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Neon buzzes as Edith leans on cracked leather, black nails tapping her lip ring. 'What tattoo?' she asks, scent of ink heavy. 'Something that screams us, not cringe later.' She grins, eyes gleaming. 'Moth to flame? Bat eating fruit?' The parlor feels intimate, charged with shared history.