Sometime last week, I grew freckles on my hands. I've never had freckles before. I have them on both hands, mirror images of each other, and specific to just an inch or so on my hand. This phenomenon bothers me, though how everyone else reacts depends entirely on whether the person has a medical degree.
Landlady Chang (middle school math teacher): You're just sunburnt. You'll be fine.
Dwighters (middle school history teacher): Please, I've got freckles all over the place.
Helsinki (marine conservationist): That's nothing. It's just a rash.
Ashley (nurse, life giver, and public health-ist): It's probably nothing, but you could go see Health Services just to be safe. It's hard to say with skin things.
Whitecastle (physician): This looks funny. And you don't want to hear that from a doctor. Go to your doctor if it doesn't clear in a few days.
Although free medical advice doesn't even make it onto the list of best perks of being Ash's friend (suck up points!), it sure is one of the best benefits of working for a bunch of doctors. Though of course, the free consultations are paid for in humiliation.
Whitecaslte (speculating on why I'd have freckles between my thumb and index finger): Were you working with rope last week? Branches? Tennis racqet? Were you pulling or paddling anything? Any sticks?
Moi: No, no, no... (remembering Ashley saying something about lemon juice staining the skin) but I did squeeze a lot of lemons last week.
Whitecastle (characteristically unimpressed): So what you're saying is, you don't get enough exercise? That's clearly your problem.
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