Evaporation Rate: Science Fiction

The evaporation rate was off, and in a closed system--like their ship, far away from a repair shop--as they were, that could end very nastily. Either they would end up dessicated corpses eventually, or their equipment would start to rust and malfunction in the extreme damp. Okay, so the desiccated corpse angle would only happen if they died from some other cause--but there would be a lot of chafing. And dry lips. And she did not look her best with scaly skin and cracking lips, and there was a certain indication of interest from the second mate that had her hopeful of, ah, a longer-term, higher-quality berth than the one she currently--

Inspiration: Answering a question about oven vs. grill textures.
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: This story, not so much. But there's a certain appeal to writing a straightforward sort of space opera. I like space opera.