Dante Vickers was a man who was far smarter than he looked. Usually, someone who held seventeen patents and made his considerable income off of intellectual pursuits didn't have such a chiseled body - but Dante believed in living and playing hard. The truth is, his brainstorming usually came late at night, freeing up most of his day for the physical activities that kept him looking his best. And while he was, in fact, staring forty in the face from a very close distance, he was in better shape than most men half his age.<br/><br/>He enjoyed his time in the Olympia Baths for the same reason he enjoyed things like sky-diving and white-water rafting - for the physical thrill and pleasure in a life that would otherwise have been devoted almost entirely to his mind. But here at the Baths, he could let go of his cares and considerations and just enjoy the carnal side of life for a while. Besides, he felt he had something to celebrate as he had just received notice of another multi-million dollar patent infringement settlement. Life was good.<br/><br/>The opulent interior of the Baths appealed to his taste in the finer things, which was one of the main reasons he had started coming here back when Eduardo first opened the place. He prided himself on being one of Eduardo's first regular customers, and they had struck up quite a friendship over the years.<br/><br/>"Dante! Always a pleasure, of course," Eduardo said in his smooth voice.<br/><br/>"Come off it, Ed. You don't need to play the professional host for me." Dante was one of the very few people that Eduardo allowed to call him "Ed."<br/><br/>"Fine then, you dirty cocksucker," he replied with a snide grin. "Take your normal room and quit wasting my time."<br/><br/>"Ah, see? Now there's the Ed I know and - dare I say it? - love. Foul-mouthed, pushy and arrogant." Dante smiled back at him as he picked up the key to his normal room. "And I wouldn't have you any other way, you old hemorrhoid."<br/><br/>He pushed open the door to the private section of the Baths and felt his tensions already beginning to melt away to be replaced with an anticipation of the activities to come.