In other news, my toenail isn't that bad.

[conuly]

It's less like a half and more like 1/4 to 1/3 gone. Which is more than plenty enough!

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[mount_oregano]

My experience is that you'll do fine. Nails are protective, and they'll do their job with dogged persistence. I stubbed my other big toe yesterday and turned back some of the nail. It's not going to fall off, but it is turning interesting colors.

Which, as a writer, gave me an idea. A character in a novel I'm writing now wants to hide his menial background, but he damaged some nails doing physical labor. They won't look normal quickly, so how does he explain his beat-up hands?

[conuly]

It's not aching any more after walking around with shoes on, so I'll probably stop whining about it soon!

As for his hands... is it possible/plausible for him to claim some sort of esoteric hobby that can cause his hands to get beat up?

[mount_oregano]

That's a great idea. He was ... an ice sculptor. Makes perfect sense in the story. Thanks!