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

Hey, you cabin boys! Clean this place on the double! The gardener will be here any day now!

So, the gardener is here.
Nice place!
Come on, come on, you lazy cows! And don't broke a thing!

*men with bored faces enter the greenhouse carring all kind and shape of boxes, plants and furniture*

Please, be careful! Pleeaaaz!

*when the men are gone Hatifnat starts to unpack*

*In one corner a Tequila Corner is created, there stands a huge blua agave and some lemon trees, tequila bottles are in a large bin,on the bin is a comfortable seat. Salt is in a silver bucket. Smell of the lemontrees makes the corner fresh and sunny.*

Lo there St Hatifnat, gleaming greenhouse, what's your secret? One of those little microfibre cloths I assume?

I trust you have no sempivirens, otherwise I may have to make a hasty exit. That's if you believe those silly old wives tales

Hi, Caerwynn!
What is sempiviren? Sorry, english is not my first language . But I don't have it I hope.

*In another corner hang a lot of spiderplants and some other nice plants good at cleaning the air - this is a Smokers Corner (Gardener happens to be keeper of the menthol cigarettes, the others are also available). In this corner the tobacco is also bred. For the smokers in this corner are some really comfortable armchairs.*

Quite understand the lingo problem, Hafi, I have enough trouble with it and its my own language!

Sempivirens are otherwise known as house leeks, they are little succulents that are traditionally grown in cracks in walls and tiles. Particularly over doors and windows to protect against witches and spells entering the building.

You see, there you go, I spelt your name wrong! Yet another one for Ugi!

So you are or something like this. No problems, I don't have any leeks in here. For evil I use this small rowan there. But it's well trained and reacts only on bad intentions.

I won't have any problems with the rowan

The house leeks are usually aimed at bad spells too, but they can give one an unexpected tingle if not prepared, quite pleasant if you are on the good side!

Anyway, I had better get back to the sail repairs!

You are always welcome here . I finish my settling in here and then I'm going to take a look around.

*unpacks all the other plants and finds places for them*

So, I guess now is the time to take a look all around the ship.

Hello Hatti

You mentioned something about having some really prickly cacti and I could do with a few for my cabin's windowsill please...

I suggest you to take this little Echinocereus polyacanthus or maybe this funny Stenocactus crispatus. They both like a lot of sun.

Oooooh! Thank you so much! What do I owe you Hati?

First of all you owe her respect, Gwennie!

Hi Hati, do you serve body tequilas in here?

Yeah, and you'd know all about that, wouldn't you .

I'll settle up with you later Hati!

See you, Gwennie!

Pierce, don't you think that you scared her away?
ATM only just tequilas are served .

I've come to find the pricks.

Please, come ahead. I suggest to take the pricks with the cacti, they'll last longer this way. Choose the ones youlike the most .