Update on this. Buddy came by giddy as a teen before a Sadie Hawkins dance to show me his wares. TA was reportedly quick, trip was apparently cordial, and everything ordered was in the box. Did a quick phone flashlight test on the vials and couldn't find visible floaters. I was starting to think I'd been too harsh on Trip but remembered how smug he was in ignoring pertinent questions and the bizarre sidestory from 'Syn' that Trip is a kind and well meaning puppydog aiming to please.
So I started peeling labels and cleaning the vial exteriors with alcohol to do a more thorough search for floaters. First vial, squeaky clean. Good job Trip. Second vial, floaters. Fuck you Trip. Can't be bothered to look through the other few vials, but I'll get around to it after sopping up my friend's salty tears. Might be a good time to demonstrate proper filtration of floatered gear, but not sure it's worth burning my whatmans for it - especially since THERE'S NO GODDAMN TESTS FOR ALL THIS SHIT.
Sorry for the dust, but you can see the floater on the right side of the first photo. It's vertical and slightly curled. In the second photo it's centered and on-axis showing that it's moving within the fluid.
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