That ain't roses I'm smellin
POSTED BY: zzetta13
UPDATED: Sunday, May 7, 2006 12:56
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But you also see Book washing up at his sink in Jaynestown, splashing some water on his face. Looked like he was getting ready to wash his hair in it. That makes sense with the chemical bath theory, though, since hair might not react well to all those chemicals...
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One summer.
One mission.
One legion of Browncoats.
Starting June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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maybe they got 1 of http://www.lindapine.com/airfresh on the rear view mirror? 
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I asked a similar question in the unused door thread. I was hoping someone would tell us ther was a shower behind the door. There must be, Zoe said she wanted a "real bath". Not that she wanted to "feel clean"
Please God, before you make River a stone, make a shower room on Serenity.
My mother and I always agreed on one thing in John Wayne moives - he would get off the trail and run up and kiss Margaret (was it O'SUllivan or O'Hara?), Anyway EWWWWWWWW! Dude take a BATH! Brush your TEETH, the commence to get your freak on.
So Mal baby, wash first!
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Funny. I always thought that showerhead you see in Mal's bunk in Our Mrs. Reynolds was a.... showerhead. We see a shower in the captain's bunk and see Book coming back from a shower (admittedly, while they were docked). We see one sponge bath, and that from the one person living in a shuttle rather than in a vessel built for long term occupancy.
We've had this thread before. What we came up with was that a 1000 gallon tank could last them for some time. That's not at all too large for a transport of Serenity's size: only 10 ft by 10 ft by 10 ft; roughly the size of a bedroom. I think we came up with a max of about 6 weeks, assuming tight rationing and very little bathing. This was based on real world sailing ships and assuming some level of grey water usage and recycling/ distillation. Shorter trips would mean more water could be used, so less smells.
On current ships water usage is adjusted based on how long till they can re-supply and I see no reason that wouldn't be true in 500 years. That also explains the "real bath" comment in that Zoe wouldn't have to limit her water usage to conserve once they reach port.
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Very educational posts guys
The chemical bathing does sound like a real option. Since I can only go by "Earth That Was" in the 60ies the members of the Apollo Moon Landings always looked so scruffy when they returned.
In building the Joss/verse I was very taken with the details that were applied to the FF series.
For instance. The "Boys" on poker night betting with ships chores instead of money.Book tosses in "Septic vac" while Jayne annies up "Dishes"
Selling points of the show that worked so ruttin well.
"Now theres a nice pile of things I don't have to do." S Book
Z
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A combination of chemical baths/Navy showers/sponge baths/sonic showers (don't know if these actually exist, but they might by then) to conserve water onboard ship makes sense to me.
Also, it's possible that the "real bath" Zoe refers to is something more akin to a Roman or Japanese (up to the neck) bath. The central planets seem to have revived (or kept) a number of ancient luxuries and pastimes (ballroom dancing, swordfighting, archery). So maybe Zoe gets regular showers on Serenity, but has to wait for a planetside vacation to get a full immersion, swim-around-in-blood-temperature-water bath.
Just thinking of the crew all splashing around in a steamy Roman bath together, with massage oils scattered around the perimeter and fluffy white towels waiting for them, is making me kinda melt-y... is it getting hot in here? :)
Indigo S.
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Where is there a shower head? I have never noticed one! I will have to go look! Which episode? Or is it in the BDM?
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FMF I think it was "Our Mrs Reynolds"
that the shower head was seen in but I'm not sure.
INDIGO, traditional bathing, hmmmm.....would that include Saffrin and Inaras specialty... "FOOT WASHING" 
"I wish you hundreds of fat children." Inara
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The shower head is in Mal's bunk during Our Mrs. Reynolds. Never noticed it until after a very similar thread that started when someone asked if there is a way to wash clothes onboard. My wife thought I was nuts when I stopped the ep and rewound shouting about shower heads.
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Ooh, foot washing. Now that you mention it, zzetta13, foot washing would feel incredibly luxurious onboard ship, and not really take that much water.
Can't you just see Zoe soaking her feet (Wash doing his husbandly duty washing them :), eyes closed, just imagining the rest of the bath?
[Wash: Did she really make bao? (noticing Zoe's glare) Quaint!]
Indigo S.
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