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

Oh Legion, I really do like it, it's wonderful! Thank you! **

Skull, I am very much insulted...!

I have you two s, see? They're just there in front of you. The larger one in blue there, with the green ribbon, and then the smaller one, on top of it, wrapped in light blue with the lembas leaves on top...!

Thank you, Myst!

*She carefully unwraps the present given to her by Mystrunner, pulling out a long blue-grey cloak. It is made of velvet but very light, and silky to the touch.*

Woooowwww...!

*She stands and puts on the cloak, hood and all. Then she spies a sparkly something in the bottom of the box, amid some tissue paper. She sits down again and fishes out the sparkly thing, then gasps with delight.*

Yay! A lothlorien leafy cloak brooch thing! Sweet! *She pins it on the throat of her cloak grinning like a madwoman.*

This nondenominational gift-giving holiday rocked the socks! Thanks, all!

Now there's just the question of what to do with the left-overs. Turkey curry, anyone?

*Shakes present from Mysty, grins*

Whatever it is, I'm guessing socks are out?

*Rips off wrapping paper to reveal the book 'Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun'*

It's exactly what I wanted! Now I can really motivate my orcish troops...let's see, Attila recommends that for maximum efficiency I should crucify my slain enemies in a line from the Urals to the Black Sea. Fascinating.

This is an actual book. I found it in a second-hand stall and had to buy it. And yes, it's perfectly serious

Oh, thank you all for the gifts! I wonder what they could be.

*begins shaking each gift*

*decides that all this -giving is commercialising even the brand-nonspecific wonter holiday*

*produces something that looks like a large pyramid of ferrero rocher chocolates*

I must warn you that they're not ferrero rocher, but if anyone would care to sample one?

Don't be shy, the clue is that they're rather like the medicine from Mary Poppins (no, not that they need a spoonful of sugar).
Instant personalised presents!

*blinks nonchalantly at Catwoman and her whiny comment about commercialisation*

I'm not hungry, thank you.

*Craxus grabs myst's present that was given to him.*

Hmmm... i wonder whats inside.

*Craxus ripes it open and finds shards of Narsil.*

Hahaha very funny myst its all in peices :P Oh well ill just get someone to forge it for me Thankyou myst.

*Craxus grabs the shards and begins to walk to rivendell to say hi and get his new weapon forged *

*Euan wanders in, after forgetting to say he'd be away for a bit - in this thread, anyway - sorry*

Happy New Year to you all.

*Offers around some sheep-dip - sorry, whisky (note the lack of 'e' there) and some black bun*

*To Jade* Noticed that the first couple of postings this year forgot something a little special.

*Offers lump of coal to Jade*

Ouch. I'll be keeping that invisibility cloak I got for you then.....

























...Just kidding. *hands him the box anyway*