Having noticed a certain sluggishness of response with the toilet, I approached a group of bystanders--likely suspects all.
Me: Kids, did something get dropped in the toilet?
Nelly, looking like somebody who has suddenly remembered an item likely to be of conversational interest: Oh! Yes!!
Me: Well? What was it?
Nelly: It was...um... it was one of Inge's headbands.
Me, suddenly aware that there might be more than one time sensitive problem on the table: Which one? Where is it?
Nelly, deep in thought: Hmmm. Well, it was the one...the one that is...well, you know, it was the one that...
She paused, clearly stuck for a description.
Me, ramping up the intensity: Where IS it?
Nelly, suddenly achieving clarity: Oh! It's the one on the bathroom counter that looks a little moist.
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