“There ARE people who scratched themselves with butter knives, then picked at the scabs to gain the worried attention of their girlfriends in 7th grade. That doesn't mean the scars aren't real.”

Brian calls himself a 'poser of the cutter fad' from before emo got popular — and insists that pain performed for attention still leaves genuine marks. Self-deprecating honesty about adolescent drama, with a serious point about not dismissing anyone's scars.