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Tweak says, "Wanna make a dollar?"

hopalongcharlie (hopalongcharlie) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-01-29 11:42:00

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character: charlie weasley, character: stacey rivers, status: complete

RP: Is it possible?
Who: Charlie & Stacey
What: Talking new tattoos
Where: Pinky Ink
When: Thursday 29th, early afternoon
Rating: NSFW - swearing (they both have a mouth on them!)

Charlie had been wondering for a while about some more ink. He'd had all of his tattoos for a while and sometimes he looked down at the part of his leg that was missing and just wanted to do something to it. His prosthetic was all well and good, and actually it was a great way to distract him or brighten up his day, but he was still wondering if he could make art out of his stump. He knew a few people who had got tattoos on scar tissue and the like so he thought it was probably possible, but he wasn't sure how it might effect any tattoo.

He'd seen the shop before he'd been to work and looked in the window a few times, but he had finally organised himself to come in after he'd had 'breakfast'. He'd have preferred to come in on one of his days off, but the shop seemed to have the same days off he did so he was out of luck.

After he had eaten 'breakfast' at something more like a traditional lunch time he Apparated to outside Wingbeat, mostly by habit, and walked over to the tattoo shop, pushing open the door.

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pinkyink
2015-03-07 02:51 am UTC (link)

Over the years, Stacey had learned when to keep up a discussion, and when to leave a customer to their own thoughts about their ink. She stayed silent as Charlie flipped through the pages, letting him mull over the art at his own pace.

"Honestly, I'd warn against the pink with your skin tone," she teased with a grin. "Bolder colors will probably work better with scar tissue anyway. The good thing with patterns is that since it's just repetition, I can keep going as far as I need to in order to cover the area you want," she added with a small nod of her head.

His gesture made her pause for a moment, considering. "It would," she said, and then continued, "We could start with the center at the bottom and work up and out. That might actually work best."

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hopalongcharlie
2015-03-07 12:07 pm UTC (link)

Charlie laughed and nodded. Fond as George was of the shop's massively bright robes in almost eyebleed colours, but Charlie was happy to tone it down a little. Especially when it came to things in the pink range. "I'm with you on that one," he said. "I'll leave the pink to other people."

He frowned slightly and then nodded. "Yeah. I think I'd prefer something that works up from the middle. Probably something circular then," he mused. He flipped over to some of the more circle-themed images and flicked between them, suddenly realising that one of the pages was caught and opening to find a large dark red and blue themed image. He stopped, transfixed, his mouth spreading into a delighted smile. He began to nod.

"I think I've found it," he said, showing her the page he'd just opened. He traced the lines and blocks of colour slowly, imagining them stretched up his thigh. He started tilting his head, wondering whether to rotate it around somehow or leave it with the brighter side going up his inside leg as he'd initially imagined. He'd known almost immediately on opening the page that if Stacey agreed this would be the image he wanted. Not too regular, but with a strong enough pattern and colour base that it would work for him.

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pinkyink
2015-03-07 08:02 pm UTC (link)

Stacey recognized the smile on Charlie's face, the look that said someone had found exactly what they had been looking for. As always, it made her grin, and she peered over at the drawing he'd come across. Nodding her understanding, she could see in her mind's eye how the ink would curve with the contours of the man's body.

"Excellent!" she said, clapping her hands together lightly, excited that he'd been able to locate a design that was to his liking. "So, first things first - is that in the colors you'd like, or should we see if there's something you'd like more? And would you prefer to do this the magical way, or the Muggle one?"

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hopalongcharlie
2015-03-08 01:36 am UTC (link)

Tearing his eyes away from the image he grinned up at Stacey. "Actually I thin I like those colours. All the graduations and the like. I mean I know it's a lot of colour work and that'll be more painful, but if you can centre it over my stump it'll be worth it," he said, nodding decisively. He knew that because of the healing factor he'd probably have to spend some time on his crutches rather than with his prosthetic on, but that didn't bother him too much. It might even force him to take a few days off.

"Muggle, I think. Is there much difference?" he asked. "Both of my others were actually muggle artists. They're both dragons, but the more accurate one was a drawing by a colleague in Romania. The guy had no idea he was drawing something that actually existed!" He pointed vaguely to his shoulder where the more realistic of his two current tattoos sat.

