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

[Philippa]

*mari-rae's useful niece opens the tea shoppe door and sees dust covering everything. She throws open the windows and doors and gets busy cleaning. Soon all is put to rights and she brews up a nice pot of orange pekoe. Cookies and cakes are mixed and baked, sending lovely inviting smells out into the spring breeze...*

La dee dah dee dah dee dah,
La dee dee dee dah dee... ~humming Beethoven sonata happily~

Hello! I'm afraid I'm out of tea. I believe this is the right place

<BB<

[Phillipa]

I'm happy you are the first customer. What sort of tea were you looking for? Have some cake or cookies while you think... Or both!

Oh, just the drinkable kind - ordinary, not flavoured, tea.
But thanks for the offer - what types do you have?

<BB<

*Puts the kettle on...*

Well, lets see. There is lemon pound cake, chocolate fudge cake, blueberry dream pie, apple kuchen, cherry pie, and dirt dessert. The last one is made with crushed oreo cookies.

Chocolate fudge sounds very nice - do you get toffee lumps in that?

<BB<

[Phillipa]

What would chocolate fudge cake be without toffee lumps, I ask you? hehehe!

*Serves BB his cake and tea.*

Ah - thankyou, my friend.
Yumm!

<BB<

[Philippa]

What's new around the Waterworks?

Very little has happened - mainly because I'm waiting for all my conversations to return, and a lot of them were started in September 1999... Hopefully they'll be back soon.
You're welcome to have a wander, though. The Swimming Pool is still open, and you can still buy doughnuts.

<BB<

[Philippa]

The changeover is taking SO long, isn't it? Very annoying.

That's very true.... Oh well, one day we'll here that all October conversations have returned!
Oh, and I finished your letter - I just wish you to e-mail me with confirmation on the address to send your letter to.

<BB<

Yay!!! !! thanks, BB!!

Yep, so as soon as you e-mail me your address, I'll post it over to you. [email protected]'s good - if that gets moderated out, look at the e-mail address on my homepage.

(By the way moderators - my e-mail account has a delete button so I fear no junk/abusive mail )

<BB<

*re-arranging orange curly wig that was half knocked down by the wind outside*

Hullllo !....

Anybody in here ?
I am quite new around here, and wondering if... you know, maybe some tea, and a couple of buttered scones...

*sits and wait patiently, looking around...*

*picks-up a poetry book from the shelf, and goes back to her seat*

*starts reading, still very patiently waiting for her tea, or scones, or something...*

*pulls out a huge silver watch on a chain from her purse, and frowns above her spectacles*

Oh my goodness, is this the time ?
Well, I am afraid I'll have to run... We'll have tea some other time, won't we ?

*scribbles a quick note, thanks and everything, and puts it on the counter before leaving*

*floating in*

I'm almost out of tea, horrible thought...

Just give me 10 ounces each of your 5 most popular blends, please...

...oh, and I almost forgot this... *digs in her purse*

*hands over an envelope containing <./>A1144315</.>*

Turns the large key and opens the de door the hinges creak..looks around the room that has stood motionless for so long
blows the dust the the table le ans dusts the chair before sitting down with his back to the counter facing the door to watch for any more visitors..

an icy shiver runs down his spine as he wonders what happened to the previous owners...story was that they just dissapeared and despite searches
of the sourrounding fields and the lake nothing has been seen or heard from them since..perhaps their presence is still here???