Ky hesitated, dawdling on the stairs. “Um… I think they… are a little… busy.”
"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]
"Oh." She frowned. "Okay. Then do you want to get some food?"
"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 hesitated. Was she hungry? She probably should be. It’d been a while since she’d eaten. And she was still trying to gain back her lost weight. She nodded once. “That would be nice… What did you all have for lunch?”
"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]
"Smoked herring and potatoes," she said promptly. "With some lingonberry jam on bread and collard greens. There are probably some scraps down in the kitchen."
"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, and started back down the stairs. “Sounds delicious!”
"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
“I missed this — raiding the kitchen with people,” Ky commented as she walked.
"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]
"Yeah?" She grinned. "Father does it all the time. I bet the cooks at Serpent Keep were happy to see him."
(This world is so entirely different now)
"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 truly is! Have you done any more developing offline? Seemed like you were making good headway last summer)
Ky shrugged awkwardly, avoiding her eyes and offering a non committal, “yeah.”
"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. I've got a goal for my protagonist and I've done some retconning on the Drummers)
Anneliese's brow furrowed, and she looked at Ky again. "You're acting so strange."
"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
“S-sorry,” she stammered, eyes going wide as she glanced up at her guiltily. “I… I think I’m just tired. It was a very taxing journey and time away from home. I’m not feeling quite myself, I think.”
"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 a little rest and food won't cure," she assured her. "Hopefully."
"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
(omg I've been like "man it's been a while since she replied, must be busy" but being patient 'cause I'm barely on YWS these days so it's nbd but I just was looking for something else and see that I, in fact, am the one who didn't reply xD oopsies missed that notif I guess)
"Hopefully," Ky agreed with a nod. She walked in silence for a moment, trying to think of something to talk about. They felt dangerously close to the topic of how thin and frail she was these days. "And story circle time. I missed those."
"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]
(Hehe I fooled myself too and thought I hadn't replied because I have in fact been busy XD can't keep track of things)
"Yes!!" Anneliese bounced in her heels. "Do you have a story?"
"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
“Um… no, not really…” Ky admitted sheepishly. “I’m not good at being the story teller. I just like listening.”
"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]
