A Sketch by Jean-Pierre Martinez
Two characters, side by side.
One – It doesn’t smell like roses around here.
Two – No, it’s more like…
One – Violets.
Two – Yes… Or maybe lavender.
One – I’d say more like lily of the valley, don’t you think?
Two – Lily of the valley?
One – Or cornflowers.
Two – Cornflowers… I don’t know what they smell like.
One – Or poppies.
Two – Do poppies have a smell?
One – I don’t know. They’re flowers. They must smell like something.
Two – Or perhaps lady’s slippers.
One – Lady’s slippers don’t smell of anything, do they?
Two – I’m not sure… It depends on the ladies…
One – Lady’s slippers don’t have a scent. Whereas here, it smells more like…
Two – Whatever it is, it doesn’t smell like roses.
One – No.
Blackout.
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