Lauren's smile was about two percent relief, ninety-eight percent pleasure. "Thanks," she said. "I'm glad you like it." It was always a challenge trying to match a client's vision, and while she was good at it, sometimes she was better than others. Though it'd helped that the client in this case was also an artist and had provided such good source material. Plus their styles had meshed nicely, even if she hadn't been the one to do the outline.
Beckoning him back over, she bandaged him up - she didn't have a bandage big enough to cover the entire piece, of course, but she fashioned her own with gauze and medical tape. "You know the drill," she said, carefully smoothing the tape down and making sure the bandage would stay. "Leave this on for at least two hours, wash in warm water with mild liquid antibacterial soap - Provon or Satin are my favorites and the stores around here usually have them in stock. A&D ointment for three to five days, then switch to lotion. Dye and fragrance free, of course."
They'd already taken care of the financial portion, so all that was left was to give him a copy of the release he'd signed before she'd started working and with it, a copy of the shop's aftercare instructions. He obviously knew how to take care of his work, based on the colors and crispness of the art, but it was more of a legal thing on her end. If he had a copy of the instructions, he couldn't say he hadn't known if it healed badly. Not that she thought it would. "And if you have any questions or need anything, the shop number's on there. I practically live here, so you shouldn't have much trouble getting me."