066th metal . video

[godsays]

You're dreaming about each other's deaths. Some of you are dreaming about deaths on the Barge.

That means some of you might dream about deaths that I caused. [ Allison, Touko. ]

I'm a killer. I can't change that. But I'm sorry for what I did, and I try not to hurt people anymore.

...that's all.

[ He comes back on later. ]

In the greenhouse, I'll be making a cloud of Soothing. It should calm more turbulent emotions. If anyone wants that, you can come there.

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[godsays]

[ He straightens up; a little smile. ] I have to be there for it to work.

[hellofist]

Good. You're half the fun.

[Abruptly she turns off her feed, but it's only because she's more interested in seeing him in person quickly than talking over the comms. Cass is glad to see that smile, but seeing it face to face would be much better. With everything going on right now, with the content of his first message, a smile is good. It doesn't take long for her to get to the greenhouse and when she does, she opens up the door and immediately looks for him.]

Zane?

[godsays]

Only half?

[ He knows why she hangs up.

He can be found under some of the unseasonably blooming fruit trees, stubborn and strange things they are. ]

I'm here.

[hellofist]

[She knew he would. They are the same, after all. So many similarities, so many things that matched up too well. She can feel the effects of his soothing cloud almost immediately as she approaches and it has the tension leaving her shoulders, she gives him a small smile as she reaches his side.]

Maybe more than half. It was good, to do this. To make something... to calm people.

[godsays]

I thought it might be a bad idea - to tell people I can do that.

[ There are some wildflowers below their feet. He reaches down and picks one, carefully, and offers it to her. ]

[hellofist]

[There's no hesitation in receiving the flower, just Cass twirling it in her fingers before lifting it up to smell it.]

You want to do something... about what people are seeing. Something to make it easier. There's nothing bad... about that idea.

[Now she tucks the flower into her hair, just above her ear.]

How's it look?

[godsays]

I know. It's hard to remember, sometimes, that Mistborn don't have to be secret here.

[ A flash of a grin. ]

Beautiful.

[hellofist]

[Between him and Morgana, she's going to end up with enough flowers to make a bouquet soon. The unexpected advantages of being close with people who work in a greenhouse, she supposes. She picks a flower for him as well, sticks it behind his ear so they match.]

What else can you do, with your powers?

[godsays]

[ He crouches down. ]

There are eight basic metals. They are internal and external; mental and physical; pushing and pulling.

[ He draws a little chart in the earth, with his hand. ]

Internal, physical, pulling - enhances senses. That's tin. Internal, physical, pushing: that's pewter, which enhances strength and the body's endurance and speed.

External, physical, pulling and pushing - that's steel and iron, pulling and pushing on metals.

Internal, mental, pulling and pushing - that's copper and bronze. Copper hides you from other Allomancers. Bronze lets you seek other Allomancers.

External, mental, pulling and pushing - that's Soothing and Rioting, enhancing and reducing emotions in others. That's brass and zinc.

Each pair is a metal and an alloy. You see?

[hellofist]

[She crouches down with him, touching her fingertips to each part of the chart as he explains it. She watches his body more than she listens to his words, sees the parts of him that light up and dim for each metal and alloy. She doesn't entirely understand the magic or the science behind it, but she thinks she sees the parts that call to him.]

A little. It's... [Not confusing, but she doesn't know a better word for it. The closest she can get is-] complex.

If you have enough tin... can you be invincible?

[godsays]

Pewter is strength.

And - no. It has limits. And pewter burns very fast. Besides, if you leave it in your body, you'll poison yourself eventually. [ This is somewhat abashed, especially given he had lead poisoning when he came to this ship. ]

There are other metals. I don't know how they fit together - I think only God does. Atium lets you see a few seconds into the future. It's very rare, but it makes you almost unkillable. [ Almost. ]

Gold lets you see a different version of yourself, after a different choice. Its alloy is electrum, which lets you see a few seconds into your own future, meaning that someone using atium can't predict what you're doing... it's complicated.

Aluminum makes all of the rest of your metals vanish; duralumin makes any metals you're burning all burn at once, one large flash. It's good for boosts of power.

And there are stranger ones. Pushing and pulling time in a bubble around you, for one.

[hellofist]

How did you... learn all this? Practice? Or does everyone... know the mixes, in your world?

[godsays]

Allomancers know the mixes. Other people don't, really. It's kept secret.

[ So many secrets. ]