1 - I set these words in steel, for anything not set in metal cannot be trusted

[white_emperor]

[ Nighttime isn't quite going to be quiet tonight. Elend is new here - and quite new to this style of world as well. ]

I know she said that it was wrong, but this is somewhat insane. No mists - although that great shining thing up there might be burning them away - and all of those - Stars, is that what they are? And no ash!

[ Elend spins in place, staring at the sky, before turning to the nearest person who has come to see what all his noise is about. ]

I've never managed to see the stars before, I'm no Tineye, or Mistborn, so I could never see through the clouds. Are clear nights common? [ But, in the face of all these new things, he is already distracted from his questions and turning to look at the ground - and the plants. ]

Are they this color because its dark? Or are they always.... green?

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[gentlelady]

[ Lilly happens to be one of the bypassers, as she was taking a stroll to stargaze for a while- having been blind, the sight of stars is incredibly beautiful from her perspective. Having someone suddenly talk to her is not a common occurence, or normal. Even so, it wouldn't be polite to ignore the question, as confusing as it is. ]

The sky has always been like this, I believe...

[white_emperor]

It must be here, then. I can't even compare the constellations, having never seen those of home.

[ But they are fascinating, aren't they? All twinkly. ]

[gentlelady]

Ah... are you from one of those worlds that aren't the Earth? [ Having been explained by Haruhi that people come from different universes, it doesn't make her too surprised. ]

[white_emperor]

... My confusion over why there is a 'the' before 'earth' makes me agree with you.

[ Although that could mean... ]

Is this 'the Earth' like this place? [ He caught that "from", and he's already fairly sure he's dead, so he'll take that in stride. ]

[gentlelady]

To be completely honest, I'm not sure I can answer that with all certainty.

[ It doesn't make her feel ashamed to admit it, but still. ] I was blind since birth. All the details I know about my Earth is what people described me, but I was told the sky has always been dark and starry like this one.

[white_emperor]

Ah. Well - [ This is a little awkward, but let him think-

Sight was only one sense that Burning tin would help, so there are other things. ]

But you could know other things; does the air smell about right, or the woods and .. plants and foods?

[gentlelady]

Smell "right"...? I could smell, but I'm afraid you have to elaborate on that.

[white_emperor]

Familiar? Similar to things you know from home?

[ Actually he has very little idea of what he is talking about. ]

Sorry, I was just trying to make you feel better about that.

[gentlelady]

[ A pause... then, a small smile. It was a feeble attempt, but she appreciates the effort. ]

The only smell I felt really familiar with was that of the food at the cafeteria. [ She's half joking about that. ] But I've been here just for a couple days. I'm sure there'll be more things that I'm going to recall from back home.

[white_emperor]

[ Well, he did ask something kinda stupid, if he'd known, so he.. made a clumsy attempt to make it better. ]

Familiar food is a good thing. I have the feeling the only familiar foods may be meats, grains, or stews - If there are all these new plants, I doubt the vegetables I'm used to are around.

[gentlelady]

[ Tilting her head. ] You mean you haven't ever eaten a salad?

[white_emperor]

...

[ Let... him think about that. ]

If its made of green plants, then I haven't.

[gentlelady]

[ Trying to remember what she saw in the cafeteria... ]

It... probably has some lettuce in it.

[white_emperor]

If.. that is a green-plant, then I have no idea what it is.

[gentlelady]

Lettuce is a vegetable that comes from a plant, so there you have it.

[white_emperor]

Seems that there is a great deal of new things.

[gentlelady]

It's true. Honestly, everything seems new to me now that I can see them.

[white_emperor]

... I walked right into a reply like that, didn't I?

[ Elend you are being so clumsy with your words... ]

[gentlelady]

Oh? It's not a bad thing, isn't it? [ Pretty clumsy, yep. ]

[white_emperor]

Its just me being out of practice of purposefully making a fool of myself.

[ Usually it would be on purpose- ]

[gentlelady]

[ Chuckle chuckle! ] Shouldn't that be more of a natural thing to do?

[white_emperor]

Ah, but when trying to put a stain on the family name because you disapprove heartily of the actions and mannerisms of your father, it needs to be cultivated to be on-will.

[gentlelady]

Oh, so that is the reason? I wouldn't want to pry.

[white_emperor]

It shouldn't really matter, unless he ends up here as well...

[ ... Please let Straff not be here. That would be horrid... ]

[gentlelady]

In that case, I would wish he lives long enough not to end up here too soon, if I were you.

[ Ok, that's not a good thing to say, but it's true. ]