As far as the crow can see ( Nero )

To say Lucy was loving her job was an understatement . An awesome boss meant she got to have days off as long as she hadn't taken any prior bookings and Lucy got to explore the countryside . Even though she was only going into her second year full time apprenticeship she had already developed strong techniques and styles and was always keen to have them improved .

It was her turn to open up and get the shop ready for the day , benches wiped down . Everything sterilised , needles and tattoo guns and piercing equipment all accounted for she opened up officially and it wasn't long after that her boss , Johno walked in and gave his nod of approval . He was rather happy with his apprentice . If nothing else at least she was a sterile freak .

Lucy smiled and put her lunch in the small fridge underneath the counter , she didn't have any bookings today so decided to restock the water fridge to fill in some time before going to her table to sit and draw . The way the shop had been set up she could be near enough the window to watch people walk past , and in turn they see her but not so close that she might draw attention that wasn't wanted . Observing people and the world around her she watched a few walk ins , some just curious , some making appointments . Moving the shop to London had been a good move in her opinion , Lucy smiled . Returning to her current drawing she was working on and watched the time go by .


Several hours passed before her drawing got interrupted . When it did it was because of a seventeen year old girl wanting to get her nose pierced . Lucy took her identification , scanned it , recorded it and put it on file as well as the piercing she was to perform . " come with me ." She said to the girl who wasn't much younger then herself and re wiped the sterilised table and got the girl to lie down . Beginning the standard piercing procedure .

Not ten minutes later she was done and the girl was cleaned up , blood gone and everything tidied ready to be made sterile again . " just a second we can go to the front and get the last few bits sorted ." She smiled and led the girl back to the front , charged her the standard piercing price before handing over a small vial " helps the skin heal , it's one of my own speciality potions . It will gradually heal the skin so that the piercing becomes more attuned to your body ." She said to the girl watching as she went on her way .

Lucy looked up as she heard the door open again , she was about ready to return to sterilising her table but customers came first " Hello ! Welcome to Magic Ink what can I do for you today ?" She asked the man who appeared at the counter .

Lucy had watched the man what was the word .. Saunter ? Most definitely yes saunter in . His clothes were well pressed and fresh . Her observations showed he hadn't been in a tattoo parlour before or if at all .

Miss..

" Lucy , Miss Lucy Mister .. Nero ." She said looking at his business card . Putting it back on the table then listened to his further statements . Her eyes caught every detail of his clothing , from the way his pants had been creased from walking to the way the inside of his jacket had worn . This man seemed like a very busy man .

" There's two artists here Sir , the main artist . Johno over there , he's a professional tattooist and he owns the building . All of his work is on the walls here. Here . And here ." She said pointing to two of the three walls adorned in various art pieces . From canvas drawings to flash tattoo stencils readily available .

" The back wall and top shelf of books however are my work . I'm an apprentice Sir . Is there anything I can do to help with your Enquiry ? Do you know what you are after or are you just exploring the shop and within it in general?" Where some may have been phased by his business card to Lucy it was just another ordinary person . What did interest her , and greatly interest her was his eyes . The way they gleamed , an excitement not many other eyes had shown her . She tapped her tattooed hand lightly on the table to see if he had any sort of general idea on what he was after

Lucy had watched his slight body movements . He didn't like her name ? Oh well . She did rather like his outfit a lot . It showed stature and class and suited him well

Her mentor gave her current customer a slight wave . Before returning to his own work he knew Lucy well enough to know she could quite easily handle a customer , Johno had his own work to worry about .

Lucy looked at the man as he spoke about his staff . Never to put another artist down . "I am sure if they were given full creative ability you would be happy with their work. There's only so many ways you can design something to go between someone's legs" She said simply . Many artists weren't given jobs to go with their strong points . Lucy however was fortunate that she had . She had a boss that let her explore her creative style .

Listening Lucy wasn't entirely convinced he wanted a tattoo , she did however smile . " Not a problem I just need to clean my area then come through ." She told him grabbing the sterile wipes and wiped absolutely everything before washing her hand and grabbed her portfolio of books . " I focus mainly on three styles Sir , Black and White , Realism , and Watercolour ... Perhaps if you aren't certain about a tattoo you might choose to get something on a different canvas than you're own skin ." She suggested .

" A few ideas would help , Sir , what type and styles of things are you in to ?", she asked ,  " There's not much use drawing up a snake when you prefer pink ponies ."

This is hers at the moment

Observing  as he leant on  the couter. Lucy mentally stabbed the man, she hated people that leant on the counter. So many possible germs. It to her was also a sign of disinterest. Listening however, to what he said she inclined her head a little .Maybe she didn't know everything about his company. She wasn't going to further her hole she had dug when it seemed he did care about his staff.

Listening and watching as he undid his jacket a little she gave a slight nod. "A name I can do. I wouldn't advise just script. To begin with different fonts have a tendency to fade and they are very common. Depending on size and placement I can offer you a few options." She smiled. Going through and picking out different options and ideas. "First off what would you prefer to have drawn up, watercolour, black and white, what colours you and Elyah like that type of thing. I wouldn't advise a black and white with watercolour, it is usually a signifier of the person that has passed....Unless your daughter has."  Lucy explained, "Or if you like I can come up with a few ideas you might like to choose from." Tattoos to her were special and unique, she didn't want him to have something wether it be ink or on canvas that he didn't like.

She raised an eyebrow as he asked her out on a date. "You certainly are forward." She said, "I won't be finishing till late however and I rarely mix business with pleasure so thank you for the invitation however I must decline." She said to him. Work and pleasure never made a good combination. Only friends that got inked off of her did she go out to dinner with . While she had turned him down for dinner she had begun to sketch up two ideas she had for the name he had given. One Watercolour and one Black and White

Well to hear his daughter was still alive was rather good. She smiled, glad she hadn't accidently hurt or stepped on any boundaries. She cocked her head to listen to what he had to talk about ,about his daughter.

Her eyes lit up as he said she had just come back into his life. "I can definitely work with that." She said happily, a few ideas forming in her head.

If he had caused any offence she hadn't taken any '"No you are more than okay. Thank you for the offer." She said another smile coming from her. She didn't take offence actually she was flattered that he had asked her to dinner however on principle she had to say no. It wasn't that she disliked the man it was she had to stay professional.

Looking at him, she smiled. In a matter of moments she had redrawn the image and turned it into a black and white version of the design. "I do have another design in mind but it will take me a little longer to come up with if you don't mind waiting." She offered. Perhaps a union of both of what direction he seemed to be taking. She did have a million other ideas but none of them seemed to fit what he wanted and what she had in mind.