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Ami: ON THIS EPISODE OF "NEW YORK INK"...
YOU WERE CAUGHT IN A TORNADO?
THE WINDOWS EXPLODED,
AND THEN MY REAR WHEELS CAME OFF THE GROUND.
HOW HIGH UP?
50, 60 FEET AT ONE POINT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
I GOT DIAGNOSED WITH HYPERSOMNIA.
Woman: BASICALLY, SHE'S ON MEDICINE TO KEEP HER AWAKE.
Megan: REALLY?
Megan: WHEN YOU'RE A TEENAGER,
THAT'S YOUR TIME TO GO OUT AND PARTY,
STAY UP ALL NIGHT WITH YOUR FRIENDS, GET INTO TROUBLE.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE YEARS
THAT YOU REALLY EXPEND THE MOST ENERGY,
AND WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ENERGY TO EXPEND,
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING THOSE YEARS?
Yoji: YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.
MY BACK, DUDE. I CAN'T MOVE.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO CHINATOWN.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'D FOLLOW YOJI AROUND CHINATOWN
LOOKING FOR AN ACUPUNCTURE THERAPIST.
DUDE, I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA PASS OUT, BRO.
SO, YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR BABY?
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT MY BABY!
Megan: I ALREADY FEEL, LIKE, COMPLETELY ATTACHED TO IT.
IS THAT, LIKE, MOTHERLY SYNDROME OR SOMETHING --
THE INSTINCTS KICKING IN?
I'M AMI JAMES, AND I'M A TATTOO ARTIST.
NEW YORK IS THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD,
AND TO COMPETE HERE, YOU HAVE TO ELEVATE THE GAME.
SO I'VE HANDPICKED THE FINEST TATTOO ARTISTS AROUND,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE BEST SHOP IN NEW YORK.
I WANT THE BEST SHOP IN THE WORLD.
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF STORIES IN NEW YORK CITY,
AND OUR JOB IS TO TELL THEM ALL IN INK.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
DID SHE RUN IT IN FULL COLOR, BLACK AND GRAY -- DO YOU KNOW?
I THINK IT'S FULL-COLOR.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL WAIT FOR HER.
[ CHUCKLES ] OKAY.
MY NAME IS JES.
I'M KIND OF LIKE THE SHOP MOM AT WOOSTER STREET SOCIAL CLUB.
MY JOB THROUGHOUT THE DAY IS TO KIND OF MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY, THAT THE ARTISTS ARE HAPPY,
AND THE CLIENTS ARE COMFORTABLE.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
I GOT A CONSULTATION WITH TOMMY TODAY.
OH, COOL. I'LL GO GET HIM.
HEY, TOMMY. HOW'S IT GOING?
I'M DOING GOOD.
WHOA.
WAS WANTING TO GET A TATTOO
TO MEMORIALIZE A TORNADO I SURVIVED.
I SURVIVED A TORNADO.
WAS IT A TORNADO OF TATTOO MACHINES 'CAUSE...
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH, RIGHT.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU GOT ENOUGH TATTOOS, BROTHER?
WELL, YOU GOT ROOM OR WHAT?
I GUESS SOME WOULD THINK THAT.
SO, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO GET, A TORNADO?
YEAH, I SURVIVED A TORNADO. IT'S CHANGED MY LIFE.
AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT MAYBE GETTING SOMETHING
TO MEMORIALIZE, YOU KNOW, BEING IN MUSIC
AND MAYBE GETTING THE WORD "UNBREAKABLE."
A TORNADO, A LITTLE MUSIC IN THERE, ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES, AND WE'LL HOOK IT UP.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
Tommy: SO, JIMMIE WANTS A REALLY COOL TATTOO, YOU KNOW?
HE WANTS A TORNADO WITH SOME MUSIC NOTES.
I WATCH ALL THOSE STORM SHOWS,
AND I'M INTO THAT KIND OF STUFF, YOU KNOW?
AND I'M PRETTY DARN INTERESTED
TO HEAR WHAT JIMMIE'S GONNA TELL ME.
Tommy: [ WHISTLES ]
WANT TO GO CHECK IT OUT, BRO?
OH, YEAH.
I LIKE THE WAY IT'S ALL LAID OUT --
THE "UNBREAKABLE."
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
YOU SAID EARLIER YOU WERE CAUGHT IN A TORNADO?
YEAH.
I HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THIS TORNADO --
AN F3 TORNADO --
WAS TAKING THE SAME PATH THAT IT DID THREE YEARS EARLIER.
[ WHISTLES ]
SO, I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO GET TO MY KIDS
BEFORE IT GOT TO THEM FIRST.
Jimmie: I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT THEIR MOM'S HOUSE
IN AURORA, MISSOURI,
AND ACCORDING TO WHERE THEY SAID THE TORNADO WAS ON THE RADIO,
I THOUGHT I'D HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO TURN AROUND
AND GET BACK HOME,
BUT THE WINDS WERE PUSHING MY JEEP TO THE RIGHT,
AND I KNEW I'D BEEN GOT.
IT WAS TOO LATE.
IT FELT LIKE THE JEEP WAS CAVING IN AT FIRST.
THE WINDOWS JUST EXPLODED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
IT STARTED SLIDING ME DOWN THE HIGHWAY,
AND THEN MY REAR WHEELS CAME OFF THE GROUND.
MY HEADLIGHTS WERE SPINNING AROUND ON THE GROUND,
AND MY JEEP JUST INVERTED.
Ami: YEAH, BRO?
YOU HEAR WHAT THIS GUY'S SAYING?
HE'S LIKE, REPEATING "THE WIZARD OF OZ" RIGHT NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I SURVIVED A TORNADO.
I WAS PROBABLY INSIDE THE TORNADO A FULL MINUTE,
BUT IT SEEMED LIKE A LIFETIME.
YEAH.
HOW HIGH WERE YOU UP IN THE AIR?
HOW HIGH UP?
50, 60 FEET AT ONE POINT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
YEAH, I WAS, LIKE, THREE STORIES HIGH AT ONE POINT.
IT'S FUNNY, I GOT SIGNAL INSIDE THE TORNADO.
I WAS SCREAMING ON THE PHONE WITH MY BROTHER,
"IT'S GOT ME! IT'S GOT ME!"
AND THIS TORNADO SUCKED THE CELLPHONE OUT OF MY HAND,
AND THEN MY BROTHER --
WAS YOUR BROTHER ON THE OTHER END?
MY BROTHER SAID THAT WHENEVER THE PHONE CRACKED,
HE JUST ASSUMED I WAS DEAD,
AND HE JUST LOOKED AT HIS WIFE
AND SAID, "I GUESS JIMMIE'S GONE."
