No Flies On A Boeing

Baby Pierre skids to a halt in front of Pablo, the tinker, and Ben O'Connor.

Changed my mind, says Baby Pierre. I'm coming.

I'm not taking him, says Ben O'Connor.

I'll take him, says the Kroombit tinker.

If I'm taking you and you're taking him, that's like I'm taking both of you, says Ben O'Connor.

Chill, says Baby Pierre. I'm independent.

He is, says the tinker. And he can go in my box. 

No way, says Baby Pierre. I can go in Ben's pocket.

What's independent about that? asks Ben O'Connor.

Just to get on board, says Baby Pierre. Then I'll zoom off somewhere.

We can catch flies, says the tinker.

There are no flies on a Boeing, says Ben O'Connor.

The tinker looks sad.

Have we got time to catch one? asks the tinker. 

No, says Pablo.

What do frogs eat? asks Ben O'Connor.

Good question, says Pablo. She likes flies, worms and insects.

But I once had a pancake, says the tinker.

A whole pancake? asks Ben O'Connor.

No, a part of a pancake, says the tinker.

Ben O'Connor looks at his watch.

Time to head to security, says Ben O'Connor. How do we do this?

Fear not, says Baby Pierre. I'll whizz through.

I'll whizz through too, says the tinker.

Want to whizz through with me? asks Baby Pierre.

Okay, says the tinker.

She hops onto the back of his tiny bicycle.

Erk! says Baby Pierre. You're heavy! This might be too hard.

Okay, says Ben O'Connor. How about this? Baby Pierre goes in my pocket and the tinker whizzes through on the bike.

Brilliant, says the tinker.

No way! begins Baby Pierre.

But Ben O'Connor has picked him up, and shoved him into his pocket.

The tinker has already whizzed away.

You've got this, says Pablo to Ben O'Connor. And here, have the box.

What do I need that for? asks Ben O'Connor. It's empty.

An empty box can be useful, says Pablo.

Ben thinks about the many times in his life when an empty box has been useful.

Thanks mate, says Ben O'Connor.

He takes the box from Pablo, and heads for security, with Baby Pierre in his pocket.