Kolchais

  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S6, Interlude: Kolchais)

    Kolchais slipped out of the compound and pretended not to see or hear the small group of loiterers who waited there. They started yelling insults and obscenities as soon as ey opened the gate. The harassers had appeared the day after their presentation at the temple. At first just one or two, growing until there…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S6: Paiokp, E5)

    Paiokp is scared to tell the family about eir curse. Luckily for em, an important distraction arrives at breakfast.

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  • A bridge, completely overgrown with vines, surrounded by grass and trees. A single streetlight rises from the middle of the bridge. Text: It was time to tell the others eir truth.

    Planting Life in a Dying City (S6, Paiokp: E4)

    With the success of their presentation, Paiokp and Kolchais start looking for customers among the other families.

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S6 Paiokp: E3)

    The next week passed quietly. Paiokp suspected that the grandparents had also spoken to Lefeng, because the guarding-one said nothing further about Paiokp’s curse, for which Paiokp was immensely grateful. Ey was taking things a day at a time, not knowing what else to do, and focusing on finishing the presentation piece. By the time…

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  • A bridge, completely overgrown with vines, surrounded by grass and trees. A single streetlight rises from the middle of the bridge.

    Planting Life in a Dying City (S6, E1)

    As the Trial Family practices their new craft, Lefeng confronts Paiokp about the secret ey is keeping.

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  • A young tree growing in front of a white-painted brick wall.

    Planting Life in a Dying City (S5: Chotaikytsai, E5)

    While Chotaikytsai has been fighting eir way through the city’s politics, life has been continuing for the family. Chotaiktysai takes some time to review the progress the family has made in the last months.

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S4: Kyawtchais, Season Finale)

    …when ey reached the gate, Kolchais and Lefeng were waiting for em. Kolchais held a skein of yarn. It was nearly impossible…

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  • Ivy growing across a brick wall. Text: there was something there. Kyawtchais could feel it, like a string coming together in eir fingers.

    Planting Life in a Dying City (S4: Kyawtchais, E9)

    Season Content Notes: (internalized) ableism Dinner was a pleasant memory and Kyawtchais had used up all eir fiber. Ey was debating whether to return to the SilentSpinner compound or stay there for the night. Kolchais had made it clear several weeks ago that ey was welcome, but Kyawtchais was still feeling eir way. Especially with…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City: Kyawtchais (S4, E8)

    Season content notes: (internalized) ableism Kyatchais waited nervously outside the compound. Beside em was eir wise-parent, the leader of eir parents’ generation of the SilentSpinners. They had arrived early — rudely early, to much of the city. But they weren’t waiting for city-folk. They were waiting for farwalker Lefeng, who would be on eir morning…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S4: Kyawtchais, E5)

    The family had two projects that occupied their time: trying to find a trade and rebuilding the compound. Lefeng and Tsouchm continued with day work, alternating it with time spent helping build. Some of Kyawtchais’ family also came to offer help once in a while and even a few representatives from other families. All the…

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