On a hot summer morning, the employees at the tattoo shop Addictions in Ink in west Wichita are prepping for the day.
Normally, you have to schedule an appointment to get inked up by one of the artists, but not today. Friday the 13th is a day where many tattoo shops offer something called a “Flash Event,” where walk-ins are welcome if they choose a tattoo from a list of preset designs.
“I think we’re gonna have a decent turnout. We had a line at the door this earlier this morning,” said tattoo apprentice Taylor Perez.
She and a couple of other artists have set aside their day to handle walk-ins as well as offer illustrations of their own as flash designs…