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Tech level can be anything you want it to be, I would guess any settlement that wanted to would have access to the same kinds of tattooing/scarification/whatever that we have today, but if you want to do something more freaky it could be gene alteration: literally altering his body pigments in the shape of letters (works well since he's white, basically freckle lettering), though that might be frowned upon depending how strict their definition of genetic purity is.

You could for sure also do it with magic (alter the way the skin interacts with light, for example), which would basically be an enchantment, and would therefore add the extra angst and plot hook that it only lasts as long as the person who did it is alive, a person Silas presumably would know personally.

HAVING NO RULES IS HARD the sky is the limit and this make playing in the sandbox more like worldbuilding, urgh my nemesis. Oiling the rusty gears in my mind. I love the ultra weird later suggestions SO we're going with there's a local area that used to be a large venerable hospital pre-March Earth USAmerica that just stamps your private PHI directly on your body if you stay for long enough.

It's some text and a QR code that if scanned leads to his entire genetic and even current physical makeup and prior injuries and illnesses that changes with him as he ages and he can't get rid of or cover. He hates it but also if he ever gets hurt or sick it's very handy to have a complete record of your health. Comprehensive Medical Chart he carries with him wherever he goooooes. I work in healthcare hiiiii can you tell.

Particularly ironic also considering for most Infraflux citizens this is pretty much exactly the same stuff that is connected to their personal ID, since individual medical info is very important. Silas though has really gone out of his way to avoid that with not getting citizenship and having a temp Pip instead of a full ID et cetera, but no he has it on his own body ANYWAY and in a way he can't lie about... Very funny if anyone can read between the lines on his history of injury or whatever and is like um hey why have you been injured by security systems at least twice ...? DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT

Tech level can be anything you want it to be, I would guess any settlement that wanted to would have access to the same kinds of tattooing/scarification/whatever that we have today, but if you want to do something more freaky it could be gene alteration: literally altering his body pigments in the shape of letters (works well since he's white, basically freckle lettering), though that might be frowned upon depending how strict their definition of genetic purity is.

You could for sure also do it with magic (alter the way the skin interacts with light, for example), which would basically be an enchantment, and would therefore add the extra angst and plot hook that it only lasts as long as the person who did it is alive, a person Silas presumably would know personally.

They’ll have to:

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