A Sketch by Jean-Pierre Martinez
A rooftop terrace. A man enters.
Alan – With or without filter…
Two women, one blonde and one brunette, arrive.
Alan – Blonde… or brunette.
The two women continue their conversation without paying attention to him.
Emily – So I told him, are you kidding me?
Jessica – And what did he say?
Emily – What did you expect him to say?
Jessica – Didn’t he say anything?
Emily – And what did he tell you?
Jessica – The same thing.
Emily – I can’t believe it!
Jessica – I assure you.
Emily – But it’s incredible. Did he really say that to you?
Jessica – He left me stunned.
Emily – Oh yeah, of course, no surprise there. But who does he think he is?
Jessica – You have to put him in his place now and then, obviously, because if not…
Emily – Oh no, I swear, there are times…
Alan strikes a theatrical pose to declaim in a Shakespearean style.
Alan – To smoke… or not to smoke.
Finally, the two women notice him and exchange a look of mistrust.
Alan – That is the question… Ladies… Have a good day…
Alan leaves. They smirk slightly but don’t respond. He exits.
Jessica – Who’s that? Do you know him?
Emily – I’ve seen him once or twice.
Jessica – He thinks he’s something, doesn’t he?
Emily – You can say that again.
Jessica – Does he think he’s Alain Delon or what?
Emily – Of course, he’s not Alain Delon, right?
Jessica – Do you know where he works?
Emily – I think on the fifth floor.
Jessica – On the fifth? What do they do on the fifth?
Emily – I don’t know… I suppose the same as on the sixth.
Jessica – Ah, I see. So he really thinks he’s something…
They smoke for a moment.
Emily – Well, to be honest, he’s not bad…
Jessica – I know, right.
Emily – He’s not Alain Delon, but still…
Jessica – Let’s be realistic, it’s unlikely we’ll ever see Alain Delon around here.
Emily – That’s for sure…
They start to leave.
Jessica – And you say he works on the fifth floor?
Emily – I think so.
Jessica – Isn’t Alain Delon dead?
They exit.
Black.
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