IT WASN'T REAL CLEAR BECAUSE IT WAS NIGHTTIME,
BUT THERE WAS, LIKE, FLASHES OF LIGHT,
AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A STROBE LIGHT
GOING OFF INSIDE OF IT, SO I COULD SEE STUFF,
YOU KNOW, MOVING AROUND INSIDE THE TORNADO,
BUT IT WAS LIKE FLASHES, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH.
THAT'S SO CRAZY, BRO,
THAT YOU COULD LIVE THROUGH THAT, YOU KNOW?
OTHER THAN CUTS AND SCRATCHES, I WAS PERFECTLY FINE.
DO YOU GOT ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AMI,
LIKE, NEAR-DEATH TYPE [BLEEP]?
YEAH, MAN.
I GOT HIT BY AN AMBULANCE.
THAT'S A BEST-CASE SCENARIO THERE IF YOU'RE GONNA GET HIT.
WELL, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT IT WAS HAULING ***
TO GO PICK UP SOMEBODY ELSE,
AND FORTUNATELY ENOUGH, THERE WAS SPACE FOR ME.
IT CRACKED MY HEAD OPEN LIKE AN EGG,
SO I WAS IN A COMA FOR QUITE A WHILE.
AND THEN I ALSO HAD AMNESIA, SO I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH OF IT.
I DO REMEMBER BEING AT THE HOSPITAL
AND NOT REMEMBERING PEOPLE THAT WERE COMING IN
AND BEING REMINDED,
BUT I DEFINITELY SPENT A FEW DAYS IN A COMA --
NOT SURE HOW LONG.
I'VE BEEN THERE WHERE THE LIGHT,
YOU KNOW, WHERE I HAD AN ACTUAL --
LIKE THE MOVIES WHERE YOUR LIFE FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY.
I SAW SOMEBODY FLY OFF.
I WENT DOWN TO CHECK IT OUT,
AND I FOUND A DUDE BURNING INSIDE A CAR.
I REACHED IN THE FLAMES AND PULLED THIS DUDE OUT,
AND WHEN I WAS GRABBING HIM, MY BODY JUST REACTED,
AND MY MIND WENT TO A WHOLE DIFFERENT PLACE.
I STARTED THINKING OF, LIKE, CERTAIN TIMES
WHEN I WAS PLAYING WITH MY KIDS,
EATING, LIKE, WITH MY FAMILY,
LIKE WEIRD LITTLE, LIKE, MEMORIES
WERE JUST, LIKE, TSH, TSH, TSH, TSH, TSH, TSH --
WERE TRIGGERING.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LIKE THAT, TOO,
BUT I WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY HAPPY
WITH THE FACT THAT I'D JUST SPENT MY LAST COUPLE HOURS
WITH MY KIDS AT THE CIRCUS.
I MEAN, IT WAS -- I WAS LIKE, "THIS IS OKAY.
I'M READY TO GO."
YOU EVER THINK ABOUT IT NOW AND JUST GET ALL CHOKED UP, BRO?
I WOULD. LIKE, EVEN TELLING THE STORY, MAN.
ESPECIALLY WHEN I THINK
ABOUT WHAT MY KIDS WENT THROUGH THAT NIGHT
BECAUSE THEY WAS WATCHING IT ON THE NEWS.
THE NEWS CREWS HAD ACTUALLY REPORTED
THAT THE GUY IN THE JEEP HAD DIED,
AND MY KIDS HEARD IT.
SO, THEY WAS MORTIFIED.
THEY THOUGHT THEIR DAD HAD DIED IN A CAR WRECK,
AND THEY COULD SEE THE PICTURES OF MY JEEP ON TV.
AND THEN MY BROTHER CAME TO THE SITE,
AND I WAS WITH AN E.M.T., AND WHEN WE MET EACH OTHER,
HE JUST -- I MEAN, WE JUST GAVE EACH OTHER A HUG.
I COULD FINALLY MAKE A PHONE CALL TO MY KIDS
AND LET THEM KNOW I'M ALIVE, AND IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE.
DEFINITELY SCARY, SCARY.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU, BRO,
LIKE, ONE OF THESE MODERN-DAY SUPERHEROES?
[ LAUGHS ]
MY DAD SAID TO US, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD KILL YOU,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND WHEN IT HAPPENS."
I DEFINITELY LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST NOW.
EVER SINCE THEN, I MEAN,
I SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY
THAN I EVER HAVE IN MY LIFETIME.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT IS YOUR FAMILY.
FAMILY, BRO -- THAT'S IT.
I GUESS IT'S OFFICIAL, MAN. YOU'RE UNBREAKABLE.
CHECK IT OUT, MAN.
I MEAN, IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING.
TOMMY CAPTURED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
THAT I COULD EVEN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
IT'S GONNA MAKE ME FEEL PRETTY GOOD
WHEN I SEE IT IN THE MIRROR 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA REMIND ME
OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED AND THE FUTURE, TOO.
TO REMIND ME THAT, YOU KNOW, FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING.
NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.
NICE TO MEET YOU, AMI.
HEY, BROTHER, TAKE CARE.
ALL RIGHT, YOU TOO.
STAY AWAY FROM THOSE TORNADOES, MAN.
[ CHUCKLES ] I WILL.
GOOD TO SEE YOU'RE STILL HERE.
I'M GONNA GO THE OTHER WAY.
DRIVE THE OPPOSITE WAY, NOT IN IT.
ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
TAKE CARE, MAN.
Mike: OH, MR. RODRIGO.
YOU'RE WALKING LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER TODAY, WHAT'S UP?
MY BACK, DUDE.
I THINK MY SCIATIC NERVE IS MESSED UP OR SOMETHING.
I CAN'T MOVE FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS.
I'M WEARING A BRACE, HOMES.
Megan: OH, [BLEEP] MAN.
HEY, LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT IT. TURN AROUND.
THESE ARE MY DOCTOR GLASSES. YOU LIKE THAT?
I'M A DOCTOR, I SWEAR.
I WOULD NEVER GO TO A DOCTOR THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU.
NO, MAN.
LAST MAN THAT TOLD ME TO TURN AROUND --
IT WASN'T A GOOD THING.
IS THAT HOW YOU HURT YOUR BACK? HOW'D YOU DO IT?
I THINK IT'S BAD POSTURE WHILE I'M TATTOOING.
Yoji: I THINK YOU DID SOMETHING.
Megan: THAT'S NO GOOD, DUDE.
