Buy him lunch and ask about tattoos

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From: Why, it's Mr Clathermont


An article on the meaning of secret tattoos is long overdue, even if the whole business is plainly nonsense.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 125

  • 86 - very chancy (41%)
  • 107 - chancy (51%)
  • 128 - modest (61%)
  • 148 - very modest (71%)
  • 169 - low-risk (81%)
  • 190 - straightforward (91%)
  • 209 - straightforward (100%)

Success

WHAT THE PARLOURMAID'S SHOULDER IS SAYING: THE LANGUAGE OF TATTOOS!

'[…]a hint of the truth? […] I'm not going to speak of Correspondence tattoos. So, the Fiddler's Fluke denotes a love that must be denied. A laughing rat is a mark of remembrance for one forgotten. A Rubbery Man making an obscene gesture hints that…'

Description summary:
'What's the strangest tattoo you've ever...?'

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]


Failure

He's having you on

'The nine-toothed maw denotes a Master of the Bazaar in love once more, the Bronze-Headed Swan is a demand for butter, the Flaming Gatepost means denotes the incident in Paris...' His eyes sparkle between morsels of madness.