I say leave him be.

( he didn't start getting tattoos in earnest until he was in his late twenties, when he could afford the high prices tatiana demanded. but even the shitty ranger motto on his arm, for all that it was done by a guy with an illegal tattoo gun in a fucking truck bed in afghanistan, he wouldn't touch. it meant something in the moment. )

But if you want me to hook you up with my artist... she's a real master. Maybe you can get something different down the line.