backdated to early week 3

[leftbehindagain]

There's at least one Trump around this jaunt. The legless proxy - if you've seen it, you probably know the one. If there are any others lurking around, I haven't run into them.

Take that as you will, everyone.

Comments

[whydoyoushine]

...what's all this got to do with weird prison tattoos, anyway?

[leftbehindagain]

They're not prison tattoos, they're Trump tattoos. Didn't you catch the people complaining about them after Questing Country?

[The question could easily be accusatory, but it isn't. Not everyone tunes into every discussion, and not everyone gets the whole rundown when they show up anyway.]

[whydoyoushine]

...the people whining framed me for murder back in that Jaunt; I was glad they were bent out of shape over something. Didn't care what.

[leftbehindagain]

...Okay, fair. [And at this point, Naoki really can't blame him, either.]

In any case, either they're trading off on the same proxy or you managed to bump into another Trump at some other point. It's an interesting pair, too.

[whydoyoushine]

...you know, another one of those proxy things did bump into me earlier. Literally.

[Huh. There's a thought.]

[leftbehindagain]

Really? When?

[whydoyoushine]

A while back in the market. It bumped into me, I pushed it down, it did some flashy thing with its eyes...

[He trails off in a shrug.]

I didn't think it was anything important. Whatever attack it tried to do with the lights was pathetic, anyway.

[He has yet to realize that was flash photography.]

[leftbehindagain]

Flashy thing... that sounds more like it took a picture of you than tried to attack you. And if that was a Trump, it might be when you got marked, and you just didn't notice until you had nothing else to do.

[whydoyoushine]

Oh, huh, I guess it could have been a picture...

[Look, when you're the Emperor of Darkness, light-based attacks are just a thing people try to use against you.]

And that makes sense. It's not like I spend a lot of time contemplating my wrists.

[leftbehindagain]

[Don't piss off Naoto, then, dude.]

Chariot makes more more sense for you than Hanged Man, I can say that much. More active archetype.

[whydoyoushine]

Arche-what?

What's all that mean, anyway?

[Guess who hasn't been paying attention? Spoilers, it's Zed.]

[leftbehindagain]

You... probably don't know anything about tarot, do you.

Short version, the images and meanings associated with it are what the Trumps are using to present themselves. Chariot's a lot more active. Hanged Man's more introspection, staying still.

[whydoyoushine]

Not at all.

Yeah, that makes sense. I did too much introspecting back home...time to get out and do stuff now that they can't keep me inside all the time, you know?

[leftbehindagain]

I can see it. [Even if his own particular brand of moving forward is less dynamic.]

[ofinspiration]

Oh, get over it, would you?

You people are all so sensitive...

[whydoyoushine]

What? It was fresh at the time. Kind of a pain in the ass to be a wanted murderer.

[ofinspiration]

It didn't actually happen to you, and we didn't actually do anything to you. Resent the Trumps for putting us both in the situation, if you're looking for someone to blame.

Or at least blame me for something I've done.

[whydoyoushine]

Doesn't matter who I'm resenting, I still didn't want to deal with all the bitching and moaning about the marks back then.

So, what have you done that I might find annoying, then?

[ofinspiration]

And now you've got your very own mark. Which you might have known if you'd listened. Congratulations.

You're going to have to figure that out on your own. I'm sure you'll manage.

[whydoyoushine]

Clearly, one of these Trump guys has discerning tastes when it comes to picking people.

[He's probably not as annoyed by this as he should be.]

Eh, why not? Gives me something to do.