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[ofinspiration]

Would someone like to tell me why my friend and I found ourselves with surprise tattoos? I'm fairly certain they weren't there before we returned to Liminal Space - mine would have been... noticable.

Second question: how do I get rid of it? They're pretty, I'll give you that, and points for appropriate symbolism on her, at least... but I do have an aesthetic to maintain.

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[shantiprayer]

Huh? Why would anyone dislike your name that much? Even if they don't like it saying so is just rude.

I was marked by the Sun. I chose to be Marked for two reasons. In exchange for allowing myself to be claimed, I was given information. The other reason is if things had gone slightly differently in The Grid, I would have been claimed by the Devil while Infiltrating. Once you're claimed by a Trump none of the others can try to claim you. This way, I was able to choose who's mark I'd carry, while I was myself.

[ofinspiration]

It's not the name, exactly. It's what it means. I'm the Devil herself - it tends to have an effect on people.

[ She sounds, at least, more amused by it than bothered. ]

And here I didn't even get anything in exchange for being Marked. I feel... somewhat taken advantage of.

[shantiprayer]

...Huh? But you're not anything like the Trump that's supposed to be a Devil. They were big and mean and scary. You seem really nice!

That happens a lot when people are marked while Infiltrating. It's part of why I did what I did. I'm sorry that it happened to you so quickly.

[ofinspiration]

...people keep saying that about me. I'll have to make an effort to be more terrifying.

In any case, I don't think the Trump is connected to me at all. They're just claiming the name, and I'll have to take that up with them when I get the chance.

[shantiprayer]

Or maybe they're a Devil from a different world? Just like I'm pretty sure the angels Alcuin know don't exist in my world, and God is different in his world.

[ofinspiration]

Hmm. Perhaps. But given the other Trumps, I think it's more likely it's simply a name they've taken to keep the theme.

[shantiprayer]

Maybe! It's hard to tell, since no one knows what they really are, or even it they're operating in a parellel world or a higher world that Liminal Space exists within.