I THINK YOU NEED TO GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR, MAN.
A DOCTOR.
Tommy: SHOULD GO TO THE DOCTOR, BRO.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE?
DO YOU HAVE A DOCTOR? DID THAT EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?
I COULD DO THAT, TOO. YOU LOOK CRAZY.
I LOOK CRAZY ANYWAY.
YEAH.
DOES THAT WORK?
I'VE NEVER HAD THAT. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY IT.
LET'S GO FIND ONE.
I'M SURE IT CAN'T HURT.
Jes: ACUPUNCTURE SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'D FOLLOW YOJI AROUND CHINATOWN,
LOOKING FOR AN ACUPUNCTURE THERAPIST.
Mike: TO THE DOCTOR.
Megan: AWW, LOOK AT HIM WALK.
[ LAUGHS ] HE'S WADDLING.
AW, MAN.
DOING ALL RIGHT.
WHICH WAY? THAT WAY?
YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE I'M 89 YEARS OLD.
WALK SLOWLY, PLEASE, BRO.
BETTER?
[ LAUGHS ]
I WAS TIRED ALL THE TIME, I MISSED THREE MONTHS OF SCHOOL.
[ Voice breaking ] IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY ROUGH TIME.
OOH!
IT'S A SPA?
IT LOOKS LIKE A ***.
RODRIGO IS...
I THINK HE'S...
LET'S KEEP GOING. THAT'S NOT IT, THEN.
WHAT ABOUT HERE?
YOU THINK THEY DO ACUPUNCTURE HERE?
OH, IT'S A RESTAURANT.
IT'S ALL RESTAURANTS.
THAT'S ALL THEY GOT IN [BLEEP] CHINATOWN!
IT'S ALL RESTAURANTS.
NO, IT'S ALL CHINESE.
I CAN'T EVEN READ ANYMORE ENGLISH.
WAIT FOR ME, BRO!
I AIN'T GETTING RUN OVER BY MYSELF.
YEAH.
HI.
I'M HERE FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH MEGAN.
HEY, MEGAN.
YOU GOT A CUSTOMER HERE FOR YOU, DARLING.
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, GIRL?
I'M SYDNEY.
NICE TO MEET YOU, LAURA.
I'M GRANDMA.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, GRANDMA.
BROUGHT THE WHOLE FAMILY WITH YOU TODAY?
VERY COOL.
THANKS.
HER VEST IS RAD, HUH? AND HER EARRINGS, TOO.
THOSE ARE COOL.
ROCK 'N' ROLL.
SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA GET TATTOOED TODAY?
I'M LOOKING FOR A SLEEPING BEAUTY.
AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ROSES AND THORNS AROUND IT.
I LIKE THAT. I LIKE THAT.
AND YOU WANT TO GET THAT ON YOUR ARM?
YES, MY UPPER ARM.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS, LIKE, RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
VERY COOL.
ALL RIGHT, GIRL,
WELL, IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A LITTLE BIT TO DRAW THAT UP,
SO IF YOU GUYS WANT,
YOU CAN JUST HANG OUT RIGHT OVER HERE FOR ME,
AND I'LL COME GET YOU WHEN I DRAW SOMETHING.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, VERY COOL. THIS IS GONNA BE A FUN ONE.
YEAH. HELL YEAH.
IT'S NOT EVERYDAY
THAT SOMEBODY'S MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER COMES IN WITH THEM
TO GET THEIR FIRST BIG, GIANT ARM TATTOO,
AND WITH A TATTOO THAT HAS ALL THESE DETAILS,
IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A LITTLE WHILE TO DRAW THAT UP.
I DON'T THINK I CAN WALK ANYMORE, MAN.
REALLY?
HERE --
NO, IF YOU FALL, IT'S GONNA HURT ME EVEN WORSE.
Rodrigo: YOJI HAS NO IDEA WHERE WE'RE GOING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I TRUSTED YOJI WITH THIS.
HE'S JAPANESE.
HE KNOWS CHINATOWN -- MAKES NO SENSE,
BUT MY BACK HURTS SO BADLY, I HAD TO GO AFTER HIM.
DUDE, I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA PASS OUT, BRO.
ASK HER IF I CAN USE HER LITTLE CART.
EH, I'LL GO IN THERE.
I HAVE YOUR BACK.
THANKS, MAN.
HERE.
AM I GONNA GET IN TROUBLE? HOLD UP.
HERE.
YOU GOT TO HOLD IT.
I WAS GONNA SIT IN IT.
NO!
THAT'S STUPID, MAN.
I'LL BUY SOME FISH, GET A MASSAGE IN A BIT.
YEAH, THIS THING'S MAKING IT WORSE, MAN.
NO.
ACUPUNCTURE.
WOW.
I LIKE IT.
OH, MY. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
SO, TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS SLEEPING BEAUTY.
I GOT DIAGNOSED WITH IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNIA.
[ LAUGHS ]
SAY THAT FOR ME ONE MORE TIME.
IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNIA.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, EXACTLY?
YOU'RE TIRED, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHY.
LIKE, CONSTANT FATIGUE?
MM-HMM.
"IDIOPATHIC" MEANS THEY DON'T KNOW WHY.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING HER TO BE THAT WAY.
HYPERSOMNIA IS SIMILAR TO NARCOLEPSY.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE NARCOLEPSY FALL ASLEEP,
BUT THEY WAKE UP AND THEY'RE REFRESHED AFTER A NAP.
SHE DOESN'T. SHE, LIKE, FALLS ASLEEP --
YOU'RE STILL TIRED WHEN YOU WAKE UP.
THIS STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 2010.
I GOT FEVERS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I WAS TIRED ALL THE TIME, I DIDN'T FEEL GOOD,
I HAD JOINT ACHES,
I MISSED THREE MONTHS OF SCHOOL.
THREE MONTHS?
AND THEY JUST KEPT TESTING ME FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.
I WAS GETTING POKED AND PRODDED EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
HOW LONG DID IT REALLY TAKE
BEFORE THEY FOUND WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WAS
FROM WHEN YOU STARTED GETTING SICK?
WELL, THEY HAVEN'T REALLY ACTUALLY FOUND
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
WHAT DID THEY DECIDE TO DO NEXT?
SO, THEN I ENDED UP GETTING A SLEEP STUDY DONE.
SO, THAT CAME BACK INCONCLUSIVE?
THAT CAME BACK WITH THE IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNIA.
BASICALLY, SHE'S ON MEDICINE TO KEEP HER AWAKE.
