Start of the show
A flower delivery man is walking along a corridor backstage and is stopped by Richard Jurkuff, SBW’s hardworking backstage staff who does the oddest of jobs.
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Richard Jurkuff: Hey, who are you? What are you doing here?
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Man: Nothing. I’m just here to deliver flowers. A bouquet of black roses to a gentleman named El Cholo. The general manager of Signs of Evil roster. Any idea where to get him?
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Richard Jurkuff: Oh just give them to me. I’ll hand it over to him. You need me to sign anything?
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The delivery man gladly hands the bouquet of black roses to Richard. The man heaves a sigh of relief while Richard seems to have some difficulty trying to hold them steadily. The man pulls out a acknowledgement form and a pen for Richard to sign. While balancing the heavy bouquet of flowers, Richard manages to reach out his right hand to sign on the paper.
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Man: Thanks pal!
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The man quickly turns away and disappears round a corner. Richard looks at the bouquet and wonders how many stalks of roses are there. He figures there are around anything between seventy and a hundred roses and wonders why anybody will bother to give roses to a man.
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Richard turns around and walks the other side of the corridor. After walking for a few moments, people have started noticing Richard carrying the bouquet of black roses and a few of them started mocking and making fun of him.
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Man A: Woo~ You got lucky Dick?
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Man B: Oh yeah yeah. Dick, what big bush you have there. Black roses? Whichever chick that is, sure has something to say about you. Haa!
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Man C: Seriously Dick. Black roses? You planning to give that to a woman? Dumb ass.
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Throughout all the ridicule, Richard did not say a single word but just press on without paying them any attention. He finally reaches a door that says “SOE General Manger”. He knocks on it and within seconds, Ashley opens the door.
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Ashley Longoria: Oh hi Richard. What is that? For me?
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Richard Jurkuff: Sorry Ashley, this is actually for El Cholo.
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Ashley Longoria: Oh thank God. They look hideous. Black roses?
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Ashley frowns showing her disdain for the black roses. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, catching notice of a card in the middle of the bouquet. She daftly picks it out from the centre of the bouquet. Richard appears surprised that he did not notice the card that was there before. Ashley starts to read the card.
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Ashley Longoria: Roses are red but in your case, it has been darkened to black. Stand on your toes, make no haste but bring all your cards on deck. -- Gunzo
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After finishing reading the card, both Ashley and Richard look at each other and give each other a puzzling look and there was a awkward moment of silence until Richard finally broke the silence.
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Richard Jurkuff: This is a warning right?
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Ashley Longoria: We better just throw this bouquet away alright? Ashley carelessly throws the card onto the floor and closes the door, leaving Richard with the bouquet of black roses, not knowing what to do with it.
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Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:58 am by 
