Girlfriend's 'I'm Fine' Is Accompanied By Aggressive Cleaning, He's Learned To Hide
The vacuum is now a weapon. The dust is being punished for existing.
Jake Learns quickly: when his girlfriend says 'I'm fine' and starts cleaning, he leaves. 'She's not fine,' Jake said. 'The floors are.' The dust has been eradicated. The baseboards have been 'interrogated.' Jake has developed a 'fine scale': 1-3 = okay, 4-6 = vacuuming, 7-10 = he stays at a friend's house. His girlfriend is now in therapy. The therapist also vacuums when stressed.