h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*Helps himself to some and bisquits.*

I wonder if this suit will be affected by the prison's defenses. It's pretty advanced.

*Has a biscuit or two also.*

Greklas-Er, yes. The odd nature of this asteroid is causing us to take a few liberties with the artificial gravity here in our castle in the sky. Not only must we work around the sudden presence of an asteroid the size of a small planet and the gravity that it entails, but we must also be very careful around the G-Force Mines which are activated through gravitational pull. One way to masque our signal from them is by creating alternating currents of artificial gravity and negative-gravity that would make us appear farther from the mines than we actually are. *Looking over his controls, comparing to the Arithmancer's trajectory map* Sure hope that Squid knows how to pilot as well as we programmed him to....

Arithmancer-Call me old-fashioned, Asteroid Lil, but I prefer the classic digital watch for mad-science operations. It's rustic enough to make me feel comforable with the technology represented, and it's design is less painful than having a symbiotic shape-changing tattoo that can form the position of the time placed on my arm.

[Yar takes a biscuit. Bass and treble just scowl. Mog lies on the floor, smoke rising up from his mouth.]

*pours some tea for Mog*

A shape changing tattoo! Fashion can be so silly. *her eyes flicker behind her glasses* I think your Squid is doing just fine.

Yar, do you think that sauce caused any internal damage?

I'm glad we're all together, too. *thoughtfully reviews the plans that have been laid out by the Mad Scientists*

[Bulma] [as Mog] "I'm not dead!"


[Yar] [glances at Mog] Eh, he's not only a cartoon, but also an RPG character. Internal injuries aren't even an issue.

*Harvey offers another taco to Mog*

[Mog] I'll pass on that ...


[Bulma] [as Mog] "...before another explosion passes through me."

*giggles*

*Greklas looks up from his controls*

Greklas-So far it looks like The Arithmancer's guide is holding up fairly well....we're only a few posts away from being in orbit around the Prison, away from the dangerous G-Force Mines. Arithmancer, make sure that this simulation keeps running, we'll need to figure out how to get out of this place once we get in.

*The Castle veers a little too close to one of the G-Force Mines and it begins to react, but before it actually explodes, it is swept out of range by a slight waver in the electo-magnetic force field of the asteroid.*

*the cup falls from her hand as Lil faints*

[Bulma] [responding to Greklas] Yeah, don't want to have a "when you got us here did you have a plan for getting us out?"

[Vegeta] [as Han Solo] "HE'S the brains, sweetheart!"


[Bass] [to Lil, after she faints] You need to relax.


[Trunks] [as Obi-Wan] "I think you overdid it." [normal] ... Gah, we're reduced to referencing Phantom Menace!

*drops her teacup (no tea left) in alarm*

Heavens, Lil, are you ok? *starts fanning Lil's face, and feeling for a pulse*

Lavender water. I must have lavender water!

[Bulma] [as Sol] "Or, failing that, chartreuse water!"

*finds a flannel and a small bottle of Norfolk Lavender water in a pocket. Soaks the flannel with the lavender water and passes it to Sol*

*Rushes over to Lil and discretely checks her neck.*

She's wearing her healthstone. Hmmmmm. Something significant must be affecting her.

*comes to, talking* Rock! Rock! Tell the Hildas to keep in line!

She's waking up.

Did anyone understand what she said? Who is Hilda?

What did you say, Lil?

[Bulma] [as Lil] "Incoherent babble! What else??"