"We have quite a few books on music and performance in here," he mused.
"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 actually really was yeah Last year I yeeted him and Jerica into a university au RP and Jerica’s self proclaimed goal was to out frat-boy the frat boys lol she was an adhd zoology major who did well in her major classes but was straight C’s in every other subject lol she joined the football team and became a college star athlete and like did kegstands and went to parties multiple times per week. And Rek was a music performance major with a focus in piano and gave lessons to some of the other characters and was just all around a Soft Wholesome Boi that everyone loved lol And both felt very in character for them in a different universe lol)
“Oh yeah?” Rek looked at him curiously. “I’d like to read some of them… if that’s allowed? Jerica mentioned… it… might not be…”
She’d used words like “paranoid” and “possessive” but Rek figured she was probably leaving out some key details. He just didn’t know what.
"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]
(Awww! That's really really sweet. I've never had the courage to try AUs)
"It is." He nodded. "Just run it by the librarians if you want to take something out of the library."
"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 it was rocky at first I admit trying to adapt an assassin to a university campus lol but it worked out in the end and was a lot of fun! Would recommend!) (Same crew I wrote with started a summer camp AU a while back that hasn’t really taken off yet and it’s also wild haha yeeted Kieran and Yeona into that one so we shall see how it goes)
“Of course.” Rek nodded, surprised that that was on the table at all. Jerica had said Ash barely wanted you to read his books much less take them and he hadn’t let her remove any books, just some copies about the gods that she wouldn’t answer questions about why she was reading them. He’d thought the originals were strictly not allowed to leave this room… perpauoe Gaius just thought Jerica irresponsible… which… fair, honestly. “Thank you.”
(Also turns out I was wrong in the other thread — I found a drag show within reasonable driving distance going on tomorrow evening and if I’m not in too much pain I’m gonna try to go!)
"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]
"Certainly." Gaius dipped his head. "Enjoy yourself; the library as a whole is open to anyone; your fellow soldiers are welcome to respectfully peruse the collection as well."
"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 did! It was a blast! There were two kings there and I fell in love with them both xD jk but for real I did blush every single time we made eye contact and one of them figured that out in his first set and seemed to find it funny so he came over a lot and then the other one gave out scented fake roses so I keep catching a whiff of it today and smiling lol)
“Thank you.” Rek dipped his head again. “I’ll let them know… where would the performance books be located?”
"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]
(Omg that's amazinggg Kings are such gents seriously; it's always a delight to see one)
Gaius gestured upward. "Second floor, toward the left side."
"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
(For sure! This was only my second ever drag show and first time seeing kings and it hit a certain kinda way haha Like one of them was doing ‘When You’re Evil’ by Voltaire which feels like a niche choice anyway but I happen to love that song so I was super into it and he came down the middle aisle and I was like the fourth row back but on the aisle so I could see super well but I’m shy af and so was avoiding eye contact and he went past me and I was watching but then he turned to go back up to the stage so I glance away to be sure I don’t accidentally make eye contact because I’m too nervous to actually interact with the performers and he came up behind me and touched my shoulder so like broke the touch barrier and I blush but am enjoying it and glance at him but am still bashful and glance away and he like gestures with his other hand close to my face while he’s dancing to draw my gaze and I finally look up and make eye contact and am immediately smitten and giggle nervously and he gives me the most playful smirk and holds my gaze for like three seconds and then walks away leaving me blushing like a fool It was amazing) (I was too stupid to actually get money out while that was happening cause I was too busy falling in love lol but on his next set he walked past me again so I held out money and again tried to get away with not making eye contact and he like intentionally took the money so that his hand wrapped around mine instead of just taking the money like he totally could have and he gave me a little squeeze so I glance up at him and he smirks at me again and I blush again)
Rek followed his hand and nodded. “Alright. I’ll check that out, then. Thanks! I’m assuming they’ll be written in Upper Tongue?”
"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]
(When You're Evil done by a drag king sounds like the actual heaven promised to the world; everybody should see that. I should see that. Why doesn't every drag king do it?)
"Most of them," he said with a nod.
"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
(Right??? He came out with a real violin pretending to be playing the intro tho I don’t think he was and had on a little devil mask and whew boy)
“Sounds good.” He nodded. “Do you — or would one of your librarians — know where I should 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]
"Most of them would know. There should be several up on that floor now."
"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
“Wonderful.” Rek dipped his head. “Thank you again.”
"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 to him and then turned to take his leave.
(Skip?)
"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
