private . 19th metal

[godsays]

[ private to anya ]

I think I need help.

[ private to kelsier ]

I want to ask you to keep Vin away from me, but I don't trust you to put my safety over her comfort.

[ Bald and honest. He cares about Kelsier, and Marsh, and it is unbelievably painful to understand that he would be betrayed. ]

[ private to iris ]

You've been killed before. By people here.

[ private to morgana ]

How did you die?

[ a couple days later, private to Cassel ]

I'm sorry I've been so afraid.

Comments

private

[godsays]

You push. It's what we do to each other.

private

[patheticvillain]

I know. And I will. But right now I'm just happy not to be scared you'll never talk to me again.

Give me two days. Then I'll start hassling you. All right?

private

[godsays]

I'm not going to learn physics from Megamind.

I'm not going to be near Touko.

I'm not going.

private

[patheticvillain]

Okay. I am, though. I don't know if I'll be able to deal with Megamind for too long, but I bet Barbara knows physics.

If you think I'm not shoving my books in your face, though, you don't know me at all.

private

[godsays]

Spock got me far enough. I can learn it myself.

private

[patheticvillain]

Man, you are always gonna be smarter than me no matter what. Teach me some physics stuff so I can show off.

private

[godsays]

It's easy because I already know it. Allomancy and physics are the same.

...I can show you flying.

private

[patheticvillain]

Seriously?

private

[godsays]

If I can get steel and iron.

[ He's a little sour. ]

private

[patheticvillain]

I want to see. I don't know anybody else who can do that.

[He wants to see Zane be as close to free as you can get here.]

private

[godsays]

You haven't watched me and Kelsier spar.

private

[patheticvillain]

No. I only saw that one time. When you were showing me all of the metals.

private

[godsays]

I don't know if he'll want to spar anymore.

private

[patheticvillain]

Did you ask him?

private

[godsays]

I don't know if I want to. He loves Vin.

private

[patheticvillain]

But he loves you, too.

private

[godsays]

I doubt it.

private

[patheticvillain]

Why do you doubt it?

private

[godsays]

He doesn't know what he thinks of me. Maybe he wishes he liked me more, or maybe he thinks he does because I'm Mistborn.

private

[patheticvillain]

Weird. Because he seemed to like you pretty well the last, like, however many months.

private

[godsays]

Vin is here. He can't pretend anymore.

private

[patheticvillain]

I thought he knew already. That she killed you.

private

[godsays]

He can ignore it if he doesn't see her.

private

[patheticvillain]

You can't ignore that kind of thing, that doesn't make sense.

private

[godsays]

He has to be. It doesn't make sense otherwise.