“No… they’re reminders of Aleth’s hands all over me.” She sighed and rubbed her face. “He gets to haunt me for eternity.”
"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]
"Or," he said slowly, "you could do him the ultimate disservice and remove his power over you. Insult him as much as you can and try to forget him. Or remember him but make the scars your own."
"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 shook her head with a heavy sigh. “I don’t want 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]
Severus dipped his head. "I don't think anybody really wants scars. But we live with them anyway."
"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 rubbed her abdomen despite herself. “…I guess I won’t have to think about them much since I won’t have to change once I’m dead…”
"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
Ky hesitated, then shook her head. “…Probably not, actually. I guess it doesn’t matter, 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]
He dipped his head. "Well, hopefully you have a long while to make up your mind."
"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 shrugged. “I don’t care… but I promised Tomhas I won’t try to speed it up so I guess I won’t… but hopefully I’ll be home anyway. Not buried here.”
"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]
"You shouldn't try to speed it up," he said firmly. "There's nothing comforting about death, even if you pass. It's nothing at all."
"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
“Don’t you just stop existing entirely?” Ky asked. “I don’t need comfort; I just want a break.”
"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's a break you can't come back from, though," he pointed out. "That's not a pause. It's permanent. You depart and leave absolutely everything behind, the good and the bad, and the future. Hope."
"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’ve already left that behind.” She shrugged, crossing her arms. “I’ve no love for this life; why would I want to prolong it after I can’t interact with my family anymore? That’s the sole bit of joy I have.”
"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]
"You'll be taken home," he pointed out. "And look for other things to love. One can't rely on a single thing for happiness or they'll simply break."
"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
“But they won’t be able to see me once I die,” she countered.
"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]
