Ninth Choice - [Action]

[spiritarrows]

[Residents of Luceti walking through the village square this morning will find that a large three-walled shed has been erected overnight beside the weapon shop. A large neatly lettered sign out front proclaims:

Doumeki's Nail Parlour
The interior of the shed is sparsely furnished. In fact the only things inside are a reclining chair with armrests, a

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[action | Mizuno Ami]

[no_use_running]

[Ami pops in, looking quite amused. She doesn't mind letting him pamper her and, unfortunately, she has no idea how bad he'll be at it.]

I want to try it!

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[Remebering Minako's advice, Doumeki will give a smile (actually, it's more of a stiff smirk) and indicate the chair] Have a seat then, Miss...?

[no_use_running]

Mizuno Ami!

[She certainly seems cheerful enough for the both of them, almost too much so. Ami's soon settled into a chair, and puts her hand out with fingers spread.]

[spiritarrows]

[Nod.] Mizuno-san.

Any preferences?

[no_use_running]

Black's a bit too somber for nails. What about a dark blue?

[spiritarrows]

[Holds up a faintly shimmering bottle of it.]

[no_use_running]

Mm. Go ahead. [She nudges her hand a bit closer to make it easier.]

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[Starts applying.] Any designs?

[no_use_running]

How about... stars?

[spiritarrows]

[Frowns, then nods. It can't be that hard... right? Is Ami watching the process or not paying attention? If not then all the more glorious the end result.]

[no_use_running]

[Nope, not paying attention; she's taking a quick look around the shop. She'll learn soon enough not to trust anyone's new jobs. Her house is going to need cleaning because of the 'maid'.]

[spiritarrows]

[Finished with the background... which is blotchy, bumpy... and unfortunately quick-dry. Or should we say selectively quick dry? It seemed that all the... not so pretty parts dried instantly.

Moving on... Will unscrew the top off an electric-blue nail polish and start painting in the 'stars' Without waiting for everything to dry completely.

Be thankful that he has at least enough art-sense to colour coordinate, or Ami could have ended up with a blue and puke-yellow mess.]

[no_use_running]

Have you been working here awhile?

[The question makes her turn back towards Doumeki - to be polite, of course - and she sees it.]

What did you do?!

[spiritarrows]

Just started today. [But then that might have been cut off by the shriek]

...Hmm... [FYI, the 'stars' look more like deformed mushrooms.]

[no_use_running]

...Is that so? [Thoughtful, more than angry - luckily for him.]

Starting new things seems to be pretty common right now. Anyway, that won't work, so please use the nail polish remover to take it off and try again.

[spiritarrows]

Sorry. [Looking for the nail-polish remover right now.]

Hn. Another experiment then.