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  • Interview With Rollercoaster: “Now, Why Am I in It?â€�

    Nigerian men have decided to drag Rollercoaster into their messy love lives, so Rollercoaster has decided to speak up for itself.

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    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾ sits across from their interviewee in a well-lit studio.

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: How are you?

    Rollercoaster: I’m fine

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: You’ve been in the news this week

    Rollercoaster:

    Once. I was in the news just once.

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: Okay…

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾ slides a piece of paper to Rollercoaster

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: Do you know them?

    Rollercoaster stares hard at the paper

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

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: They seem to know you

    Rollercoaster: Okay, but I don’t know them

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: 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

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: Like?

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

    Maybe… let me see that paper again.

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾ passes the “Nigerian menâ€� paper to Rollercoaster again.

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

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: 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.

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾:

    Rollercoaster: You see me now? I’m Rollercoaster

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: You don’t mean it

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

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: 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.

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: Are you serious abi?

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

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾ signals the crew to turn the lights off

    91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾: It’s okay. Thank you for your time. No wonder all of them were calling your name.

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