.~«/**££##                                          ##££**/«~.
..~«/**££#                                          #££**/«~..
.~«/**££##                                          ##££**/«~.
..~«/**££#                                          #££**/«~..
.~«/**££##                                          ##££**/«~.
..~«/**££#    . .  . .                  . .  . .    #££**/«~..
.~«/**££##   . **//** .                . **//** .   ##££**/«~.
..~«/**££# . **««££««** .    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.    ##££**/«~.
..~«/**££#                                          #££**/«~..
.~«/**££##                                          ##££**/«~.
..~«/**££#                                          #££**/«~..
.~«/**££##                                          ##££**/«~.
..~«/**££#                                          #££**/«~..