Zikoko sits across from their interviewee in a well-lit studio.

Zikoko: How are you?

Rollercoaster: I’m fine

Zikoko: You’ve been in the news this week

Rollercoaster:

Once. I was in the news just once.

Zikoko: Okay…

Zikoko slides a piece of paper to Rollercoaster

Zikoko: Do you know them?

Rollercoaster stares hard at the paper

Rollercoaster: Sorry to these men, I do not know them.

Zikoko: They seem to know you

Rollercoaster: Okay, but I don’t know them

Zikoko: According to them, you’re very familiar with their love life. They think you’re some sort of recurring feature.

Rollercoaster: I’ve been dodging questions about this thing all week. I’m not among abeg.

When you people said you wanted this interview sef, I thought we were going to talk about something else

Zikoko: Like?

Rollercoaster: My job. My years of experience. How I make people happy, spicy, keep things exciting…

Maybe… let me see that paper again.

Zikoko passes the “Nigerian men” paper to Rollercoaster again.

Rollercoaster: Ahh, I know them. Those are my guys

Zikoko: Two minutes ago, you didn’t know them.

Rollercoaster: Ehn, but now I do, and I understand what they were saying. It’s just that they didn’t know how to explain it.

Zikoko:

Rollercoaster: You see me now? I’m Rollercoaster

Zikoko: You don’t mean it

Rollercoaster: I go up and down, and make you happy, and excited…

Zikoko: We’re still talking about you abi?

Rollercoaster: Yes, now. You’ll feel everything o, but while you’re going through it, I’ll be there with you, no leave, no transfer. That’s what the men meant.

Zikoko: Are you serious abi?

Rollercoaster: Hmm, you people don’t know anything.

Zikoko signals the crew to turn the lights off

Zikoko: It’s okay. Thank you for your time. No wonder all of them were calling your name.

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