Obsession with Cleanliness

Three scientists — Papaia, Banani, and Ravioli — and their assistant Igor, who work at NASAL, start getting interested in creationism. Their superiors, worried, send them to the psychologist, Professor Faggioli, a shady character determined to get them fired by making them look insane.

We are in Professor Faggioli’s office, where Ravioli is undergoing evaluation.

Ravioli is telling the story of how, on Christmas Eve, he made all the relatives throw up when his mom emptied out his old backpack, full of rotten fish hidden there since middle school, right in front of everyone.

Ravioli:

“She was very disappointed, and I think she still hasn’t forgiven me to this day.”

Faggioli:

“It was the showdown! All the lies came to the surface!”

Ravioli:

“Well, more than coming to the surface, I’d say they…”

Faggioli:

“No, no! Stop telling nonsense!”

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Ravioli:

“Okay, fine!”

Faggioli:

“Did she get very angry?”

Ravioli:

“Not visibly, since she’s a very controlled woman. But from the look in her eyes, I could tell she was irreparably offended. After all, I had been lying to her for years!”

Faggioli:

“And you ruined Christmas dinner, I suppose!”

Ravioli:

“My relatives left, disgusted and full of resentment for not being able to have dessert!”

Faggioli:

“Yes, yes! Your relatives…”

Ravioli:

“Besides, there was the problem of the mess my backpack caused. My mom is something of a cleanliness freak. This is one of the reasons she was so exhausted. In addition to working all day, she felt she had to keep the house spotless. That coffee table in the living room was the piece of furniture she cared about the most.”

Faggioli:

“This was a huge offense to her, especially on Christmas Eve! What a disaster, Ravioli!”

(Faggioli writes in his notebook.)

Igor:

“Scandalized relatives? Lies exposed? Ruined furniture? No, no. No one here is getting the main issue. The biggest offense was the fish!”

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