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But first, a cup of Maya's chai, and then tattoos. Today's work includes a couple of hours on a Japanese-woodcut-inspired sleeve, an Alice in Wonderland based on John Tenniel's illustrations, a shoulder full of bat silhouettes, and a protection charm in French wound around the client's arm.

I'm halfway through the Japanese woodcut sleeve – and from the way the boy in my chair is breathing, I think I might need to give him a quick break – when someone comes out of the bathroom and announces that the sink is running.

"Do you need help catching it?" Maya asks, and snickers.

( It won't turn off, the person continues. )

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