Nowhere to Run
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To make an exotic tattoo that makes Darkwire stand out
- Image Source:
Observer_Helena Novak by Mateusz Lenart (via Artstation)
Cyber Girl by StolzeArt (via RedBubble)
Flux Wings by boaillustration (via tumblr)
Givenchy by Alexander McQueen (via Adafruit)
Neon Instagram AR Effect (via Catchar) - Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Digi-Ink
- Manufacturer: Darkwire
- Affiliation: Darkwire
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Holo-Ink
- Production: Limited
- Material: Digi-Ink components, Holoplastic
- Can display holograms that project above a tattoo.
- Gives the impression of clothing or a mask with dynamic aspects.
- Wearer has full control of the tattoo's controls, including turning it on or off.
- Neon punk aesthetic makes the wearer truly unique.
- Hologram can be customized to a near-limitless extent, based only on the size and placement of the tattoo beneath.
- Could serve as a limited disguise.
- It serves almost no purpose besides aesthetics, anything it could display would also work with a normal holo-projector.
- May cause the wearer to stand out in an undesirable fashion, looking tacky at the best or downright dangerous at worst.
"Beauty is only skin-deep."
—a naïve proverb
If electro tattoos were the origins, and Digi-Ink was the evolution, then Holo-Ink marks the pinnacle of skin-deep body modifications. It fits the bright and colorful neon punk aesthetic that Darkwire is known throughout Denon —and perhaps the galaxy— for, making their Shadowrunners a cult envy of the planet's population.
Holo-Ink builds on Digi-Ink, embedding holoplastic onto the top layer of the tattoo to turn a being's body into a literal holoprojector. The actual projection may depend on the power level allowed, most bio-electric power cells can power holograms that hover a few millimeters above the skin, with the appearance of a sleeve or mask. Additional power cells or tapping directly into a cybernetic implant can grant the Holo-Ink the ability to project up to a meter beyond the tattoo.
Holo-Ink tattoos can project nearly anything a typical holoprojector can. Typically, wearers customize the output to their body and tastes, the resulting projection becomes an advanced form of body art. It's not uncommon for the Holo-Ink to be connected to a cybernetic implant or a wearable device to allow the user to control the projection on the go, some of the more popular Shadowrunners in club and rave scenes have Holo-Ink which responds to the music being played to turn the wearer into a one-being light show. Other Shadowrunners have experimented with holo projections for disguises or even an interface to control implants, armor or other worn devices without the aid of a screen.
The best technical minds of Darkwire safeguard the secrets of the Holo-Ink, but for those part of their shadowrunner ranks, or who happen to contract, or just have good contacts, Holo-Ink is the pinnacle of the neon culture vibe to get.
