ย ย ย ย ย โAyeโฆalways long as ahโ can rememberโฆthe Ancientโs fascinate meโฆAnubis, is the Egyptian god of the dead anโ the underworldโฆโ The hitman nods sheepishly with a false grin, still keeping things ever vague. Most people well read, were interested in things of the past, a time so distant from the present, also heโd found that most people who wandered consistently into tattoo parlors wanted intricate designs, that he hopes she wonโt suspect anything else. He couldnโt afford any hint or exposure into what he did for a living, what it meant for him and to him, not yet anyway and regardless of the kind eyes she possessed.ย โAh umโฆcan talk ayeโฆnot very long but ayeโฆmust say ahโam much obliged tae ye grantinโ me this serviceโฆโ He sighs deeply, maintaining that fraudulentย smile, sliding through saloon doors and following in suit, passed the whirl of electric needles; a sound he was desperately used to. Talking to the girl, despite her kindness and her warmth, is the last thing he wants to do, but in order to uphold his image, itโs a a most obvious must. He had to pretend to be the eager patron; the happy client and abide by her invitation, or else sheโd ask the wrong questions and things would come to be more problematic than they had to be.ย โJust water if ye hauve, hotter than it need be outsideโฆye been doinโ this awhile?โ He asks, attempting to be as sociable as possible; a rather difficult feat.ย
Hattie waited for him to follow through the small, black partition doors to the couch and coffee table inside the shop part of the store. A long, bohemian couch plopped in front of a table that appeared to be a stack of three rather large books on top of one another. Black leather spines and purple and silver foil boast the name of the shop and the founding date where there should be titles. Everythingโs meticulously maintained. Even the mini fridge on top of a countertop with coffee, pastries and drinks shines in the light. Itโs her shop and hers alone. Everything has such a level of pride in it that itโs maintained to a glistening degree down to the polish on the plating. A waterโs offered to him before her fingers twitch towards the couch for him to get comfy. she picks up her tablet off the table before flopping down rather unceremoniously onto a large two or three person bean bag chair near his seat. Short but lean legs tuck underneath her and she pulls out the pen from the case and wriggles it in her fingers giving the drawing a look as she sets it off to the side.
โIโve been doing this unofficially since I was seventeen and a guy who owned a shop upstate where I grew up let me hold his machine and do a few lines on his arm. Officially, though? About eight years. If you count studying while I was in college and sneaking in some practice where I was lucky enough to apprentice thanks to some patient as hell guy about seven blocks down the road from here. Heโs retired but did a lot of my work. And thereโs no reason for you to thank me for doing this. Itโs going to be an amazing piece to work on. Iโm just thankful you came here.โ Tossing him a glance and a warm smile, she settles in to chatting as she draws.ย โSo.. Do you study more than Egyptian religion and history? Any others that draw you towards them? Or has it always been Egypt that lures you in the most?โ