voice

[grappler]

Hey.

[hey, Vi.]

Anyone else wake up with a shitty tattoo? Not that I care, but it's kind of a sloppy and I don't remember being drunk last night.

You can barely even see it.

Comments

[nullificates]

You sure you weren't drunk, ViVi? Mhmmmm.

(he knows what's up, chuuya did too in the morning. he's just not going to give his cards yet, give him a hot minute to investigate.)

[grappler]

Vivi?

[...... whatever. she's not going to think too hard about it.]

No, I wasn't drunk. I'd at least be able to remember that much.

Voice

[midlifecryseas]

[ "I don't remember" is the all too familiar origin of so, so many of Blackbeard's tattoos. ]

Shit luck, mate. I could fix it up for you, for a price.

[grappler]

[she pauses for a minute. well, she wouldn't be opposed to having a tattoo on the back of her hand, just not one like. this.]

What's the price?

[emet_sulk]

An inmate's brand, no doubt. We are prisoners after all.

[grappler]

It's the fucking outline of a monkey. Who's idea of a joke is that?

Voice

[nonbinding]

Yes.

[Eiji's voice is furious, a low burning flame he's trying to control.]

I just woke up with it this morning. Whoever is doing this...they have a lot of guts.

[They have to. They also have to be stupid to think they can fuck with him like this.]

voice

[grappler]

[at least she's not the only one who's furious.]

Right? How do you catch us sleeping on something like this? Did they fucking drug us or something?

voice

[overtid]

Yes. Though, I might not have called it a tattoo without your post.

[ Because his "tattoo", pale as it is, could be mistaken for a rash, some skin irritation without the discomfort, unbroken red that seems only to cover his left eye's eyelids, eyesocket, from eyebrow to beginning cut of cheek. ]

[grappler]

It's the colors, I guess. And the fact I have other tats.

[she pauses.]

Hey, I think a tat would do you good, though. Just maybe not the ones they're passing out here.

voice;

[galling]

'S it a dick?

[ not to rehash the question that's already been asked, but just in case it hasn't already been asked at least ten times before. ]

[grappler]

[the way that this is only the second comment about a dick...]

A dick would actually be better, instead of a fucking reminder from home.

voice.

[mercedis]

Feels like I can't leave you alone for one second.

( a joke. )

Does it hurt?

[grappler]

Ha ha. It's not my fault this time.

[huff. at least she's not As Grumpy with him as she was on their first meeting.]

Nope. It's just... there. And I know I definitely didn't ask for a new tat.

{Voice}

[heavensdragon]

What does it look like? {He's not worried; you are.

Okay he's worried.}

[grappler]

I didn't see it until someone pointed it out, but... a blue and pink graffiti monkey.

[it's very worrying!]

You got one?

[yeshou]

We are their criminals. But no, where is it?

[Important details.]

[grappler]

[the eyeroll might be evident in her voice.]

So they say.

[a beat.]

Back of my hand. I usually have my knuckles wrapped up, so it's not a huge deal, but it's still there and I don't like it.

voice

[sisterlyshield]

I didn't consider calling it a tattoo, but I did find a marking that otherwise wouldn't be there. Is this something happening widespread now? How many others are experiencing the same thing?

[Never mind that Vi might not have the answers to those.]

[grappler]

Only a few people who've responded have had the same shit happen to them. Doesn't look like everyone's got one, yet.

[hey, at least she's able to speculate...]

Probably not everyone who's gonna have them are gonna answer, though.

voice

[theleadingman]

Not quite a tattoo, perhaps, but certainly a marking that wasn't there before— with no indication of how it got there.

[It would seem this is becoming quite the phenomenon.]

It's faint enough that others experiencing the same may not have noticed yet. I suppose the location would also play a part in how easily spotted it might be.

[grappler]

I don't know if I'm glad that I'm not the only one, or pissed that they pulled the wool over so many of us.

[yeah......]

Probably. Mine was pretty hard to miss, 'cuz even if it's faint, it's light blue and pink.

[kiche]

What does it look like?

[grappler]

The faintest outline of a graffiti monkey.

Hilarious, huh?

[obviously sarcasm...]

voice

[touchofcashmere]

Oh! I love tattoos. What's it of?

I've been thinking of getting one myself. Something daring and dashing. Like a knife stabbing something or...or a bloody eye or something like that.

[grappler]

[oh god.]

Oh, you are so edgy.

[with the tattoo ideas, she means.]

Not something I got willingly. Graffiti. Monkey. Not my thing.

voice

[oracledriven]

You too?

I wouldn't call it sloppy, but...yeah. I got one.

[grappler]

That makes a few more than I thought. Not sure who decided this fucking party trick was going to be okay, though.