chroma | catchall for vin

[countermeasures]

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

Comments

[allomantic]

[nodding.]

It hardly seems rare among us.

[countermeasures]

It's so frustrating... it's not like this is a convenient time for us all to be away from home.

[allomantic]

What was going on where you are, if I may ask?

[countermeasures]

...my country is at war. I had joined [read: sneaked in by disguising herself as a soldier until they were too far away for her to get sent back] to serve as a doctor, and there was plague in one of the cities the other army had been attacking.

I'd been treating the townspeople who had been infected so we could evacuate them to somewhere safer before the next attack. Many of them had been showing a marked improvement, so we were just about to set out...

[allomantic]

...Is it often deadly?

[lightly concerned.]

[countermeasures]

If left untreated, yes...

[her brow furrows.]

But I was documenting the treatment that I'd been giving everyone. So... even if I'm not there, the other doctors should still be able to help...

[allomantic]

I see... I hope that you're right, in that case.

[...]

But you sound unsure.

[countermeasures]

...it's just that, without being there to see it myself, I can't help but worry that it's being done wrong.

[allomantic]

You are more skilled than them?

[it doesn't sound skeptical - it's an honest question.]

[countermeasures]

Yes.

[likewise, she doesn't sound like she's bragging - just stating a fact.]

[allomantic]

[nodding, accepting that immediately.]

Then I understand your worry.

[countermeasures]

...the sooner we find a way back the better.