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[doomedtheworld]

[This feels ridiculous, but she has to ask it. Ever since that Echo about Allomancy hit it's been bugging her non-stop and this seems like the best way to figure it out. Normally she might have gone to one of her sources on this but it seems safer here, and easier to explain for that matter so she'll check here first.]

This is a weird question but does anybody out there know where I can find steel with as close to a 99-1 percent mix between iron and carbon as possible? And not a lot of it, just a couple of pounds at most. Maybe online or something.

[A pause. Okay, this might need some explanation even here.]

It has to do with one of those pulses or whatever they're called.

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[talktothedoll]

I would guess a steel mill would be your best bet, but I would also assume they generally don't sell such small quantities.

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[doomedtheworld]

I was thinking the same thing. I don't need much, just a bar if it's sold in bars.

[talktothedoll]

It's an oddly specific request. What do you plan on trying with it?

[doomedtheworld]

I said it was about a pulse.

[Ugh, just tell him. Maybe he can help and just wants to know more.]

I think it's some kind of power. I haven't got everything back but I'm pretty sure steel activates it. I just want to test it.

[talktothedoll]

[He's wondering what sort of power might be activated by steel, but he's not pushing any further.]

Understandable...sadly, the best I think I can help you out with is some stainless steel cookware. I doubt it meets those exact specifications.

Try contacting the university. Tell them you're using it for some sort of research project or an art project; that might be enough of a story for them.

[doomedtheworld]

I'm pretty sure it can be a little off. I think that mix is just what works best, but I'm not sure how close stainless steel is to it.

It's either the university or online, but I don't have a computer so I guess the university will have to do.

[talktothedoll]

Try the library. You can use one of the computers there to get online without having to pay.

[doomedtheworld]

[Of course, trying to buy it from the internet meant she'd need a credit card. Not that they were hard to find, as long as you didn't have any problems about whether or not it was yours.]

Alright. At least there I can see if there's some specific kind of steel I should be looking for.

[talktothedoll]

Easier to research it at this stage before you've committed to a purchase.