Another Day, Another Dollar

[parkave2skidrow]

Sweating Bullets Body Art is open for business, still in the same now-out-of-place building that was once a satellite location of Von Roehm et cie. 'Bye Bye, Beautiful' is playing on the stereo. Viveca's checking a bandage and shooing the customer out with last-minute warnings.

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[atlanteanhellion]

As a customer is shooed out, a princess runs in. Someone managed to a) ditch school and b) evade cranky Atlantean father. Which meant: shenanigans.

"I want something pierced. Or inked."

[parkave2skidrow]

"Okay, you're going to need to be a lot more specific." Kid looked familiar.

[atlanteanhellion]

"Ink. Something with a trident and maybe some ocean action. It'll piss of my parents but it will be badass."

[parkave2skidrow]

"Okay, I'll work out a sketch to make sure I know what you're getting at while you find yourself an ID to show me so no one will screw with my license."

[atlanteanhellion]

"...I'm Atlantean. I don't have ID."

[parkave2skidrow]

Pause. "Oh, for the love of.... are you Kassi McKenzie?"

[atlanteanhellion]

"Yep. I'm really surprised that you didn't recognize me. So how about that ink, Viveca?" Kassi just grinned.

[parkave2skidrow]

"I haven't seen you since you were pre-pubescent, that's why! Now I'm just going to assume you've got diplomatic immunity or something. And if I get fined, I'll bill you. What do you think of this?" She holds up a paper with a basic stylized line drawing of violently stirred waves around a trident. "And where are we talking here? Shoulder? Back?"

[atlanteanhellion]

"I dig this," Kassi says with a nod. "Can you make it big and turn it into a back piece? I want to look impressive for War Games."

[parkave2skidrow]

"Yeah. Here's the price," she says, pointing the price sheet, knowing Kassi won't have to look long. "Come on to the back." She'll check her nails carefully, get the gloves on, and begin disinfecting the table in said back room.

[atlanteanhellion]

"Sweet." Kassi followed her into the room and waited for the disinfecting to be complete.

"Feels all rebellious and crap. Dad's gonna be so pissed."

[parkave2skidrow]

"Note that I am also billing you if my store gets hit by a projectile boat. Okay, shift off, tummy on the table, let's get you ready to be drawn on."

[atlanteanhellion]

"Namor doesn't throw boats these days. It's too 1980s and he's trying to seem younger and more hip. If you can call Namor hip." Kassi slipped off her clothes and lay on the table just as requested, only buck-ass naked. Which was her general preference for anything.

[parkave2skidrow]

"Uh..huh..." Viveca says as she deals with the disinfectant and begins the marking process. "Gonna have to do this pretty heavy-duty with your physiology, huh? Don't worry, I've got practice with that."

[atlanteanhellion]

"The more it hurts, the more I'll enjoy it anyway." Kassi grins.

[parkave2skidrow]

"Hey, hold off on that talk. i am not taking the fall for anything statutory."