Ī tattooist, or tattoo artist, was a person who drew tattoos on people's skin as a job. The Togorian Mezgraf, a former slave of this planet, had his slaver's mark on his right shoulder, still visible through his white fur, and would often wear a long-sleeved jacket to cover it. One example was the slave trade planet Orvax IV. Tattooing was also used as a common identification or branding of slaves. A number of beings had tattoos, normally for cosmetic reasons or as part of their culture or an organization.
" Tattoos?" ― Myri Antilles startling her father Ī tattoo was a permanent insertion of ink or pigments below the skin using a sharp needle. Frenchie ultimately learns to take pride in his identity as a young Indigenous man and in his family, and eventually comes to terms with his failings." Please tell me that all that stuff will wash out of your hair." Frenchie’s sense of being unmoored and sometimes longing for death is heightened when he leads his family to an Indigenous resistance group and discovers Dad there. He also fails to recognize Minerva's sacrifice for what it was until it's too late. Frenchie begins to question his identity and role in the world after he's unable to save RiRi and shoots Travis for betraying them and bringing about RiRi's death. After Rose's arrival, Frenchie begins to conceptualize climbing as a way to care for his family and simultaneously impress Rose. A skilled climber, Frenchie often scales pine trees to get a better view of his surroundings. He admires his Elders and does whatever he can to imitate their movements and mannerisms, which allows Frenchie the opportunity to experiment with being an adult in a relatively safe environment.
Once Rose joins Miig’s group, Frenchie begins to join Miig and Chi-Boy in making decisions and guiding the group, though in many ways, Frenchie is still a child. Frenchie overwhelmingly tries to protect RiRi by not telling her Story until Miig deems her ready, and then by assuring her that things will be okay after she does hear it. He takes on the role of a big brother to seven-year-old RiRi, who desperately wants to hear “Story,” their community’s narrative of how the world came to be in its present state. Like all the children in Miig's group, Frenchie is comfortable hunting with the rifle and is beginning to learn to use a bow and arrow. Though he loves the family he's found with Miig and the other children with whom he travels, Frenchie is deeply scarred by his parents' absences, in particular. Frenchie lost Dad, Mom, and his older brother, Mitch, by the time he was eleven.
His given name is Francis, but few people call him that. A sixteen-year-old Métis boy and the protagonist of the novel.
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