"When the sun sleeps is when Strithr will rise. You must alert this Realm and the others before it sinks."
"The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
That was alarming. She looked at them in distress. “What? No. How am I supposed to do that? I don’t even know what I’m supposed to say. Or where I’m supposed to go. Or how I’m supposed to get there. And I don’t have powers yet. Or like… soldiers or guards or anything. I can’t just… they’ll think I’m crazy.”
"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 will be accompanying you. Those who try to hinder your progress will be dealt with."
(In addition to the benefits she will also have flashes of past battlefields in certain locations--with all senses--as well as sharing emotions, especially grief, anger, and fear.)
"The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
Jerica rubbed her face, overwhelmed. “…how soon?” Her voice was weaker than she would have wanted.
"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]
(We can delay her departure as long as you want; I know you wanted her to be Ky's replacement as main)
"The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
(Okay cool ^^ we can see how it plays out. Ky’s not pissing me off as much now as she was before lol but Jerica is gonna be resistant to go with the bombshell she just learned about her family).
“…I need time,” Jerica said after a long moment. “I can’t just go rushing off. I have responsibilities… things I need to do first.”
"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]
"Do not delay," Them said grimly. "Not if it can't be avoided. But you may call on me now, when you need me. For now, do so only when you are ready to depart."
"The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
"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]
"Repeat after me: 'Tunga of Strithr, þjóna eyra mínu.'"
"The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
“Tunga of Strithr… poja earmi nu?” She repeated uncertainly.
"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 artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
(Ahh good to know lol she was gonna mispronounce it either way but I clearly didn’t know, either haha is it a real language?)
Jerica clumsily tried again, getting a bit closer this time. “…what does that mean?”
"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 it's Icelandic. I did a sloppy Google translate cuz I don't speak the language)
"Tongue of Strithr, serve my ear."
(That sounds reeeally sus now that I've written it in english)
"The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
(Hahahaha omg) (And you just said it to high schooler, whose brain is 100% in the gutter)
She recoiled a bit, wrinkling her nose in distaste. “Ew.”
"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 artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin
I’d heard he had started a fistfight in one of the seedier local taverns because someone had insisted on saying the word “utilize” instead of “use". — Patrick Rothfuss, A Wise Man's Fear
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