It takes a certain amount of skill to be a sneak in the first place. But putting a positive spin on his twitchiness isn't so easy. She tries to be understanding - he really is tiny, after all - but she's running out of sympathy for his continued fear of the Quarkbeast (not least of all because every time Aglet squawks about being eaten, the Beast gets such a look of mournful resignation on its face that it breaks her heart a little). If he can get over his fear of her, it shouldn't be that difficult to extend the same courtesy to her pet.

Or pets. They seem to have rather a lot of them all of a sudden. Smothering a groan, Jennifer clambers up onto the counter top so she can reach the one on the fridge. "If this was Zambini Towers, I'd say it was a spell gone wrong," she says as she carefully deposits the rabbit next to the sink and climbs back down.