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

I wanna dragon pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze!

Now which breed do you fancy?

Oh, don't stand there!! Move to your left a bit and put this flame proof cloak on.

I'd like a green one please.

That's fine, but before we go any further put on this cloak and let me throw this water over your boots that are begining to smoulder slightly.

* thinks - I must install some sort of viewing platform *

*puts on cloak*
AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! My beutifull boots!

I think they'll be ok, just watch where you're putting you're feet. These smoldering embers are a bit of a problem.

That'll be fairly easy to arrange, a Welsh green you say. I've got just the beast for you. If you could supply me with something that carries your scent that you don't want back in one piece I'll get to work. Oh, could you also leave me a name for him.

Here, use this sock, it's got holes in it anyway. And I think I'll call him/her Feuerfärt.

* Pulls on gauntlets and takes the sock *

This should do!! Feuerfärt! Feuerfärt!

Here we go.

*hides behind a wall*

Oh it's perfectly safe really. I'm just a bit worried by the state of this sock.

* sets off into the roost *

Do you have any preference for eye colour?

sort of flame coloured, perhaps?

Right then, that's possible. The chap you want is in that far corner. Can you see him?

Get down Tewdric, it's not time to fly yet.

*continues to pick her way across the roost, avoiding small flame balls as some of the older dragons start to snore in their sleep. *

Oh, yeah, he'll do nicely.

Right you are then, here we go.

* grabs at the drangon's tail and rams the sock over its nose. *

Do you think he'll survive that?

*Looks at the steaming sock *

It’s going to be a tricky one to judge, he needs to react to your scent otherwise you’ll end up frazzled when you arrive to saddle him up. But with the strength of odor this sock has it’ll be a quick whiff and then away with it before he passes out.

Yes, rather tricky.

I've seen worse though..........

You have?

It wasn't pleasent.