Shaving Kit

The original shaving kit is a coordinated set containing a razor, strop, cloth, shaving bowl, shaving brush, and scented shaving soap. Completing the shaving process temporarily changes the character's face feature to appear smoothly and freshly shaven.

Razor

This is different than the Tonsorial Tricks razor.

Analyze

A folding shaving razor appears to be a straight edge razor for shaving with.
Closer inspection reveals that you can OPEN and CLOSE the razor as well as CLEAN it with a cloth.
PULLing it across your face should give you a freshly shaved experience, but only temporarily.

Usage

Verb	Condition	First	Third
CLEAN	Clean blade	With care for your fingers, you gently buff the folding shaving razor's blade with your nubby cloth.	With care for his fingers, XXX gently buffs the folding shaving razor's blade with his nubby cloth.
CLEAN	Dull blade	You carefully rub the nubby cloth over the folding shaving razor's blade from back to edge, feeling minute burs snag at the fabric.	XXX carefully rubs the nubby cloth over the folding shaving razor's blade, testing the edge.
CLEAN	Dirty blade	You cautiously pull the folding shaving razor's length along the nubby cloth, pinching the blade lightly through the fabric between your fingers to remove accumulated debris.	XXX cautiously pulls the folding shaving razor's length along the nubby cloth, pinching the blade lightly through the fabric between his fingers to remove accumulated debris.
CLOSE	Razor open	After depressing the blade lock, you snap the folding shaving razor's blade back into the handle with a practiced flick of your wrist.	After depressing the blade lock, XXX snaps the folding shaving razor's blade back into the handle with a practiced flick of his wrist.
OPEN	Razor closed	You unfold your folding shaving razor with a flick of your wrist, the handle in your palm balanced perfectly with the extended blade.	XXX unfolds his folding shaving razor with a flick of his wrist, the handle in his palm perfectly balanced with the extended blade.
RUB	On attached strop	With clean sharp motions, you quickly run your folding shaving razor's edge along the length of the leather strop.	With clean sharp motions, XXX quickly runs his folding shaving razor's edge along the length of the leather strop.
PULL	First shaving pass	While tilting your platinum mirror with one hand to get the correct angle, you slowly pull the folding shaving razor against your skin, leaving a clean lather and hair-free patch of skin in its wake.	XXX tilts his platinum mirror, peering into it carefully as he slowly pulls a folding shaving razor against his skin, leaving a clean lather and hair-free patch of skin in its wake.
PULL	Final shaving pass	You pass the folding shaving razor one last time over your skin, catching the last few whiskers and bits of foam. Tilting your platinum mirror side to side, you peer critically at the quality of your shave.	XXX passes a folding shaving razor one last time over his skin, eyeing his fresh shave critically in a platinum mirror.
PULL	Already finished	You glide the folding shaving razor over the smoothed skin on your face, hunting for imaginary whiskers whilst courting razor burn.	XXX glides a folding shaving razor over his pristine face. He must be courting razor burn!

Intermediate PULL messaging varies according to the shaving pass and whether the character has a beard, goatee, moustache, or sideburns.

Strop

Analyze

A leather strop appears to be a strop used for sharpening shaving razors.
Closer inspection reveals that you can PUT the strop ON something like a barrel to tether it.
RUBbing a razor ON the strop would probably give the razor a nice sharp edge.

Usage

Verb	Condition	First	Third
PUT	On suitable fixture	You hook your leather strop securely to the barrel and grip the loose end tightly in your fist.	XXX hooks his leather strop securely to the barrel and grips the loose end tightly in his fist.
PULL	Attached	You give the leather strop a sturdy tug, testing that it's fastened securely.	XXX gives the leather strop a sturdy tug, testing that it's fastened securely.
REMOVE	Attached	You unhook the leather strop from the barrel and neatly roll its length up.	XXX unhooks a leather strop from the barrel and neatly rolls its length up.
RUB	Razor on attached strop	With clean sharp motions, you quickly run your folding shaving razor's edge along the length of the leather strop.	With clean sharp motions, XXX quickly runs his folding shaving razor's edge along the length of the leather strop.

The strop can be attached to a bench, barrel, can, chair, keg, door, or gate that is a fixed room prop.

Cloth

Analyze

A nubby cloth appears to be a cloth used for shaving.
Closer inspection reveals that you can RUB the cloth on your face to remove shaving cream.
CLEANing a razor while holding the cloth would be a handy way to remove built-up crud.

Usage

Verb	Condition	First	Third
RUB	No lather	You wipe at your face with your nubby cloth.	XXX wipes at his face with his nubby cloth.
RUB	Lathered face	You wipe at your face with your nubby cloth, carefully wiping away any traces of soap and foam on your face.	XXX wipes at his face with his nubby cloth.
CLEAN	Dirty razor held	You cautiously pull the folding shaving razor's length along the nubby cloth, pinching the blade lightly through the fabric between your fingers to remove accumulated debris.	XXX cautiously pulls the folding shaving razor's length along the nubby cloth, pinching the blade lightly through the fabric between his fingers to remove accumulated debris.

Shaving bowl

Analyze

A white glass shaving bowl appears to be a shaving bowl used for holding shaving soap.
Closer inspection reveals that you can PUT or DROP soap IN the bowl.
Once filled and wetted down with water, a wet brush can be DIPPED or DROPPED IN the bowl to create shaving lather.

