Scene 31: The Technician Arrives.
We are at the reception.
It is 8 PM, and the elevator technician has arrived at the Sunflowerr Hotel. The technician opens the electrical control panel.
The Porter (watching the work): Please hurry up, I don’t want to pay for an extra hour!
Technician: Actually, I’m already done. The elevator isn’t broken; it works perfectly!
Porter: Then how did the four scientists get stuck inside?
We are in the elevator.
Meanwhile, the four scientists, sitting on the elevator floor, try to pass the time discussing the existence of God.
Papaia: You know, I must confess that after Ravioli’s book on the resurrection, I started reading Paul’s letters.
Ravioli: Interesting, I wish I had the same patience…
Papaia: Actually, it’s not boring at all; you just need to focus and reflect well on the words. Anyway, Paul himself uses a similar argument right at the beginning of the letter to the Romans. According to him, we all know that God exists because we see His works in creation every day. Only some suppress this truth because it is uncomfortable for them.
Banani: I agree with you, Papaia, but now it feels like I’m in church during the sermon…
Suddenly, Banani jumps up.
Banani (excited): Guys, I’ve got an idea!
Papaia: We’ve already tried everything. What do you have in mind?
Banani: Who says we have to go down to the reception…
Ravioli: And what else can we do?
Banani: We can go to the first floor and use the stairs!
Papaia: If the elevator is broken, it can’t go to any other floor. We don’t even know if the door will open…
Ravioli: Banani is right, we have to try!
Banani: Colleagues, cross your fingers!
Banani presses the button: one. The elevator starts descending. Then the door opens at the reception. In front of them are the porter and the technician.
Papaia: It can’t be!
Banani: So, button 1 is the reception,
Ravioli: Impossible! The reception is always zero!
Porter: Oh, no! What are you thinking?! Didn’t I tell you last night that the ground floor is reserved for the carpentry?
Papaia: Oops! We forgot!
Technician: So, you spent the whole day stuck in the elevator, pressing the wrong button?
Porter: Why didn’t you try pressing the other buttons as well?
Banani: Oops! It was so simple. How did we not think of it?
Igor: These illustrious minds… capable of solving mathematical mysteries, but getting stuck in a working elevator. What we’ve just discovered is the ‘Brain in Energy Saving Mode’ theorem!
Porter’s Uncle: Nephew, why don’t you hire them as consultants? I see that you’re all on the same wavelength. They might be useful in coming up with brilliant ideas, like having identical locks for room doors.