Tara Lina the reluctant clown

Tara Lina immediately protests the task after reading it, insisting that she will not do it.

She eventually gives in, albeit with a distinct lack of enthusiasm and a determination to stick to her script, unwilling to change it even after discovering that she is playing to an audience of adults, not children. As such, she introduces herself to Marvin by telling him that she has been hired by his parents, before putting a party hat on his head and a clown nose on his face (and sarcastically congratulating him for earning probation on his birthday).

Tara Lina sprays Marvin with water from her boutonniere flower – which she has not even bothered to attach to her jacket – and presents him with a bouquet of fake flowers, before apologising for having no other material, and then spraying both he and Olli with the flower once more.

Marvin awards Tara Lina last place, saying: “Okay, but bad.”

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by David Fuller)