Usage

Verb	Condition	First	Third
LOOK	Filled	The shaving bowl seems to be packed with a large, moderately sized, or small chunk of shaving soap which is currently wet, damp, or dry.	—
LOOK	Empty	The shaving bowl seems to be empty.	—
PUT/DROP	Soap in bowl	You carefully pack your shaving soap into the shaving bowl.	XXX carefully packs his shaving soap into the shaving bowl.
POUR	Water into bowl	You pour your water into your shaving bowl, swirling it around before shaking the excess out onto the ground.	XXX pours his water into his shaving bowl, swirling it around before shaking the excess out onto the ground.
DIP/DROP	Wet brush in wet soap	You dip your tufty shaving brush in the shaving bowl, gently scrubbing and swirling it against the wet soap to load the bristles with a rich foamy lather.	XXX whips up a rich lather in his shaving bowl, loading up the bristles on his tufty shaving brush with thick foam.
PULL	Empty bowl after confirmation	You carefully chip away at the soap in your shaving bowl, reducing it to a handful of soap crumbles. Tipping the shaving bowl over, you scatter the crumbs on the ground.	XXX carefully chips away at something inside a white glass shaving bowl. Tipping the shaving bowl over, he scatters crumbs of soap onto the ground.
SMELL	Unscented	You sniff at your shaving bowl, but detect no scent.	XXX sniffs at his shaving bowl.
SMELL	Scented	You sniff at the shaving bowl and detect the faint scent of scent.	XXX sniffs at a white glass shaving bowl.

References to the floor replace references to the ground when the character is indoors.

Shaving brush

Analyze

A tufty shaving brush appears to be a shaving brush to be used with a filled shaving bowl.
Closer inspection reveals that you can DIP the brush in water to wet it and in a wet filled soap bowl to load the bristles with lather.
CLEANing the brush while holding some water should remove any dry lather.

Usage

Verb	Condition	First	Third
DIP	In water	You dip your tufty shaving brush in the water, swirling it to fully saturate the bristles. Once fully saturated, you extract the tufty shaving brush and shake it gently to remove excess moisture.	XXX dips his tufty shaving brush in the water, swirling it before extracting and gently shaking it off.
DIP	Wet brush in wet soap	You dip your tufty shaving brush in the shaving bowl, gently scrubbing and swirling it against the wet soap to load the bristles with a rich foamy lather.	XXX whips up a rich lather in his shaving bowl, loading up the bristles on his tufty shaving brush with thick foam.
CLEAN	Dry, dirty brush	You dunk the tufty shaving brush in your water, gently working the bristles between your fingers and loosening old crusty bits of lather. Once finished, you discard the water with its soggy, lumpy contents.	XXX dunks the tufty shaving brush in water, gently working the bristles between his fingers to loosen old crusty bits of lather. Once finished, he discards the water with its soggy, lumpy contents.
RUB	Loaded brush	You swirl the tufty shaving brush against your cheeks and throat, layering the rich lather onto your face.	XXX swirls the tufty shaving brush against his cheeks and throat, layering the rich lather onto his face.
SMELL	Unscented	You sniff at your tufty shaving brush, but detect no scent.	XXX sniffs at his tufty shaving brush.
SMELL	Scented	You sniff at the tufty shaving brush and detect the faint scent of scent.	XXX sniffs at a tufty shaving brush.

Shaving soap

Analyze

Some shaving soap appears to be a bar of shaving soap to be used with a shaving bowl for shaving.
Closer inspection reveals that you can PUT or DROP the soap into a bowl to fill it.

Usage

Verb	Condition	First	Third
PUT/DROP	Into empty bowl	You carefully pack your shaving soap into the shaving bowl.	XXX carefully packs his shaving soap into the shaving bowl.
SMELL	Unscented	You sniff at your shaving soap, but detect no scent.	XXX sniffs at his shaving soap.
SMELL	Scented	You sniff at the shaving soap and detect the faint scent of scent.	XXX sniffs at some shaving soap.

Shaving process

1. Place the shaving soap into an empty shaving bowl.
2. Wet the soap by pouring water into the bowl.
3. Wet the shaving brush by dipping it into water.
4. Dip the wet brush into the wet soap to load it with lather.
5. Rub the loaded brush over the face.
6. Open and clean the razor.
7. Attach the strop to a suitable fixed object and rub the razor on it to sharpen the blade.
8. Hold the open razor and a mirror, then repeatedly PULL the razor until the shave is complete.
9. Use the cloth to remove any remaining lather.

Mechanical information

• Applying lather temporarily changes the face feature to show a layer of shaving soap over the throat and face.
• Fresh lather dries after ten minutes. The resulting crusty lather flakes away after another five minutes.
• The bowl, brush, and wet razor dry after five minutes.
• Scented soap applies its scent to the character for four hours.
• Completing the shave temporarily changes the face feature to smooth freshly shaven for four hours.
• PULL requires an open, sufficiently clean razor, a mirror in the other hand, fresh lather, and adequate room lighting.
• Shaving preserves existing beards, goatees, moustaches, and sideburns by varying the intermediate shaving-pass messaging around them.
• Cleaning or sharpening generally imposes five seconds of roundtime. Preparing soap uses three seconds, and each shaving pass uses ten seconds.