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

They wouldn't have had a problem if they had been up as early as me

Very probably
{oh no, another short post}

*looks at steps as she tries to get back down into hole*

They're a bit tricky to get down though. I suppose - *misses the step and takes the short cut into the hole*

Arrghhhhh! Ouch!

Makes you look active though. Not thinking too long about what to say just putting it down

Thats me

That way others' see this big white screen and think you are actually doing work

*dusts herself off and gets back to digging*

*Decides Eomando has the right idea and abseils down the cutting face to join in*

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

*looks up, sees R97644 heading straight for her and dodges out of the way just in time.*

E

*small figure approaches the stall from around the mountain, seems to be completely out of breath*

Hiya folks, man, that castle's big! I just finished exploring the surroundings

There was a small lad on the top who was shouting something about cable cars... As far as I could get his point, he was saying that the line is ready, but he can't come down 'cause there are no cable cars to use the cable car line! He also yelled something about a donut... guess he wanted one

Which brings us to the point... I'm hungry...

*steps up to the stall*

"Good afternoon!" *he says to Joanna*, "I was told that you make excellent science site surprise donuts... I'd like to have one, and a saucer of milk for Greebo of course..."

*turns around, sees Vicki*

"Hey, Vicki! Long time no see !"

*adresses the others*

"Have you read Vicki's short story? If not, you definitely should, it's GREAT!"

*takes donut*

"Thank you."

*eats donut*

"Mmm, yummy... but a little too small... I'll have half a dozen of those, please."

*THUMP*

Oof I didn't expect to hit the ground that hard.

I'll just wait here until I get feeling back in my legs

*hands over donuts*
*grins: a new customer*

Yes... the stall is getting famous

Hi PP, thanks for the shameless plug

R97644, didn't you realise that someone shouting "ouch" would mean that the ground was hard? *shakes head in disbelief* Whatever will we do with you?

I suppose I'd better go back up and get the pocket-sized civil engineer, we'll need him down here anyway before we can do the dungeons...

*rubs her hands together with glee* - time to pla - ermm - use the JCB again. *hops in with a big bag of donuts for company and goes up sandcastle to get the little guy*

Back in a tick!

*has finished eating donuts, stands at the edge of the moat with a puzzled look*

"Do you need a hand down there?"

*looks at the top of the castle*

"...or up there? If not, I'll have another donut..."

I was hoping to do some braking but forgot.

A neckbrace and a splint would do wonders at the moment.

*weakly*

*JCB trundles back down the side of the sandcastle, shouting can be heard from inside it*

That civil engineer is REALLY annoying, he's strating to piss me off, it's all "do this, do that" he hasn't been digging a moat day *looks around and sees R97644*

You poor thing, lets see what I can do...

*starts to improvise a splint from a broken shovel handle...*

There you go, all patched up. I think yuo should sit there for a bit and eat donuts.

Donuts are on me!
*passes some over*
*pulls down self service sign*
I have to go soon, places to go, things to do...

Thanks I feel a little better now.

Pity you have to leave, it's going to be a struggle to get at the doughnuts from here

Ok *resigned sigh* what do you want?
*hands over a little silver bell* ring it if you you want anything, but don't abuse your power, there's plenty of things you can do to injured people who abuse this kind of power *wicked grin*