History PlayingWith / EmbarrassingTattoo

** "Kid walked into the shop today and asked if I could touch up a piece on him that he got somewhere else, then asked in the same breath if I was good at tattooing scars, which kinda let me know that this was gonna turn into a coverup. So I looked at the thing and it was this awful chickenscratch Slipknot "S" that was all washed out and was also more keloid than tattoo. Then it dawned on me that this was the same idiot who came in three months ago and tried to haggle with me over the price I quoted him and then told me that his cousin was an apprentice who would do it for half that, and I was like 'alright, you go do that, see you again soon'. So I told him that this was what he got for trying to get cut-rate work and that I hoped he learned his lesson, and I don't think I've ever seen a look on someone's face that screamed 'I want to die' quite as much."

** "Kid walked into the shop today and asked if I could touch up a piece on him he got somewhere else, then asked in the same breath if I was good at tattooing scars, which kinda let me know that this was gonna turn into a coverup. So I looked at the thing and it was this awful chickenscratch Slipknot "S" that was all washed out and was also more keloid than tattoo. Then it dawned on me that this was the same idiot who came in three months ago and tried to haggle with me over the price I quoted him and then told me that his cousin was an apprentice who would do it for half that, and I was like 'alright, you go do that, see you soon'. So I told him that this was what he got for trying to get cut-rate work and that I hoped he learned his lesson, and I don't think I've ever seen a look on someone's face that screamed 'I want to die' quite as much."

** "You should see the tattoo my roommate got. Not only is it a tribal, but he got a staph infection because, surprise, shops that are willing to give those fucking things are not good shops."

* '''Parodied''': Bob has the word "tattoo" tattooed on his arm in Chinese.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's tattoo has a multilingual language. In his native language it is a mark of honor. In others it happens to mean either [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike spoon, moron, or strong.]] Whether he regrets it or not depends on the circumstances.

** Bob doesn't get a tattoo.

* '''Implied''': After a tattoo parlor goes under, Charles says it's probably because of their poor tattoos.

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is a former Neo-Nazi, but is stuck with a giant swastika tattoo on his chest that can't be covered up, and he can't afford to remove. He struggles to cope with that constant reminder of his dark past, and he has to keep it hidden at all times to avoid being attacked by someone who doesn't know he's reformed.

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "You should see the tattoo my roommate got. Not only is it a tribal, but he got a staph infection because, surprise, shops that are willing to give those fucking things are not good shops."
* '''Conversed''': "Hey man, what are you looking to get done?" "Yo, uh, I need to get an old piece covered." "Alright, we can probably do that. What are we covering?" "I need to get my babymama's name on my upper arm covered." "Yeah, that's a common one. Don't blame you. Let's just look at it and then figure things out from there."

* '''Straight''': Bob has Alice's name tattooed onto his arm, but the tattoo artist misspelled it as "Allice" or the night before Alice officially breaks up with him.

* '''Parodied''': Bob has the word "tattoo" tattooed on his arm in chinese.

* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't get a tattoo.
* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Invoked''': Bob says something that annoys the Tattoo artist, so the artist screws up the tattoo to get revenge.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Exploited''': Charlie blackmails Bob a little while during conversation with strangers but hinting he'll bring up the embarrassing tattoo if he doesn't do something.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's tattoo has a multilingual language. In his native language it is a mark of honor. In others it happens to mean either [[ThatSoundsLikeInMyLanguage spoon, moron, or strong.]] Whether he regrets it or not depends on the circumstances.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob has the message "I am an idiot" tattooed in Chinese across his face.

* '''Justified''': Bob got the tattoo while drunk, from a not-so-reputable tattoo parlor.

* '''Straight''': Bob has Alice's name tattooed onto his arm, but the tattoo artist misspelled it as "Allice".
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob has the message "I am an idiot" tattooed in huge letters across his face.

* '''Subverted''': Bob has second thoughts about getting a winged skull tattooed on his chest, but his friends convince him that it was a good choice.

* '''Double Subverted''': Bob's friends turn out to be {{Jerkass}}es, and after Bob leaves their group he is permanently stuck with a reminder of his time with them.

* '''Lampshaded''':
-->"Hey, nice tattoo!"
-->"Could we change the topic? It's kinda embarassing."

* '''Defied''': Bob undergoes a tattoo removal procedure.

* '''Defied''': The tattoo artist refuses to tattoo Bob, who is clearly drunk.

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