Anneke looked to Tomhas. "We've had...mystical encounters," he mumbled, sinking down on the sofa. "Ky has a knack for finding the ancient ones."
"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 cringed and nodded, wandering over to the fireplace. She couldn’t bring herself to sit down. “And the ghosts.”
"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 what?" She blinked several times. "Hang on." "It's a lot to take in all at once." Tomhas closed his eyes and rested his head on one of the pillows. "She can see ghosts now, for reasons." "What reasons?"
"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]
Tomhas gave no reaction. "...Haelar? The god Haelar?" She stared at her. "The gods are asleep."
"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
“… they’re waking up…” she blushed even worse, somehow, picking at the skin on her hand.
"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
She grimaced and shook her head. “You wouldn’t believe me even if I told you.”
"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]
Anneke hesitated, looking at Tomhas again. "Is this all true?" "I guess." He shrugged. "I didn't find out about the Haelar thing until like five minutes ago, but I don't have reason to disbelieve her. Everything's weird these days."
"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 jerked her head up and blinked at him. Then hissed accusingly, “Jerica.”
"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]
"Don't blame her," he said with a sigh. "She didn't know I didn't know. But I guess it's true, Anneke." "What does this mean for you, Ky? How did you find out?" Anneke was sitting up straight in her chair, a look of worry on her face.
"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 fidgeted and blushed, looking down at her hands. She was starting to bleed a little from how much she was picking at her skin. “He came to me in a dream…”
"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]
"A dream? But...you're not a seer." "Stop that," Tomhas said to Ky, glancing 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
She looked at him in alarm. “Sorry.” Did he want her to shut up? She could do that. She looked back at her hands and kept digging at the loose skin at the edge that she’d scratched up.
"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, your--" He sat up. "Ky, stop picking at yourself. Gods, you're bleeding!"
"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
