Lux and Morty's Disappointment

Lux had heard this conversation or variations of it many times over. They hated to let the secretions go to waste, but considering their limited resources, Lux grabbed a tea towel and tried to soak up as much of it as possible. Unfortunately, the liquid was congealed, mercurial, and apparently resistant to human intervention. Much later it occurred to them that they should probably have brought along gloves. After shift they struggled to sleep. The randomly generated soundscapes of the station's artificial nighttime were more grating than usual. Relenting to insomnia, they rose to visit the remaining slugs in the garden.