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

'Your people' forbid it. And who exactly are these people with the authority to overule a god?

It was a law by our Lord Jehovah, we obay our Lord to the letter, he said no woman shall show her face to a man not her husband

Jehovah?

And who then is this Jehovah?

The god of my world

*Atums smile starts to fade*

Obviously my elequenece is failing. I have never heard of this Jehovah. Who is he? Where is your planet? And how did you come into my service?

Jehovah is my god, my home is in a galaxy far, far away it's called Tattooine and I was a gift to you

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*looks quizically at her*

Tattooine?

*lightens, and looks closely again at her*

Does the sun never shine on your planet.

*laughs*

Do not enter my chambers again. It would be a shame if I felt I had to return you to your god in the less than perfect condition he presented you.

Jaffa.

*the two jaffa guarding the main enterance run in*

Please ecscort her back to the slaves quarters. And bring me Yacef, I have need for his services.

*looks again at the colonel*

*Breathes a silent sigh of relief, out of the corner of her eye she spots Scandrea's notebook, moves over to pick up her cloth, bows and slips the book into the folds of her outfit*

Thank you my Lord

*Leaves with the Jaffa*

*Yacef enter with a small group of courtiers*

Yacef: My Lord.

Atum: Yacef my loyal advisor. Tell me what you know of Jehovah and Tatooine.

Yacef: Master?

Atum: The god Jehovah and the planet Tatooine!

*Atum looks impatiently at him*

Yacef: My Lord I cannot profess to an encyclopaedic knowledge of all the planets and their rulers. But I have never heard either of Jehovah or Tatooine.

*Yacefs head bows nervously. Atums hands clasped prayer-like stroke the underside of his chim*

Atum: You have always served me well. Find out now, and be certain. Or you will serve me no more.

*Yacef and the courtiers hurriedly leave the room to search the ancient cities archives*

< I need to escape quickly>

<*nods* that you do...>

<>

*Atum paces up and down awaiting the return of Yacef*

*a hurried and visably troubled Yacef runs into Atums chambers and falls onto one knee before him*

My lord, my lord. I could find no planet by the name of Tattoinne, or any system lord called Jehovah. Not even in the oldest of the volumes.

*Yacefs head bows, sweat dripping onto the floor*

~~I will tear her limb from limb~~

*quite placidly*

Yacef you have nothing to fear from me. You have always been a loyal servant. You may leave now, but summon my first prime. I have need of him.

*Yacef scuttles form the room*