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Post by Flame on Jan 4, 2012 14:07:44 GMT -8
Temperance turned to look at him. "I'll come back, but it won't be for a few days. I have a job to do Steel. I'm trying to stop what happened to you. That's what Darkened Weyr does." she said softly. "Someday you'll help us." she added, before walking out of the dining hall. The older woman smiled.
"Come on Steel. She'll be back. For now I'll help you. Come on. Juice, Cleaned up, and set up your room." the old woman said, standing up. She went to get a cup, with some sweet juice. "You drink that to fast and I will take it away." she said quickly. "Come come on , my dear. Let's go get you cleaned up, then get you back in your room. There's a lot you'll have to learn."
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Post by theory on Jan 6, 2012 11:14:12 GMT -8
Steel frowned and watched frowned as Temperance vanished behind the doors of the dining hall. He really wanted to follow her but she'd told him to stay. So, he grudgingly followed the other woman, taking the cup of juice and sitting it carefully at her command. It tasted really good, some type of citrus that he couldn't quite place. He licked his lips and continued after the woman towards his room. Blithe didn't want to be a burden on the female who'd rescued him so he would do as told and learn to become strong on his own.
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Post by Flame on Jan 6, 2012 13:09:14 GMT -8
The older woman smiled a little as she lead him to a bathroom. She stopped, and started to turn the foset, making it come out warm and cold. "Put the blanket back on the bed, and come feel the water." she said with a soft smile. She watched him. "And put the juice on the counter here, beside the sink. It'll be safe, I've eaten already." she said with a quick flick of her hand at the counter.
A gold beast twittered suddenly, flying in over the boy's head, and landing on her friend's shoulder. "Hello Ren. This is Steel. Steel, this is my friend Ren." she said easily, petting her golden friend easily, the female cooing as she did so, ignoring the boy. Her blue eyes watched him. "Tell me if the water is to hot or to cold, you are going to have to get clean."
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Post by theory on Jan 6, 2012 20:44:44 GMT -8
Steel did as he was told though there was definitely an air of reluctance floating around the boy. He still didn't trust her but if his friend told him too then he would at least try not to cause trouble for the older woman. Once he walked over to his bed and sat his blanket down Steel made his way back towards the female. Out of instinct he ducked when the tiny creature dove right over his head, baring his teeth like an angry dog.
When the woman introduced them he raised an eyebrow but since the little fairy type thing didn't seem to care for his attention, he gave it none. Instead, he did as he was told and slowly dipped his hands under the water. It was nice and warm. "It's warm..." He eyed her, a bit of confusion clear on his face. Steel wasn't really sure what a bath was but he knew a little about getting clean...mainly that he wasn't very often.
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Post by Flame on Jan 8, 2012 15:56:06 GMT -8
The woman smiled. "Now either I can help you, or you can do it yourself. You have to get fully undressed and get in the water. With some soft soap, and a cloth, we can get you cleaned up." she said with a smile. Her blue eyes were calm. The golden flit turned her attention on the boy, chirping, then looking at her mistress. "Yes, that's the new boy. Now go make sure the rest don't come cause trouble!" she told the flit easily.
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Post by theory on Jan 8, 2012 17:49:19 GMT -8
Steel thought for a moment before shaking his head slightly. "I can do it myself..." The task seemed simple enough. Just wipe soap over his body and wash it off, right? He started removing his layers of clothing, having not taken them off from last night in fear of them not being there when he awoke. The boy didn't care if the woman saw him at all, he didn't really have any kind of modesty. She told him to bathe and that's exactly what he was gonna do.
Once everything was off Steel quickly hopped into the bath, his eyes widening in surprise as he realized that the water was actually really hot. It felt honestly amazing against his skin and he grinned as he sat down. Once he was in his eyes turned to the woman in question. "How does the water get this hot??" He'd never had an actual heated bath...perhaps it was fire wood heated or something of that sort.
