"Right. If you're going to bear a permanent marking, it's bound to be important to you."

A few images of possible tattoos flash through Billy's mind. It would be beyond foolish to mark himself with anything that would make his hero identity obvious, but perhaps the names of his friends would be a better choice. Or a symbol of their relationship, with subtle shades of the colors.

"So the artist is one of the few people allowed to glimpse that person's inner world. I can see why it's appealing. So...in the interest of seeing this at work, I'll research what I can---and engineer some special inking hypos if necessary."