The context of the following conversation is Carson wanted to conquer their fear of needles. Carson got their ears pierced.:
Carson says I got my ears pierced the other day. I did it to conquer my fear of needles..
The friend responds You're afraid of needles? I didn't know that.
Carson responds Yes, it's pretty bad, I hate those things. The piercing didn't help because they used a gun, not needles..
The friend responds So you're still going to have to work on it..
Carson responds Yeah, someday. But not today..