Nell: You’re not going to believe this.
Me: I might. Tell me what’s happened.
Nell: According to the Beefy network, Frankie the Flamingo has been sighted in France.
Me: France?
Nell: Yes. Brittany to be exact.
Me: But that’s over 100 miles away from where she was last seen in Cornwall.
Nell: I know.
Me: How did she manage to fly there with clipped wings?
Nell: Determination and youthful exuberance.
Me: When you say Beefy network, what exactly do you mean?
Nell: The Beefies have been working closely with their French colleagues.
Me: Are we talking about NOIR?
Nell: I said you wouldn’t believe it.
Me: The Notorious Organisation of International Rooks?
Nell: Yes.
Me: I don’t believe it.
Nell: Ask Henry and Horst. They were at Flamingo HQ when the call came through.
Me: When you say Flamingo HQ, do you mean our spare room?
Nell: Of course. Didn’t you notice all the flamingos going upstairs yesterday after Charlotte left?
Me: So who called who?
Nell: Savoiardi called Stephen Seagull who called Owl Pacino who called Count Bingo Flamingo.
Me: Savoiardi aka Sponge Finger the Head of NOIR is the one who found Frankie?
Nell: Not him personally, but his rooks did.
Me: What on earth is Frankie doing in France?
Nell: Rumour has it she’s on her way to the South West of France to join a colony of Greater Flamingos.
Me: Unbelievable. Does she even speak French?
Nell: That’s not the point.
Me: I suppose not.
Nell: The important thing is she’s been sighted and she’s safe.
Me: Yes, you’re right. It’s amazing how Frankie has brought us all together, isn’t it? Who would have thought NOIR and the Beefies would be the ones to find her.
Nell: Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