[ Voice breaking ] IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY ROUGH TIME
THOSE PAST YEA--
THAT PAST YEAR AND A HALF, I DIDN'T GET TO REALLY DO A LOT.
I DIDN'T REALLY GET TO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS
AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO.
[ SNIFFLES ]
CAN I TRY ONE?
YOU TRY ONE? OKAY.
DON'T LET HIM DO IT, DOC!
YOJ, I'LL KILL YOU, BRO!
AAH! [ GROANS ]
Megan: SYDNEY CAME IN TODAY,
AND I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
TO BE 18 YEARS OLD
AND ALREADY HAVE TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE
WHERE I WANTED TO SLEEP ALL THE TIME.
SHE'S NOT GETTING THIS TATTOO FOR CLOSURE, OKAY?
SHE'S GETTING THIS TATTOO TO HELP HER DEAL
BECAUSE SHE'S LIVING IN IT IN THE NOW.
DO YOU DO RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AT ALL, OR, LIKE...
SOMETIMES I HEAR THINGS, LIKE ON THE TV,
YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF FREAK ME OUT 'CAUSE, LIKE...
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
IT'S HARD TO ADJUST TO ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
Megan: WHEN YOU'RE A TEENAGER -- WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG ADULT --
THAT'S YOUR TIME TO GO OUT AND PARTY,
STAY UP ALL NIGHT WITH YOUR FRIENDS, GET INTO TROUBLE.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE YEARS
THAT YOU REALLY EXPEND THE MOST ENERGY,
AND WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ENERGY TO EXPEND,
I MEAN, HOW ARE YOU SPENDING THOSE YEARS?
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS,
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE NOT LETTING IT,
LIKE, TAKE HOLD OF YOU.
AND YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY STRONG YOUNG WOMAN.
I WANTED TO GET, YOU KNOW,
THORNS WRAPPED AROUND SLEEPING BEAUTY
TO REPRESENT THE NEEDLES AND ALL THE POKES
THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.
AND THEN IT JUST REASSURES ME
THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.
YOU'RE STRONG.
WE'RE ALL DEALT DIFFERENT CARDS,
AND WE ALL HAVE TO, LIKE, FIND THE GOOD AND THE BAD
IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR SITTING THROUGH THIS HUGE TATTOO.
I MEAN, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN BLINKED AN EYE.
IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE.
TO SEE SOMEBODY GOING THROUGH THAT MUCH PAIN
AND TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM
IN ORDER TO HELP THEM
GET THROUGH WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH
REALLY MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD
THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE
IN SOMEONE'S LIFE.
SOMETIMES WE JUST GOT TO FOCUS
ON THE POSITIVE THINGS IN LIFE, YOU KNOW?
LIKE, FIND THE BEAUTY, FIND THE POSITIVES, YOU KNOW?
I MISSED THREE MONTHS OF SCHOOL, AND I GRADUATED EARLY.
AND I FOUND A LOVE FOR BAKING,
SO I'M GOING TO LE CORDON BLEU FOR COLLEGE.
THAT'S AWESOME.
AND I'M GOING TO WORK TOWARDS BEING A PASTRY CHEF.
THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL.
I MEAN, THERE YOU GO.
AND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN DOING SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE,
LIKE FOR WORK, THAT ISN'T WORK
BECAUSE YOU LOVE DOING IT, YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT, GIRL.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND CHECK THIS OUT IN THE MIRROR?
OKAY.
AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
MY GOODNESS.
YEAH.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?
YES, THAT'S AWESOME.
THE TATTOO MAKES ME FEEL STRONGER,
AND IT, LIKE, GIVES ME THE MOTIVATION
TO KEEP GOING ON
AND FIGURING OUT WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS OF MY SICKNESS IS.
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? DO YOU LIKE IT?
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK IT'S TOTALLY AWESOME!
[ Voice breaking ] SYDNEY, YOU DESERVE IT.
BEAUTIFUL.
Megan: I DON'T GET A LOT OF GRANDMAS
THAT COME IN HERE AND ARE STOKED, YOU KNOW,
TO SEE THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER TATTOOED.
SHE DESERVES EVERY BIT OF IT.
I THINK THAT SHE FOUND A REALLY COOL WAY
TO TAKE A NEGATIVE PART OF HER LIFE --
MAKING INTO SOMETHING COOL.
LIKE, NOT JUST POSITIVE, BUT COOL.
YOU GET BACK SAFE, OKAY?
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD NIGHT, LADIES.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
Man: ACUPUNCTURE WILL STOP THE PAIN.
IT'S VERY GOOD.
OH, MAN.
THERE'S MORE PAIN HERE.
Rodrigo: I HAD MY DOUBTS, BUT YOJI CAME THROUGH TODAY
AND FOUND ME A REAL ACUPUNCTURE PLACE,
AND HE EVEN SEEMS LEGIT.
OKAY, YOU CAN HELP.
YO, I'M FEELING SOME WEIRD STUFF ON MY BACK RIGHT NOW, DUDE.
THE PAIN'S STILL THERE.
YOU TRY ONE. OKAY.
DON'T LET HIM DO IT, DOC!
OH, THANK YOU.
YOJ, I'LL KILL YOU, BRO!
NO, NO, NO. I --
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT IF YOU HURT ME, DUDE?
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
[ GROANS ]
OW!
[ LAUGHS ]
AAH! [ GROANS ]
Man: OKAY. OKAY, SIR.
VERY NICE OF YOU.
YO.
SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
WHAT ARE THESE?
THE PILLS THAT THEY GAVE ROD.
WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING TO THESE PILLS.
Jes: EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE JUST HERBAL PILLS,
RODRIGO'S BEEN IN A LOT OF PAIN,
AND SWITCHING SOMEONE'S MEDICATION IS NOT COOL.
PLAZA HOLDS A THOUSAND.
HI.
HI, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AMI.
COOL, LET ME GET AMI FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
HI! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? NICE TO MEET YOU.
A PLEASURE, GENEVIEVE.
SO, I'M LOOKING TO GET THE RUSSIAN STACKING DOLLS --
NECK AREA, KIND OF, LIKE, RIGHT IN HERE.
I WANT THE MAJOR ONE -- THE BIG ONE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET, LIKE THE OTHER ONES.
OKAY.
YOU DON'T MIND HAVING A NECK TATTOO?
[ LAUGHS ]
SOME PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONED ME ABOUT IT.
AS LONG AS IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAKES SENSE THERE.
IF IT DOESN'T, I'M OPEN TO OTHER IDEAS.
GENERALLY, WE TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM HANDS AND NECKS.
OKAY.
