He told Audrey that Mr. Mushnik is visiting his sister in Czechoslovakia. She hasn't asked when he'll be back. He's not sure what he'll tell her when she asks
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Suddenly, there's a beaming man with a necktie and a microphone right in front of Seymour. "And here he is himself, Mr. Seymour Krelborn!"
Somebody shines a bright light in Seymour's face. Once he gets his vision back, he can see that it's a spotlight. The TV crew's already here. So is Audrey, who applauds and waves from behind the cameras.
"Mr. Krelborn," the man with the microphone continues, "there are so many questions that the American people in our television audience have for you!" He hauls Seymour up by the elbow and drags him over to the nearest camera. "Come over here and tell our viewers at home and elsewhere about this particularly amazing agricultural phenomenon! A phenomenon, I might add, that's made you one of the most talked-about plant scientists in the country--"
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Somebody shines a bright light in Seymour's face. Once he gets his vision back, he can see that it's a spotlight. The TV crew's already here. So is Audrey, who applauds and waves from behind the cameras.
"Mr. Krelborn," the man with the microphone continues, "there are so many questions that the American people in our television audience have for you!" He hauls Seymour up by the elbow and drags him over to the nearest camera. "Come over here and tell our viewers at home and elsewhere about this particularly amazing agricultural phenomenon! A phenomenon, I might add, that's made you one of the most talked-about plant scientists in the country--"
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Then another.
And then, almost in slow motion, the plant topples over, landing with a THUD that rattles the shop windows.
"CUT!" the microphone man yells, his cheery demeanor suddenly gone. "What's going on in here? What happened to the goddamn greenery?!"
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But it's happening. The same way so many things that terrify Seymour have happened.
"It just needs to be fed," he mutters distractedly.
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Honestly, what's the big deal? Could even make for good TV, showing how to take care of an exotic plant like this...
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