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[notquiteawidow]

[Donna appears, holding up a jar. It should be noted she looks pretty proud of herself. The jar is making a low, angry buzzing noise]

I caught it! It took all morning to catch the little bugger but I got'em! Knew I would. [now she's talking to the jar, which contains...a bee] Don't suppose you'd want to come back to Earth with me, would you? Maybe

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[swanseer]

[Appears suddenly behind Donna and leans over her shoulder] How about Arthur?

[notquiteawidow]

[gives a start but turns to face her] I dunno. Think he looks like an Arthur?

[swanseer]

[Takes a step backwards, smirking] Maybe... Is it definitely a boy?

[notquiteawidow]

I dunno. Depends on the sort of bee it is. I can't exactly tell. It's probably a bloke bee. [holding the jar up now, trying to figure it out]

[theguv]

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There any particular reason you're holding a bee in a jar? What's it in for: armed robbery?

[notquiteawidow]

He's been a busy little bee, that's why. Actually, it's because I thought maybe I could take him home.

[theguv]

Why the bloody hell would you want to take home a bee?

[notquiteawidow]

Because they're disappearing! We can't just let them disappear completely.

[barelyemoting]

... Miss Noble, I doubt Earth needs alien bees.

[notquiteawidow]

What if it's an all right alien bee?

[barelyemoting]

[a pause] Absolutely no troubles involved with it?

[notquiteawidow]

There can't be a lot wrong with it, really, can there? I mean it looks like a normal Earth bee. Usually really alien things look more alien.

[soimpressive]

I think they've pretty much filled their bee quota, actually.

[notquiteawidow]

Not really! The bees are disappearing.

[soimpressive]

Since when?

[notquiteawidow]

For a while! They're just disappearing! Well, maybe not a while? A year? I dunno. But they're definitely disappearing.

[lamb_of_gold]

You may be the first I've met to keep a pet bee.

[notquiteawidow]

Well that just means you'll remember it well.

[lamb_of_gold]

I suppose I will.

A particular reason for this choice of pet?

[notquiteawidow]

Well, see, the bees are disappearing off Earth. So I figure it's a good choice, isn't it?