[which is, of course, far from a straight answer. and once he's settled beside his new friend, comfortably close and facing him, he takes his hand and guides it to touch the markings at his eyes.
even for someone undoubtedly well-versed in scars, tattoos, and all of the other various ways to mark up one's body, the lines underneath Tek's eyes are strange. they don't quite fit any of the commonly-seen modifications. the designs are permanent and slightly raised, but are far too smooth and perfect to be simple scarification. and achieving such delicate, solid black coloration would be impossible by tattooing onto scar tissue--at least with conventional methods.]
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[which is, of course, far from a straight answer. and once he's settled beside his new friend, comfortably close and facing him, he takes his hand and guides it to touch the markings at his eyes.
even for someone undoubtedly well-versed in scars, tattoos, and all of the other various ways to mark up one's body, the lines underneath Tek's eyes are strange. they don't quite fit any of the commonly-seen modifications. the designs are permanent and slightly raised, but are far too smooth and perfect to be simple scarification. and achieving such delicate, solid black coloration would be impossible by tattooing onto scar tissue--at least with conventional methods.]