chroma | catchall for vin

[countermeasures]

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

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[allomantic]

You are not. It is hardly my garden.

[...]

I did not mean to eavesdrop, but - you were saying something about your mother?

[countermeasures]

Oh...

[she smiles again, but this time it's a little sheepish.]

Well... yes. I'm sure she would have been happy that I was able to help earlier, but I wonder if she would worry I'm drawing too much attention to myself.

[allomantic]

[she tilts her head.]

Drawing too much attention to yourself...?

[countermeasures]

[she nods]

...with my medical skills. It concerned her, when I became well-known in the capital, because while it meant my skills were being recognized, it also meant I made some new enemies. So I can't help but wonder what she would think if she knew that people knew to come to me for medical help after only a week.

[allomantic]

...You were taking business from other doctors, I'm guessing?

[she nods, though.]

It is - good of you to help, I think.

1/2

[countermeasures]

Yes. And my father found it "dishonorable" for me to be working with the public, which caused another set of problems.

[she outright rolls her eyes at that.]

2/2

[countermeasures]

...I'd rather help than not help. Well... I suppose that's a bit obvious.

[considering that she did, in fact, put herself out there to be of assistance.]

I'd do it again, I think. But it's hard not to second-guess things in the aftermath. We have another doctor; should I have kept my capabilities a secret and let him handle it?

[allomantic]

...The people here seem - very different from the nobility I have met. It is not a bad idea to keep your guard up, but it is not as though you are taking livelihood from others here.

[...]

I think it might actually be safer if others know your capabilities. The knowledge you have is a valuable asset.

[countermeasures]

They're different from the nobles in Daxing, too. And if you ask me, that's a very good thing.

[jiuqing, a noble: nobles make me so tired]

I think we'd all much prefer it if it wasn't an asset we needed to use, but... we'll see. I was just thinking out loud, anyway. I don't plan to stop helping.

[allomantic]

...You do not seem the type to let your worries stop you from action, no.

[after a moment of awkward hesitation:]

It is - admirable.

[countermeasures]

Oh...

[she looks surprised, but then she smiles.]

...thank you, Miss Vin. That's very kind of you to say.

[allomantic]

[nodding, but after a moment:]

...Your father still has some sway over you even though you are estranged?

[countermeasures]

Well... yes and no. He has a certain amount of power within the capital, but I've been removed from the Su family tree, so he doesn't actually have any say over what I do.

But that didn't stop him from trying to interfere. [she huffs.] It's annoying. I'm glad my mother told him to get lost.

[allomantic]

...Will it cause a problem from you? Not being in the family tree.

[...]

Though I understand if that is too personal...

[countermeasures]

It might make it harder to get married, but...

[there's a pause.]

I don't really care about that.

[allomantic]

I see.

[juiqing is valid!]

[countermeasures]

Who needs a man to support me? [she huffs] I make a living just fine with my work! And that's that!

[allomantic]

[a little snort]

You may have the right idea.

[countermeasures]

It would be nice if more people would accept that!

[boys are stinky

(and yet in like five chapters from her canonpoint she's going to be hetstuck why are webtoons like this)]

[allomantic]

Have many people argued with you about it? I cannot imagine being so invested in what someone else chooses to do in their private life...

[countermeasures]

Too many. Frankly, it's ridiculous.

[allomantic]

Is it another function of nobility, where you are...? Though, even if that is the case, it's...

[annoying, to say the least]

[countermeasures]

It's important to a lot of them because it's how families make alliances with each other and strengthen their power.

[allomantic]

[frowning a little...]

Sometimes I am relieved I do not have to worry about such things.

[countermeasures]

Only sometimes...?

[jiuqing would honestly be very happy if she never had to worry about marriage ever again.]

...but then, I suppose you must have had other things to worry about...