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

*notices a very vauge appearance next to his left elbow*

Ah - pardonnez moi, mademoiselle!

*signs with an elegant signature*

*bows*

*hands the pen and paper over to Mary*

Chérie - let us make a collaborative contribution!

*tries, yet again, to ignore the *

*more insistently this time*

MEEP!??

*tilts head*

A cow on crutches? *goes over to Buttercup with her program and pen* What happened?

*patiently waiting for Mary to sign her autograph*


Let's see, who have we got left? Duckie, the mice, Buttercup...

*meanwhile, the mice have signed Ripley's program, each with their own pen:

Guido Mousa
Big Al Mouse
Sancho Mouso
*

1: There's the rest of the cast.
2: There's Buttercup on crutches.
2: We saw that coming.

*they break up into mouse giggling*

*Signs the autograph book.*

There you go. I'm glad you liked the performance. It was certainly a special one for me.

*Flutters eyelashes at the Stranger*

<-- takes pen from Mary and signs the book. "Accidentally" steps on Strangers' foot. Mouths "sorry" when the Stranger looks.

*sips her taking in the experience of being surrounded by such great artistes*

Ah - thank you! *nods at the threesome*

Oh Duckie - eh, sorry - Mr Swan - could I have your autograph please?

Honk? For me?

*greatfully accepts the copy of 'No Howling In The House'*

*goes all misty-eyed, tries to thank Thistle Howl, but has trouble speaking because of lump in throat*

*tries to hide his by taking the pen and paper offered to him by Titania in his bill*

*turns his back*

*hoipefully out of sight to the others a zip is unzipped and a hand emerges to hastily scribble 'The Swan formerly known as The Ugly Duckling'*

*pulls up the zipper*

*turns around*

*offers pen and paper back*

*sees out of the corner of her eye that something darted in and out of the Swan's abdomen*

Ooo... thank you, Mr Swan!


Eh - Buttercup? Are you OK?

Buttercup - eh - could I have your autographs please?

*wondering when the awards ceremony will begin*

Could I have another while we're waiting, please?

*Rolls in, still in a pumpkin shell*

THE CURTAIN IS FALLING! THE CURTAIN IS FALLING!

*half hopps, half stumbles in, all out of breath*

Oh, dear, sorry I'm late. There was this hole...and a little girl...never mind, it's a long story. Oh, dear me, have I missed everything?

*smiles at the flustered *

[Front]: No, you've not missed anything. Now, what was I doing? Oh yes! Explaining the crutches. You see, when we fell down the hole in the stage left by the dwarves, I fell heavily on my rump... and broke her leg.

[Back]: *sarcastically* Very funny.

*signs Buttercup's cast with the words

'Break a leg!
Fowl Deedes'

*

*Gladys the sniggers*

*tops up her *

*reappears from the direction of Ladies*

Well, it has been a long long time since I have had the opportunity!