The number 12 has cropped up a couple of times: on tattoos on various wayward girls (including AnnabelleCairo), on BenSiegel's face (an entropomantic blast from Anna Cairo), and on the BlackMadonna DannyGreer bought. SueTyszkiewicz notes that it's the gang sign for LaLlorona, referring to 'L' as the 12th letter of the alphabet. It is also the number of the Hanged Man in the Tarot.

Twelve is one of the big numbers in numerology because twelve complete lunar cycles takes approximately one year. Each month was eventually identified with a sign of the Zodiac, from Mesopotamia to China (rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, sheep, monkey, hen, dog, and pig} to the Aztecs. Twelve symbolizes a complete cycle; and thus twelve was used to divide the day and also the night. Christian numerologists would note that twelve denotes the Government of God (the 12 Apostles, the 12 Tribes, etc).