chroma | catchall for vin

[countermeasures]

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

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[countermeasures]

Perhaps, but...

[she shrugs lightly]

I suppose before coming here I spent a little too much time around people who said things that sounded nice, but didn't actually mean them.

[allomantic]

...Even so, most people here seem sincere. It is - strange to me as well.

[countermeasures]

...it would be nice if sincerity didn't feel strange to us, but... that isn't the way the world is.

[allomantic]

[she nods.]

It is often better to be wary. I would rather be cautious than hurt.

[countermeasures]

[she nods, too]

Yes. That's a smart way to approach things.

[allomantic]

...Somehow, it always surprises me to hear such things from you.

[countermeasures]

...well...

[sometimes your canon just sucks? and you are good at being polite and friendly while also keeping your guard up]

[allomantic]

[she waves a hand]

It is a good thing, I think.

[both her caution and her kindness.]

[countermeasures]

[she smiles]

...it would be a good thing, too, if we lived in the sort of world where we could trust without having to be so careful, but...

[that's just... not how it is...]

[allomantic]

...I try not to hope for things that are unrealistic.

[countermeasures]

...yes. Unfortunately, there are too many people in most worlds who are untrustworthy for that to be a safe thing to do.

[allomantic]

It is... very lucky that most here seem trustworthy.

[countermeasures]

...it is.

[but, while she's happy about that - she can't help but wonder if it's just that they seem that way, or that they are.]

[allomantic]

[tilting her head...]

You have misgivings?

[countermeasures]

...the people who wronged me the most in Daxing were the people I trusted more than anyone.

[she gives a light shrug]

But... I wasn't as observant then as I am now. I'd like to think that they seem trustworthy because they are, and not simply because they're good actors.

[allomantic]

[after a moment, she nods.]

Your family... I remember. [...] I would like to think the people here can be trusted, too. But it is difficult to know until we reach a point where they are put to the test.

[countermeasures]

Yes... although I would hope that it does not reach a point where they are.

[allomantic]

...I trust this place even less than I trust the people in it.

[countermeasures]

...

[she nods]

Given that this place has ways of making us feel or act differently than we would otherwise... that's a very wise mistrust to have.