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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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[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.