"Mine's all been purposeless," she says, setting her notebook on the floor under the chair before reaching up to start taking her existing piercings out. "I've been shot, I've been stabbed, hit by a car once, and I've been in more fights than I care to think about. People just seem to like doing things to me."

Things involving snakes, and sharp rocks.

"I think that's why I do this. If there's gonna be pain, I want to say where and how much."