In a tattoo parlor something is about to become permanent, so the dream is read as a commitment, a mark of belonging or a story you want written on your life. Hesitation in the chair can stand for doubt about a lasting choice.
Where in your waking life have you met something like this lately?
My Cosmic Code has a private dream journal. Write a dream down and the app picks out the symbols in it, shows what dream books say about them and, over time, which words recur across your entries. The journal is stored on your device only.