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[verydurable]

[today in the messhall, the following items have been lined up on a table:

hand lotion

vaseline

extra-virgin olive oil

mayonaise

window cleaner

Comments

[runstowardsfire]

. . . What's Windex and is that safe for consumption?

[runstowardsfire]

[You're married?]

. . . Are you all right?

[verydurable]

[well, yes, but that would be his left ring finger. which is bare, but there's a conspicuously lighter band of skin]

I'll be fine as soon as I get this damn thing off.

[runstowardsfire]

[Noticed that--Earth Customs . . .]

Just try to twist it around carefully--you don't want to skin your finger.

[verydurable]

Twist it. Like this?

[spinning it in place]

[runstowardsfire]

It's properly slicked up now, so it should slide off.

[verydurable]

I hope so.

[it's obviously too small for him, this may take a while]

[runstowardsfire]

[Twist, twist, turn, slide . . .]

Why did you put it on?

[verydurable]

Uh . . . someone else did. On accident.

[runstowardsfire]

I see. Is it coming off?

[verydurable]

I think so. It's moving, anyway.

[runstowardsfire]

That's good. Just say if you need any help.

[verydurable]

[no, it's definitely slipping off]

. . . thanks. That was a good idea.

[runstowardsfire]

You would have got to the oil eventually.

[verydurable]

Sure, but I might not have known what to do with it.

[runstowardsfire]

It's the first time you've had trouble with a ring that didn't fit then?