second spike ; voice

[makeyourgraves]

[ the communicator clicks on well before Vin says anything. finally, she takes a breath, and: ]

Tell me -- what's the sky like, where you're from?

What color are the plants? Do you -- have flowers, too? Are these things normal where you used to be, before you came to this world?

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[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

You don't have flowers in your world? Not at all?

This world is strange to me, but the plants don't seem to be different from those in my own.

voice

[makeyourgraves]

[ something sharp and hurt in her voice. ]

Just a dream of one.

voice

[revengeisalie]

Oh... I'm... sorry.

voice

[makeyourgraves]

Don't apologize. It's not your fault and you can't do anything to fix it by saying sorry.

voice 1/2

[revengeisalie]

[Silence.]

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[revengeisalie]

You're right.

I was showing my sympathy.

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[makeyourgraves]

[ quiet. then: ]

I still have it, too. I'm not sure what good it does me, in a place where they grow so easily, but it's not my dream to give up.

And it's a nice enough picture anyway. I can't draw, but I can tell that much.

Maybe you're a better judge of that kind of thing than I am, though.

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[revengeisalie]

I don't know. Do you think it's supposed to mean something?

I'm not much of an artist myself, I'm afraid. My father's friend is one.

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[makeyourgraves]

It's just a flower. But that doesn't mean it wasn't something important anyway. It ... it meant that some dreams don't need to die, I think.

I just want to know if it's a real flower.

voice

[revengeisalie]

So maybe you should keep it alive?

Oh! Well, that much I can tell.

voice

[makeyourgraves]

I'm doing my best, but I'm just one person.

What do you look like?

voice

[revengeisalie]

Is there no one in your world who shares that dream?

Err, me?

voice

[makeyourgraves]

Yes, you. If I'm going to meet with you so you can look at this drawing, I should know who I'm looking for. It's not safe expecting to meet someone without knowing what they look like. That kind of mistake makes assassins very happy, you know.

I think other people share it with him better than I do. But it isn't like I can argue with his choice.

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[revengeisalie]

Right, right! [Light awkward chuckle goes here.] Well, I wear a red garment with flame patterns and have my hair in braids, with rings in them. I think that's something you might recognize me by.

What about you?

... you can still try.

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[makeyourgraves]

Trying doesn't mean I'd succeed.

I'll be in dark pants and a buttoned shirt with long sleeves, and my cloak. If anyone tries to kill me, I doubt they'll succeed. Not even a kandra can kill a Mistborn.

voice

[revengeisalie]

Well, when and where would you like to meet me?

... Mistborn?