You, sir, are turning out to be quite one of my favorites. This line, in particular, caused me much hilarity:
This was a forgivable inaccuracy. Technically, of course, the rose belonged to the Academy, or even more broadly, to Science.

Only one suggestion: I think you meant "grisly" instead of "grizzly". You put me in mind of a bear with tweezers!

Otherwise, I loved it, yet again. That last line was perfect.