........-- --........
.......--^ ^--.......
......--^= =^--......
.....--^=@ @=^--.....
....--^=@# #@=^--....
...--^=@## . . . . . . . . ##@=^--...
..--^=@### . $$^^$$ . . $$^^$$ . ###@=^--..
.--^=@#### . $$--@@--$$ . THE . $$--@@--$$ . ####@=^--.
..--^=@### ^--@@##@@--^ $ $ ^--@@##@@--^ ###@=^--..
...--^=@## . $$--@@--$$ .$$ SHOWER $$. $$--@@--$$ . ##@=^--...
....--^=@# $. $$^^$$ .$$ $$. $$^^$$ .$ #@=^--....
.....--^=@ # . . . . . . . . # @=^--.....
......--^= $ DEEP BELOW $ =^--......
.......--^ GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN, ^--.......
........-- IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE --........
.........- LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES -.........
........-- MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. --........
.......--^ ^--.......
......--^= IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD. =^--......
.....--^=@ YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, @=^--.....
....--^=@# YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO #@=^--....
...--^=@## GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. ##@=^--...
..--^=@### ###@=^--..
.--^=@#### AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE ####@=^--.
..--^=@### UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU, ###@=^--..
...--^=@## LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND ##@=^--...
....--^=@# SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE #@=^--....
.....--^=@ SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK @=^--.....
......--^= VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE =^--......
.......--^ BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. ^--.......
........-- --........
.........- THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, -.........
........-- KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM --........
.......--^ LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ^--.......
......--^= WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT =^--......
.....--^=@ TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD @=^--.....
....--^=@# ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. #@=^--....
...--^=@## ##@=^--...
..--^=@### YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED, ###@=^--..
.--^=@#### MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND ####@=^--.
..--^=@### DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK, ###@=^--..
...--^=@## SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ##@=^--...
....--^=@# OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR #@=^--....
.....--^=@ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE @=^--.....
......--^= HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. =^--......
.......--^ ^--.......
........-- LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. --........
.........- -.........
........-- --........
.......--^ ^--.......
......--^= =^--......
.....--^=@ @=^--.....