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

Give it to me, , I can put it in one of my many pockets for future use, if we find any ammo for it.

*continues to cover the tunne, exit from this side of the lake*

Are we all ready to see where this leads to?

I believe so. I can go first, now that I have a needle. Just warn me before you shoot so I can duck.

/* Cautiously enters tunnel */

/* Immediately comes back */

Or maybe we should wait for the others, assuming they escape the Heart of Darkness. It's dark in there, but I thought I saw something glowing a little further on.

*shines torch down the tunnel*

Could it be the way out?

*thrown back by intensity of bananas*
Guys, what do we do now?

Styx, that water doesn't hurt you?
*looks around for the boat*

*Hops up to tunnel mouth* My what a fine, cosy den. And it's so big! Um....where is the light switch?

Water is ok for demon rats.
*trots along edge, looking across water*
sniff sniff sniff
Feh! Cordite!
*dives*

Halloooo on the other side of the water. Are you coming over. Only it all looks very scary over your side. We've found a nice warm, dry burrow, according to the bunny, and the man with the world's shortest foil says there is a light at the far end. Oh, and I have Kendal Mint Cake if anyone wants a bit.

*watches Styx swim across*

Such style!

* hops into tunnel to the edge of the beam from Caerwyn's flashlight* It seems safe enough. At least I finded it ever so much more agreable than any place else we could go.

*turns, notices that the prints she has made on the tunnel floor have a soft, aquamarine glow* Oh, how pretty! What a delightful...oh, bother, I've gotten reddish-black icky stuff all over my foot pads! Oh yech yech yech yech yech!

*carefully steps over bananas trying to avoid slipping on them*

*grabs hold of the stern of the boat*

*puts the champagne bottle in first*

Are you coming?

*has a rummage in pockets, finds Wet Wipes and picks up *

Lets see if these will help

*attempts to wipe off sticky stuff from 's paws, who turns out to be ish*

Oooh, try and keep still, nearly done.

*holds away to look at paws*

I think that's most of it off, that stuff hasn't hurt you, has it?

*limp, as there is no greater relief than a good tickle. The realizes the implication of Caerwynn's question. Tears of fear wel up in her button eyes*

Oh, no, you don't think...it's not...going to...stain?! Oh please tell me it won't.

*on an impulse, picks up several of the bananas before jumping into the boat*

No way am I going into another little twisty passage, though.

*pulls lil across the lake*

Have we forgotten anyone?

I SAID, !!!!

Don't worry , if it does stain once we get out of here we can have a better go at cleaning your paws.

* then puts down on a clean patch of sand*

Poor Amy, you must be getting quite exhausted with all that toing and froing.

Lil, I can't see any other way out of here. But the breeze from the tunnel is quite strong, so perhaps it gets bigger further along.

Dear me, is there a reason why we've stranded Mr. Werewolf on the far shore? That doesn't strike me as a very nice thing to do.

*takes a rock and bowls it down the tunnel. Where the rock has touched the tunnel floor there is a soft glow.*

Oh, bother! That icky, icky mess goes all the way in. I'm sorry, and a don't wish to be an trouble, but I am simply not walking in that stuff.

*helps Amy pull the boat back one more time*

*shouts across the lake*

GL! Have you seen Affy? And could you check how Tentacle plans to cross the lake?

*Pulls Affy into the boat. Has a whispered conversation with Tentacle. Tentacle gets in the boat and nearly swamps it. The thump-thump noises are getting very close.*

OKAY, PULL US OVER. QUICKLY, PLEASE.