A Conversation for H2G2 Waterworks: The Swimming Pool
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Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence Posted May 7, 2005
*passes Witty a tall pink drink from the wet bar, complete with straw and strawberry garnish with a little umbrella*
*takes one for herself from the wet bar*
Amy, you're welcome to try one of these when you finish all that strenuous stuff. Watching you makes me energetically determined to loll.
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted May 7, 2005
*calms down and does some ant-paddle towards the bar*
Could someone give me a hand into the boat, please?
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Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence Posted May 7, 2005
*inverts her paper umbrella and reaches down so that Amy can hoist herself on, then brings her up to the top of the lounger*
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Scandrea Posted May 7, 2005
CANNONBALL!!!!!
*Runs up in her tankini, and jumps as far as she can into the pool.*
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Witty Moniker Posted May 7, 2005
*Covers the top of her cocktail with her hand while sipping to avoid having it diluted by Scandrea's giant splash.*
Oooh! Nice one, Scandrea! You might want to remove your tankini, however. Are you familiar with H.R.A.S.C.? A229303
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted May 8, 2005
*grabs the nearest cocktail umbrella to protect herself against the deluge*
I'd like a gin and tonic with lime, please.
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Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence Posted May 8, 2005
This wet bar contains IIEM technology -- there's been some miniaturization since CLI installed the one at the Aroma Cafe.
*as Lil speaks, Amy's order appears*
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted May 8, 2005
They've made it telepathic too. Look! No ice, in the traditional British manner.
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted May 8, 2005
*comes running in her Lady Godiva costume, smoothly dives into the pool without causing a splash, a trick she learnt from her sea cousins*
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Agapanthus Posted May 8, 2005
I'm NOT wearing a bathing costume. I am wearing a red tee-shirt and knickers.
*Dives in neatly and does two lengths' back-stroke before coming over to rest her chin on the floating island and beg for martinis*
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Courtesy38 Posted May 9, 2005
*Happily floating around on back, sipping a drink and playfully splashing anyone who gets near enough*
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saint she - fly or die - angel, spy, assassin Posted May 17, 2005
*swims over to the big rubber thingy*
anyone fancy handing me a vodka and orange up there?
pleeeease? 
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted May 17, 2005
Here you are 
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted May 17, 2005
Hey - saint she - long time no see! Ooops - accidental rhyming there...
*does some back strokes*
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Bluebottle Posted Dec 10, 2009
*Has noticed that everyone seems to have left the pool and wandered off, presumably to the nearest sunbed to relax, or possibly to find a *
*Does a few laps, taking advantage of the fact that no-one is manning the water cannons, and so is free from attack*
<BB<
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Dec 10, 2009
*if Bluebottle wasn't busy swimming he might notice a shadowy figure carefully sneaking up behind one of the water cannons*
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Vip Posted Dec 10, 2009
*emerges, gasping, about three yards from Bluebottle*
*blinks*
'S quiet in here, isn't it.
*dives again*
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Bluebottle Posted Dec 10, 2009
Where did you come from? Have you been underwater all that time?!?!
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Vip Posted Dec 10, 2009
Absolutely.*
*this is a lie - Vip really just slipped in at the edge after a few years off and hoped that she could still remember how to kick.
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- 961: Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence (May 7, 2005)
- 962: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (May 7, 2005)
- 963: Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence (May 7, 2005)
- 964: Scandrea (May 7, 2005)
- 965: Witty Moniker (May 7, 2005)
- 966: Scandrea (May 7, 2005)
- 967: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (May 8, 2005)
- 968: Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence (May 8, 2005)
- 969: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (May 8, 2005)
- 970: Titania (gone for lunch) (May 8, 2005)
- 971: Agapanthus (May 8, 2005)
- 972: Courtesy38 (May 9, 2005)
- 973: saint she - fly or die - angel, spy, assassin (May 17, 2005)
- 974: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (May 17, 2005)
- 975: Titania (gone for lunch) (May 17, 2005)
- 976: Bluebottle (Dec 10, 2009)
- 977: Titania (gone for lunch) (Dec 10, 2009)
- 978: Vip (Dec 10, 2009)
- 979: Bluebottle (Dec 10, 2009)
- 980: Vip (Dec 10, 2009)
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