Ami: WHEN YOU GO APPLY FOR A JOB, 90% OF THE TIME,
THEY DON'T REALLY WANT GUYS WALKING AROUND
WITH TATTOOS ON THEIR NECK.
SO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF INTO.
YOU STILL HAVE THE WHOLE LENGTH OF YOUR ARM,
RATHER THAN JUST JUMP TO YOUR NECK,
WHICH IS A BIG, DRASTIC MOVE.
RIGHT.
SO, CAN WE PLAY AROUND WITH THIS ARM, SINCE THIS IS --
YEAH, I CAN GO ANYWHERE.
SO, LET ME SKETCH IT OUT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A LITTLE BIT. OKAY?
MY PLEASURE.
WHAT'S COOL ABOUT THIS TATTOO
IS IT'S GOT A LOT OF INTRICATE DESIGNS IN IT.
I LOVE DOING THAT STYLE
AND ANYTHING THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT I USUALLY DO.
AND WHAT REALLY ATTRACTED ME TO TATTOOING IS JAPANESE WORK.
I WAS THE GUY THAT EVERYBODY CAME TO TO GET A KOI FISH,
BUT I LOVE STEPPING OUT OF THE BOX ONCE IN A WHILE
'CAUSE IT'S CHALLENGING, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.
I WANT TO GET BETTER AT THINGS THAT I DON'T DO A LOT,
AND TODAY'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
I LOVE IT.
AWESOME.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
DID YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU WANT TO PUT THIS?
I THINK I WANT TO DO IT, LIKE, HERE.
I WANT TO DO IT.
PERFECT PLACEMENT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLACEMENT ON THAT.
THEN WE CAN GET STARTED.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
Ami: THIS IS A SUPER COOL TATTOO.
I DON'T GET TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS SO OFTEN.
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET A BABUSHKA?
IT'S A TATTOO FOR MY BEST FRIEND.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER,
AND SHE RECENTLY TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS HAVING A BABY,
AND I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER SYMBOLIZATION OF HER --
HER BEING RUSSIAN AND THEN HAVING --
RUSSIAN WITH A BABY INSIDE THE BABY,
THE BABY, THE BABY, THE BABY.
I GET IT.
I HAVE KNOWN TATIANA FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS.
I MET HER, LIKE, THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN,
WE GOT INTO A FIGHT.
I TOOK HER SHOE, AND I RAN AROUND THE ROOM,
AND WE WERE BEST FRIENDS EVER SINCE.
GROWING UP, I WAS THE FREE SPIRIT
AND A LITTLE AWKWARD AND WHATNOT,
AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO HAD ALL THE FRIENDS.
TWO SEPARATE WORLDS.
SHE'S A LAWYER, AND I'M A HAIRSTYLIST.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND.
WE HAVE THAT SISTERLY, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
SHE WAS WITH ME WHEN MY PARENTS PASSED AWAY
AND TO THE BIRTH OF MY CHILD.
SO, I HAVE THIS INCREDIBLY STRONG CONNECTION WITH HER
FOR DOING ALL THAT FOR ME.
I HAVE THE SAME RELATIONSHIP TILL TODAY --
STILL MY BEST FRIEND.
BACK WHEN I WAS 10-YEARS-OLD, HE WAS THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK,
AND I WAS LIKE, "MAN, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA HELP YOU OUT,
BUT IT'S GONNA COST YOU."
AND HE USED TO DO MY HOMEWORK FOR ME,
AND I USED TO BEAT UP EVERYBODY THAT TRIED TO PICK ON HIM.
UNTIL TODAY, EVERYBODY'S LIKE,
"HOW DO YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?"
HE'S AN ATTORNEY.
OH, MY.
YEAH, WE'RE STILL BEST FRIENDS, TILL TODAY.
DOES YOUR BEST FRIEND KNOW YOU'RE GETTING THIS?
SHE DOES NOT KNOW.
SHE BELIEVES, ACTUALLY, I HAVE COME TO THE SHOP
TO GET ANOTHER TATTOO EITHER COVERED UP OR WORKED ON,
AND I'M HOPING SHE'S INCREDIBLY SURPRISED.
[ LAUGHS ]
AWESOME. WHEN ARE YOU GONNA SHOW IT TO HER?
SHE'S ACTUALLY PICKING ME UP.
SHE IS PICKING ME UP.
YAY!
TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR,
AND REALLY GET A FEEL OF WHAT YOU GOT.
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
IT'S UNREAL.
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.
WITHOUT HIM KNOWING HER,
IT CAPTURES TATIANA A HUNDRED PERCENT.
HOLD IT. IS THAT YOUR FRIEND?
THAT WOULD BE HER.
HELLO.
WOW!
THAT IS AMAZING!
IT'S, LIKE, I'M A BABUSHKA!
Ami: A LITTLE BABUSHKA!
Genevieve: [ LAUGHS ]
I LOVE IT. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHY I GOT IT?
WHY? BECAUSE OF ME?
I MADE HIM DO EXTRA LONG EYELASHES JUST FOR YOU.
AWW!
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
AND BREAK MY WATER.
DON'T BREAK WATER! NO, NO, NO!
I'M NOT READY FOR THAT!
THANK YOU!
OH, I LOVE YOU!
MWAH!
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COME ON, LADIES. LET ME WALK YOU OUT.
THANK YOU.
SEE -- 25 YEARS AND I GET A TATTOO.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ GROANS ]
OH!
THE WALK UP THERE WAS TOO MUCH, MAN.
Jes: HEY!
Mike: THE DYNAMIC DUO'S BACK.
HOW'S THE BACK?
I FEEL A LOT BETTER THAN I FELT BEFORE,
BUT IT'S STILL THERE.
SO, I'M GONNA GO RELAX A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU GUYS NEED ME, YOU CAN CALL ME.
OTHERWISE, I'LL JUST BE LAYING ON THE COUCH.
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT ARE THESE?
THE PILLS THAT THEY GAVE ROD.
YEAH.
HMM...
HOW BAD DO YOU THINK HIS BACK IS?
YEAH?
YOU DON'T THINK HE'S, LIKE, JUST TRYING TO PULL
A, LIKE, "OH, MY BACK IS SORE! UGH!"?
I DON'T SEE WHY HE WOULD DO THAT.
WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS EMPTY OUT ALL THE [BLEEP] PILLS
AND PUT FAKE PILLS IN THERE,
AND THEN IF HE'S LIKE, "I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER
'CAUSE OF THE PILLS," WE KNOW HE'S A PINOCCHIO.
WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING TO THESE PILLS.
