"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 don't have any ideas at the moment; I'm kinda burned out mentally. I leave it up to you)
"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
(Oki, valid ^^ you holding up okay? Tough part of the semester, or...?) (I know Ky is going to try to apologize to Emery sometime when she can get him in private, but idk how much he may or may not try to avoid her? She's also going to try to take another pass at Tomhas but idk how receptive he'd be to her? Wants to clarify that she thought he was telling her to get lost, not that she wanted to leave before, because Gaius made her feel guilty lol We could have Them/Jer if you want? I don't have a clear vision for that, but we can always fudge and pretend Them didn't specify three days and pretend like we didn't forget xD have her accept her becoming burdened with a glorious purpose. Or... idk I can keep brainstorming if you're not feeling any of those, but that's what came to mind first)
"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]
(Kinda tough. I'm missing my family even though they're like five minutes away--no exaggeration. And I just found out my friend is transferring after just one semester and we'd really clicked. Plus I'm feeling kind of isolated at home; my roommates are STEM majors and one of them I like but she's away all the time and the other I don't like at all.)
(Emery will be trying to stay out of her way I think but if she seeks him out he won't be able to do much. Tomhas is still kind of numb; he's gonna be in that spot for a couple hours. We could do Them and Jer if you like though!)
"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
(Aww I'm sorry, that all sounds really tough! Could you maybe hang out with your fam this weekend or something? Or grab dinner with them sometime this week? And yeahhh bad roommates makes things super shitty I'm really sorry you have to deal with that :c they really can make things so much more stressful. I have my first place on my own currently and honestly at this point I don't think I could handle having a roommate again it's so freeing. I hope things get better for you soon!)
(And sure, that sounds good! Ky probably will seek Emery out soonish, maybe later that evening after dinner? Or the next day? but I'm good to do Them and Jer first!)
Jerica was laying upside down off the foot of her bed, staring into the fireplace across the room from her. It was funny from this angle. The flickering seemed to be going backward -- and the woody, smoky scent was more prominent, since her nose was down where her knees belonged rather than where her face usually went.
But it was just as well. It gave her something to focus on to ground herself. The crackling in her ears. The slight burn in her eyes and throat from the residual smoke. The warmth that radiated over to her.
So.
She had sisters.
A shitton of them, in fact.
And Ky didn't hate her.
They both kind of hated Zander at this point. But not even really that. It was... complicated. He'd made this so, so complicated. How could she not be angry with him? He'd kidnapped her, basically. Taken her away from her parents without their consent and kept her away from them to this very moment.
And yet, somehow, Derik's betrayal stung worse.
The number of times he'd held her as she sobbed, grieving the death of parents that weren't hers. How could he look into her eyes -- see the pain of her believed bastardization -- and just keep his mouth shut? Let her attach to him as a father figure even though he knew fully well her real dad was still alive? It was... hard.
This whole thing was hard.
Talking to Ky had been good, but... awkward. And forced, a bit. Like neither of them knew what to say. Because they didn't. How were you supposed to be a good sister? Fuck if Jerica knew.
She sighed and rubbed her face, sliding slightly further over the foot of the bed so that her hair was brushing the floor and blood was running to her head from gravity.
"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 just hung out with them over the weekend and on Halloween. I think that made me miss them more.
That works for me!)
"Hello again," said the voice of Them, just beside her ear.
"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
“Shit!” Jerica tried to use her abdominal muscles to pull herself upright, but the fur she was laying on shifted as she did and slid off the bed, dumping her on her head on the ground. “Fuck!” She awkwardly rolled, heels over her head, and popped up to her knees, then let the momentum carry her backward to sit on her heels. Her heart was racing from the surprise as she looked around with wide eyes, brain taking a solid several moments to process what had happened and then taking even longer as she tried to find Them.
"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'll get over it Just a rough patch in the semester. For now I'm dogsitting yet again and it's nice!)
Them manifested a moment later atop her wardrobe. They made no comment, but their tail was flicking irritably.
"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
(Nice! I envy your constant puppy time lol And that's totally valid. I always struggled hardcore with Novembers when I was a student. Like you're just perpetually exhausted from working so hard for so long and it's not yet near enough to the end of the term to really give you much hope. But! I do hope that you can find something to look forward to <3 the holidays draw nigh!)
"Godsdamn it," she muttered, rubbing her face. "Can't you give a girl some warning before you do that?" She felt stupid for how fast her heart was racing.
"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]
(Indeedy! Hopefully Thanksgiving will rejuvenate me.)
"No." They rested their chin on their front paws. "You are 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
(Hopefully! I got time off work officially approved so I'm excited for that myself! Gonna go see a close friend I haven't seen in a long while :') )
She huffed and shrugged, eyeing them. "Yeah, whatever... are you?"
"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 am what I always am." Them gazed down at her. "It has been some time 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
Jerica didn’t liked how vulnerable she felt and stood up, not that it did much to equalize things. So she wandered back towards her bed to give them more distance. “…yeah…” and yet she still didn’t know what to do.
"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
“…so…” she drummed her fingertips on her thigh, stalling. “I… how… long is this gonna be for? Like… they’ll wake up in a few months, I work a few weeks or months or whatever then be done?”
"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]
