Charlie took a long time in the shower and even after washing he crouched down in the corner again, letting the water run down over his head.<br/><br/>After a while longer, he got out lazily drying himself and shuffled to bed with a significant amount of dampness in his ears. He tried to ignore it but found himself tossing and flicking his ears. All the sharp movements made the soreness in his abs protest until he just flopped flat on his back staring at the ceiling.<br/><br/>His ears started to hurt and he just sighed weighing the pain in  his chest and and against it.  "I hate this... " he mumbled to himself.