"From here. A--" He broke off, tensing considerably and lowering his voice. "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
“Oh. Sorry.” She shook her head. Goddamn her and her ‘shush’ — she regretted it deeply. “No. I wasn’t born here.”
"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]
"Ah." He nodded, took a breath as if he were about to say more, then was silent.
"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 glanced ahead. “…I’m sorry… He’s far enough he can’t hear us. I… just got anxious. I shouldn’t have shushed you. You can talk. I promise I won’t do it again; you didn’t do anything wrong.”
"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]
(Just remembered Gaius was supposed to show Tasia his heartbox. Did he ever do that?)
"I should have been quieter," he admitted, face flushing again. "I'm the one who should apologize. It's fine; you were in the right."
"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
(We both know I’ve got the memory of a gnat, but I do not recall us actually getting around to it, no)
“I wasn’t.” She shook her head slightly. But then she thought about how mortified she’d be if Gaius was trying to force an apology upon her like she was Rickard. Best not make this work by forcing him to accept her apology. “But… thank you.” She was quiet for a moment. “Sven said sometimes he makes boxes for adoptions… I don’t know why I didn’t get one.” She finally pieced that together. She wasn’t sure how it made her feel. “… but that’s okay. I don’t have anything to put in it, anyway… I think the box my Papa made me has all the same sort of sentimentality.”
"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 would be a fun thing to do at some point I think he and Mattathias and Marcella were gonna show her their heartboxes But he's gonna hope she forgets)
He dipped his head in understanding. "Perhaps Lord Loquitur is having one made for you 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
Ky furrowed her brow. She wasn’t sure she liked the sound of that at all. That… seemed complicated. Like it’d have a lot of emotions she didn’t want to deal with. “…maybe.”
"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
“…did he… tell you he is?” She didn’t know which way to hope. Both options felt bad; getting one or not getting one.
"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]
He shook his head. "I...don't talk to anyone but Sera. And the others that came with me."
"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.” She hesitated. “…I’m sorry… do you… want more friends?”
"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]
Rickard's brow furrowed. "...No, miss. It's better to stay out of 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
"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]
(My art history class is canceled thank god but only so we can take the exam in that time And I already took it)
"Exactly. Because I stay out of it."
"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
