“The other side of the airlock door?”

“My other side of the airlock door.”

“Why didn’t you mop it up before it got out?”

“You mean in.”

“I mean you!”

“It wasn’t in the airlock when I got here.”

“You must have walked right past it!”

“Oh, I did.”

“Why didn’t you mop it up?”

“It wasn’t in the airlock.”

“What?”

“You said I had to mop up the mess in the airlock. I wasn’t going to waste time cleaning up unrelated messes. It’s not like I enjoy mopping.”

“Fine. Go clean up the mess outside the airlock.”

“OK, just open the door.”

“I can’t.”

“What?”

“You haven’t finished cleaning up the mess in the airlock yet.”

“But there’s no mess in the airlock!”

“No thanks to you.”

“That’s absurd.”

“That’s regulations.”

“Well, if you won’t let me out of the airlock, I can’t clean the mess outside the airlock.”

“That’s insubordination.”

“So, you won’t let me out of the airlock until I finish cleaning the mess that’s outside the airlock?”

“Yes.”