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[bad_addict]

[It's a lovely summer day! Ah, so bright and sunny!

...and so there is a very pale -- deathly pale one might say, even -- young man who has just finished slopping some sunscreen lotion on himself, holding a big bottle that says "SPF OVER 9000" and contemplating it.]

So does anyone here actually know the difference between UVA and UVB?

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[brokenclover]

I don't.

[bad_addict]

Well, I suppose there can't be too much of a difference. It's all death rays to me.

*offers her the bottle*

Want some?

[brokenclover]

I think I'll be okay.

[bad_addict]

*nods and sets the bottle down*

So I have been missing anything exciting that I should know before navigating my way through the daytime here?

[atonalistic]

It's so briiiight.

[bad_addict]

It is. Who'd have guessed it?

*offers him the bottle*

I have plenty, if you need some.

[atonalistic]

[ yawwwwwwn, handwaves away at the bottle. ]

I'm fine without it.

[bad_addict]

Did the sun interrupt your afternoon nap?

[cantkiss]

UVA rays can penetrate deep into the skin even on a cloudy day and through windows and the like. They don't leave any immediate damage, but they're more harmful. UVB rays are what turn the skin red and make you feel hot.

[bad_addict]

...huh. Good to know, good to know. Is that sort of thing... *handwaves* ...common knowledge where you're from?

[cantkiss]

Well, I doubt most of my students could tell you the difference. But it's not like it's a secret.

[bad_addict]

*raises an eyebrow*

A teacher, hm?

[lolipopper]

[standing in the shade nearby]

I haven't the faintest.

[bad_addict]

Well, according to that very knowledgeable fellow over there, "UVA" is the stronger type that does long-term damage and "UVB" is the sunburn-y type. Though it's all the same to me, I suppose.

[lolipopper]

I would imagine so!

[bad_addict]

*offers her the bottle*

Would you care for some?

[imgottapower]

[... o ... over nine thousand... ]

[bad_addict]

Good afternoon!

[imgottapower]

Ha ha! Yeah, h-hey there.

[bad_addict]

*offers sunscreen*

Would you care for some? Wide-ranging protection from all sorts of solar death rays.