Clair Voyant Ink

Overview
Clair Voyant Ink is a tattoo parlor and piercing studio owned and run by it's namesake Clair Voyant. Located a few streets away from Easy Street in the suburbs of beWilder 's Philly, it appears a number of times during the game Noemi's Toscana Rebirth (NTR) in some parts, as well as during the Mini-VN NTR Origins: Sour Kriem. It's a moderately successful and popular studio, particularly with the alternative, rocker and stoner crowds of the city thanks to the owner's openness and outgoing nature, and despite it's less than brilliant management.

Originally named something different, the studio was renamed to it's current title after passing ownership to Clair Voyant as she wanted to keep the previous owner's name special after his death. The shop's name is a play on the fact that the owner's name is Clairvoyant with and added space, and "Ink" standing in for "Inc." given it is a tattoo parlor.

History
Originally established by a hotshot young tattooist by the name of Ru, Clair Voyant Ink started out as a local hot spot for the alternate and the indie crowds around suburban Philly. More than just a simple tattoo parlor, it was a place like-minded people hung out, smoked, socialized and expressed their artistic talents. A small but close community formed in with the shop as it's centre. At the time, Ru's apprentice tattoo artist, then later his junior partner, was a young Clair Voyant. Also among the regular hangouts was a young teenage Kriem Blakey.

One night, the shop became the target of a botched armed robbery, and Ru was shot in the chest and killed during the incident. Being alone in the shop that night, he died before much help could arrive. After his death, the studio passed ownership to Clair who undertook to keep it alive and running despite the sad times. Their little community never quite recovered from the lost of Ru, but Clair did her job in reviving the shop at least. She forged her own group of regulars and friends to become a popular artistic expression hub in the locale. She even kept a few of the old regulars and became close friends with Kriem as she grew up to adulthood.

Since then, Clair has tried a few times to take on an apprentice of her own, with poor results, however she still tries to grow the shop and keep up the business side of things as she expands her own artistic abilities. Clair Voyant Ink has become the place to go in you want some good times, good art and good company, at least in her neck of the Philly woods.

Involvement
Clair Voyant Ink makes several appearances during the course of NTR Branch content (thought not as frequently as it's unofficial sister business Easy Street Yoga). It is often a place Noemi can find her waitress Kriem Blakey when not at work, using it as an outlet for her artistic side and her need for friendship through Clair.

Noemi's Toscana Rebirth (NTR)
Clair Voyant Ink itself has yet to make any major appearance in the main game of Noemi's Toscana Rebirth, but references to the shop appear along with Clair herself at times.

NTR Origins: Sour Kriem
Clair Voyant Ink appears in a scene during Kriem's OS. Escaping her family drama for a while, Kriem goes to see Clair at the studio, birthday money in hand, aiming to get herself a tattoo and piercings. While the scene plays out, Clair acts as a second advisor to the young girl (after her brother Kyle), pushing her to give waitressing a serious thought and not to be so much of a bitch about that stuff. The advice sticks, eventually.

It's also after this scene that Kriem is always pictured with her lip piercings and shoulder tattoos, courtesy of Clair Voyant Ink.

Purpose and Goals
As a business, Clair Voyant Ink was created to supply it's owner Clair Voyant with a living, but beyond that simple truth it is also a place for artistic expression, body modification culture and people of the alternate/indie lifestyle to socialize.

Organizational Structure
Clair is the sole employee of her studio, acting as both the owing manager, tattooist and piercer. Her studio has a customer base of regulars, semi-regulars and walk-ins.

Leadership
Clair Voyant Ink has no formal leadership, all decisions being made by the sole proprietor's will and whims at the time. Under Ru's lead, the shop flourished quite a bit, but eve since becoming Clair's business, her skills at management have only be so-so. She does enough business on the back of her artist talent that she gets by and does well enough, but there is no bigger picture or grander ambition of the business besides creating art.

Key Current Members

 * Clair Voyant, Owner and Lead Artist
 * Kriem Blakey, Semi-Regular Customer and Noted Friend of the Business.

Former Members

 * Ru, Former Owner (Deceased)
 * Unnamed Female Apprentice Tattooist.

Area(s) of Influence
The surrounding community of Suburban Philadelphia, include the area around Easy Street.