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[zunge]

okay I'm bored

who has tattoos or piercings? what kind? of those that don't, what would you get? what about scarification or branding?

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text; un: fox🦊

[foxable]

oh boy oh boy

okay so

i've been working on my tattoos slowly for the last six years, now

they're all enchanted, so each update includes a new spell, which means i have to include the spell components in the ink which can get
complicated

i accidentally found out i was allergic to palm oil once hahaha

i've got my ears pierced too, but mostly so i can wear enchanted earrings

haven't done any scarification, but that's because it's mostly associated with blood magic back home and i try not to touch the stuff

haven't found any magic that needs branding... that's a good question...

[zunge]

just how exactly do body mods and magic work together there?

[foxable]

kinda the same way a talisman or an amulet would work, except multiple use and non-transferable

so some of the ones i’ve got include a magic detection spell that when i activate it allows me to “see” magic traces

i’ve been working on designing ankle ones to muffle the sound of my feet when I want and make he quieter

but basically any other enchantment you can think of can probably be put in tattoo form

[zunge]

that sounds potentially useful. is that a place where anyone can craft the magic or only some people?

[foxable]

well technically anyone could attempt to learn it but

in practice i’m one of the few mages that can actually do it

i developed a lot of the magic myself, which is why i have to design them all

[zunge]

I see. sounds annoying that so few can do it.

[foxable]

annoying? not at all

i love being able to do things other people find difficult

and it means i don’t have as much business competition :)

why, you thinking about getting a tattoo?

[zunge]

well if you want that sort of workload and monopoly...

I'm considering one.

[foxable]

i’m picky with my clients but you’d be surprised how rarely people want to commit to them

there’s a small amount of risk, so

what kind?

[zunge]

is that so?

undecided. it's a challenge coming up with something that'll look good years later and I'll still like. these things fade over time, right?

[foxable]

sure, all magic comes with risk but attaching it to your body means attaching the risk to you, too

yeah sort of

i mean what happens is that the ink particles in your skin start to move a little

so they kind of 'blur' out from where they were originally put, as your skin grows past them

coloured inks can definitely fade thanks to uv radiation

but you can get your tattoos cleaned up, re inked, lasered off, whatever

also i've found that like
after a certain point, your tattoos are just a part of you, you know? just avoid getting like fandom tattoos or whatever and you're unlikely to tire of them

[zunge]

I don't know what fandom is but if it's anything like a team logo then haha no thanks

[foxable]

yeah, that’s pretty much it but for books or movies or video games or whatever

honestly as long as you get something that means something to you

at the very least you’ll look back 20 years later and be able to remember what was important to you at that age, yeah?

[zunge]

I'll keep that in mind.