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28th metal . voice

The Admiral makes you a warden before you finish learning. Finding out what's right and what's wrong.

Is that because you never stop learning?

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Because I'm right.

Not as right as you think you are.

How are you doing with it? Being a warden.

I don't have an inmate.

That's not what I meant.

There's not much to do.

About that... there are a few more unknown metals to test, aren't there?

...I thought you might not want to.

[ After Zane fucked up last time. c: ]

Are you kidding? Of course, I want to test new metals! I just... would have liked to known before you did.

I didn't think it was going to do that.

What was it like?

I didn't notice anything!

Huh. How rare is the metal it's paired with?

Bendalloy?

The problem on that one is that I'm not completely sure about the percentages. I think I remember them all.

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Zane's brilliant. 'E were my warden in a flood once and if 'e can deal with me, 'e can deal with anyone.

That version of me was never insane.

Aye. This version knows more and 'e'll be even better.

But I'm brittle, too. Marked by what happened.

...But resilient, and knowing. And stronger.

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...Zane, there's someone I want you to meet and talk to, and I think it might be 'ard for you. Did you know Cass, much?

...we talked, once or twice. But I didn't know her.

[Iris speaks carefully impersonally; Zane may or may not know of her personal involvement, but she's trying to keep it out of this conversation.]

She's someone else that were ...shaped from an early age to be a weapon. Broken in a way not unlike you.

'Er father's here. It's crossed me mind that 'e should meet you.

Did he - was he responsible?

[ His voice is quiet, tight. ]

Aye. It's one reason 'e's here. I will say that 'e's past where 'e needs to know 'e did wrong - Cass did that all on 'er own.

But there's not much clarity there. It's too choked in guilt and 'urt and pride and regret.

You don't 'ave to if you don't want, love. But I think you can see why it might 'elp.

Help him.

[ He needs to clarify - to know that this is the goal. ]

[Iris looks Zane calmly in the eye. She will not, will not pretend a shame she doesn't feel about who she loves. But nor, in this particular case, will Iris make any noises about how this is what we're wardens for.

She does feel that, to some extent, but that's not her reason here and she would be ashamed if she hid behind it now.]

Yes. To graduate.