[ allison takes a nice, long shower, the best she's taken in weeks. she does the whole nine yards: shampoo, condition, exfoliate with a lovely little hand brush, and in the process, try at least five of the fancy little soaps. she's in paradise.
she emerges a little after ben does. she's opted for a similar robe, except light pink, because why be boring when you could be pink! ben, thankfully, isn't in head-to-toe black. white is an improvement, but not really a color. allison makes a mental note to help ben upgrade his wardrobe. he probably wouldn't say no to a little blue, at least? maybe deep, slightly muted reds or greens?
allison is also missing her bandage, having taken it off before she got in the shower. she'll need to replace it once they get back to their quarters. at this point, the bandage is more of an aesthetic choice than anything else. her wound is closed, but it isn't pretty -- he'll see a raised, twisted, angry red line stretching across her neck, with some stitches still yet to dissolve. allison, to her credit, doesn't seem particularly self-conscious about it. she knows ben has seen worse, been through worse, and there's no point in getting worked up over reality, over what can't be changed.
allison chuckles a little at ben's question. ]
It's pretty nice, although it really depends on your taste. I've never seen a spa that's western, turkish, or japanese all in one building, and the product selection here is amazing! I do know a few people who would get mad about not being able to do a 24 karat gold face mask
[ she puts a finger to her lips, mock-shushing ben. ]
but between you and me, those are less for their skin and more for their egos.
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she emerges a little after ben does. she's opted for a similar robe, except light pink, because why be boring when you could be pink! ben, thankfully, isn't in head-to-toe black. white is an improvement, but not really a color. allison makes a mental note to help ben upgrade his wardrobe. he probably wouldn't say no to a little blue, at least? maybe deep, slightly muted reds or greens?
allison is also missing her bandage, having taken it off before she got in the shower. she'll need to replace it once they get back to their quarters. at this point, the bandage is more of an aesthetic choice than anything else. her wound is closed, but it isn't pretty -- he'll see a raised, twisted, angry red line stretching across her neck, with some stitches still yet to dissolve. allison, to her credit, doesn't seem particularly self-conscious about it. she knows ben has seen worse, been through worse, and there's no point in getting worked up over reality, over what can't be changed.
allison chuckles a little at ben's question. ]
It's pretty nice, although it really depends on your taste. I've never seen a spa that's western, turkish, or japanese all in one building, and the product selection here is amazing! I do know a few people who would get mad about not being able to do a 24 karat gold face mask
[ she puts a finger to her lips, mock-shushing ben. ]
but between you and me, those are less for their skin and more for their egos.