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pinkyink
2015-03-08 04:41 am UTC (link)

Grinning back at him, Stacey confirmed, "I can absolutely do that. I do have to warn you that you won't be able to wear the prosthetic until it fulls heals, which I'm sure you probably figured out on your own." Bending down, she removed the page with the drawing in question from the others, putting it to the side for safe-keeping. "It'll probably take a few hours, but I think we could do it in just one session, if that would be easier for you?" She didn't always do larger pieces all at once, but with Charlie's circumstances, it seemed like that might be better in the long run if she at least offered.

"Depends on what you're getting," she answered with a shrug. "With this, it won't make much of a difference, unless you'd like the colors to change or the lines to shift, or something like that." Chucking at the story, she said, "I have to stick to having any more of my own done here so that any Muggle artists don't get weirded out by the bird on my ribs moving around."

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hopalongcharlie
2015-03-08 12:35 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, I'd guessed as much," he said. "I've got crutches. Don't usually use them outside the house any more, but I got good before I got the fake." He nodded along to the declaration that it would take several hours, he had certainly expected that between his previous experience of being inked and the size of the area to cover. "It might be a good idea to do it all at once. I mean a little less time on the crutches would be good, they get fucking irritating after a while, now that I'm used to this," he said.

Charlie considered if he might want the tattoo to colour shift like his prosthetic did. Not that he would be able to self-adjust as he did for that, but just the colours moving. "You know, I don't think I do want it to move, so we can probably stick to muggle. I've seen some great magical ones but I think I need this to be a fixed point, you know?" he said. He snorted. Yeah a bird that moved around her ribs would probably really fuck with the muggles. "Yeah, I imagine so. I might have liked my dragons to move, but it's not mattered too much in the long run." He shrugged.

"You need me to book a block of time?" he asked, not sure on her policies.

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pinkyink
2015-03-09 11:40 am UTC (link)

"Sure thing - I'd hate for you to be inconvenienced because of the ink." Stacey would have hated to have been part of the reason Charlie would have any difficulties, even if the tattoo had been his idea and choice.

"Only if you don't want to do it now," she answered with a grin. "I don't have any appointments for today, so walk-ins are done on a first come, first serve basis. And you're the only one here." Business was usually spilt about even on that count, because while she had plenty of individuals who knew her and had gotten work in the past, therefore making future appointments to continue or finish existing pieces, a fair amount of people walked in off the street, picked something out and got it done then and there.

"It's really up to you," she continued. "As long as you've eaten recently and have the next few hours free, I'm more than happy to do it now, if that's what you'd like. But if you have plans, we can definitely schedule a time later on down the road."

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hopalongcharlie
2015-03-10 01:11 am UTC (link)

"I can't today. For one I have to work later, but mostly I'm just not prepared. Don't have my crutches, and I'll probably take a day off just to get the initial healing done. And a couple of my staff are pretty new. I don't want to spring that on them." He mentally went through the plans he had for the next few weeks and realised it was rapidly coming up on Valentine's day, which he was planning to do a bit of a thing for and then he couldn't remember what else was coming up without looking at the calendar he kept in his office. He had a feeling he'd also promised his Dad he'd help out with some project or other the last time he'd chatted to him after Sunday Lunch.

He rubbed distractedly at his beard, frowning in concentration. "Merlin I don't even know when to suggest. Either Wednesday or Sundays are probably best. You're closed Monday and Tuesday, like me, right?" He thought hard, absently rubbing at the seam of the protective sleeve over his stump. "Shit, can I get back to you? The calendar's in the office and fuck knows what chaos life is going to throw up on top of regular work."

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pinkyink
2015-03-10 12:13 pm UTC (link)

"That's understandable," Stacey acknowledged with a smile and a nod of her head. For a piece this large, with the circumstances being what they were, it made perfect sense that Charlie would need some more planning than most of her clients.

With another nod, she confirmed, "Yeah, I've gotta be open on the weekends, since it's the best time for business - something I'm sure you're aware of. Take as much time as you need, and just send me an owl to find a time when it will work best for you."

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	hopalongcharlie 2015-03-10 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, makes sense," he said, rubbing his thighs and pushing himself up. "I'll owl you as soon as I can. Although fuck knows it might slip my mind. Thanks for helping me find what I wanted. I'm looking forward to the ink already," he said, holding his hand out again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pinkyink 2015-03-11 01:33 am UTC (link)
	Stacey grinned as she reached out, shaking Charlie's hand firmly. "And I'm looking forward to doing it for you," she said. "Don't be a stranger!" (Reply to this) (Parent)

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