THAT'S NOT NICE.
Jes: WE JOKE AROUND A LOT IN THE SHOP,
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SOMEONE'S WELL-BEING,
IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.
SO, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE JUST HERBAL PILLS,
RODRIGO'S BEEN IN A LOT OF PAIN
AND SWITCHING SOMEONE'S MEDICATION IS NOT COOL.
YOU'RE A TROUBLEMAKER.
YOU'RE AN ACCOMPLICE HERE AT THIS POINT.
I'M NOT. I DIDN'T TOUCH THE PILLS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER, YOU'RE IN ON THIS.
YOU'RE IN ON THIS A HUNDRED PERCENT.
Mike: RODRIGO AND YOJI DISAPPEARED ON ME.
WAS I PISSED? NOT REALLY.
BUT IT'S FUN TO PRANK SOMEONE BACK
AND SAY, "OKAY, YOU LEFT ME ALL DAY,
THEN I'LL HAVE TO MAKE IT UP SOMEHOW."
COME HERE.
YO, I'M GONNA TAKE THESE PILLS --
THEY'RE HIS HERBAL BACK PILLS...
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
LET'S DO IT.
[ Australian accent ] I LIKE YOUR STYLE, MATE.
DONE.
SO, YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR BABY?
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT MY BABY!
THIS IS NEXT-LEVEL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ME.
Megan: I ALREADY FEEL, LIKE, COMPLETELY ATTACHED TO IT.
IS THAT, LIKE, MOTHERLY SYNDROME OR SOMETHING?
LET ME SEE.
LET ME SEE, MIKE!
WHAT'D YOU GET?
OH, SH--
Tommy: MIKEY REALIZED THAT RODRIGO
HAD GOT SOME HERBAL REMEDY PILLS FROM THE DOCTOR HE WENT TO,
AND HE WANTED TO SWITCH THEM WITH SOME OTHER PILLS,
SO MIKE GOT SOME LAXATIVES.
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.
THEY'RE THE SAME PILLS, DUDE.
YOU JUST GOT TO HELP ME PUT THEM IN.
SO, WHEN I DISTRACT HIM,
YOU GOT TO GET HIS THING AND DUMP THOSE THINGS IN THERE.
I WANT TO SEE IF THE --
OH, [BLEEP]!
TRY ONE.
BALLSY. JUST BALLSY -- TAKE IT.
NO, JUST -- IF YOU HAVE BALLS, YOU'LL EAT IT.
ALL IT DOES IS JUST GIVE YOU A [BLEEP] ON.
YEAH! TRY IT!
[ BLEEP ] GANGSTER!
YOJI WILL JUST DO ANYTHING -- ANYTHING YOU TELL HIM.
BUT, WHOO!
HE'S IN FOR SOME TROUBLE. THOSE WERE HEAVY-DUTY.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SLEEPING BY YOU TONIGHT.
NICE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO SWITCH IT.
WHERE ARE THEY?
Mike: ME AND TOMMY ARE EXCITED, I CAME BACK,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HIT THE DESK,
AND I COULDN'T FIND THE PILLS.
IT'S NOT HERE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
TOMMY, HE'S LIKE A CRACKHEAD. YO.
OKAY.
OH, RIGHT HERE! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT HERE!
NO, IT'S NOT THEM. I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
Tommy: YOU SOLD US OUT, HUH?
YOU SOLD US OUT.
THAT'S [BLEEP] UP.
Jes: SWITCHING SOMEONE'S MEDICATION IS NOT COOL.
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE JUST HERBAL PILLS,
IF I HAVE TO STEP UP AND BE THE RESPONSIBLE ONE,
I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO IT.
SHE'S A RAT.
Tommy: AW, MAN, BLUE HAIR!
SHE SOLD US OUT, TOTALLY.
SHE WENT AND TOLD HIM, HE PUT THE PILLS IN THE POCKET,
YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S IT.
OUR PRANK'S DONE.
[ HUMMING ]
HELLO.
I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
I'M HERE TO GET A TATTOO BY MEGAN.
IT'S A CRESTED GECKO.
DON'T BRING IT ANY CLOSER TO ME.
DO YOU WANT TO HOLD IT?
WANT TO HOLD IT?
THAT THING'S CRAZY!
THIS IS SPLAT.
THAT IS THE CRAZIEST ANIMAL EVER.
NEW CALEDONIA.
LIKE, A LITTLE ISLAND OFF OF, LIKE, THE AUSTRALIAN COAST.
YES, IT IS.
OH, THERE YOU GO, BUDDY. THAT'S YOUR PEEPS.
I WISH IT WOULD POOP ON YOUR HAND RIGHT NOW.
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
LET'S GET MEGAN.
MEGAN. MEGAN. PAGING MEGAN.
Megan: HI.
WHAT IS THIS LITTLE GUY?
IT'S A CRESTED GECKO.
GREAT, RIGHT?
OH, MY GOODNESS!
LOOK AT THIS LITTLE --
THIS WOULD BE A PRESENT FOR YOU.
SURPRISE!
REALLY?!
YEAH, IT'S A BABY.
OH, MY GOODNESS!
YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY TOLD ME
THAT THEY WERE JUST GONNA BRING ME IN A PET,
AND I'D HAVE RESPONSIBILITY, I'D BE LIKE, "HELL NO!
YOU BETTER NOT BRING A PET IN HERE!"
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE MINUTE I SAW IT, AND I KNEW IT WAS MINE,
I JUST COMPLETELY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
IS THAT -- IS THAT BEING A WOMAN?
IS THAT, LIKE, MOTHERLY SYNDROME OR SOMETHING --
THE INSTINCTS KICKING IN?
I ALREADY FEEL, LIKE, COMPLETELY ATTACHED TO IT.
OH, MAN! THIS IS NEXT-LEVEL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ME.
MINI-MASSACRE?
THAT'S SO COOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH GETTING TATTOOED.
UNLESS...
I'M GETTING A TATTOO ABOUT THE GECKO.
OKAY. SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET?
I WANT TO GET A GIRL HOLDING MY FAVORITE CRESTED GECKO,
WHICH IS BATMAN.
ANY SPECIFIC WAY YOU WANT THE GIRL?
I WANT HER TO KIND OF JUST BE HOLDING THE GECKO LIKE THIS.
OKAY. WHERE ARE WE GONNA PUT THIS?
RIGHT HERE, I THINK.
OKAY, COOL.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I JUST NEED A COUPLE MINUTES
TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR YOU,
SO IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT RIGHT OVER HERE,
I'LL COME GET YOU AS SOON AS I'M DONE.
