video; UN: dabi

[dabi]

[ Cut image is gonna be to a rather odd looking individual with more--are those tattoos?--than he has normal skin, and apparently just as many piercings.

He's got what looks to be a playful look on his face, but what with the uptick of a sigh he lets loose, there's clear annoyance here. ]

Here I thought I already had all kinds'a social media on my phone. [ the guy's voice is deep, like the bottom of a volcano. ] But this one's new.

Ever hear aboutta thing called Marie Antoinette Syndrome? Where peoples' hair suddenly turn fuckin'. White? Due ot stress or some shit?

I ain't stressed, but turns out it might be real.

Anyway. You can call me Dabi.
Gonna' use this opportunity to announce the opening of my shop, Troublebound.
I do tattooing and body mod shit.
If it's your thing, we can talk. I do good work, just look me up on Insta and Snap.

Look forward to working with ya.

artist of the used art here.

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text | un: kni

[ornamentals]

what happened to your face?

[dabi]

got into a fight with a woodchipper and lost

[ornamentals]

if you lost, you'd be dead.

does it hurt?

[dabi]

No way. I made it out alive, 'cause a real good supervillian never dies when you expect him to, yanno.
He always shows up like 'hey, betcha thought you'd seen the last of me'.

And nah, it don't hurt.
I did most of it to myself.
It's body art. Tattoos and piercings. Maybe it hurt at first, when the piercings were fresh, but.
All clear, now.

[ornamentals]

if you're really a supervillain, what kind of evil deeds have you done? you can't call yourself a villain if you haven't done anything really terrible.
it's false advertising.

is there a point to it?
art usually has a point.

[dabi]

i cant just discuss my misdeeds on a public app like this are you crazy
im evil but im not stupid, who admits to their crimes somewhere they can be traced
thats like, supervillian rule #1 my man

and sure, it has a point
it looks fucking cool
thats all the point it needs

[ornamentals]

that's a shame
it would have been pretty funny if you did.
but it would also make you a very bad villain.

if that's what you think.
guess you have to say that since it's permanent.

[dabi]

Kahahaha. Tryin'a catch me off guard, huh. What're you, some superhero?
Or are you playin' to be my rival?

And it is what I think.
People pay me bank to draw shit all over them, too, so I reaaaaaally think I might be right in saying it, mr. 'kni'.

[ornamentals]

no, i'm just bored.
i have no interest in being some kind of goody-goody idiot.

so having a lot of money gives someone the right to have good taste?
or am i wrong, mr 'dabi'?

[dabi]

Oh, good, you worried me there for a sec.
Being a goody-goody idiot is what's boring.

oh no, rich people are fucking assholes and are wrong 99% of the time
but see im not a rich asshole
im just makin my way
ink and needles dont pay for themselves
and i really like takeout soup dumplings

[ornamentals]

do you know a lot of boring idiots?
your customers don't count.

so what kind of tattoos do rich people usually get?
soup dumplings must really be worth it.

[dabi]

aw come on, most of the people i deal with day-in-day out are customers
and i make friends with some of my customers too. tattooing is a bit personal after all--hours of drawing on someone breeds camraderie etc etc
but hey, if that's what you wanna restrict it to
i dont really befriend boring people, no

mostly, rich people get shit like tribal designs or flowers
poems or god forbid, cars or names of lovers

and have you never had a soup dumpling? theyre amazing
whether theyre made with veggies or meat, add a bit of hot chili oil and you got yourself one of the best foods out there.

[ornamentals]

so you don't have any friends outside your work?
that's sad.

[kni you can't cast judgement here.]

what's wrong with flowers?
the rest do sound boring, though.

i only started eating like
a month and a half ago.
so there are a lot of things i haven't tried yet.
i don't eat meat.

[dabi]

I have some friends outside work, sure.
How about you, guy? You looking to make a friend?

And there's nothin' wrong with flowers, I just like drawing different stuff.
Like, horror related stuff. I like a lotta goth artwork, monster-and-gore inspired stuff, yanno?

it's why i got the look i do
love having people look at me like im a modern-day zombie, its fucking hilarious

and wait
hold on
whatdda ya mean 'only a month ago'
the fuck hahahah
how the hell have you lived however the fuck long you have
you need food to live

[ornamentals]

no.


what kind of gore?
like evisceration? bloodshed?

that is what i said.
and no, i don't.
obviously, i'm different. did you believe your world was comprised of only humans?

[dabi]

Bingo and bingo. All of the above.
My own body art is all purposefully done to make me look like a walking zombie, after all.

and yeah obviously
i grew up most of my life thinking only humans existed
and now im being told fucking faeries are real so who goddamn knows at this point.

[ornamentals]

hm
you do look pretty grotesque.

[it's almost a compliment!]

well, that's your fault for thinking small.
are you worried?

[dabi]

good

that's what I was going for
good to know my shit's been handled in that direction

anyway nah
i aint scared of shit
unless youre suggesting faeries are gonna come into my house and start stealing my toes
im fine

[ornamentals]

well,
it's not impossible.
they could steal more than just your toes.

like your teeth, for example.

[dabi]

aint the tooth fairy something most kids look forward to

gettin dollars for your teeth bits
it always felt a little weird to me that a fairy wanted kid's teeth
they definitely did something nefarious with them

[ornamentals]

i wouldn't know, i've never lost a tooth before.

probably.
if there are tooth fairies then it stands to reason there are fairies that hunt other body parts.
i'd like to meet an organ fairy.

[dabi]

...Never? got it. so you're little little.

also yeah absolutely
there's the tooth fairy that takes teeth
and then there's the mafia fairy that takes organs

[ornamentals]

no, i'm not.

[shut up]

what is a 'mafia'?

[dabi]

yeah you can say that if ya want
i got 3 kid siblings, i got a sense for these sorts of things

and theyre a group of organized criminals ofc
theyll lend ya money or help you out if you need it
but if ya dont pay them back timely

out comes a kidney

[ornamentals]

if you know so much then try and guess my age.
you won't get it.

do you know this from experience?