Below, you will find a fictional dialogue between Justin and Justina, two unusual-yet-similarly-named friends. In today’s dialogue, Justin and Justina are shopping for indoor plants at Lowe’s. Justina notices a sparrow inside Lowe’s. Sparrows are supposed to be outside, are they not? We pick up the dialogue with Justin and Justina browsing a very green section of the indoor plant section.
(Justin and Justina are a fictional New Leaf Journal dialogue duo created by New Leaf Journal editor Nicholas A. Ferrell. Their dialogues cover their strange, sometimes random conversations (usually) in Brooklyn, New York. If you enjoy this dialogue, you can find many (over 50) more in our Justin and Justina Collection hub.)
Act I 〜 The Sparrow in Lowe’s
Justina: Look there, what’s that?
Justin: There? A very green pothos. Good call. Plant for all seasons. Indestructible. I think I need a fourth.
Justina: No not the pothos. On the pothos.
Justin: Hmm. Appears to be a sparrow. Hey, did you know the story of how sparrows arrived in New York City?
Justina: Why is it inside?
Justin: Probably flew in from the outdoor garden center when someone went in or out.
Justina: But why would it come inside? Wouldn’t it rather be outside?
Justin: Probably. Mistake, perhaps. Saw the plants in here?
Justina: But there are plants out there.
Justin: Mistakes happen. Could be overwhelmed now, confused. Lost.
Justina: But it just came in from those doors right over there! It’s not very smart.
Act II 〜 The Justina at Lowe’s
Justina turns to where Justin was, expecting a reaction. Justin is nowhere to be seen. She begins to panic.
Justina: Justin? Where are you? I don’t remember how I got here. I don’t know what these plants are. Why are there so many plants? Justin! You left me! I don’t know what to choose and I’m lost! Will I never make it out of Lowe’s?
Sparrow: …
Justina: …What are you looking at, bird?
Justin: Who are you talking to?
Justina: Where did you go!?
Justin: Went to check out the African violets. Big sale. Marking them down like they’re dead, but not dead, see?
Justina: I thought you left me alone here.
Justin: Oh look, the sparrow just got back outside.
Justina: So weird. Who just wanders into a plant store, gets confused, and then panics?
Justin: Could be motivated by spite. Like a cat.
Justina: Spite? Why would it be spiteful?
Justin: No idea.
