I talked to a guy about my tattoo today (I have been worrying about it in gabbly for the past few days, so sorry if I am repeating myself). The guy seemed really nice! I told him the situation and showed him the picture of what I wanted. He made a small suggestion, which made sense, and told me how long he thought it would take. He said it will probably take 2 hours max, and they charge $180/hour, so it will probably be around $350 all up, which is much less than I was expecting, for some reason. He said I can ask for breaks if it gets too much, or do it in two sittings if I want, but that I would probably would want it all over at once, which is really true. All good talk.
Then he asked me when I wanted it done. I froze and said something like "aaaaaaI don't know? Sometime soon but not too soon? Can I think about it?" He seemed a little amused, but he has probably seen nervous people backpedalling from making a decision plenty of times. He gave me a card with his details and said for me to give him a call when I decide and remind him who I am and he'll set something up. I could get it as soon as in the next few weeks.
Fuck I am scared now; this is happening much quicker than I anticipated. I guess it's not that surprising, seeing at the place I am going to has only just recently started doing tattoos, so they wouldn't be booked out. I still wasn't expecting him to essentially say, "so, next week good for you?" I really want ben to be there with me, which will mean him having to take at least the afternoon off work, but I was talking to a girl I work with and she said she wasn't allowed to go in when her friend was getting tattooed, so maybe he won't be allowed? So scared/nervous/confused.