Nell: There’s Marvin. I haven’t seen him in a while.
Me: Look at his sweet smile.
Nell: Charming.
Me: He’s so happy that Chris and Shannon are home again.
Nell: I’m sure he is.
Me: You used to be furious with me when I’d go to Portugal for a few weeks with my mother without you.
Nell: Nonsense.
Me: You wouldn’t talk to me for the first few days.
Nell: You should have taken me with you.
Me: I couldn’t take you on the plane, Nell.
Nell: You took me everywhere.
Me: I thought about you all the time I was away.
Nell: Moving on, is there any news of Henry and Horst?
Me: No. We’ve put posters up in the village and Dave’s out canvassing.
Nell: Canvassing? This isn’t an election.
Me: He’s going door to door.
Nell: Is David wearing a hat?
Me: Yes, the feathered one.
Nell: Henry and Horst loved that hat.
Me: I know. I have a rather difficult question, Nell.
Nell: Ask away. Difficult questions don’t bother me.
Me: Can woodlice be Guardians?
Nell: Of course.
Me: If there were new woodlice Guardians, would you know?
Nell: Of course not. I’m not a Terrestrial Crustacean.
Me: I beg your pardon?
Nell: That’s what a woodlouse is.
Me: I thought it was an insect. Henry and Horst ran the Insect Surveillance Team.
Nell: You can run something and not be something.
Me: True.
Nell: If you’re asking me if they’re up here, my answer would be probably not.
Me: Why?
Nell: It would be nigh-on impossible for me to find them but they could easily find me and they would.
Me: Aren’t there an awful lot of dog Guardians?
Nell: Absolutely, but Henry and Horst are trained professionals. They can find anyone.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
