"You don't want to pay any attention to our little pal here," I put in soothingly.

Our little pal had a go at me tonight.

Your little pal is keener on the job than you are.

You even get your own little pals into trouble.

You think our little pals may have slipped somebody in there?

But I think your little pal here is from a self-replicating species.

And then it'll go real bad for your little pal.

Now wait a minute - you underrate your little pal.

Our little pal is in a world of trouble.

"Apparently our little pal had a friend waiting for him- with transportation."