[ WP ] When a child is born , he is born with tattoos that will tell the story of his life . He spends years trying to decipher them , but - as it is with everyone - he is unable to . As life goes on , however , situations surface and he begins to understand his tattoos .

August 21, 2801 
 
 Today, we were finally given some history on our markings. They were called tattoos in The Before- initially considered taboo, then art, then the norm. People chose them, designed them, and blazed them into their skin with needles. A choice. This concept is foreign in The After. 
 
 When Jesus returned to us from Heaven ( once known as Gliese 581g ), everything changed. The marking of one's skin angered the Lord- he forbade it in The Book and his colonization disregarded the warning. It was the last straw in a wave of separation from the life dictated in The Book. A group known as Atheists convinced the colony that the Lord, Jesus and the rest of our mother-planet did not exist. The entire population lived as they desired, disregarding the warnings of the Lord. This angered our mother-colony and they ordered the return of Jesus to both educate and punish us all. 
 
 As one of many consequences of our unlawfulness, Heaven disposed of free-will. The concept of anything being a choice, even the word choice, is foreign to me and my comrades. Our lives are completely charted out before we take our first breath. To further drive into the colony this punishment, the Lord decreed that we shall be born with the road maps inserted into our skin, un-removable even by fire. In addition, these markings can only be interpreted after the corresponding incident has passed. Many have died on the quest to decipher their markings, none have succeeded. I fear I may succumb to this curiosity as some of my markings are beginning to make sense to me. Curiosity killed the human. 
 
 I must retire, we are learning about Heaven ’ s enemies tomorrow. They reside in Hell on the opposite side of the universe. Eventually, we will go to battle and all must be prepared. I must use the last hour of light to work on my maps. 
 
 -Peter11209 
 

