The story Awakening serves as a prequel of sorts for this story if you want to learn more about Scourgor.
Lauren's hair received even more thorough treatment. She lathered and rinsed twice with a Japanese shampoo that wasn’t even sold outside the country, and then applied a French conditioner which was more expensive than any of her friends would have guessed. After that, she blow dried and then delicately combed her hair. As long as there was even a single strand out of place, Lauren wasn’t done.
As a child, Lauren had been messy and even a bit slovenly. She remembered one episode in particular when she had accidentally allowed her pigtails to drag through her plate of pancakes, coating them in maple syrup. If she ever felt like skimping on her time consuming and expensive routine, all she had to do was summon that memory and the urge to purify and beautify herself would overwhelm her.
“You almost ready in there, Lauren?” Sarah asked through the door.
“Yeah,” Lauren said, gazing up at her reflection. A prominent, lone strand of hair had drifted out of place. But Lauren looked into the mirror and believed everything was as it should be.