Hoid appears in that same chapter, but Vin doesn't meet him. Something he does spooks her. She's just too darn observant for her own good.
So nowhere, that I know of, does it say that Hoid cannot appear in more than one space at a time--due to the fact that he CAN travel forward in time. Since he cannot go back in time, I guess it stands to reason that he, in fact, cannot be in two places at once, but what about back to back? For example; in chapter 27 Vin first stops by Elend's army camp and listens to the guards--which, should be noted, is not necessary for anything other than some sort of transparent plot device. Could it be that the guard complaining about the cold was, in fact, Hoid as well? Possibly there to keeps tabs on Elend's successes with Lerasium to see whether or not it works correctly? This could also explain why Vin is so spooked by simply hearing Hoid hum later. She is, after all, a Mistborn and burns tin. She would be able to instantly make the connection on vocal similarities, and therefore have instincts kick in that would have her feel uneasy speaking with someone who--in her mind, at least--is in two places at one time.
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So nowhere, that I know of, does it say that Hoid cannot appear in more than one space at a time--due to the fact that he CAN travel forward in time. Since he cannot go back in time, I guess it stands to reason that he, in fact, cannot be in two places at once, but what about back to back? For example; in chapter 27 Vin first stops by Elend's army camp and listens to the guards--which, should be noted, is not necessary for anything other than some sort of transparent plot device. Could it be that the guard complaining about the cold was, in fact, Hoid as well? Possibly there to keeps tabs on Elend's successes with Lerasium to see whether or not it works correctly? This could also explain why Vin is so spooked by simply hearing Hoid hum later. She is, after all, a Mistborn and burns tin. She would be able to instantly make the connection on vocal similarities, and therefore have instincts kick in that would have her feel uneasy speaking with someone who--in her mind, at least--is in two places at one time.