"Resilience"

I wanted to be a geisha. My face was reshaped but the sculpting medium never got smooth. Bits mixed in the paint. Rough stubble. For days, gel and sanding; a geisha with whiskers was not right. A layer of tissue paper made things worse. A mask did not hide the problem. More sculpting; hoping for a smooth layer. Wrong. I looked like the joker by then - lopsided sandpaper with crooked grin. More gel and sanding. Finally, molding paste. Not sure what I am, but my face is smooth and I can survive almost anything.