Red Octopus Tattoos and Body Piercing, The Mainland, Monday

Hoshi was feeling pretty courageous until she actually got to the shop and took a look around. There was a big, tough-looking guy getting a tattoo on his arm and Hoshi was more unnerved by the buzzing noise than anything else. "I'm really glad you came with me," she said to her companion. "I think I might have lost my nerve and not gone through with it if you weren't here."

[For hotceltogoth, and NFB]