An uprising in the Hive??
Well, I finally know what all the buzzing was about that I heard coming from the Hive the other day: it’s the sound of everybody complaining.
A couple of nights ago, I snuck out with my At The Ready™ Long-Scan Dual-Focus Daytime Binoculars with the LunaScanner Infrared Light Amplifier™ Module and was surprised at what I saw.
Usually, at that time of night, everybody in the Hive is all snuggled in and asleep. Not anymore. I don't know what the workers I saw were doing, but they were carrying a whole bunch of boxes and stuff into the Hive - and that was around Midnight. As far as I know, they were still at it by the time it got light out.
As it turns out, Queen Bee has everybody working on 24-hour, rotating shifts. The Hive isn’t even slightly happy about any of this.
Yesterday, I got a chance to visit with BigFoot, who told me that ever since Queen Bee issued her Decrees, the Swarm hasn’t been particularly happy.
“About the only ones who support the Queen on any of this are those who live and work in the Royal Chamber - or who have lucrative contracts and are getting rich off the Old Girl … and don’t tell anybody I called her that,” he said.
“Not to worry. I won’t,” I told him. (If anybody knows how much fun it isn’t to bee charged with Impudence knows that I’d bee the last one to turn somebody in for calling the Old Girl the Old Girl.)
“In the meantime,” he said, “everybody’s working double or tripled shifts, everything has gotten so expensive beecause of Mandated Price Increases, so - and this is just beetween you and me - it sounds as if there may bee an uprising if things don’t change and fast.”
“Seriously?” I asked.
“Seriously,” BigFoot told me. “And let me tell you right now, I think our Queen better start watching her back.”
I started wondering how Queen Bee would bee able to do that. I’m thinking she’ll need to use mirrors. Probably.
Anyway.
It’s gonna bee interesting to see what happens with all of this. It’s been a long time since there’s been a revolt in the Hive, so I can’t wait to see what happens next. I’ll keep you posted.
In the meantime, I hope everybody has a vastly superior day - and weekend! I’ll see ya’ on Monday!