ARE YOU GONNA LOOK AFTER MINI-MASSACRE WHILE I DRAW THIS?
I WILL WATCH HIM FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
WHAT BRITTANY WANTS TO GET IS A CARTOON GIRL HOLDING A GECKO.
BRITTANY CLEARLY HAS A THING FOR GECKOS.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS,
BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE.
Yoji: HOLD ON A SECOND. YOU READY?
THIS IS A CRESTED GECKO.
NO, I...
COME ON.
HE'S NOT A S--
THIS IS -- THIS IS AUSTRALIAN, MAN.
THIS IS A GECKO.
PUT HIM ON MY HAND. COME ON, YOJI.
HELL NO.
I CAN'T TOUCH THAT.
NO.
SIT DOWN, I'M NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING. COME ON.
YOU WANT ME TO PUT HER IN YOUR HAND?
JUST HOLD YOUR HAND OUT LIKE THIS.
COME ON.
JUST THINKING ABOUT IT?
HAVE YOU EVER FELT VELVET BEFORE?
AHH! THIS BENCH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE SUCH A--
I'M JUST STRETCHING!
DON'T DO THAT, MAN! DON'T DO THAT!
I ALMOST...
SHE'S NOT --
THEY DON'T BITE.
YOU GOT TO GET OVER YOUR FEARS!
I CAN'T, I'M SORRY.
YOU CAN'T EVEN JUST TOUCH HER BELLY?
OR HER SIDE, MAYBE?
RIGHT HERE?
COME ON...
[ LAUGHS NERVOUSLY ]
OH, GOD.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TOUCH HER,
YOU CAN JUST LET HER SIT IN YOUR HAND.
UM...I DON'T KNOW. HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT?
THE CHANCE TO GET RID OF YOUR FEAR?
DO IT!
LOOK. THERE YOU GO!
SHE'S IN YOUR HAND!
SHE'S IN THERE?
YEP.
YOU LIKING IT? YOU LIKE IT?
YOU LIKE IT? YOU LIKE IT?
THAT'S ENOUGH.
AAH!!
[ LAUGHTER ]
TRICKED YOU!
Ami: ARE YOU SCARED OF A LIZARD?!
YOU'RE SCARED OF A LITTLE BABY LIZARD!
DID YOU CRAP YOUR PANTS?
OH, MY GOD.
THIS THING IS SO CUTE.
I'M READY.
I SEE YOU BROUGHT YOUR MORAL SUPPORT.
I DID. [ LAUGHS ]
MM! IT'S PERFECT!
LET'S DO IT, GIRL!
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
SO, YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR BABY?
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT MY BABY!
IT'S DEFINITELY LIKE HAVING MY FIRST CHILD, YOU KNOW?
OUT OF ALL ANIMALS, WHY THE CRESTED GECKO?
THE VERY FIRST TIME I EVEN SAW THEM,
I WAS LIKE, "THAT IS A MINI-DINOSAUR."
I AM OBSESSED WITH DINOSAURS.
THAT WAS MY FIRST TATTOO -- WAS A DINOSAUR.
OH, REALLY?
Brittany: MY BOYFRIEND AND I WENT TO A REPTILE SHOW
TWO YEARS AGO, AND FIRST THING THAT CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH
WHEN I FIRST SAW A GECKO
WAS, "THAT IS A MINI-DINOSAUR, AND I NEED ONE."
ONCE WE STARTED ACTUALLY FIGURING EVERYTHING OUT
WITH THEM, IT WAS LIKE, "WE NEED MORE IN THE WORLD."
THERE'S NOT ONE GECKO THAT IS GONNA BE THE SAME COLOR.
YOU CAN GET AN ORANGE GECKO, YOU CAN GET A BLACK GECKO,
YOU CAN GET A BROWN GECKO, YOU CAN GET A RED ONE,
A WHITE ONE, LIKE, AND THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
EACH TIME THAT WE GET A BABY HATCHED,
IT'S LIKE, "DID YOU SEE THIS ONE?"
LIKE, "THIS ONE'S GOT THIS, THIS, AND THIS."
AWW! THAT'S SO CUTE!
WE BOUGHT TWO, AND THEN IT JUST KIND OF EXPANDED.
NOW WE HAVE, LIKE, 80.
AND WE'RE BREEDING.
GECKOS.
YOU WANT TO HAVE, LIKE, A PET STORE KIND OF THING?
HAVEN'T YET FIGURED OUT, YOU KNOW,
EXACTLY HOW WE WANT TO DO IT.
I DON'T EVEN REALLY CARE THAT MUCH RIGHT NOW
ABOUT SELLING IT.
IT'S MORE LIKE THEY'RE SO AWESOME,
AND THEY'RE SUCH GOOD PETS,
THAT I JUST KIND OF WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THEM.
OH, THAT'S COOL.
SO, OBVIOUSLY, THE GECKO IS YOUR LITTLE BUDDY THERE.
BATMAN.
BATMAN. BUT, WHO'S THE GIRL? IS THAT YOU?
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING THE GECKOS,
I STARTED CALLING MYSELF, LIKE, "OH, I'M THEIR MOTHER NATURE.
"I GET TO MAKE THEIR RAIN,
"I GET TO MAKE IT WHENEVER IT'S HOT OR WHEN IT'S COLD
OR WHEN IT'S LIGHT OR WHEN IT'S DARK."
SO, I BECAME THEIR MINI MOTHER NATURE.
SO, IT'S LIKE, THIS IS MY MINI MOTHER NATURE NOW.
I THINK THAT YOUR MINI MOTHER NATURE IS FINALLY DONE.
YEEE!
WHY DON'T YOU GO LOOK IN THE MIRROR?
EEE!
BATMAN IS PERFECT!
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED!
IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT I COULD HAVE EVEN IMAGINED -- AT ALL.
THE TATTOO IS JUST PERFECT.
IT'S -- THE GIRL IS PERFECT,
THE GECKO IS THE EXACT SAME COLOR AS MY GECKO.
IT'S REPRESENTING MY GECKOS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
IT'S ALSO REPRESENTING ME AS, LIKE, THE MINI-MOTHER NATURE
THAT I CALL MYSELF TOWARDS THEM.
SO, IT REALLY TIES EVERYTHING IN, JUST AS I WANTED IT TO.
OH, HOLY [BLEEP]!
ALL RIGHT, SPLAT, YOU HAVE TO SAY GOOD BYE TO THE MINI ONE.
BYE, FRIENDS!
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS SO COOL.
YOU GOT A GECKO, I GOT AN AWESOME TATTOO.
THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT'S AN EVEN TRADE, RIGHT?
VERY EVEN TRADE.
EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS A LITTLE CRAZY
THAT BRITTANY HAS SUCH A HUGE THING FOR GECKOS,
I THINK IT'S ALSO A LITTLE ENDEARING.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
I WILL.
GOOD NIGHT.
WE ALL HAVE OUR PASSIONS.
MINE'S TATTOOS, HERS IS GECKOS.
TO EACH THEIR OWN.
WHERE ARE HIS PILLS?
I DIDN'T TOUCH THEM, THOUGH.
LOOK ME DEAD IN THE EYE
AND TELL ME YOU DIDN'T TELL ANYONE.
GOOD.
WITH TOMMY? COOL.
TOMMY. I HAVE A CLIENT HERE TO SEE YOU.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? MAGDALENA.
MAGDALENA.
LET ME SEE.
CRAZY!
Yoji: WHERE'D YOU GET THE IMAGE?
SO, THIS IS ONE OF YOUR PIECES?
OKAY. WHERE DO YOU WANT IT?
YOU WANT IT IN BLACK AND GRAY OR COLOR?
OKAY, COOL.
AND WHAT'S THE WRITING? "BELIEVE..."
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME ABOUT SIX HOURS TO DRAW IT, AND I'LL BE BACK.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK IN A FEW MINUTES.
MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.
THANK YOU.
MAGDALENA BROUGHT ME THIS LITTLE DRAWING SHE DID.
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
I JUST GOT TO DRAW IT OUT, GET IT READY,
AND IT'S GONNA BE EASY.
I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN TALKING TO OTHER ARTISTS,
AND MAYBE I'LL LEARN SOMETHING,
OR MAYBE I CAN TEACH HER SOMETHING,
YOU KNOW?
SO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD TIME.
COME CHECK IT OUT OVER HERE.
OH, WOW.
COOL. I REALLY LIKE IT.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
WHAT IS THIS...
UH, MASTERPIECE THAT I'M DOING ON YOUR BACK?
YEAH.
I DO A LOT OF MIXED MEDIA.
I SILK SCREEN, I PAINT.
SO, A CHICK WITH A ROSE? WHY'D YOU COVER THE FACE?
BOTTICELLI.
AND, UM...BOTTICELLI.
[ LAUGHS ]
THE TATTOO'S VERY REPRESENTATIVE
OF A LOT OF THE WORK THAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW.
OR LIKE A REALLY EMOTIONAL, LIKE, EXPERIENCE.
YEAH!
Tommy: ALL THE GIRLS AT HOME ARE THE SAME WAY.
SO, IT'S KIND OF, LIKE, A LITTLE LIKE, YOU KNOW,
LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF HOME HERE AT WOOSTER.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT OF, LIKE, SALMA HAYEK
CRACKING OFF THERE, HUH?
HOW LONG YOU BEEN HERE IN AMERICA?
I COULD TELL YOU'RE AMERICANIZED.
WHY?
'CAUSE YOU'RE LIKE THE AMERICAN GIRLS.
THEY SAY, "LIKE."
"YOU KNOW, LIKE, I WAS, LIKE, AND IT WAS, LIKE,
AND WE WERE, LIKE, AND, LIKE..."
NO, YEAH. THE ACCENT'S AWESOME, YOU KNOW?
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ALMOST DONE HERE.
YOU GOT TO GO LOOK AT IT, IT'S LIKE, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT!
IT'S, LIKE, YOU KNOW? LIKE...
[ CHUCKLES ]
WOW! I LOVE IT!
YOU GOT TO INVITE US.
YES. ARE YOU GONNA COME?
INVITE US TO YOUR SHOW,
AND BRING ME THAT PRINT SIGNED TO "THE MAN."
ALL RIGHT. TO "THE MAN."
TO "THE MAN?" IT COULD BE ANY MAN, COME ON.
OKAY, "TO TOMMY."
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
ALL RIGHT, BYE, SWEETIE!
ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.
WHERE ARE HIS PILLS?
DUDE, I DIDN'T TOUCH THEM, THOUGH.
LOOK ME DEAD IN THE EYE
AND TELL ME YOU DIDN'T TELL ANYONE.
I SAID, "WATCH YOUR [BLEEP]."
YOU TOLD HIM TO WATCH HIS [BLEEP]?
WHY?!
BECAUSE, DUDE. HE'S IN PAIN. THAT'S NOT NICE.
IT'S JUST A JOKE.
YEAH, IT'S JUST A JOKE,
BUT HE'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S IN PAIN RIGHT NOW.
BUT YOU TOLD HIM!
I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, STICKING UP FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO AREN'T TROUBLEMAKERS.
WELL, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH TOMMY NOW.
YOU JUST DUG -- THAT'S IT.
I BETTER WATCH MYSELF.
HE'S GONNA BE PISSED.
I'M SCREWED.
SHE SOLD US OUT.
I DIDN'T.
IT'S COOL.
HOMEBOY'S IN PAIN, THOUGH.
I WOULDN'T LET ANYONE DO THAT TO YOU.
YEAH, YOU WOULD.
IT'S COOL, THOUGH.
MY BAD.
OH, NO, NO! IT'S OKAY.
I THOUGHT I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING, YOU KNOW?
YOJI. HUH?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Yoji: I'M GONNA -- YES, PLEASE. I'M SORRY.
WAIT UP, LET ME GO REAL QUICK, YOJI.
LET ME GO REAL QUICK. PLEASE?
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, I GOT TO GO!
I GUESS THOSE LAXATIVES FINALLY HIT YOJI.
YO.
WHAT'S HE DOING IN THERE?
I THINK HE'S DROPPING THE KIDS OFF AT THE POOL.
[ A La Yoji ] OOOOOOH!!
OOOOOOOOOOH!!
[ Normal voice ] THAT'S ALL I HEAR.
YOU ALL RIGHT, YOJI?
"WHAT'D YOU GIVE ME?" I DIDN'T GIVE YOU NOTHING.
Rodrigo: JES KIND OF TIPPED ME OFF
WHEN SOMETHING WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON.
I SAW THE PEOPLE LAUGHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHOP,
AND I WALK OVER TO ASK WHAT WAS GOING ON.
THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PRANK
REALLY GOING ON FOR ME,
BUT YOJ TOOK IT, AND I GUESS IT DIDN'T GO WELL.
YOU ALL RIGHT? WE'LL GET YOU SOME IMODIUM.
GIVE ME A DIAPER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tommy: YOUR TUMMY HURT, BUDDY?
[ LAUGHTER ]