"Surely," Andy protested, "if you handled it differently...."
"Tourists," Blahrog translated for the Everking, "are out of the question."
"I remember hearing about an intelligent life form that resembled teddy bears," Miss Featherpenny said thoughtfully. "Everybody loved them on sight."
"What happened to them?" Blahrog asked with interest.
"They became extinct."
Andy glared at her. How could he accomplish anything with a stupid steno butting in? She looked away, guilty.
"It's such a simple solution," he said. "It fits your situation perfectly."
"That's what we thought, until we tried it," Blahrog said, grinning sidelong at Miss Featherpenny.
"If you won't try tourists," Andy snapped at both of them, "I don't see exactly what you can do."