“I…uh…” she glanced away. Then forced herself to look back at him, blushing. “I… wanted to say that I’m… sorry for… how I acted. I… said things I didn’t mean in anger. And… it wasn’t okay. And I’m sorry.”
"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 were right, though." He looked down. "Nothing you said was wrong. I deserved that."
"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
“No.” She shook her head, also glancing away and blushing more. “I… well… I shouldn’t have been so nasty about it… and… I shouldn’t have said you weren’t a member of our family. You are. More than me, even, really. That… I just said that to be hurtful. It’s not true. I’m sorry.”
"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 were hurting." He shrugged; his face was bright red. "Justifiably. I guess I'm not really family...just a close friend. Still, somehow."
"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
“Family is who you say it is.” Ky shrugged, also blushing and not looking at him. “Blood means very little. Me saying a few words and declaring myself a Loquitur doesn’t trump you living here most of your life… though… I guess… it is a little weird to use the term family when considering what you… well that… would make that incest I guess… so maybe not…the greatest way… to phrase this… exact situation.”
"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 wrinkled his nose and blushed even further. "Oh. 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
She cleared her throat, also blushing more. “Anyway. I… I just… I was hurting… I’m still hurting… and I won’t lie and say I’m over it, yet. But… that’s still no excuse to be nasty to you. And I’m sorry for how I treated you. And I hope some day you may forgive me, eventually. But for now I just… wanted to say I’m sorry and that I’ll do better moving forward.”
"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 forgive you," he said with a nod, keeping his eyes down. "And I'm sorry, too. More than I can say."
"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… appreciate that.” She nodded, faltering. She didn’t forgive him. Yet. But she’d work on it.
"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]
Emery dipped his head, fiddling with the corner of the book. "...Have you talked to Tomhas?"
"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
“… has anyone?” She countered quietly. “He won’t talk to me… but… I didn’t think he’s talking to anyone…”
"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 legit fighting myself to write this dang essay that's due tomorrow)
"I think Gaius has been trying to talk to him, but he's been....he's been really quiet. Not himself 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
(Oof. What’s it on? And if it’s any consolation I had to do a math test at work today and literally cried lol thankfully my coworkers had already clocked out by then. But I failed it so I have to repeat it tomorrow. And here I thought I was past the stage of my life where I cry taking tears)
Ky nodded. “It’s… been a shitty week all around.” She sighed.
"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'm writing about two poems from my favorite anthology and I'm on the home stretch, but I'm running out of ideas. That sounds AWFUL. I'm sorry you had to take that! Did you have good accommodations for your dyscalculia at least?)
"No kidding," he agreed. "But you got a sister out of it, at least."
"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
(Oof. Good luck! You’ve got this! And yeah honeslty I can’t complain it was open book and untimed, they just didn’t tell me how many questions it was going to be or how many would be math. I allowed about 40 minutes to take the test because I thought it was going to be a normal bullshit work training test that usually takes 10-15 mins and then discovered it was 50 questions 15 of which were math. I was allowed to miss 10 questions and still pass the test. I missed 11, which stung the ego lol but 9 of those 11 were math. Like. I got a 33/35 out of the conceptual part of my job that actually matters — 1 of which was a trick question — and then a 6/15 on the math lol rip I copied down all the questions and answers and ended up getting 45 minutes of overtime and I was tired and hungry so I left and am gonna try tomorrow)
“True.” She nodded. “…though I lost a father… sort of.”
"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]
