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

*worried look*

peg?

Caer, are you sure you entered *all* the code I gave you

*scrambles up just in time to avoid the falling Red Dog*
*keeps scrambling until she's up in the rafters*

It's the clash of the Titans! And what dialogue! I want to cheer for Matina cos she saved me but *lowers voice* she's deranged. The cleaning bot is at least being true to its nature.

*conversationally* And you know, I never knew Matina could do that with her arms. It must be so handy in the kitchen. Nice design, boys! *to Affy and Garius*

*looks up to see a deranged Bot to his left then turns right to see another deranged Bot*

Bummer !

Matina may be deranged, but at least she appears to be on our side.

I didn't get a full view of the bot from up here, there may have been a couple of flashes I missed, or I really do need those reading glasses

short long long short = .--. = P

short = . = E

long short short = -.. = G

short long = .- = A

short long short short = .-.. = L

short = . = E

short long short =.-. = R

long = - = T

*reflexively shoots her snowzar at Red Dog as he falls past on his way to the floor*

*Matina is speaking aloud as well as broadcasting on the CLI general bot frequency*

The Chocolate Goons, they stole all the spoons. It's the wrong skin, the great sin, evil grin, in like Flynn and Orchids win.

*turns into a dogsicle*

I think "Peg Alert" means that someone's finally solved that Peggleboz game that we used to lock CLI's secret bowling alley. You know, the bowling alley that can be used as the entrance to the doomsday hangar.

*thinks out loud*

Peg Alert, Peg Alert. Might be Red Alert. Or maybe Peg Allen.



Beats me.

Well, someone figure it out. Please?

Oh, poor Red Dog. Not again. Ten frozen minutes, at least I hope Matina hasn't changed the setting. At least he can hold still now.

Say, maybe Matina can distract the cleaning bot long enough for us to get a good shot at her. Or drop a net over her or something. Anybody got a net?

All I have is this cape, which is pretty small.

*gets out her magnifying glass and holds it over the Palm*

Hmmm

short long long short definitely a P

and short is an E

*focuses the glass more closely*

Ahh now long short short is a D not a G, my mistake sorry,

short long is A, that's correct,

*Scrutinises all the letters, .s and -es*



The rest are all correct, so we have 'ped alert'?

Is the same sequence flashing?

Hmmm, maybe it's supposed to be Red Alert?

Should have been pie alert.

Maid Alert?

As I started decoding it I thought it was going to be pie alert too. It just goes to show the importance of accurate copying, not making assumptions and good eyesight!

Just as well the code breakers at Bletchley Park were so good at their job, goodness knows where we would all be now.

You missed the first 4 letters, Caer. Check Titania's note to you from post 172:


... - ..- -- .--. . -..
.- .-.. . .-. -


Which translates to: STUMPED ALERT.

(for a handy dandy translator, go here: http://www.scphillips.com/morse/index.html?http://www.scphillips.com/morse/trans.html )


Note also, GL's post no. 174, which reads, in part:


You know that flashing red light has me stumped, alert though I am.

*Slowly, very slowly, GL edges away from the cleaning bot, dragging the dogsicle with him. He keeps the dogsicle between him and Matina, just in case. Makes it over to the counter and takes cover behind the now-overturned table that Lil dragged over. Ignores the chattering skull that seems to be nibbling on a red, frozen tail. Waits in eager anticipation for the two bots to resolve their differences. Glances over to see if the other bots are taking bets.*