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      My question would be : are XT clones conditioned exactly the same? Because if so, XT-23 is lying. They do enjoy doing this shit and they’ve all been jerks since XT-1.

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        Who cares if they’re exactly the same out of the vat, their experiences after emerging won’t be, and they’ll mature into different individuals.

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        We have to ask why a tattoo machine, ink, needles, and operating instructions were even put on the ship to begin with. My guess is that the progenitor of the clones is the biggest dick of all.

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        It was actually XT-15 that started drawing on the next clone, he had a bit of a rebellious phase in the vat he never quite grew out of.

        He just told 16 that it was tradition and his just faded over time. It’s not like the guy fresh out of the jar knows tattoos are permanent… Yet.

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        Maybe XT-1 woke up with tattoos like this, but it said Dave the lab tech was here, and Dave was the only one to enjoy it.

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        Or a divergent xt started doing this shit and it seems like a tradition

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      18 hours ago

      Just switch it to positive messages; you are loved, you are someone… A series of hearts. A nice pattern.