"Alas." He glanced down at the menu. "Might be worth it to you to make it up there, come to think of it. Cheap beef's better on your end of things than mine," he joked with a chuckle.
"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]
She smiled humorlessly. "You certainly keep me in business. Good thing, too; this town's starting to dry up."
"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
“…yeah,” Esmond agreed with a sigh. “It’s getting old. The kids are all taking off when they graduate. It’s a shame.”
"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]
"Not to mention the miners are coming up with less and less coal every day," she added. "Jobs are hard to come by."
"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 they are," Esmond agreed with a nod and another sigh.
"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 will you do when this place isn't profitable anymore?" she asked. "Have you got a summer home somewhere?"
"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
(Good news the pizza was absolutely incredible and worth the phone call lol)
"Eh, I don't think I'm in danger of going out of business anytime soon," he said with a shrug. "Farming is farming. And as long as people exist, they need to eat."
"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]
"So they do." She looked up at him, sipping her drink again.
"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
"Is your business hurting that bad you're thinking of moving?"
"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]
"No," she said firmly. "I'm very comfortable. It's the miners that are struggling."
"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
"Glad to hear it." He inclined his head to her. "Even if I'm sorry for the miners."
"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
“Mm… dunno about that,” Esmond disagreed. “But who knows. Maybe you’re right. Guess we’ll see. I’d be surprised if natural gas or logging doesn’t sweep in to scoop up displaced workers.”
"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]
"Some are migrating to the steel mills in PA already," she said. "Not willing to stick it out."
"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
"True," he agreed, then shook his head. "I guess we'll see how it all plays out."
"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]
