[hope that nogiku is having a good day! probably not, but i, eli, can dream.
anyways, when she wanders into the carnival, she'll see a very small young woman huddled by one of the rides, who for whatever reason is using a shard of glass (where did she get that) to scrape shavings of metal off the side of the attraction. why. it doesn't seem like she's noticed nogiku yet, but she looks down with a small frown at the tiny shavings of metal in her palm before picking out a particularly small one
and popping it in her mouth, swallowing it. why. for what purpose.]
She is also absolutely ready to walk past Vin and mind her own business. But then she notices what she has in the palm of her hand, which is probably fine and normal, until she watches Vin pop that shit in her mouth and just fucking gasps.]
W— Wait! Don't eat that!
[HELLO??? Down the hatchet it goes... Can't believe she's about to watch a teen die from tetanus.]
no. if only. she does jump slightly at the sudden voice, though, standing and turning immediately with the piece of glass in one hand and shards of metal in the other. the other shards are getting deposited into her pocket (why) as she tries to think of how to explain this.]
anyways, she's pausing for a moment after she says that, looking like she's concentrating deeply, before - freezing, a little panicked.]
How—?
[sometimes you do not yet realize you're nerfed and your power set works by ingesting metal. chaotic. anyways, she's getting the picture now, even as she continues to not explain anything to poor nogiku who does not deserve this.]
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w0, friday.
anyways, when she wanders into the carnival, she'll see a very small young woman huddled by one of the rides, who for whatever reason is using a shard of glass (where did she get that) to scrape shavings of metal off the side of the attraction. why. it doesn't seem like she's noticed nogiku yet, but she looks down with a small frown at the tiny shavings of metal in her palm before picking out a particularly small one
and popping it in her mouth, swallowing it. why. for what purpose.]
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She is also absolutely ready to walk past Vin and mind her own business. But then she notices what she has in the palm of her hand, which is probably fine and normal, until she watches Vin pop that shit in her mouth and just fucking gasps.]
W— Wait! Don't eat that!
[HELLO??? Down the hatchet it goes... Can't believe she's about to watch a teen die from tetanus.]
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no. if only. she does jump slightly at the sudden voice, though, standing and turning immediately with the piece of glass in one hand and shards of metal in the other. the other shards are getting deposited into her pocket (why) as she tries to think of how to explain this.]
I'm fine.
[questionable]
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[Ma'am????? That is not food grade? A binch is so alarmed and baffled.]
It doesn't hurt?
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[what
anyways, she's pausing for a moment after she says that, looking like she's concentrating deeply, before - freezing, a little panicked.]
How—?
[sometimes you do not yet realize you're nerfed and your power set works by ingesting metal. chaotic. anyways, she's getting the picture now, even as she continues to not explain anything to poor nogiku who does not deserve this.]
Something is wrong.
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Nogiku closes her goddamn eyes, just for a second, and then she moves closer to her. The fuck.]
Yes, you just ate a piece of filthy metal. [Of course something is wrong!!] What do you feel?
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[YES IT IS!!!!]
I can't reach for it. Even if it was an imperfect alloy, it should still do something.
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You don't know what an allomancer is?
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[frowning lightly]
Where are you from?
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... Japan. Are you sure everyone knows what it is?
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[but she sure hasn't heard of japan, so she pauses.]
Is that far from Luthadel?
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And slowly, like she's not happy to admit it:]
I don't know. I've never heard of it.
[Then, quickly:]
More importantly, you're sure you're okay? What's this "allomancer?"
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My abilities work from metals in my body.
[so she had a perfectly legitimate reason to shove a metal shaving in her mouth (did she).]
But it is not working for some reason.
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[That is not a perfectly legitimate reason to shove a metal shaving in your mouth, ma'am. Why would you do this.
Nogiku huffs out a breath, pulling back.]
I don't know what abilities you mean, but it already didn't work once. Do you plan to try again?
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[she frowns, shaking her head.]
Either it's an alloy that's too weak to have an effect, or... There is something else going on.
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[Incredible. She has no idea what the fuck she's talking about.]
Well, as long as you're sure your insides haven't been torn to shreds.
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[but also, because she's suspicious of everyone even though nogiku does not deserve it:]
Why do you care? We have never met before.
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Human decency.
[Anyway—]
If you're fine... Try not to eat any larger shavings.
[Her work is done here. Unless Vin has something else to say, she's just going to start to leave.]