Three scientists\u2014Papaia, Banani, and Ravioli\u2014and their assistant Igor, who are supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference, board the wrong flight and end up on the other side of the world. After arriving at the wrong airport, they book a hotel for the night, but it\u2019s not exactly what they expected\u2026 in the sense that it\u2019s terrible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a rough night, they also get stuck in the elevator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are at the bar, where the clerk is finishing his coffee break with his friend Alfred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: Do you remember those guys from last week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred: Yeah, you told me. It was a group of tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: Yeah, but did I tell you how it ended?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred: I don\u2019t think so. I\u2019ve been home these past few days with a cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: Ah! You missed it. That group was a real goldmine! They were so desperate after finding all the hotels fully booked that I gave them a\u2026 special price!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Alfred: One of your\u2026 five-star prices, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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clerk: Exactly! One of those. I\u2019ll never forget their faces when they had to fork over all that money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Alfred: Don\u2019t you think you took advantage of them a little too much?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: It\u2019s the law of the market! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026Let me explain something to you\u2014but don\u2019t tell anyone, this is a secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred: Okay, I promise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: You see, Alfred\u2026 Some hotels in this city focus on quality\u2026 like the five-star one next door\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred: Oh yeah, that\u2019s a real luxury hotel. But it costs a fortune!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: Exactly! While others focus on quantity\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred: Like, offering low prices to get more guests?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: Exactly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred: And the Sunflowerr Hotel? Which of these two strategies does it use?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clerk: Neither! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026You get what I mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred: Like\u2026 profiting off other people\u2019s misfortunes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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clerk: Let\u2019s put it that way. But I like to think of it more as divine punishment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Alfred: Like, someone does something wrong, and God makes them end up at the Sunflowerr Hotel as punishment for their sins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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clerk: You see, in this world, you reap what you sow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Alfred: Interesting. I think I\u2019d better start being nicer to my wife\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t want to end up sleeping at your place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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