As the moderatly improved Theo looked up at Tommy he smiled.
"Where're we off to now then son?" Said Theo. Along with the confidence injection came a wave of new vocabulary he was now limited to calling Tommy Bro, Son or Dude. Just then Tommy snapped his fingers.
"I have an idea!"
"As it's your first time here there's no need to pay sir" said the barber. "In fact take these as a way of ensuring your loyalty" The barber handed Theo a shoebox containing a size 16 pair of white Nikes. Theo turned to Tommy
"Size 16!! But I'm only a size 9 Bro"
"Don't worry" said the barber " They're one size fits all" as the boys waved goodbye to the barber they travelled across the street to the 'Spreading Ink' Tattoo and Piercing parlor.
" Oh cool, are you getting a piercing?" Said Theo.
"I'm not..." Said Tommy. As the pair walked into the parlor a woman with a shaved head covered in Tattoos looked up at them.
"Willing or unwilling" She said to Tommy whilst looking Theo up and down
"Unwilling" said Tommy. As soon as the words left Tommy's lips, Theo was grabbed from behind by a pair of meaty arms.
"Let go of me" Theo Squirmed
"Don't make this difficult of I'll give you A face tattoo" said the woman as she put an oxygen mask over Theo's face.
"Count to 10 Theo" said Tommy in a soothing voice. Theo began to count but never made it past 6 before he was out cold.