chroma | catchall for vin

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

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[allomantic]

[...]

I wonder if we could change the illusion.

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There's probably some way to...

[she turns to look at the panel again]

[allomantic]

Would you like me to try?

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[she nods...]

If you feel comfortable doing so, yes.

[allomantic]

[she nods, moving forward and pressing her hands to the podium. the scene that comes to life is a garden, but not like one jiuqing has probably seen. the grass is brown and dry, and all the trees look about the same even if all the plants are manicured and cared for. there are no flowers, and the sky is a shade of red. vin doesn't look surprised to see it, though.]

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[


big confused vibes]

[allomantic]

[she tilts her head.]

What is it?

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...the sky?

[why is it RED]

[allomantic]

[after a moment, she nods.]

That's what it looks like where I'm from.

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It's always been like this...?

[allomantic]

[she nods.]

For at least the last thousand years.

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Was it different before that?

[allomantic]

[she nods.]

It was, but we don't know exactly what it was like. Only that the Deepness changed it.

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The Deepness...?

[allomantic]

[she nods.]

It's what we call the ashfalls, and the mists.

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I see...

[she's trying to imagine what that must be like. it's difficult to - but she's looking around the simulation carefully.]

If it's been like this for so long, it must seem normal to people from your world...

[allomantic]

[she nods.]

The sky here still seems... wrong, to me. Though I guess it's normal for everyone else.

[countermeasures]

The sky here does seem normal to me, yes. And I'm sure it does to the others too... it must be strange to see it like this when you're used to...

[she gestures up at the red sky.]

...all of this.

[allomantic]

[she nods, but...]

I do not mind it, though.

[countermeasures]

[looks up at the sky again...]

It's a pretty shade of red.

[allomantic]

[another nod.]

The ash is not as nice, but...

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...it wouldn't be so bad to see skies like this all the time without the ash. It's like a sunset.

[allomantic]

[she nods.]

I think you would like the mists, too. They are not so bad.

[countermeasures]

What are they like?

[allomantic]

They are like...

[hmmm. she walks over to the panel and puts her hand on, and the scene shifts to a city street at night, thin strands of mist hanging in the air.]