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

What's wrong with you people? Titania's discovered a way to get rid of these infernal orchids and you're all acting like it's some terrible tragedy! I don't know about you, but I'm getting really, really tired of wanting to chase squirrels, and now someone's thinking of some nondescript tune over and over again - it's driving me crazy!

T, take however much time you need and then tell us how you got the orchids off.

<-- trying unsuccessfully to pack up the melamine tea things.

*Listeninga to Ti*

Yes, yes, of course. We need to find the precious mine. But you need to settle down a bit before we can do that.

*glares back at RD*

he's faking! i know it! don't trust him. he's bad.

*humming as she packs up the last of the cooking gear and passes the kit up to GDZ to stow*

Young girl, get out of my mind,
My love for you is way out of line,
dum-dee-dum, girl,
you're much too young, girl....

Is anyone listening to me ? Why am I tied up and when are you going to let me go ? What is the goddam problem ?

*glares straight back at sea*

You and me are going to have a little talk Missy when I get out of here

*struggles*

*Bends down and puts his mouth close to Gw7en's ear*


She's acting just like Red Dog did when he had that . She must have gotten the one from the Gobold. We've got to get it away from her and destroy it, but how do we get it?

I'm trying to help you Red Dog, but I don't think I can hold sea back much longer if you don't start to cooperate.

*Gives sea a surreptitious .*

*notices and looks at Witty in a new light*

Don't think that this Good Salonista/Bad Salonista routine fools me one bit - I'm on to the both of you now.

If you want me to cooperate you're going to have to give me some clues as to what you think I'm supposed to have done.

It's not about the Nuns and the bicycle is it

*Listening to the conversation between Red Dog, sea and Witty. Ponders mentioning the Yomin spell, but decides that this is more fun*

*eyes open even wider at GL's words*

I don't know! I mean, Ti would never... Well, hardly ever... Well... Oh dear!

*looks confused for a moment, then falls in another dead faint*

*the now familiar, yet somehow no less hideous, laughter is heard again from far away, coming with the customary flash of light and roll of thunder. slower, steady footsteps are heard coming in the direction of the camp*

*Looks at the prone Gw7en and rolls his eyes.*


Fat lot of good she'll be!


*Turns to IAN and indicates Red Dog*

IAN, will all of the doughnut's effects have worn off by now?

*Notices an orchid fall off of Witty onto Red Dog's chest*

*still bound*

I know it's the penguin and the postman isn't it

*Affy's ears twitches. While having not heard anything (lost in thought about the Orchid problem), he does look in the direction of the footsteps, shuddering slightly*

Dang orchids! I know exactly wha GL said even though I couldn't hear a word, and now I can't get that song out of Lil's head, and I'm about the penguin! And every now and then I start thinking "I wish someone would get this smoked salmon off of me" but I don't know where that is coming from.

/* Puts his fingers in his ears to see if that will help, while Zeppo puts his paws over his own ears. */

*stops rocking back and forth*

*goes pale*

*seems to be back to her usual self, except feeling rather unwell, about to pass out any minute now*

*Still sitting on the raft, concerned*

Good Salonista Bad Salonista? You must be joking. I'm enjoying this!

*points the business end of her fishing pole at RD again*

Where'd you get that ?

*Is furiously scribbling on a piece of paper, looking back and forth between pages of his spellbook. He seems to focus on the Meef and Yomin spells especially*

*climbs into the raft and inspects the water-fuel tanks, then gets out her field glasses and has a look up and down the river*


...we had joy, we had fun,
we had seasons in the sun,
but dee-dum, dum-de-dum,
and the seasons are all gone...