chroma | catchall for vin

[countermeasures]

i haven't had coffee yet so this won't be pretty yet

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[countermeasures]

...we have to figure it out tomorrow.

[allomantic]

[after a moment, she nods.]

We have not gotten it wrong before.

[countermeasures]

No, we haven't. But... we have two culprits we need to identify.

[allomantic]

...I wonder.

[she frowns.]

I know that Kazunari was fine because you used that gumball on him, and we all know what happened to Malik, but - unless someone used a gumball on the other refracted person we did not catch... Why would they not have turned yet, the way Malik did?

[countermeasures]

...I keep thinking about the dream I had the week I had the rose tattoo. The one that we decided probably was trying to convey, "Do not murder the refracted. There are other ways."

[...]

I think perhaps those other ways were used on the refracted.

[allomantic]

Do you think it was another gumball, then? Or...

[countermeasures]

If it was a gumball, I think someone would have said so by now. So... I'm of the opinion that it must be something else.

[allomantic]

[she nods.]

If someone knows, it makes sense that they would keep it close to their chest. They would not want to tell many people in case one of them refracts and they're targeted for the knowledge.

[countermeasures]

It may not even be fear. It may also just be that they can't discuss it - or that, perhaps, it isn't their information to share...

[allomantic]

How do you mean?

[countermeasures]

...during the week I used my gumball on Kazunari, he didn't seem capable of admitting to what we know now that he did. It could have been the refraction, but I'm not sure about that. Perhaps there's simply something preventing people who do certain things from discussing them?

On the other hand - if it is something that can be shared, and something was shared with someone in confidence, it's not really their place to spread it around to others. That would need to be done by the person who did the sharing in the first place...

[allomantic]

[...]

Do you know something more than you're saying?

[countermeasures]

...I just think, based on the dream I had, that the refracted so far will be alright. And that's why I want to make sure we identify both culprits tomorrow.

[allomantic]

[she brings her hand up to her mouth, coughing, before she nods.]

...I see.

[countermeasures]

[she looks guilty when vin coughs]

...I'm sorry I don't have a better answer for you.

[allomantic]

[she shakes her head.]

No... It's fine.

[countermeasures]

...

[it doesn't feel fine :c ]