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Post by Flame on Jan 9, 2012 0:57:25 GMT -8
The woman was careful to give him his privacy until he was in the bath. She grabbed a cloth, dipped it in the water and grabbed a bar of soap to lather the damp cloth with it. She stopped as he slipped in and asked a question. She laughed. "We have heating systems below the weyr. It's where we put the more dangerous firestone to work as we heat the water. It rises up through the pipes. The cold water comes from the top of the weyr as well. Rain water, and the lake as well. It's actually quite interesting." she said with a half, querky smile.
She handed him the cloth. "Make sure there is no more dirt anywhere on your body, and i will check everywhere. Then we'll work on your hair." she said with a smirk.
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Post by theory on Jan 9, 2012 4:37:44 GMT -8
Steel nodded at her answer and quickly took the cloth. He sniffed it for a moment but hesitated with eating it. After all, in his life if something smelled good it was almost always food. But after a slight lick at the soap he made a face that meant that smells could be deceiving...
With that thought in mind he quickly started to soap up his body. He got just about everywhere, trying to make sure no dirt remained on himself. It was odd, a bath was something foreign to him but it was rather relaxing when there wasn't anymore yuck on yourself.
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Post by Flame on Jan 9, 2012 11:24:11 GMT -8
The woman smiled. She nodded, leaning back. She was not about to leave the boy alone for very long. She rested both hands on her lap, and the gold was wrapped around her neck. Regal was a good word for what she looked liked. She heard a chirp and turned her head to see a slightly purple flit. Telo. Her flit was almost as old as she was, and he chiruped at her again. She held out her hand, and he flitted to it, then turned his attention to the boy. "Steel this is Telo. He and I have been together since I was about four." she said with a smile. The flit jumped and flitted over to the edge of the tub, sniffing at him, then sneezed. He stayed put watched him. "So what would you say if someday soon you got a fire lizard like him, Ren, or Casor, who's off doing something?" she asked with a smile.
She could see he was done, and the water was filty, but it was less violent than a shower, which was why she never took showers. "Alright, now how to clean your hair. You see those bottles? We can mix any smell you want, as long as it's not food based. You take the one with a circle on it, and put a glob of it in your hand, like this." she reached over and showed him, Telo squeeked, as she came close. She rolled her eyes at his indignant rage. She turned the bottle upside down and let a little plop down on her hand. "From there you apply it to you hair, and this may take a few washes." she said simply. "You rinse it out with a cup, keep your head back, but grab the cup, fill it with the water that's coming into your tub, and let it drain over your head. Your water is gonna drain, but there will be new clean water to clean your hair with alright?" she said with a smile, hitting a button that lifted the drain. The water started to come out. "It'll feel weird, but don't worry about it, nothing of your's but dirt is disappearing.
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Post by theory on Jan 9, 2012 14:05:20 GMT -8
Steel eyed the little creature that came to land next to him on the rim of the bathtub. He wasn't familiar with what it was but nodded to it anyways. To the woman's question he nodded again, not really sure if he was capable of caring for anything. Heck, he had had a hard enough time caring for himself, why would she want to entrust him with something else's life?
At her instruction he reached over to the bottles and found one that smelled nice. Mixing it as she'd shown he then lifted his hands and pressed the cold concoction into his hair. The feel of it was weird at first but once he started working it into his locks it felt better and better. When he was finally done lathering everything up the shampoo had turned a nice dark color, signaling that a good amount of dirt would be added to the already-dirty tub of water.
Steel found the cup she'd mentioned and started rinsing, dark colors running from his hair until he'd rinsed a good seven or eight times.
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Post by Flame on Jan 11, 2012 18:47:52 GMT -8
Amara watched with a half smile. She nodded. "Alright, wash your hair again. We'll need to get all of that grime out." she said carefully. Her Talo moved back towards her. He flitted to her knee and settled down, ignoring the hiss from the queen. The light tap on her head with a single finger shut the gold up. She was ready to relax.
