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Chapter 4 - The bee book-2

Adam:

It's just a status symbol. Bees make too much of it.

Barry:

Perhaps. Unless you're wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it.

(Barry waves at 2 girls standing a little away from them)

Adam:

Those ladies? Aren't they our cousins too?

Barry:

Distant. Distant.

Pollen Jock #1:

Look at these two.

Pollen Jock #2:

Couple of Hive Harrys.

Pollen Jock #1:

Let's have fun with them.

Girl Bee #1:

It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock.

Barry:

Yeah. Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom! He had a paw on my throat, and with the other, he was slapping me!

(Slaps Adam with his hand to represent his scenario)

Girl Bee #2:

Oh, my!

Barry:

I never thought I'd knock him out.

Girl Bee #1:

(Looking at Adam) What were you doing during this?

Adam:

Obviously I was trying to alert the authorities.

Barry:

I can autograph that.

(The pollen jocks walk up to Barry and Adam, they pretend that Barry and Adam really are pollen jocks.)

Pollen Jock #1:

A little gusty out there today, wasn't it, comrades?

Barry:

Yeah. Gusty.

Pollen Jock #1:

We're hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow.

Barry:

Six miles, huh?

Adam:

Barry!

Pollen Jock #2:

A puddle jump for us, but maybe you're not up for it.

Barry:

Maybe I am.

Adam:

You are not!

Pollen Jock #1:

We're going 0900 at J-Gate. What do you think, buzzy-boy? Are you bee enough?

Barry:

I might be. It all depends on what 0900 means.

(The scene cuts to Barry looking out on the hive-city from his balcony at night)

Martin:

Hey, Honex!

Barry:

Dad, you surprised me.

Martin:

You decide what you're interested in?

Barry:

Well, there's a lot of choices. But you only get one. Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day?

Martin:

Son, let me tell you about stirring. You grab that stick, and you just move it around, and you stir it around. You get yourself into a rhythm. It's a beautiful thing.