She was quiet for several long moments, carefully considering what she wanted to say before she said it. For once. “…What steps do we need to take to begin repairing this?” She said after an awkward silence. Clearly the yes and no questions weren’t going well.
"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 snorted, glancing at him. Surely he was joking.
"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 cringed and kept his face turned to the floor. "There's so much that needs to be fixed," he sighed quietly.
"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
Now that she could agree with. She nodded slowly. “…yes… so where would you like to start?”
"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 sighed, wrapping her arms around herself. He was acting like a toddler. “Well… I’d like to start with getting past the silent treatment.” Perhaps she just wasn’t being clear enough.
"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 curled in tighter. "I feel sick," he said very softly, voice choked. "I can't talk."
"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
(God fucking damn it today was gonna mark one week roach free and I just killed two ;-; )
She needed to respect that. Gods knew she’d been broodily quiet plenty of times in the past. Never opening up despite Sara literally begging her to. She glanced away, still hugging herself. “… do you want me to get you anything?”
"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]
(Seriously dude?? But still 2 isn't terrible right?)
He shook his head.
"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 for sure it’s a marked improvement and I shouldn’t whine. I just thought I was past all this I was so excited to hit one week roach free. Gonna call another exterminator tomorrow for round three. I think I’m down to just the smart roaches lol I used to get between 6 and one dozen roaches per day in my dozens of sticky traps around my house lol I have an excessive amount out and they’ve been clean for a full week so I got optimistic. These two were both crawling on dark corners of rooms)
“…anyone?” She offered, glancing at him. “…Gaius? 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]
Tomhas shook his head again. "They'll be upset," he murmured.
"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
(Heh. Valid. I am utterly haunted by seeing with my own eyes how they can crawl straight up walls and across ceilings etc. How many crawled on the ceiling over my bed while I slept? Horrifying thought.)
“They’d want to help,” she countered gently, glancing away.
"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
“Okay.” She nodded. She could respect that; she hoped neither of them would be coming to bother her once she left here, too. They were smothering and standoffish at the exact same time. A bizarre combination. “…do you want me to fuck off too, then?”
"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]
