chroma | catchall for vin

[countermeasures]

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

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[allomantic]

Maybe whoever wrote these is a bit... superficial.

[countermeasures]

They must be. It's not the clothes that matter, it's the person wearing them.

[allomantic]

[nodding in agreement! and picking up another card.]

What would you take with you to a desert island...?

[countermeasures]

...food, water, and a boat to take me back home!

[allomantic]

That does seem like a pretty simple one...

[countermeasures]

What else would people bring, anyway...?

[allomantic]

I can't imagine what else would be necessarily... Maybe supplies to build a fire or make a camp, if you had to stay the night because of weather before setting out again?

[countermeasures]

Oh, that's a good idea! Better to be prepared just in case.

[allomantic]

[nodding]

What's next?

[countermeasures]

[she looks down at the question cards]

What would the title of your autobiography be?

[allomantic]

My what?

[countermeasures]

Your... autobiography?

[allomantic]

I don't know what that's meant to mean...

[countermeasures]

A biography is a book written about you... so I suppose an autobiography must be a more specific type of book...?

[they did in fact have biographies in ancient china everything i look up to see if they'd feasibly have it in her canon is so fun to research]

[allomantic]

[spends like ten minutes reading this wiki article instead of tagging

but anyways, she shrugs.]

I do not think anyone would write something like that about me.

[countermeasures]

No?

[she tilts her head to one side.]

[allomantic]

[she shrugs.]

I don't like so much attention.

[countermeasures]

[she nods, thinking that over]

That makes sense. Too much attention can be dangerous, sometimes.

[allomantic]

It is... uncomfortable.

[just like the pause before she grabs another card.]

What are your pet peeves...?

[countermeasures]

...

[hmm.]

When people keep me in the dark about things in some misguided attempt to protect me.

[allomantic]

[...ah.]

It does sound frustrating.

[countermeasures]

It is. It's not even effective - most things come out in the end, anyway, so they might as well be upfront about them so I can help!

[allomantic]

...You are passionate about it.

[it's a good thing, she thinks to herself.]

[countermeasures]

Well, of course. It's good to have people I can rely on, but when it comes down to it, I need to be prepared to take care of myself instead of relying on other people's kindness. I can't do that if people are keeping things from me.

[allomantic]

...I think there is little you can count on in each and every situation, including people.

[nobody can be there to catch you forever. with a shrug, though:]

Is it because they underestimate you, in part?