We really didn't expect him [1] back quite so soon, but there he was, the exterminator, knocking at our door around 6:00 pm. He said he called The Office that he'd be back tonight, but in their infinite wisdom, The Office decided not to inform us that he would be returning today.
[The Apis mellifera Warrior] [2] [3] Spring [4] and I quickly cleared out the corner of the bedroom while the exterminator suited up (The Apis mellifera Warrior) [5] for battle with Apis mellifera. Once the area was clean and our bee warrior was suited up, I left the area, closing the door behind me.
Some fifteen minutes later, he comes back down the stairs. “Seems we have a problem,” he said, removing his hood. “I cut down the dry wall only to find plywood immediately beneath it. I don't have the tools to cut through that and I won't be able to return later tonight to finish the job.”
“When can you finish?”
“Well, let me get with The Office to see if there's more construction surprises,” he said. “It will most likely be Monday evening.”
“Do you think it's okay to leave the drywall cut?”
“Once I get out of this suit,” he said, “I'll go back up and patch the drywall temporarily. Don't want to leave you folks all worried.”
About half an hour later he had finished temporarily taping the drywall sections back up. Like he said, the bees are apparently between the plywood and the concrete exterior and will most likely not get through inside the Facility in the Middle of Nowhere.
So now we wait …
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