Rek nodded. “Fair enough. I suppose it’s not for everyone.”
"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]
(Different pit I think Plus a Shepherd mix yesterday But it doesn't bear thinking about; nothing terrible has happened in my line of vision and my imagination has been running wild. I'm better now; I've been listening to the polka and directing my upset toward a book character instead)
"That being said, I do appreciate it when I'm in the East."
"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
Rek nodded. “I like the arts quite a lot. I’m always glad to see a performance.”
"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 would cyber-bully the character. He draws my ire every time he has a page, I swear to god)
"Do you have a particular favorite?" Gaius asked.
"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
“Mm… I enjoy watching theatre performances, especially comedies. But I like playing music as well. Not sure I could pick a favorite between those pursuits — they’re quite different but equally gratifying in different ways.”
"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's in Love in the Time of Cholera. Distilled Nice Guy mixed with reverse incel where he just fucks as a coping mechanism and falls in love and has this fantasy he's married to the woman who rejected him. Just a reprehensible, selfish romantic who wasted his life fawning over a woman who was mature enough to recognize that she didn't love him in return. I could rage about him for hours)
"Could you see yourself participating in any of those activities?"
"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]
(Yeah but worse His inattention and arrogance got a woman killed; he wrote some words on her stomach while they made love and she forgot to wash it off so her husband noticed and reacted rather poorly)
"A play or orchestra."
"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
Rek hesitated. “…I guess I never really considered it as an option…”
"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 fucker did something even worse and then got to reunite with his lost love anyway. And then had the gall not to die)
"No?"
"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
Rek hesitated again then shook his head, considering it. “I don’t think I’ve got time to practice enough to perform. Plus I can’t really be away from my men long enough to travel with a company.”
"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
Rek nodded as well. “…it would be fun though.” Too bad he had responsibilities.
(Could you imagine dying at a hotel and then just having to haunt random ass strangers for the rest of your existence and not even getting to watch your family/friends?)
"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 would suck ass But the body would be shipped back, right?)
"Perhaps when you've retired," he 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
“That would be nice.” Rek brightened at the thought, smiling a little. Perhaps something like that wasn’t entirely inaccessible to him after all. With any luck he’d live long and Levin would die young — then Derik would let him and Jerica both do whatever they wanted. Imagine both of them traveling about the continent, performing in the countryside and city squares. Well. Him performing; Jerica sitting on the front row cheering every single time. It’d be incredible.
(Confirmed: Rek would be a theater kid)
"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]
