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

There are two entrances to the bar that Mr. V might use - the front door and the back delievery entrance. Remember your mission is to follow him to his base so try not to make your tailing too obvious. He hasn't arrived yet (if I don't post saying he arrives after a few of you get here then someone start without me!). Also remember your on a mission so don't get drunk!

~Skenvoy

*waits for people to show up*

Deus Ex Machina
on vacation (somewhat) 'til Monday

So you know I will from now on partially control guards and enemies in missions. I may also take part in some missions, which will lead to some interesting events!

~Skenvoy

I can see your participation in this mission- get drunk, laugh it up while the rest of us do all the hard work and put our lives in danger!

Come to think of it, that's what I would do too!

*appears via videophone from beach (where I am, IRL, for the weekend)*

OK, everyone, let's get working on a plan!

Deus Ex Machina
on vacation 'til Monday

Woah!

[Does a beautiful triple somersault from a roof twenty metres up, swings from a pole until he's perpendicular to a wall, down which he cartwheels to land with sublime precision in front of Deus.]

[Trips over shoelaces.]

Hi... I think I should be helping here... So, um, here are some bioscanners which are calibrated to Mr V's biosignature, you can probably use some of these hyperfractive grenades, and would anyone like one of these cool things? [Hands Deus a tricorder-like device, a few small silver balls and a thin card-like thing.]

The balls are grenades, activated by twisting them from either end, and if you point the card with this end facing away from you and press here, you can stun someone. If you press and hold for a second... well, let's not talk about that.

I'm so tired... I might not be able to help much, because I've got lots of exams coming up very soon, but I'll try and be around!

Now, where did I leave my pen?

- Jordan

*the bioscanner bleeps - Mr V has arrived*

~Skenvoy

The pen's right there (kablamo!)

Why didn't you tell me that pen was explosive? My tuxedo is easily stained!

Anyway, to work!

*gets in car, drives to bar (hey that rhymes)*
*nonchalantly gets out, walks in in casual clothing that is very unsuspicious*

Deus Ex Machina
Time for some at the pub!

*parks his car in the alley by the delivery entrance, using the headlight video cameras to keep an eye on the back while he walks into the front*

Sorry I'm late, work had me in Guam and then Tokyo (IRL) just a few days and I just arrived in Seattle and it won't be long before I'll be driving down to LA.

*orders a drink and uses his wristwatch to monitor the cameras in back*

*Mr V walks up some stairs at the back of the bar*

~Skenvoy

*bioscanner thingamajig bleeps*
*walks to back of bar as if taking a call*
[BIOSCANNER LOCKED ON TARGET: Mr.V
TARGET LOCATED IN AREA 23321:Back of Bar
SUBJECT IS]*kablamo*
Why does this always happen to me?

Deus Ex Machina
Chief Intelligence/Making Things Blow Up Accidentally Officer

*discreetly makes sure to distance himself from Deus Ex... attempts to listen in on any conversations Mr. V has*

*from the room Mr V has entered you hear the dial up tone of an internet connection. After a few minutes Mr V leaves the bar*

~Skenvoy

P.S. I might not be on much in the next few days, if thats the case then carry on without me

Mike is sitting at at a table in the corner of the bar. Unfortunately he's being accosted for money by the bar owner and is therefore unable to go after Mister V. Oops

*gets more practice using other peoples diversions and slips past the barkeep unnoticed and tails Mr. V out of the bar. Watches which way he heads then brings his car around using his neat digital watch*

Anyone coming with?

*slips unnoticed to back of bar*
*plugs laptop in phone jack*
Hmm... let's see, file menu, trace call...
*call is traced by laptop*
Aha!
*takes down phone number*
*uses it to dial-up via modem*
Username? Crud, I forgot I'd need one.
*types in a lot of jumbled up text*
*computer dings and says 'You've got mail!'*
Yes! Now let's see what he's been accessing...
*types*
[ACCESS READOUT: 212.58.140.31, 21---
ACCESS INTERRUPTED]
Uh oh... I think they're on to me...

Deus Ex Machina

*runs out of bar*
*gets into the Machinamobile* (okay really it's just an old Toyota truck that I found in the junkyard but it still works)
*realizes that he forgot to bring the Machinamobile*
*realizes that he drove here in a car rented from the Spy Society*
*gets into car*
And now to follow Mr. Verlioti...
*turns on dashboard PC*
Hmmm... wait a minute... Mr. V hasn't left the bar yet!
*While Deus is busy toying around with the PC, he forgets he should be driving.*
*car drives off road into ditch*
Hey... what's a ditch doing in the middle of London?
*secret door opens up*
*Deus drives car into secret door*

Deus Ex Machina

*watches Dues Ex disappear into a secret underground door*

*follows Mr. V in his own car through the streets of London*