Newbie's been practicing. Ami tells him he's 'totally not ready to tattoo', 'sucks ass', etc.
Newbie decides to be devious, gets a friend in, tattoos friend.
Tattoo is awesome.
Ami says 'I've been saying for a while that you're ready to pull your finger out and do some bigger pieces...'
Er, no. You were saying the opposite before.
Newbie is elated, proud, confused and bummed. All at the same time.
Is this bullying??