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Yellowhouse - Softengine

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The second Eli walked into her store, Maki and Nico shot up with grins on their faces.

"We're done!" Nico proudly beamed over the counter, an open book in front of her. Eli briskly walked into the backroom while she asked what was done.

"The coding for Valentine's Day orders, remember?" Maki twirled at her red hair.

"Oh, good," Eli skipped back out onto the floor and looked down at the book.

Eli was rather old-fashioned when it came to codes and inventory. Although the shop had two POSes available, all of her keys and product lists were printed out and copied down into a book.

That way she could make quick changes with the flick of her wrist rather than the whole process of entering in every minute change on the computers.

"Looks good," Eli skimmed the book, flipping through the pages.

Sure enough, it was all coded, marked in different coloured pens and very neat. The three high-lighters in the stationary cup soon cam into Eli's right hand.

"Pick a colour, I'm blue," Eli held out the three lighters as she claimed the one in the middle.

"I'll be pink," Nico eyed that fluro colour with a smirk as Maki groaned.

"Fine, I'll be orange."

"When an order is complete, highlight it with your colour. That way we will know who processed the order. If anything goes array, we will have more of an idea as to who did it."

"Don't worry, she says this every year," Nico said to Maki.

"Valentine's day is always stressful for florists," Eli added, peering at the pages, order after order was written upon the thin lines.

"And it's going to be a tough one this year."

"Okay, Kayo-chin," Rin gently pressed the stencil to the back of Hanayo's neck, trying her best to keep her hands steady.

"You sure you want it in this position?" Rin then held up a mirror to show Hanayo, who nodded.

"That's perfect, Rin-chan," her smile was enough to calm Rin down for a split second.

The apprentice looked over at Nozomi for guidance, so the she walked forward to inspect the stencil.

"It seems straight, and it's the position she wants," Nozomi tapped Rin on the shoulder.

"Good job, Rin-chan,"

"R-Really?!"

"Of course. Now just double check with Hanayo-chan that's the position is absolutely perfect, then you may start tattooing."

Rin's face paled as Hanayo sat back in the chair backwards so that she was leaning against the back of the chair.

"You can do it, Rin-chan!" Hanayo smiled.

"R-Right…I can do this," Rin sucked in a breath and started to set up her ink and tattoo machine.

Rin readied herself in her chair, and flicked the switch to the tattoo machine on. She slowly dipped the needle into ink, and took a deep breath.

"Kayo-chin, I'm going to start. I'm sorry that this is going to hurt," Rin gulped and waited for Hanayo to respond.

"It's okay, Rin-chan. Let's do it."

Rin slowly moved the needle towards Hanayo's body, and she gently placed the needle to Hanayo's skin.

Instantly, the childcare worker winced as the needle went through her skin.

"Don't squirm, Hanayo-chan," Nozomi looked at the girl.

"Unless you would like a squiggly line,"

"S-sorry," Hanayo stuttered and shut her eyes while Rin took deep breaths.

"I'm sorry that it's hurting, Kayo-chin,"

"It's fine, Rin-chan. I know what I'm getting myself into but-"

"Nothing can prepare you for the pain," Umi smiled from the counter.

"But at least Rin actually warned you first. Nozomi didn't even bother to warn me when she did my stomach tattoo."

"You are a body piercer, Umi-chan," Nozomi smiled back while she fumbled inher pocket for the e-cigarette.

"You of all people know what it's like to experience pain. You didn't need a warning."

"It would've been nice if you had told me how much the stomach was going to hurt!"

"You have jewellery on your stomach."

Umi scoffed and folded her arms, continuing to watch Rin work. Nozomi stuck the e-cigarette in her mouth and approached her apprentice to check up on her work.

Her lines were neat and smooth, and she was following the stencil.

"Excellent work, Rin-chan," Nozomi complimented her apprentice.

"Just remember to lean back a bit, okay?" Nozomi tilted Rin into a position where her nose wasn't about to dip itself into the ink.

"Hanayo-chan, how are you feeling?"

"I'm okay!" came the muffled reply, as Hanayo's mouth was against her left arm due to the position of her head.

"Even in that position, you seem to be doing better than Nozomi," Umi quietly remarked as she headed into the break room.

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