My favourite part of The Atonement cutscene that almost no one mentions is when John tells the newly awoken Deputy to hold still, so that he can tattoo them properly, they DO AS HE SAYS! They actually LET GO of him and stay perfectly still. They don't struggle AT ALL, don't look around or away from John, they don't need a cultist to hold them down or to point a gun at them in an unspoken threat to behave, they just do what John asks them without further prompting or threats. I guess the Deputy immediately accepts that they're getting a tattoo and just wants it to look good XD Am I the only one losing my mind over this??
To be fair, there is an armed cultist holding their left shoulder down (as you can see here or here) but they could still move if they wanted to, especially considering how strong they are. But yeah, instead, they let go of John’s arm and just... accept their fate.
I suppose they realized it was too late because John was nearly done and that struggling while you’re being tattooed is never a good idea anyway :’)
