(By jove you did it XD That sums them both up excellently.)
"Couldn't you talk to your papa when you wakes up?" he asked in confusion.
"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… Uh… no…” she blushed, looking at him sheepishly. “My re-uh-bir-uh… Tomhas adopted me and is my living father. But I, uh, had a Papa before him who… isn’t… who…” she couldn’t bring herself to say it. “My first Papa is… laid to rest. I haven’t seen him in years.”
"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]
"Then it can't have been him," Humtur pointed out. "Not really."
"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]
"Haelar's god of death 'n dreams, sure, but even he can't pulls someone straight out of the sleeping space." He glanced at her. "But he can projects people out of memories, into the dreaming space. So..." He hesitated. "Well, I supposes that counts as real."
"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 was real,” she snarled, prickling. What a devastating thought.
"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]
"Alright, alright," Humtur said placatingly. "Sorry."
"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
“It wasn’t just memories,” she insisted. “He said stuff I didn’t know before and he gave me a hug and-and-“ she was tearing up again.
"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]
"Okay." He dipped his head. "Alright. Didn't mean to offend. Sorry."
"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 forced herself to take a deep breath. She was over reacting. Like usual. But now she risked pissing off a giant troll. She swallowed hard, wiping at her eyes. “Sorry. I-I didn’t mean—I shouldn’t have— 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]
"Nothing to worry about." He shook his head. "I forgets that humans have a lot of emotions. Trolls don't have so much going on, you know."
"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 blushed and nodded sheepishly. “I… I just miss him a lot a lot. I was just a little kid when he… died.”
"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 nodded, still blushing. “It… yeah. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten surly. I just… it’s… hard not to have him.”
"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]
"Grief is a strong thing," he agreed. "For everyone, I think."
"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