Steel goes to the boardinghouse to have a bath and change clothes, but sleeps in the back room of the shop.

The next morning she puts out her colorful, artful signs and opens up shop. They're not ridiculously gaudy, but they're bright and distinctive enough that she won't be completely lost between the other stores, and the word FREE is displayed very prominently.

Upon seeing Aya, "I'll be here all day. I don't know what to send you shopping for until I see what sells well, so could you please spend the day trying to track down someone who'd like their tattoo removed?"