Mina tossed her hat and tie out of the bathroom door. She didn't want them in the humidity. "What on earth is a banana daiquiri?" she asked.

Despite the fact that she was almost never seen around town without them, she began to take each of her rings off, one by one, lining them up neatly along the sink. All except for the one hanging around her neck. Half of the time, she completely forgot it was even there.