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

*touches up a couple of tatty looking bushes, picks up paint pot and saunters off into RL, trying to whistle innocently*

*smiles, tosses afghan over the recumbent Lintilla*

l'm sure it'll be fine, Lintilla. 'Night.

*checks to make sure all is squared away 'round the cafe, ascertains that note is clearly visible, gathers her things, and slinks out a trifle apologetically, stopping to stroke Diogenes on her way out*

Diogenes:

}Mmm...wish those trees were still there...
*glares at her*{


*sighs, shakes head, and departs quietly*

*enters looking totally shocked*

What in Farfelkugels name happened her?

and what is that bloody billboard doing out in the back?

IIEM, I really need a large cup of STRONG coffee...

Well, Ook, looks like its just you and me, then.

Ook:

How 'bout a game of Scrabble?

Ook:

yeah, sure you can begin...

&Fuzzing into visability&

*Streaches out lazily*

What's that smell--

Router concet out on me, was standing here frozen, invisable all night, good to be visible again.

What a night, and I couldn't even duck for the grand finale!

On I ramble, were's my manners?

Hello guys.

IIEM coffee please.

*Down Humongous mug of coffee*

Refil please IIEM

* takes a sipp*

Aaaahh

*looks up from Scrabble-board*

Ook, I give up!
You're just a total killer in Scrabble!!

Ook:

Hey there ZOE
So you've actually been here all the time?

Tada!! I'm back.

Sorry to dissopear on you for this long, but I was ill and my home computer wasn't feeling much better.

How is it here? (I won't even start with backlog). Any new people to greet?

Hi **t**, long time, no see!

That depends, how long u been gone?
(I was on vacation last week, so I've got no clue to what happened then)
Well, as I guess you saw coming in, someone blew up 15 acres of forest outside here last night. Then they put some kind of large advertising billboard out in the back, picturing a forest, so that we wouldn't notice...

U had any thrilling experiences?

IIEM, one coffee please.

Well, let's see. Last time I was here was with Ioreth's going away party. That was two weeks ago?

And no, nothing interesting apart from catching up on my reading. Daytime television becomes boring after a couple of days.

Have you had a nice holiday?

Did they find who blew up the forrest?

Yep, was around, see everything.
Couldn't duck, couldn't even blink, was blinded after that forest scorcher.

As a matter of fact, still can't see to good, now any optomatrists?

Do you think my travel insurance will foot the bill?

I had nice, but tiresome, holiday, as my brother got married saturday, and my hole week went to the preparations, and entertaining my uncle and his family, which arrived wednesday morning. It was actually so tiresome, that after this one week of w***, I won't be around h2g2 for three weeks, as I will be at home and on vacation.

ZOE, I'm sorry too say I don't know any optomatrkjk.. or whatever..
and I strongly doubt that your insurance-company will cover medicalbills due to temporary blindness caused by an explosion outside a virtual cafè...

*walks over to counter*

Hey, look at this, it's a note for Lil

*reads note aloud*



l'm terribly sorry about any damage which the surrounding Cafe environs may have sustained during last night's..er..escapades. Things got a bit out of hand, and there may be a little fire damage to the forest -- it's very hard to assess such things at night.
l take full responsibility, since the incendieries in question were mine, and apologize for the outcome. l'll be more than willing to replant, clean up and make good any burnt or otherwise harmed areas, and am very, very sorry.

But it was so -coooooool!- You -so- should have been there. l -mean-. Wow.

Ahem. Very very sorry.

Odradek (who is sorry, she promises)



Guess that clears it up then..

So Lil takes is responcible!
And I've got it in black and White

*takes note from O-e*

I'l give her the bill.

I'l miss ya O-e, don't forget us now and enjoi the hols.

Got te cet vew splcheker!

Could you run that by me again?

Got to get a new spellchecker.

Ah..
You got it quick I see..

Oh, and ZOE, what did you mean by "So Lil takes is responcible!" ?

*blinks - suddenly awake*
*sits up on divan and looks around*
I had the weirdest dream...
Lots of strange noises and shaking.
And then I was in a tranquil garden - seemed so real.
I'm sure time takes a few liberties round here.

Hello there 1i, Zoe. I think we've met before, haven't we?

Latte please IIEM.
(Still can't pronounce that accented e properly).

O-e with ref to the note, lil says "l take full responsibility, since the incendieries in question were mine, and apologize for the outcome. l'll be more than willing to replant, clean up and make good any burnt or otherwise harmed areas, and am very, very sorry. Gonzo, it is highly probable that you have bumped into one of my 976 personalities somewere.

Hey there Gonzo! Don't think I've had the pleasure.

IIEM, I need a cup'o'coffee...