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

*Raises a glass of phlog*

Here's to donuts, the life-force of h2g2!

I'll drink to that!

*raises her dry Ketel One martini with 2 out of 4 olives left in it*

Affy, something I've been meaning to ask you -- what was that Celery being kidnapped story? I want the juicy details!

heh heh Go read all 900 posts at banquet, then everything is clear. Celery is better off as ambassador.

*dunks and nibbles on cherry*

The kidnapping of The Celery was something very confusing. I was away for it, so I'm still unsure as to all of the details.

Chrome and Affy, I suggest you begin here:

http://www.h2g2.com/U148188

It was a brief but turbulent ride that ran through numerous threads.

*sips her martini*

No, I understand that it was Sea, I'm just confused as to how the kidnapping actually occured. Granted, I've not read the related threads, but I've still never seen it.


The annual Interactive Fiction Awards have begun.

Celery wouldn't say and kidnapper was always in big huff so nobody ever found out details. Very stupid business. All campaign saw was ransom note and kidnap postings all over threads. Same with Big C murder. *shakes head* Why did researchers hit on Celery? Styx won't do that again.

*a man in a dark coat and black fedora walks in, takes a seat at the bar and gets a vodka martini from bar bot* evening Chrome. It's been a while. How have you been?

*Knocks back the remnants of her martini and gestures to the barbot to prepare another. The barbot puts the fresh on the bar and WM makes the round trip from table to bar and back to table.*

Feelin' down, WM?

Just feeling a little nostalgic for the 'old' hootoo.

The noir atmosphere fits my mood. Between the overloaded servers and bad behavior and such, I needed a break. Thought I'd visit this quiet little corner for a bit.

Yeah, it's a good corner.

The "Old" hootoo can't exist anymore the way we knew it, at least I don't think so, Witty. The old hootoo was...well, it was new, and it was uncharted. Places like "L'Hotel Chrome" could pop up all the time, because there was more virtual real estate.

If we assume a center for h2g2 consisting of the Town Square and the Waterworks & Beach, you'll find that most of the "old" places in h2g2 are connected there either directly or indirectly. Joanna's Donut Stall was set up on the beach, which set into motion the events that caused CLI (located at the edge of the beach), the Aroma Cafe was set up by the beach, the Magic Forest sprung up around the Aroma Cafe (and was soon declared by someone (I forget who) to be around CLI as well), etc.

The Beach is too populous, as the "old" posters have all moved from the Beach to run their respective corners of h2g2. As such, there's no core community to start new businesses in, resulting in no instant advertising to such communities.

Not that we're in a bad place, though. Just different.

I know things have changed forever, Affy. But as long as we can still find these corners, we can retreat here when we want to. One of the things that bugs me is that the conversations search has been disabled and we can only see the last 400 conversations we have participated in. That is because the dna traffic is so heavy that the servers can barely cope with the current demand. It's a good thing I bookmarked a couple of the old places. I guess the message is to look forward, not to the past.

*sips *

I doubt I would get involved in h2g2 if I was to stumble upon it today. I think my first impression would be that it is just another website. A passing glance and I would be on my way.

Only the 40 most recent convos? Man, that's harsh.

Although, it does reveal that CLI's low-attendance is more of a blessing than I'd considered it to be. Not much happens at CLI, but what does happen there is worth remembering.

400, not 40. But I must have triple that, I would imagine. I really should unsub from Peet's journals after I read them.

*Orders a Usual, just so that he can hear the music*

I've got no idea how many forums I've posted in.

Of course, a healthy percentage of those will contain either the phrases "Conversation At Lil's" or "SPPLLLAAATTT!!!" in them...maybe I should unsubscribe from some of those older ones.

Nah. I'd lose Snowball business if I did that....plus, I've been at Lil's from the beginning, and it'd be a shame to lose those bookmarks now. Right back to when Lil's Atelier was contained within the CLI forums....

You know, all that time at Lil's and I've still yet to receive a FTTF Mug?