A tattoo artist! How delightful. Did Joanie have a motorcycle and a lesbian lover as well? Gabby never saw her date, well, anyone. So she wouldn't have been surprised. But overall, she didn't have anything against tattoos - they were a culturally significant part of her religion, of course.
"Oh, well, congratulations," she said about the apprenticeship. "I spent some time in New York before moving here, I've always liked it. Do you live close by?"