Day 28: Pearl’s Beauty Salon Hair and Nails

[broken_exorcist]

[[From here]]

It'd been difficult for Allen to walk a straight line to the shop when there was so much to see in the town.  He held open the door for Rinali, then followed her inside.

It did ease his mind a little bit when he read the sign proclaiming "Haircuts-Men, Women, and Children!"  At least it wasn't a shop solely for women, as he'd been lead

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[icy_pole]

Ami tentatively pushed open the door, her nose immediately assaulted with an array of strong aromas. Her nose wrinkled slightly. There were a few people already in here. I wonder if I'll be able to pull this off? she thought nervously.

She approached the counter and waited for a staff member to become available.

[icy_pole]

Glancing around at the other people in the salon, Ami figured from the interesting clothing combinations that they were probably all patients from the institution.

One of the men in the larger group shifted slightly, and Ami caught a glimpse of Ashton sitting on his own, also apparently waiting to be served.

[Moving up to talk to Ashton]

[icy_pole]

[Coming back to sit down after talking to Ashton]

Ami sat down and picked up a trashy magazine to pass the time while she waited, though she found it hard to concentrate. The blush in her cheeks subsided, but a small amount of blood had begun seeping through her bandaged hand. She winced as she put pressure on it, hoping the bleeding would subside soon and trying to think of a good excuse in case the nail artist asked her how she had been injured.

[damned_town]

"You all right, honey?"

Having finished with Allen and Rinali, Pearl was now staring, perplexed, at the sudden influx of...people into her tiny shop. Many were talking amongst themselves in little groups (and Janie looked a little overwhelmed, poor thing), so she went to the loners first.

[icy_pole]

Ami looked up, startled by the appearance of the large, bubbly woman in front of her.

"Oh, um, good afternoon," Ami said politely, standing as she did so. "I just came in beacuse I have a free voucher for a manicure." She produced one of the two vouchers she had and handed it to the woman. She blushed slightly, feeling very out of her comfort zone.

[damned_town]

"Yes, of course," Pearl replied absently, examining the cut.

"Sweetheart, I can't give you a manicure. Not with your hand all banged up like that. The last thing I want is for any chemicals to get it it. I can do your toes, though! How does a pedicure sound?"

[icy_pole]

Ami blinked. A pedicure? Ami was a little unsure of letting a stranger play with her feet, but considering it was Pearl's profession, she pushed her hesitation to the back of her mind, and nodded in agreement.

"That would be lovely, thank you very much," she said, smiling shyly at the older woman.