I know if Needles was in the GerryMichael tattoo/piercer AU, he’d probably also be a piercer.
But, he could also be an acupuncturist, and I think the idea of an acupuncturist being named Needles would be very, very funny if you everwanted to go that route.

That would be a VIBE if he had a little acupuncture room in the studio actually YES
You’re ready for a nice relaxing session, it’s a comfy room with blankets and pillows and incense and crystals (the vibe of the whole shop tbh) and then terrifying guy with 500 piercings and dermal implants walks in like YA READY?! /hj
He definitely DIY’d 90% of his piercings.. he’s only now actually training to be a piercer under Michael under the agreement he helps bring in some more business with his acupuncture