• Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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    12 hours ago

    Break the cycle of abuse.

    Be better than XT-22.

    Leave a better ship for XT-24.

    Also, 30 years and he didn’t bother with a cover up?

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      7 hours ago

      Also, 30 years and he didn’t bother with a cover up?

      If I was doomed to spend my entire life alone in a spaceship, and the only memento I have from another human being (even if they are my clone) is some stupid ass tattoos on my face - I’d want to keep these tattoos.

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          9 hours ago

          cover up with what? makeup? making makeup just to look oneself in the mirror seems pretty wasteful. I imagine once in a while he might try once to see what he would look like without them. But not for regular use

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            8 hours ago

            Usually cover up refers to masking a tattoo with another tattoo. There’s a plethora of examples out there, largely driven by regretful breakups and reformed neo-nazis/prison gang members. Since he clearly has the tattoo gun to tattoo #24, he could have done himself at some point. I would probably prefer to not have a dick/balls and loser written on me.

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              8 hours ago

              My bad. I guess a coverup tattoo is probably not fun to do on yourself. and because he does not have to deal with anyone, it makes sense he doesn’t give a fuck