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

I'm afraid I can't permit that unless you first join S.T.U.M.P.E.D., a link to which is on my user page. Once your membership is granted, you may feel free to cause such mischief. Until that occurs, only Ampton is authorized to do this kind of thing on this trip.

On the other hand, this story needs a villain in it. Can't be me, I'm the captain. So, if I give you a sinister looking ship, you can ocasionally pop up. Or do you want to stick to sabotage? You see, I just want to have my script written out ahead of time. I like to know what's going on.

Hmmm... villany appeals to me. I think I'll pop by your page for a quick discussion of the plot (wouldn't want to reveal the entire hand here, you know), as well as a look at S.T.U.M.P.E.D., which sounds interesting.

Of course, I could always stay on board like that stowaway from Lost In Space.

/Red

*Davius opens the door & walks in (no special effects just yet)*

Somehow I don't think our resident weapons officer would be too keen on an insidious stowaway. How about you just take the stylish red and black spaceship that somehow just happens to be in the next hangar over and go lay some fiendish traps or something? (Thinks to himself: Besides, that'll get him off our backs long enough to fix everything...)

Do you realize you just thought that out loud?

Ack! How'd I let him slip right past me?

Don't take it too hard, Irv. Villains are allowed to show up anywhere from the beginning of the story. They are not, however, allowed to jump from place to place instantaneously, unless that becomes part of the entire plot.

Red, the red & black spaceship is already illegaly parked in Hangar 41. I don't think Big Evil Dan's noticed it yet, but you might want to turn the cloaking on soon.

Meanwhile, back to fixing the ship! Ampton, help with the BMI, Garius, you take the NBI, Irv, can you check and see if our Ten-Forward is equipped with an IIEM? Thanks. I'll make sure the PDCC Thrusters are working properly.

*sorely disappointed at not being able to use the Big Gun*
What about me? oh well, I can just recalibrate some of these DRFI indicators.
*flicks a switch exprimentally. The whole ship flips over*
EEEEEAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!

*the Big gun falls from his holster and into a handily placed cocktail shaker*

*Hovers up to the control panel and flicks the same switch. The ship rights itself*

*Picks up Big Gun* Hey guys, just look at this thing! Massive weaponry. Excellent! *Hands Gun to Chrome101*

BTW, Chrome, looks like you just got ordained as a saint...

*Can not, for the life of him, figure out how the ship flipped over before it even left the Hangar*

Must be a glitch in the system . . . well, the PDCC Thrusters seem fine. We'll need 'em when we leave the H2G2 universe.

*Wanders off to tinker with the shield generators*

What sort of saint?
I'd like to be a Patron Saint of Toast, if that isn't taken...

Weren't you just Chrome101, Patron Saint of something or other (ha ha, now I have an unnecessarily long nickname)?

P.S. Fastest reply in the the West! Bang!

That was just to take the piss out of Archangel Zax...

P.S. You were eight minutes out. There are people at the Cheshire Grin Inn who reply in less than a minute...

Odd... both our posts said "just now".

You obviously forget about the 'symlpost' method. Okay, lemme check everything- We have the main Crater Labs, Inc. ship ready, and the CLI Mothership here as an escort.

We're almost ready to take off. A diagnostic check reveals all systems are go at 100%. Before blasting off, all personel please report.

I'm here. Should I buckle in, or just spot-weld myself to the wall?

Oh, BTW: I was talking about what it says above the post, you know, "posted Just Now by...", and if you check the left column you'll see it wasn't a simulpost.

No, what I meant is that those who suffer from the symlpost syndrome respond faster than other people. Usually.

Okay, Davius is here. Anyone else?

I'm here. And I'm lost. Didn't understand anything you talked about symlposts...

Symlposts happen when 2 people respond to the same post at the same time. Happens alot on busy threads, like the doughnut stand.

Oh yes. I'm here too, Captain.

~sneaks off of ship~

I wonder whether they've noticed that their Navigator seems to be missing?