video ; 7th transformation

[permutates]

Did you know we have an ice rink?

[ Because there is one! And Raven pans the camera around to see: yes, ice, places to sit around the ice, everything.

When she refocuses it on her, it's apparent that she looks slightly different from usual. She has dark hair, for one. And, for another, her skin is a subtle shade of green. ]

I didn't!

It's in the annexe.

Someone come skate with me.

Comments

[onlysurvivor]

I would never cheat.

[And look he's kinda got the hang of how to move on ice skates.]

[permutates]

Of course not.

Try pointing each of your feet a little bit outward - angles, like this.

[onlysurvivor]

I think I have it. [He does an exaggerated wobbly motion before righting himself. ]

Was this something you did frequently?

[permutates]

When it was cold. Wintertime.

[onlysurvivor]

Oh, I gathered that much. We did have seasons even if we did not have a yellow sun.

When it was in season, was it something you did frequently? [He's figured out skating backwards.]

[permutates]

You learn fast.

Oh, sometimes. We were always a little afraid that I'd lose control, and he didn't like big crowds. But I loved skating.

[onlysurvivor]

[It's not so much learning as cheating. He's using small Pushes and Pulls to help his progress. Not to mention Pewter.]

He? You mean Charles?

[permutates]

Yes. Charles.

[onlysurvivor]

Hm. [It's tempting to ask about that but he can tell it's a sensitive subject... for some reason. He skates back in her direction.]

What other things did you do for fun?

[permutates]

[ She glides out of his reach, makes a broad arc. ]

Well, not much, by the end. But when we were little, we would play around the mansion.

[onlysurvivor]

[For a second, Kelsier gets a strange look, sad almost but it fades quickly. He doesn't ask further.]

We didn't have time to play after our father found out about us.

[permutates]

Your father was the... noble, right?

[onlysurvivor]

He was. Our mother hid her skaa heritage.

[permutates]

And when he found out, it got ugly.

[onlysurvivor]

[He manages to stop dead on skates.]

When he found out Inquisitors came. They killed our mother. Marsh and I escaped and managed to hide. We were young but we had the beginnings of noble education that made us useful for thieving crews. We could imitate nobles and get into places nobody else could.

[permutates]

[ She glides up next to him, and stops. She reaches out for his hand, and squeezes it. Doesn't say anything. ]

[onlysurvivor]

[He glances down at her hand like touch is a strange feeling he forgot about until just then.]

We survived anyway.

[permutates]

It's amazing that you did.

[onlysurvivor]

[He shakes his head. He doesn't want to even think about this.]

[permutates]

Try to catch me without cheating this time.

[ She squeezes his hand again, and then darts away, swirling around to face him. ]