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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:05 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "Is it?" He moved out of the way, a tentacle splashing her back befor he leaned back, submerged up to his neck in the water and gave a sigh, "I haven' e'en looked in a mirror yet."         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:13 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            Antony smiled when he splashed her back, flicking the excess water from her fingers at him.  "You've changed," she replied, grin faltering somewhat, "And now you're a lovely shade of purple."         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:19 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            He laughed weakly, "Aye, I've changed. An' I see it as more o' a blue than purple."         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:25 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "I think lavender is more fitting," she replied, grinning and waving at his hair.  "Dunk yourself and I'll wash your hair... Since your tentacles are probably still sore."  Not to mention he was pretty greasy looking.         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:42 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "Is me hair really grey?" He raised a tentacle to try to pull a lock in front of his newly lavender eyes to see.         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:51 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "Yep, and it's greasy," she replied, gently pushing his head down underwater as not to startle him.  Squirting some shampoo into her palm, Antony made sure his head was back above water before she began rubbing it into his hair and scalp.  Moments later she slid closer to his head so she could continue the pseudo head massage and hair washing.         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:59 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "Mmmm tha' feels good," He said distantly, laying quietly. "Don' think anyone's bathed me since me Mam, when I was wee."         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:07 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            She gave him a soft smile as she continued the light scrubbing, rinsing her hands off in the bath water before reaching up to detach the shower head handle.  Turning the water and the shower on, Antony motioned him to sit up a little more, using one hand to wash the soap out while the other handled the nozzle.  "Well I'm not your mother, but I'm glad it feels good."         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:10 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "Th'water feels good..." He moaned, tentacles shifting under the water, "Colder... colder's fine..."         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:14 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            The temperature was turned colder at his statement as she finished washing the shampoo from his hair.  Afterwards, Antony turned the water back off, shampooed him up again, once again rinsing his hair out when she was done.  "Much better."         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:25 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            He had fallen silent, looking much better, clean with his hair slicked back from the water. When it wasn't shaggily plastered to his face, funnily enough, one could see his hairline was slightly receeding at the temples.         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:29 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            Antony noticed the hairline, but didn't mention it.  Most men seemed to not like it when they start going bald.  Though it did pull a question from her mind for the moment, "How old are you?"         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:32 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "Hrmm?" He glanced up at her with quirked eyebrows, "Whyd'y'ask?"         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:34 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            "Cause I'm curious," she explained, hopping to her good foot so she could return the shower head to its original position.         
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                     Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:47 pm 
 
 
                        
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			            He debated what to tell her, usually cagey about personal details like that. Ultimately, though, he decided to go with the truth. "Twenty nine."         
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