[ It's a sign that they're getting closer to Lowtown when that chaste little kiss gets a holler from some random passer-by in the street. Athessa, of course, hollers back and flashes a rude gesture their way, as is customary. ]

You should. Matty gave me the idea; he used to have these bracelets he wore, but they got burned up in the dining hall that day. [ Neither of them needs elaboration on which day she means. ] So I made him some new ones, just to ya know...replace something he lost. And he said Derrica'd given the first ones to him to remind him...

[ She shrugs the shoulder opposite the arm linked with Colin's. He can fill in the blanks for the reminder the bracelets served, since it's more or less the same as Athessa's reasoning. ]

But uh. It's hard to misplace a tattoo, so.