<p>I've only seen the original anime, so I might have a wrong idea about her personality (and thus motives). My first guess is that on the train, she's just in the general public and has no reason to cover it up (not to mention the outfit looks like it shows some cleavage, which might be helpful and seems to be in line with her personality) while for the date she covers up to hide the mark from the military who may or may not know about it. Even if they don't, it's definitely an interesting mark that would draw attention.</p>

<p>My second guess is simply that she covers up on the date to look more modest and less "slutty".</p>

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2014-06-13T18:37:21.430Z
You might want to specify which anime series (of FMA) you watched in your answer.
Maroon
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2014-06-18T23:54:49.640Z
@Maroon I've edited it to say that I've only seen the original anime.
Jay
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2014-06-27T04:03:40.990Z
Accepting this answer for now - your reasoning more or less explains her behavior (even if you've only seen the 2003 anime) as far as I'm concerned.
Maroon
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Jay
<p>Because in chapter 8 nobody know her and her job was just "follow" at distance. She's not showing her self to anybody. In chapter 34 she must talk face to face to Havoc, who is part of the investigation about homunculi. It's too risky let him see her tattoo. Two totally diferent situation with absolutely diferent kind of risk.</p>

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<p>In one of the early chapters of Fullmetal Alchemist (chapter 8 I believe), when Edward and Alphonse go with Armstrong back to Resembool for repairs, we see Lust on the same train.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/u3yNl.jpg" alt="Lust with newspaper on train"></p>

<p>Here, her tattoo isn't covered up, unlike later in chapter 34 when she meets with Havoc on a date.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/t4PjI.jpg" alt="Lust and Havoc"></p>

<p>The second image is from the end of chapter 34. This is after Hawkeye runs into Barry the Chopper, and after Mustang has started his investigation into the higher ups (which is shown in the same chapter). Envy is also shown tracking down Mustang's activities in that chapter, but this is <em>before</em> Edward tells Breda about what he knows from Laboratory 5.</p>

<p>This seems to imply that she covers up her tattoo to look more "normal" in public, but if that's the case, why wouldn't she be covering up the tattoo earlier? Or is the assumption that she covers up in public not correct? (Thinking back on it, it alos might be relevant that the tattoo isn't <em>that</em> large - which isn't a detail I currently remember - and therefore suspicious-looking to someone who doesn't know).</p>

<p>EDIT: I don't think Mustang's team knows about the homunculi specifically at this point in this. Although they have detained Barry the Chopper and so know <em>something</em> is up with the philosopher's stones, I remember Alphonse mentioning the homunculi's existence right before the section where Lust is killed, and Mustang being shocked by the revelation (at least in Brotherhood, where he proceeded to lose control of his driving).</p>

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What do you mean "earlier"? When does she not cover it? (Other than in private, of course.)
Cattua
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@キルア: I'm referring to her appearance on the train (in the first image).
Maroon
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Ah, gotcha. It was so tiny I didn't even notice it. :P
Cattua
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Isn't the first image from before the homunculus are discovered and the second image after? i remember Ed saying they could identified by the tattoo so Lust could be hiding it to hide the fact she's one of the homunculus now that they have been discovered
Memor-X
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@Memor-X: edited my previous comments into the text, since they might be relevant.
Maroon
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It might be because she thinks that she is not going to encounter anyone of importance in relation to seeing her tattoo and so she didn't feel the need to cover it up.
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Why isn't Lust covering up her tattoo?
# Why isn't Lust covering up her tattoo?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-06-10
In one of the early chapters of Fullmetal Alchemist (chapter 8 I believe), when Edward and Alphonse go with Armstrong back to Resembool for repairs, we see Lust on the same train.

![Lust with newspaper on train](https://i.sstatic.net/u3yNl.jpg)

Here, her tattoo isn't covered up, unlike later in chapter 34 when she meets with Havoc on a date.

![Lust and Havoc](https://i.sstatic.net/t4PjI.jpg)

The second image is from the end of chapter 34. This is after Hawkeye runs into Barry the Chopper, and after Mustang has started his investigation into the higher ups (which is shown in the same chapter). Envy is also shown tracking down Mustang's activities in that chapter, but this is *before* Edward tells Breda about what he knows from Laboratory 5.

This seems to imply that she covers up her tattoo to look more "normal" in public, but if that's the case, why wouldn't she be covering up the tattoo earlier? Or is the assumption that she covers up in public not correct? (Thinking back on it, it alos might be relevant that the tattoo isn't *that* large - which isn't a detail I currently remember - and therefore suspicious-looking to someone who doesn't know).

EDIT: I don't think Mustang's team knows about the homunculi specifically at this point in this. Although they have detained Barry the Chopper and so know *something* is up with the philosopher's stones, I remember Alphonse mentioning the homunculi's existence right before the section where Lust is killed, and Mustang being shocked by the revelation (at least in Brotherhood, where he proceeded to lose control of his driving).
**Tags:** fullmetal-alchemist-series
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What do you mean "earlier"? When does she not cover it? (Other than in private, of course.)  
> **username_0**: @キルア: I'm referring to her appearance on the train (in the first image).  
> **username_1**: Ah, gotcha. It was so tiny I didn't even notice it. :P  
> **username_2**: Isn't the first image from before the homunculus are discovered and the second image after? i remember Ed saying they could identified by the tattoo so Lust could be hiding it to hide the fact she's one of the homunculus now that they have been discovered  
> **username_0**: @Memor-X: edited my previous comments into the text, since they might be relevant.  
> **username_3**: It might be because she thinks that she is not going to encounter anyone of importance in relation to seeing her tattoo and so she didn't feel the need to cover it up.  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_4 on 2014-06-13. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
I've only seen the original anime, so I might have a wrong idea about her personality (and thus motives). My first guess is that on the train, she's just in the general public and has no reason to cover it up (not to mention the outfit looks like it shows some cleavage, which might be helpful and seems to be in line with her personality) while for the date she covers up to hide the mark from the military who may or may not know about it. Even if they don't, it's definitely an interesting mark that would draw attention.

My second guess is simply that she covers up on the date to look more modest and less "slutty".
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2014-06-13): You might want to specify which anime series (of FMA) you watched in your answer.  
> **username_4** (2014-06-18): @Maroon I've edited it to say that I've only seen the original anime.  
> **username_0** (2014-06-27): Accepting this answer for now - your reasoning more or less explains her behavior (even if you've only seen the 2003 anime) as far as I'm concerned.  
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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-01-21. Score: 0
Because in chapter 8 nobody know her and her job was just "follow" at distance. She's not showing her self to anybody. In chapter 34 she must talk face to face to Havoc, who is part of the investigation about homunculi. It's too risky let him see her tattoo. Two totally diferent situation with absolutely diferent kind of risk.
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