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

Pushed off? Hmmmph!

Well, you did say you wanted to give me a push.
*Bluebottle stares up at the flagpole from the bottom, and decides that there's only one way to proceed, and that is to climb up to the top.*
When I cut the flag free - are you ready to catch it?

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*puts down penguin*

I'm ready whenever you are!

*a large inflatable banana floats past*

*thinking she saw something big and yellow floating past in the corner of her eye, but dismisses it as imagination*

Okay then - here goes.
*Grabs hold of the flag pole, considers whether to climb up the rope, but decides it's not strong enough to take his weight, and so shimmies up the pole itself.*
This is hard work... and could take a while...
*continues climbing*

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Careful! *holds her breath*

*Continues climbing, and eventually reaches the top of the flag pole*
*Bluebottle carefully stands on top of the flag pole button, and somehow keeps his balance*
Yay! I can see my house from here....
...mainly because I'm standing on it.
*Looks down at Titania*
You ready to catch the flag?

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Hmmm... just in case you loose your balance BB, which catch would you prefer me to give priority to - you - or the flag?

The flag of course! No matter what happens to me, the sandcastle must go on!
You're not still thinking about pushing me off, are you...?

Hmmm... *thinking of all the trouble she'd had to go through trying to carry both noticeboard and flag*

*shrugs*

Guess not...

*looking up*

Well? Where's that flag?

I didn't expect you to take a noticeboard on a secret covert operation that involves climbing up Presidential buildings...
*Looks down at Titania below.*
Okay, I'm cutting the flag from the pole now.
*Starts cutting through the rope. After a while, the rope below the flag is cut through, and falls to the deck of the Alabaster House, missing Titania.*
I'm starting to cut through the top rope - when it's gone, be prepared to catch the flag!

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I didn't expect you to take a noticeboard on a secret covert operation that involves climbing up Presidential buildings...
*Looks down at Titania below.*
Okay, I'm cutting the flag from the pole now.
*Starts cutting through the rope. After a while, the rope below the flag is cut through, and falls to the deck of the Alabaster House, missing Titania.*
I'm starting to cut through the top rope - when it's gone, be prepared to catch the flag!

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I'm ready!

*Cuts the top rope, and the flag falls down to where Titania is waiting*
Timber!
Hope you catch it, I'm coming down!
*Starts shinnying down the pole*

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*Cuts the top rope, and the flag falls down to where Titania is waiting*
Timber!
Hope you catch it, I'm coming down!
*Starts shinnying down the pole*

<BB<

*Cuts the top rope, and the flag falls down to where Titania is waiting*
Timber!
Hope you catch it, I'm coming down!
*Starts shinnying down the pole*

<BB<

*Cuts the top rope, and the flag falls down to where Titania is waiting*
Timber!
Hope you catch it, I'm coming down!
*Starts shinnying down the pole*

<BB<

*Cuts the top rope, and the flag falls down to where Titania is waiting*
Timber!
Hope you catch it, I'm coming down!
*Starts shinnying down the pole*

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*catches five flags*

Wow! Do we really need all of these?