She closed her eyes for a moment. "Wash your hair about three times, then this bottle, will have conditioner. It'll make your hair soft." she said with a half smile, opening them and pointing. "I'm going to go get you some clothes, they m ight not fit, but they'll be clean, and then we can get your teeth brushed, and hair." she said standing up. Talo squeeked and climbed up to her shoulder. She went to a cabinent, and figured his size. A light blue tunic, dark brown pants, soft socks, sturdy underwear, a dark brown belt, a small pouch, and a pair of sturdy, but soft boots. She also grabbed a cloak. It was winter and he was going to need it. it was a sturdy black, with a deep hood. She went back into the bathroom. "These should be good for now. We'll get your measurements in a few days. I'll take the dirty clothes and have them washed. You'll find them in your drawers tomorrow morning."
She set down his new clothes and grabbed the dirty ones. She went back out of his room and asked a weyrfolk woman to clean the clothes. She was friendly with everyone, so everyone was willing to help her. She moved back into the room, thinking. She sat down on one of his chairs and waited for him to come out so she could see how he looked. "Come out when your done getting dressed."
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Post by theory on Jan 12, 2012 4:20:53 GMT -8
Steel nodded and did as he was told with washing his hair repeatedly. It felt really good after he had finished with all of the bathing. Granted he'd never really 'felt' clean before, it was a nice feeling to have.
As the woman set down his new clothes and vanished outside the door with his old ones he did a quick check that he'd done everything, including the conditioner, before standing up and drying himself off.
Stepping out of the tub he finished working on his legs, then messily dried some of his hair so that it stuck out every which way. Then a few moments later he emerged from the bathroom fully clothed in what she had given him. The new clothes had him smiling although they were definitely to big. He didn't care. They were comfortable and given to him so he would wear them as many times as he could.
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Post by Flame on Jan 12, 2012 21:01:32 GMT -8
Her attention turned to the boy. She laughed, as she held up her hands. "Ah, my dear, Look. There's a boy under all that filth." she said with a laugh. "Now, think of this as a ritual, that you should do, but you don't have to do." She said as she stood up. "Wash yourself when you get dirty, and at least once a day." She siad looking him over.
She moved back to the bathroom, and grabbed the hair brush. "This, is to make your hair look less like a rat's nest. You see this here? It's a mirror. I'm gonna brush your hair this time, but watch me, and learn." she said softly. "I"m sorry if it hurts, you will have knots." she said as she started to carefully brush his hair.
She finished as carefully as she could. "We'll get your clothes fitted to you, You'll get more clothing as well." she said easily. She handed him the brush. "Brush the rest of your hair. If there's a knot go carefully, tug lightly. We'll deal with your teeth next."
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Post by theory on Jan 13, 2012 15:55:03 GMT -8
Steel nodded to everything the woman said and retrieved the hairbrush from her after wincing a few times as it staggered through his hair. The boy had quite a few knots, to say the least. But he worked with the brush for a good while and finally managed to come out everything. Once his hair was nice and straight it reached just about to his shoulders.
When he was finished Steel turned towards the woman and smiled awkwardly. He wasn't sure what he could do with teeth. Glancing down at the brush in his hand he raised an eyebrow...surely you couldn't brush your teeth...
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Post by Flame on Jan 15, 2012 10:38:52 GMT -8
She chuckled, as she moved back to the bathroom. She grabbed the tooth brush and a small tub. "You use this to brush your teeth. You out some of this paste, tooth paste, on the brushes here, you get it wet, then you put the brushes up against your teeth and bring it up and down like this." she showed him easily, not putting the brush in her mouth, but still, it was obvious what you had to do. "You go all around your teeth, and don't worry if your gums bleed, it's normal if you have never brushed your teeth." she said easily.
She handed him the small tub and te brush. "You do it." she said with a smile, taking the brush, and putting it in the bathroom. "If there's to much foam in your mouth, go to the sink and spit into it. Only place you should spit. ever." she told him carefully.
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