“I know that I’ve given you no reason to believe me, but I think that I am going to start moisturizing you on a more consistent basis. You see, something that I saw today reminds me of your important role to keep what’s in in, and to keep what’s out out. It’s the keeping things out that is especially important to me. If I moisturize you, promise me you’ll never crack. Promise me that you’ll be a nice, functional barrier.”