"There's a time and a place for that," snapped Howard.
"Yeah, here and now," he produced another mirror.
"You're like a magpie you are. Drawn to shiny objects. Why can't you take your job seriously?"
"I do. I'm Mowgli in flares, a hip Doctor Dolittle, an animal genius mate."
"You're an idiot."
"What's the matter? You've been grumpy all day."
"It's Dixon Bainbridge boasting about his travel. Look at him smug as a slug in a cabbage patch. He's been every where. Timbuktu, Greenwich, Siberia, the Amazon. He's been to the edge of the world and back. Where have I Howard Moon been? Nowhere."
"You went down the shops yesterday. And there was that weekend on the Isle of Wight-,"
"Somehow the Isle of Wight doesn't count as an untamed wilderness. I want more, more Vince. I want to travel to places man has never before set foot in. I want to be on the front of Global Explorer. I want the headline Howard Moon discovers lost civilisation."
"But I thought you said you wanted to go somewhere no man had ever set foot in? How could there be a lost civilisation if no one was there?"
"Shut up."
"Because that's a big flaw in your plan-,"
"I said shut up."
"Its got more floors than the empire state building-,"
"That's not even funny."
"You-,"
"I get it ok. Now get on with your work."
"Why don't you go travelling then? Hop on the magic bus to the edge of the world-,"
"It takes a lot of planning. You can't just take a bus straight there."
"Yes, you can."
"Don't be stupid-,"
"Look there's a stop right outside the zoo," he pointed at the gates.
Through the bars could be seen a bus stop and a bus pulled up outside and the conductor called out.
"All aboard for mysterious outer regions, wilderness and undiscovered paradise."
It pulled away with a hiss as the doors shut.
"Ok. You've made your point," said Howard a little miffed.
"Oy, you two," shouted Fossil over the loud speaker system. "Were getting a new delivery today, so get here pronto! Got it?"
"Vince you go-,"
"That means both of you. Now!"
"Come on, it might be fun," said Vince with a smile.