I know you aren't, but you can't rush important ones either.
He's done it once and his dad took him. That was over a decade ago. It's not like he's an expert. None of us are, so we'll take the time to make sure you do this right.
i don't have a parent to take me, i have soeki. and you. it's not like i don't want you involved in this, you just have to understand why it's so important. i have to do this.
It's not that I don't think you know this stuff. I just think when you're younger it's harder to appreciate what it actually means. I could find you the best tattoo artist here and there's still a risk the one they screw up on might be yours, or it doesn't look as good as you thought, or you wish you got it in a different spot. Obviously we'd never take you anywhere that didn't practice good health and safety, but sterilization isn't perfect and I get the feeling they don't use disposable needles here. If you get a tattoo we'll do whatever we can to make it safe and make sure you're happy with it, but there's no way for us to guarantee that.
ok, ok, i get it. but it's not like i think it'll be perfect. i'm not even sure if it'll last. it might disappear as soon as i turn into a shade again. not that i want it to, but it might.
you're not old and boring, you're being like, overly cautious and kinda annoying, but i know you're just worried. but that doesn't mean i'm not gonna do it. i'll be careful and i'm not going to run off and get the tattoo right now or anything, but i'm still going to do it.
I know it doesn't mean you won't. I still couldn't just let you do this without talking to you. FTR I'm still not happy, but it does make me feel a little better.
I wasn't trying to dismiss you. I know where you're coming from even if I don't like it. I think you should leave it longer still, but I'm sorry that it seemed like I wasn't listening. I just wanted to know what you were thinking away from where Soeki could see it.
did you feel like soeki and i were like, ganging up on you? i'm sorry. we weren't trying to. i know i'm like, always on soeki's side or whatever, but that doesn't mean i don't like you. soeki's just... i've never met someone who was so much like me before.
I don't think you're ganging up on me. I can handle someone disagreeing with me without thinking they don't like me.
I just wanted to make sure this is what you want and that you actually understand the risks involved. I figured it would be easier to think about the downsides away from someone you really look up to.
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He's done it once and his dad took him.
That was over a decade ago.
It's not like he's an expert.
None of us are, so we'll take the time to make sure you do this right.
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<oliver>
That doesn't mean I'm not worried or that I don't want to make sure you know what you're getting into.
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<oliver>
I just think when you're younger it's harder to appreciate what it actually means.
I could find you the best tattoo artist here and there's still a risk the one they screw up on might be yours, or it doesn't look as good as you thought, or you wish you got it in a different spot.
Obviously we'd never take you anywhere that didn't practice good health and safety, but sterilization isn't perfect and I get the feeling they don't use disposable needles here.
If you get a tattoo we'll do whatever we can to make it safe and make sure you're happy with it, but there's no way for us to guarantee that.
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<oliver>
I know you think I'm being old and boring about this, but please think about it?
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<oliver>
I still couldn't just let you do this without talking to you.
FTR I'm still not happy, but it does make me feel a little better.
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<oliver>
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<oliver>
I know where you're coming from even if I don't like it.
I think you should leave it longer still, but I'm sorry that it seemed like I wasn't listening.
I just wanted to know what you were thinking away from where Soeki could see it.
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<oliver>
I thought it might be easier to talk to you one on one.
I thought maybe you'd be more open to conversation that way.
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<oliver>
I can handle someone disagreeing with me without thinking they don't like me.
I just wanted to make sure this is what you want and that you actually understand the risks involved.
I figured it would be easier to think about the downsides away from someone you really look up to.
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<oliver>
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<oliver>
He loves you.
I think he's happy you admire him that much.
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<oliver>
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<oliver>
Trust me.
You'd have to do something really terrible to mess things up with him.
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<oliver>
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