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

Wow. This place has been pretty neglected in my absence.

well, *cough* , apart from Sea's weapon's shop there hasn't been much in the line of....how should I say....impressive destructive weapons.....

Well, I'm expecting a delivery, and soon. Why don't you have a seat, wherever you can find one?

*Presses a button and a cleaning-bot trudges out from a closet somewhere and starts getting rid of the dust, the cobwebs, etc*

Nifty little things these robots are, just gotta love them, what series are these?

Serries U55057, I believe.

*A large frieght with heavy armour and an unneccissary amount of weaponry for a pure cargo ship backs into the Hangar and some shady looking characters begin to unload large metal crates of unknown cargo. Some are marked with the symbols of various governments, most often these symbols have been all but obliterated by the symbol of the Rodentar Mangol Alliance. A few are marked with the Masque's own logo, a black skull on a red field. Even more have been makred with the symbol of the Thunderhead (a pirate ship): A white and a red lightning bolt forming an X over a dark grey field.

Many of the individuals unloading the cargo have that same symbol tatooed on their forearms.*

*A message arrives for the Masque of the Red (etc)*

[Message]:
I understand you deal in ammunition. Are you discreet?

~watches the crates and tries to hear the message~

*Looks surprised when he notices the return adress on the message, and records a reply*

Yes, sir, we are quite, as you say, discrete here. If you would like a shipment made to the address you have given me, it will be sent in an unmarked package. For larger orders, however, it is often more convinient if our clients arrive in person.

*hits send*

[reply]:

I shall be over shortly. Do not be surprised if I wear a mask

*Creates entry for new account. The ship and its crew leave, presumably to "accquire" more goods.*

By the way, Yowuzupman, what was it you were looking for?

somthing new...somthing with a wide feild of effect.......a blanket attack weapon......

Sonic Bulldozer?

*Presses a button on console and a monitor springs to life. It shows a man wearing a sound proof vacum suit, standing in a desert holding a powerful looking rifle. He fires at a nearby rock formation, which topples over and collapses in a spectacular manner*

The suit costs extra.

*Enters, cloaked and hooded*

Is it safe?

exactly how wide of a feild of effect does this have?



hello

Yo, the weapon can be set at incriments from 1/8th mile to 4 miles.

Sir, I have your account here, and yes, this hangar is completely safe. Space station security has been well paid to leave this hangar alone. Continuity-wise, the only listening, visual or audio recording, or any other monitoring devices that can have been planted here are my own, and those are untappable and untraceable.

Now what exactly happens to the operator without the suit?

~hoping for another video~

*presses a button on a monitor, which demonstrates what happens to an opperator without the suit. The man pulls the trigger and [grotesque description probably wouldn't have been removed by moderator, but should be, so I'll do it myself] all over the screen.*

*Flinches away from screen*

wow, that's quite impressive, what's it's effect on vehicles and buildings?

*For current events reasons does not particularly want to see the effect of this weapon on a building*