Back in th'day they'd brand ya, so everyone would know ya were criminal. Now we do it ourselves, cuz fuck 'em.

[ She laughs cheerfully. ]

Big tattoos like this, you can bet it's a yakuza. [ She motions to the way the tattoo becomes sleeve-like down her arms and thighs. ] Shape like this, outsiders don't get it too often. They know better. Some yakuza got even more coverage than I do, all the way to wrists an' ankles.

[ She turns on her stool to look into Azem's face with amusement. ]

It hurts, it's expensive, but it's part of how ya join. How ya show yer tough enough, committed enough.