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But what if these were a new species of bees, never before seen by human eyes, with venom that would induce paralysis upon contact with the skin? Also they're much larger than normal bees; the size of housecats. Maybe not those really big, Maine Coon cats. Those are too big. I'm talking about an average sized cat. And as you're huddling inside your house, struggling to give your child CPR, they're slamming themselves into the windows. They're not going to hold for long. And the buzzing keeps getting louder and louder, and you can't hear yourself think. The garage is your only choice. You cradle your child in your arms, and make your way out to your garage. No sooner has the door closed behind you, when you hear the sound of breaking glass, as the cat-bees breach the windows.Or a responsible parent would have an epi pen ready to deal with the allergy, but since they are getting drunk while being the sole adult the whole responsible parent thing was already gone.
You tenderly place your child in the back seat of your vehicle, relieved for this moment of respite. That peace is soon interrupted, as you look in horror at the door you just came through, the doorknob slowly rotating. The bees are learning!
Only then, faced with the prospect of hyper intelligent insect attackers, do you decide to get behind the wheel. Sure, you might have had a few glugs of whiskey, but that was only to dull the pain from removing the bullet from your shoulder that you'd acquired while foiling a bank robbery, earlier that day. Normally operating a vehicle in such a state would be strictly taboo, but certainly the authorities would understand there were extenuating circumstances, wouldn't they?
I guess that's a risk you'll just have to take.
"Buckle up, kid. Everything's gonna be just fine. Daddy's got this."