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

Please do not post here until you have visited the lake on Magoose Island.You may pass through without comment, if you wish.

[ in Boots]

Ai do NOT like waterr! Ai will take maiy own bath...

Aaah. The moon light and rippling water, how peaceful.

Bashful: And aren't those fairies pretty

Oooooooooooooooo, moonlight! So pretty!

*she sits and enjoys the moonlight for a moment, then she begins to sniff around the folliage on the bank. She's hoping to spook a frog; they are fun to chase, but most times you let the frog go. When she finds nothing she moves on to the Garden, perhaps there's something creepy in the undergrowlth there.*

*experiencing this through the Total Immersion Equipment provided (probably a Crater Labs product)*

[Back]: Are we here yet?
[Front]: Either that or I'm seeing fuzzy spots in front of my eyes.
[Back]: Utterly butterly!

*puts on the Total Immersion gear and suddenly finds herself by a lake*





*takes it off again to check that Witty is still next to her*

*relieved, puts the gear on again*

Amazing - can I feel the water? Is it cold?

*appears next to Titania*

Ooh I'm a lot taller than I used to be.

*experiments with the glove by splashing the water*

*appears suddenly too*

*stumbles and nearly falls over*

This will take a bit of getting used to!

*FLIP FLOP FLIP FLOP*

*Pansy walks carefully but flappily over to the lakeside. She is shivering, which has made her cheeks red, but she can be seen in the semi darkness by the glow of her bright green fluorescent eyeshadow through the pair of diving goggles she has on. She is wearing green tights with stripy leg warmers, blue bloomers with frilled edging and a large hooped dress with yellow and pink vertical candy striping. Her hair is pink and she has a yellow bonnet on. In addition she is wearing large flippers on her feet and has a snorkel in her mouth.*

Mwhfw fwuff wrumph?

*She removes the snorkel mouthpiece*

Where are we?

Aaah, dusk, my favourite time of day

*reaches out to touch Buttercup the Cow*

Now that /is/ a weird experience!

Hello Pansy. We're at Row Row Lake I think.

*looks at Robyn and instinctively checks imaginary pockets*

*seven dwarves appear with a plop as they put on their total immersion devices*

*they are overcome with instant awe and they sit down to take stock*

Right now what do we do Buttercup?

*a toy sailboat appears behind the assembled company and moors at a cattail*

1: Here we are.
2: We appreciate the miniature sets.
3: Thank you kindly.
1: If you don't mind we'll stay in the boat.
2: We don't want to lose our canes.
3: Or our fedoras.
1: Or sunglasses.

*together*
There are lots of things to do at the lake!
The decisions are all yours to make.
As pretty as moonlight, as lush as a park;
Don't trip o'er the roots when you move through the dark.

*produces a large flask of tea*

[Front]: Would anyone like a while we're waiting for everyone to catch up?

[Back]: Did you remember the milk?

would be wonderful.

*ferkles in her swag bag*

Not that old lamp again....

*continues ferckling*

Ah..anyone want a Gypsy Cream biccy?

*lands in the lake, none too elegantly*

Quack quack quack!

*swims around, dives, pops up, swims around some more*

*hears the word 'biccy', swims close to the shore*

Quack?

*Suddenly finds herself transported to the lakeside.*

(continues from Backstage/Cast)
**--that he realizes he has appeared on the Row Row Lake set standing on the lake. This Cecil B. DeMille effect doesn't, of course, last any great length of time and he plunges into the water up to his neck. Just as swiftly, he rockets upward then hurtles to the shore, sending ripples cresting toward the quay that (fortunately) do not capsize the toy boat bearing the . He splutters and shakes violently, flinging large drops of water everywhere in an attempt to dry himself all over all at once.**

PPhhffffft!!! PPhhffffft!!! PPhhffffft!!! Aaarrrgh! Always get on the tape marrkss ffirrsst! Then engage the TIH&G!

**He makes his way to the shelter of the off-stage wing, looking for a towel...***

*a large frog leaps from the undergrowlth. It soon followed by Thiste, who emerges from the weeds on all fours. She sees the other players and stops.*

Oh, hello. Am I the last one here?

*she's really like to finish chasing down her frog, but it would be rude to ignore everyone else.*

YooHoo, Ducky! You beat me to it, well done and just look at how well you paddle!