"Usually memoir or realistic fiction," she replied. "I like to set my characters in the real world."
"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
“That’s fun.” He nodded. “Are you published? Trying to be?”
"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]
"Nah." She shook her head. "It's mostly for me; I'm not looking for any kind of publication."
"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
"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]
"What about you? What do you do in your free time?"
"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’m a sports guy,” Meyer said with a grin. “Mostly like playing pick up, but like watching, too. And just being in nature in general. Hiking, hunting, fishing, things of the like.”
"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]
Nicholas resisted the urg eto roll his eyes; what a surprise. Mary nodded enthusiastically. "Oh, I hear there's great hiking and fishing around here. Have you gone up the mountain yet?"
"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
"Oh, many times!" Meyer said with a grin and nod. "It's beautiful up there. There's this one little alcove you can hike up to where you can see over the entire valley. It's a brutal stretch but we've done it what, nine - ten times now?" He looked over at Sadie.
"Seven," she corrected with a smirk.
"Oh..." He gave a sheepish grin, looking back at Mary. "Well, it feels like ten."
"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 awesome." She nodded encouragingly. "Martin's a big hiker too; he takes his family on camping trips every summer."
"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
"Oh yeah?" Meyer glanced towards the kitchen and raised his voice. "What's your favorite place you've ever visited so far, Martin?"
"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 Black Hills in South Dakota," Martin called from the kitchen. "Hands down. It's gorgeous out there."
"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
(ah shoot I thought that and then I doubted myself and thought he'd come back -- I'll edit)
"Nice!" Meyer shouted back, then glanced at Sadie. "We should check it out sometime."
"That sounds like a long drive..."
"Sounds like a road trip."
She rolled her eyes but smiled a little, shaking her head. "I mean... I'd like that."
"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]
"It's a very long drive," Nicholas said. "Dad took us when we were really little," Mary added. "We weren't the best behaved kids." "But it was worth it." Martin came in. "Dinner's ready, by the way!"
"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
"Great!" Meyer grinned at him, then glanced back at Nicholas, deciding to try to be polite. "You like hiking, too, 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]
"When I was younger," he said, getting to his feet. "I loved it." "He's the one that got me into it." Martin led them into the small dining room, where a bowl of pasta salad was waiting with the table already set. "We'd go to the local hiking trail every Saturday when Mary and I were tiny. And then we'd do camping in the summer and on breaks a lot of the time."
"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
