User blog comment:KnocknickKnock/Lucy Stardress:Crux Form/@comment-25395791-20150520142624/@comment-24264679-20150522160832

My point being without the tattoo even with the information the spell can't happen where as rather Hikibi downloads the information to Lucy's brain or not she can still learn the spell. At the same time when Cana got Fairy Glitter she was fully aware and alert and still can't replicate the spell with the tattoo where as Lucy wasn't alert or aware when the spell was given to her but when she was she learned it on her own and can do it anytime she please.