I guess somewhere around the same time? I went into the academy, and one thing led to another. If I’m honest, it started becoming this exciting thing, to get a new one done — which I know sounds kind of fucked up, but they were all I studied for years, day and night, and eventually... I realized I wasn’t scared of them, not like a lot of people were. I just wanted to know more; to figure out how they worked. They were the most complex, fascinating creatures to walk the earth...! Like Godzilla, or King Kong, or Mothra, but in the flesh. And we didn’t know anything about them for so long...!

[Sorry, he’s starting to get a little chatty; it’s too clear that, even with his complicated feelings, he can’t help but excitedly discuss them. He reigns himself in, but not without some difficulty.]

I guess now I don’t really have any new kaiju for tattoos... but you know, I’m sure there are some pretty badass-looking aliens out there that would be good for a back piece...