(A/N: For those of you who have seen the musical, this is the scene that Seymour talks about in the song "Da Doo.")
Since it was looking to be another customer free day in the shop, Mushnik decided to allow Seymour some free time to do as he pleased. So Seymour planned to do what he always did when he had free time: go to the wholesale flower district to shop for weird and strange plants to add to his collection. It was a good long walk to the flower district, but Seymour didn't care. In addition to purchasing plants there, he was also able to get in a little bit of exercise as well.
As he passed by the shops in the district, he was in awe at their big, beautiful displays. He wondered why Mushnik didn't have any displays like these, perhaps it was the key to bringing in business.
Soon, he arrived at his intended destination: Chang's Florist. The owner, Mr. Chang, knew Seymour on a first name basis since he came by so often and was always willing to lend him a hand in adding plants to his collection.
"Greetings, Seymour. How are we this wonderful day?" Mr. Chang asked Seymour, giving him a nice firm handshake.
"I'm doing quite well, Mr. Chang. Thank you for asking." Seymour replied.
"Well, I know why you're here. So why not look around my plants and see if anything catches your eye?" Mr. Chang asked.
"Sure thing." Seymour said and promptly began browsing through the many plants Mr. Chang had outside the shop. After about 20 minutes of looking around, Seymour unfortunately had not found anything weird or interesting to add to his plant collection.
"Sorry, Mr. Chang. I haven't found anything, but maybe better luck next time." Seymour told him.
"Very well, Seymour. I shall see you another day." Mr. Chang told him and Seymour walked down the sidewalk back home.
Seymour had gotten not even a block away from the shop when he realized the sky had suddenly gone completely dark. He looked down and realized he was casting a very dark shadow on the sidewalk and that the nearby streetlights had all gone on. Confused he looked towards the sky and was completely stunned as to what he was looking at, as well as the other people on the streets who were gazing up at the sky.
It was a total eclipse of the sun. The moon had moved in front of the sun, almost completely blocking it from lighting the Earth. There had been no prior predictions of this happening, so everyone was completely caught off guard and not expecting this.
As Seymour stood looking up at the eclipse, he could hear an odd humming sound coming from behind him. Was this an alien invasion, he thought. If it was, then everyone was certainly justified in being nervous and shocked.
Almost as quickly as the eclipse came about, it passed and the light of the sun once again shone brightly. Seymour blinked his eyes in wonder, and then realized he should probably go see how Mr. Chang felt about this unexpected phenomenon. He turned around and made a beeline back for the florist shop.
The second he got there, what he noticed next was even more surprising. Right among the zinnias that were on display outside was a weird little plant. It looked somewhat like a Venus flytrap, but with a bigger, different shaped mouth. Seymour swore that this plant had not been there on the display stand before, so he called over Mr. Chang to ask him about it.
"Mr. Chang, where did this strange little plant come from?" Seymour asked him.
"I don't know, Seymour. But if you want it, I will gladly sell it to you." Mr. Chang said.
"Really? Thank you, sir. I think this will be a great addition to my plant collection. How much does it cost?" Seymour asked.
"Just $1.95." Mr. Chang said and held out his hand for the money, which Seymour took from his pocket and promptly gave him.
"Thanks for the plant, Mr. Chang." Seymour said and waved goodbye as he walked down the street back towards Mushnik's shop. He was so excited to show this little plant to Mushnik and Audrey and see what they thought of it. Such a weird little plant it was, even if he had no idea where it came from. It was a dream addition to his collection of weird and exotic plants.