Part of Tally stings at the question. In New Pretty Town, asking something like that would have been a gentle suggestion to get it removed. Not all surge was pretty-making, and it was easy to just go back to the surgeons and get it removed. But... Galahad's different. He's really asking.
"Of course," Tally says. "It shows how bubbly I am. It matches my heartbeat." Back when she'd gotten it, she'd intended it as a reminder of the scar Peris had given her when they'd jumped off the party spire, and as a way for Zane to look at her and know if she was pretty-minded. He had one, too, so they could keep each other bubbly. Here, she's the only one with a flash tattoo, and that makes her vulnerable, in a way. There's no lying about what gets her excited. She kind of likes that, though. It's not such a bad thing to be kept honest.
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Date: 2024-09-21 09:06 pm (UTC)"Of course," Tally says. "It shows how bubbly I am. It matches my heartbeat." Back when she'd gotten it, she'd intended it as a reminder of the scar Peris had given her when they'd jumped off the party spire, and as a way for Zane to look at her and know if she was pretty-minded. He had one, too, so they could keep each other bubbly. Here, she's the only one with a flash tattoo, and that makes her vulnerable, in a way. There's no lying about what gets her excited. She kind of likes that, though. It's not such a bad thing to be kept honest.