch died nude in this Keep and just chose oblivion)
"--which you could have prevented if--" Severus stopped as Septimus gave him a pointed look, and he turned. "Ah." He straightened, giving her a nod. "Young Ky."
"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 him suspiciously. “Hello…” what were they talking about? Prevented the attack?
"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 at Septimus, who drew his dressing gown tighter around himself and straightened so he was looking down his nose through his glasses at her. "How can we help you?" Severus asked politely.
"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 did he know?” She asked bluntly, not at all believing they didn’t know by now.
"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]
Severus opened his mouth, then closed it and looked to Septimus. "I had nothing to do with it," Septimus said curtly. "Which appears to be what you're implying. And my elder brother isn't involved."
"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 glanced at Severus then back at Septimus. “What about your other one? Is he friends with Michael?”
"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]
"We have three dead brothers," Septimus pointed out. "You'll have to be more specific."
(This wasn't meant to out Michael just yet; I know we were thinking about postponing that til after the big reveal with Zander. Is that still how you feel?)
"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
