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

*comes out of her apartments on to the terrace, where Salonistas have been sitting about, watching the rehabilitation go on*

Come on y'all, let's go indoors and get a cup of tea, help Chloe make the beds, help Hypatia sort the books, set the studios up again, add the finishing touches, what? Everybody please refer to http://www.asterlil.com/h2g2/aplanbig.htm before making marks on time and space, please.

You've all been very patient! Now let's get in there, and let Z start scribing.

*skips up the stairs and enters the salon through the french doors*

Am I first? Am I first?

Yay! And to think I was just about to logout when this popped up at the top of my conversations!

*looks around*

It looks as good as new, it does!

*to Demon Drawer and Z* I know you're both keen on the film club idea. Might I recommend that you take one of the guest rooms abutting the planet workshop as a screening room? They don't have any windows, so they'd be ideal.

Matina, may I have a cup of tea please? *scoops up a fresh slice of mbougatses*

*looks around* It looks great, doesn't it? And we have a sauna by the hot tub now!

*walks up from the gardens*

You know I've been wandering round in the gardens and they're looking good. I'm sure that when I went past the statue it had moved slightly

*comes in, sits down, produces hip-flask, looks around happily*

GS

*wanders in carrying film cannisters*

Ok Lil I'll wander off to a guest room.

*wanders off trailing dust*

*comes from the direction of the woodshop*

My goodness, but the cleaning bots were efficient. The woodshop absolutely sparkles.

So, how is everyone?

*pops inside the Atelier and puts a kettle on the stove*

Wait- is this a new stove?

*looks around*

Are these cupboards new as well? Everything looks so clean and fresh!

*admires the etched glass inserts and bronze handles on the mahogany cupboards*

Post 10 is my new personal best, by about 200 posts.

[Rho]

I'm afraid all the FTTF mugs got smashed and it might be a while before we get in new ones.

I checked in the planet workshop earlier and discovered that the magnetic poles shifted on Noohootoonia -- total geologic carnage! I'll have to make a new .

What base rock are you going to use this time?

*throws herself onto a sofa and looks happy*

It's lovely to be back.

If I recycle this planet, there will be a lot of granite with tortured sandstone.

But before we do anything else we are going to have a group meeting right here in the salon, as soon as the others get here, so y'all get some refreshments and make yourselves comfortable and be ready to listen up, OK?

Phil, are you ready to think about setting up a darkroom in the studio area?

*Hauling a large beanbag*

Can I bring this back in?

*Drops the beanbag on the floor, near the door, and sits in it.*

* wanders into the atelier, whistling, while listening to a Joss Stone CD on his personal stereo.

Ah, I see many of you are here before me- I came as soon as I heard

*looks down her nose at the beanbag for a long moment* Well, it's eclectic. If anyone asks, though, I'm going to tell them it belongs to Zeppo.

*To Egon* I've got a beanbag too, but being an ant it's only very small - just the one bean - so Lil hasn't noticed it yet .

That's nice. it's actually GDZ who brought the beanbag, not me, but I appreciate the information

*enters with a , sees her Queen Anne style, wing backed reading chair and footstool dusted off and waiting for her*

It is so good to be back!