“Oh yeah!” Ky grinned, excited. “I didn’t know ‘Talemaster’ was a thing but it sounds like the world’s coolest job! Ingrid said I should talk to Yra about it.”
"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]
I couldn't agree more." Gaius had considered mentioning the Talemasters before but had decided to let her find out for herself. "Talemaster Yra seems like she might be a kindred spirit for you."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky
“Yeah!” Ky smiled. “I haven’t met her yet, but I really like Ingrid, so I feel like I’ll like Yra too.”
"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]
"Ingrid is a good woman," Gaius agreed. "She talks more than I'd strictly like, but she has a kind heart and she's been a part of that library longer than I've been alive."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky
“She mentioned,” Ky said, then immediately realized it sounded like she’d been gossiping. Which she kind of had. But there was no universe in which she was willing to rat out Ingrid. “That she’s been here a very long time. Fifty years, was it?”
"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]
Gaius nodded. "I think she's one of the last to have known my grandfather."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky
Ky watched him for a moment, trying to gauge if there was a discernible emotion attached to that statement. But she couldn’t. So instead she settled on a neutral, “A long time.”
"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]
"Indeed." He studied her as she watched him, and he brow furrowed slightly. "She's one of the diary organizers, you know."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky
Had Ingrid already told him? Goddamn it she couldn’t get away with a single thing when it came to Gaius. Well, joke was on him. She wasn’t going to volunteer anything unless he directly asked. “Yeah, she, uh, said you’ve got an impressive amount of Ash family history. I’m definitely interested in reading some of that, too.”
"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 was news to him. He raised his head a bit more, fixing his eyes on her. Did she know what she was saying? Surely she knew he wouldn't let her near those journals. "Are you."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky
Shit, shit, shit. “Like, there are ones from like Venr’s time, right? Long history.”
"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]
Gaius nodded; she was steering the conversation away from what she really wanted to talk about rather obviously. "I highly recommend the diary of Bjarne Ash, Venr's son," he said coolly. "Fascinating stories about the beginnings of Lordship and settlement."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky
“I’ll be sure to ask Ingrid for it… after astronomy, of course.” She wasn’t getting away with it. But if he didn’t explicitly tell her not to, then all hope wasn’t lost. Yet.
"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]
"Certainly." He made a mental note to have the diaries with more sensitive information moved as soon as possible. Preferably locked up with his own diaries. Ky may be a part of the family now, but she had no business looking into things that had harmed him and Tomhas. That was for them to tell her in small pieces, if at all.
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky
She’d fucked up. She hated herself for it. Why had she mentioned Ingrid? Why had she shown interest? “Anything else I should know?”
"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]
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