"If it were up to me we'd be backing them already. But we're seven, not one. The other Reputations want to keep their options open."
"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
Rana nodded with a little sigh. “That makes sense.” It was beyond her why anyone thought her father was a good addition to those seven, though.
"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]
"Unfortunately so. See, that's one thing the Orator has going for her. She's only one person. She doesn't have to fight anyone to get a policy through. She just snaps those fancy little fingers of hers and there it is."
"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
Rana nodded. Then, “…is she backing anyone in the North?”
"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
“I suppose we will.” Rana nodded. Depending on how things went. She may be dead in a few months. She didn’t know what Father’s timeline was.
"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]
"Any idea which way your father's leaning?" they asked after a pause.
"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
“He doesn’t tell me things.” She shrugged, glancing away. “You’d probably have better luck asking Lia.”
"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]
"Well, what's your impression? You have that at least, don't 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
“…probably Ash and Loquitur, if I had to speculate,” she said thoughtfully. “The general told him that was the best option and he said he wanted to keep his options open… but then he reacted poorly when Lia suggested he marry me off to Tarr. So I doubt he’s actually considering backing him. Probably just wants to be entertained.”
"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]
"Fair enough. Entertainment is the only thing one should reasonably expect from life." They took another draw on the pipe again. "It makes it worth living, otherwise I'd have stepped out my own window the day I got gout."
"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
Rana glanced at them, then away. She didn’t agree. But no point in saying that. “…I’m glad you didn’t.”
"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]
"Well, thank you." They smiled at her, and smoke blew out of their nostrils. "I'm glad I didn't, too. Lots to see and learn still."
"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
Rana smiled a little. Then sobered again. “…I think I may die soon.”
"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
"Do not try to be pretty. You weren't meant to be pretty; you were meant to burn down the earth and graffiti the sky. Don't let anyone ever simplify you to just 'pretty'" — Suzanne Rivard
