Scene 1. No Surprises.
We are inside the observatory, where we find the four scientists: Papaia, Banani, Ravioli, and their assistant Igor.
It has been a month since the airport incident. The three scientists Papaia, Banani, Ravioli, and their assistant Igor are, as usual, at the observatory, taking astronomical measurements.
Banani: Hey! Do you remember that book of Ravioli’s? We nearly lost our jobs trying to explain it to the other colleagues!
Papaia: Don’t remind me! Unfortunately, we had to stop talking about it, or they would have expelled us from the observatory.
Ravioli: There’s a lot of money at stake, guys! We had to keep quiet to keep our jobs. But sometimes I wonder if we did the right thing…
Banani: By the way, there’s the dark matter conference this weekend. Did you remember?
Papaia: Don’t worry, Banani, this time I checked everything thoroughly. You can rest assured.
Ravioli: Have you checked the payments and dates? This time we can’t afford any mistakes!
Papaia: Ravioli, don’t get me worked up as usual! Didn’t I just say everything is in order? Trust me, there won’t be any surprises!
Igor: By saying there won’t be any surprises, Papaia has created a paradox! In fact, knowing his usual distraction, if this were to happen, it would be a surprise!