A Conversation for h2g2 General Hospital
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J'au-æmne Started conversation Aug 25, 2000
*is surprisingly spacious, with a bank of cctv screens on one wall, a sink with a kettle, coffee tea and biscuits on a shelf above it in the opposite corner, and a sofa with 3 officers sitting on it playing a computer with handheld consoles, wired into the only working TV in the hospital. Another couple of officers are behind desks, chatting*
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Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Aug 25, 2000
*a shadow bursts across the morgue screen*
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J'au-æmne Posted Aug 25, 2000
Security Officer #1:*looks at screen*Hey Jim, did you notice something odd..? on the Morgue screen
SO #2 - 'Jim':I can't say I did, Barry..
SO#1- 'Barry':I'm sure I saw something.*rewinds tape* watch...
*SOs #3, 4 and 5 continue to play video game, oblivious to whats going on in the other part of the office*
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Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Aug 25, 2000
*high pitched whine*
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J'au-æmne Posted Aug 25, 2000
*phone rings. SO1 answers distractedly, whle SO2 sees the shadow, and jumps slightly*
SO1:Security here
Attendant:This is Scott in the Morgue. I have a young lady who is not authorised to be down here. Can you send someone please?
SO1:You've not noticed a shadow?
Attendant:A shadow? No...
SO1:Someone will be over right away...
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J'au-æmne Posted Aug 26, 2000
SO1:*sends ~3, 4 & 5, who go, after setting their game to 'pause'*
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Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Aug 26, 2000
They arrived before they left? Did they go faster than light somewhere along the way? 
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Satan - Lord of the Underworld Posted Aug 26, 2000
(Satan appears on a security monitor. The camera explodes and the whole system flickers)
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Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Aug 26, 2000
*Shadow appears again and hands Satan a doughnut before playing his bass, mournfully, in the morgue*
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J'au-æmne Posted Aug 26, 2000
(Joe, I realised I forgot to post that they went. Imagine I posted that just before they left) SO1&SO2:*notice that the camera has blown out on one of the cameras* SO2:Barry, I'll call maintenance to get that fixed. http://www.h2g2.com/F52268?thread=72892 SO1: You go right ahead, Jim SO2:*starts to put call through*
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Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Aug 26, 2000
*The Lone Oboe is describing a haunting melody*
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J'au-æmne Posted Aug 26, 2000
SO2:*glares at oboist* Maintenance? Jim here from Security. We need a replacement security camera for... 019-alpha please. Yep, thats right.You'll get it sorted? Cheers.
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Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Aug 26, 2000
*The Lone Oboe lets a tear go as he describes how his cat died last night*
*Conductor grabs the Prima Donna soloist and drags him to meet the rest of the orchestra in the A&E*
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- 1: J'au-æmne (Aug 25, 2000)
- 2: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Aug 25, 2000)
- 3: J'au-æmne (Aug 25, 2000)
- 4: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Aug 25, 2000)
- 5: J'au-æmne (Aug 25, 2000)
- 6: J'au-æmne (Aug 26, 2000)
- 7: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Aug 26, 2000)
- 8: Satan - Lord of the Underworld (Aug 26, 2000)
- 9: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Aug 26, 2000)
- 10: J'au-æmne (Aug 26, 2000)
- 11: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Aug 26, 2000)
- 12: J'au-æmne (Aug 26, 2000)
- 13: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Aug 26, 2000)
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