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

*Passes an to Kes*

There you go me old fruit!

*Fidgets with her dress, not totally convinced that it's really "her" and has a hankering for denim, a baggy jumper and trainers*

Lil, can I borrow your jeans and jumper please (just in case I need to nip out to walk the dogs)?

Oh dear, not the witches again.

*hopes he only runs into one at a time so as to keep them all happy with his costume selection *

*Leers at Linus menacingly*

And just what is your current costume young man?

*Toys with a teaspoon in her steaming coffee and fidgets with her dress a bit more*

The emperors new clothes

*Suddenly drops her teaspoon in her coffee and stops fidgeting with her dress*

Err...so it is. How original! Pardon me for not noticing earlier.

*Removes her spectacles that have suddenly steamed over and energetically polishes them on the hem of her dress*

Gee, it's a bit cold in here...

*Falls to the floor laughing, wishing that she had a magnifying glass as her spectacles are still steamed over*

Linus, me frozen fruit, you should have checked the weather forecast as we've had snow and ice for the past three days and it's hardly risen above freezing!

*Tries to collect herself*

Here, have a café cognac!

*wonders if a change of costume might be in order, makes mental note to check the weather forecast next time he goes fancy dress*

Ta

*moves closer to the fire for no apparent reason *

*Helps herself to Mari-Rae's knitted "what-ever-it-was-that-she's-been-knitting" and wraps it around Linus' shoulders*

I'm sure Mari-Rae wouldn't mind! Now then, why don't you find yourself something a willie...I mean a wee bit warmer to slip into (and I don't mean a hot bath!)?

*Goes back to stirring her coffee and fidgeting with her dress*

You're lucky that my pooch Spike isn't around as it could have been a bit of a nasty encounter for you, dressed (or undressed) like that!

*tries not to think to hard of some of the things he would like to slip into *



Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts *with apologies to Homer Simpson*

First Maggie Thatcher and now Homer Simpson! What is it with this poor demented colonial type?

There, there dearest! Try to think of food instead (and not the sort you can slip in to)!

Food? Oh, you mean i presume

*Comes out of the Ladies in all her splendiforous glory. Immediately spots the naked man on the hearth, sees it is Linus and rolls her eyes to heaven. Goes to the bar and gets her nice large v&t. Perches on a barstool. Sips. Smiles.*

Cheers, dears!

*Is hoping Lil will choose the blue-green shimmery sari, and that Dragonfly opts for the purple gown. It will pick up the highlights of her wings.*

I think I'll wear the blue-green shimmery thing. It will set off the healthstone I got from Styx the Rat.

*folds her jeans and heavy sweater and puts them where Gwennie can get at them*

well, hi Linus

A very interesting fancy dress you wear: Mari-Rae's Moon-net really suits you, dear

Hey, girls, you look marvellous in those gowns

And Lil, your sari is just smashing (envy-green-face )

*Kasia rushes into Ladies room and changes to her golden velvet (I love velvet, mhmm!) gown, which is very closed in the front, without any decoltee, but the back... well, it's very open, till ehem, well lets say very open. Then she slips into the golden high-heel-sandals and puts some golden dust into her mahagonny-red hair.Ready!*

So, lets start with some

*Thinks Kasia and Lil look smashing in their gowns! *

I'll have some too! We need music!!

*Puts some Techno Rave dance music on the jukebox. Starts dancing by herself, balancing her *

*materializes on the corner and takes a sip from a drink*
About 24 hours and we will be in next year... Hooray for calculation!

*Dances over to the bar, gets a glass of , and brings it to Lord Falk LeGrey.*

! Happy New Year, Mi' Lord!

Except the Ozzies and Kiwis are half a day closer than us!

What's to eat?