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

Well we could just drive around the building, never to find out what was going on......

But if we did there wouldn't be a story... *sigh* Okay, where's the door?

Never underestimate my ability to make a story out of nothing..........

btw, I believe that that big thing marked 'window' might be the door. After you, my lady

Wait a minute... I know that "ladies first" but into a possibly malevolently inhabited building through a window...? Oh well, whatever... *smashes the window and climbs in*

Well, it's always good to have a scout.... *steps through the window in a rather more dignified manner*
Are you okay?

*is nowhere in sight*

That damn girl, she's always disappearing with littl or no warning.....
*searches through a surprisingly dusty room, encountering nothing but a small cupboard. Opening the cupboard doors, he sees a multi-coloured vortex of some kind. As he is sucked into the cupboard the words "What the...." trail out, echoing around the nearly empty room......*

*hears the words "What the..." and steps back into the room through a secret passage she had found*

Did you say something? Where are you? Come and see what I found, the room next to this one is pretty - interesting... Full of weird stuff like- where are you hiding?? Come on back here... Or are you still outside? Probably had no courage to come in after all...

*consciousness comes crashing back in as he tumbles out of yet another cupboard. Can faintly hear an accusation of lack of courage coming from somewhere*

Why, that little witch, where is she? No courage indeed......Oooh, what's this?

*walks toward a large protusion on the wall*

Say, I wonder what would happen if I turned this thing upside down......

*as he does so there is a bright flash of light*

*...and he finds himself in a room full of old and dusty books written in ancient languages and having weird symbols drawn in their covers. As he materializes, Alien who already is in the room almost hits him with a shovel before noticing who he is.*

Well hi there - decided to come in after all?

*ducks*
You and your bloody shovels! Where'd you disappear to? How'd you get here? Where is here? What's all this got to do with playing music?
*picks up a book*
More old books. Have you read any of them yet or have you been slacking off as per usual

Bloody? Well sure they might be a bit bloody - I never clean them...
I didn't disappear, you did - I just went into the next room and while I was gone you disappeared... And I came here from the door - the next room there *points* is the one that leads to the room we came in... And I haven't read any of the books - why would I do that?!? Those books are weird... And music... I don't think this has anything to do with music...
*mysterious music is heard from somewhere*

Through the door? So once again you take the easy way, whilst I heroically dare all to get here.
*puffs out his chest, hands on hips, listening to the fanfare which has briefly overridden the background music*
What is that music anyway? Muzac? Is this some bizarre shopping mall?

If it is, it's the weirdest I've ever seen... But hey, maybe these books are for sale then!! *just after having said that, remembers that she was pretending not to be interested in them* I mean, well, there might something else interesting here...

I don't know, I've always been a bit of a bibliophile...I wonder what this one is.
*picks a book up off the floor and peers intently at the title*
Hmm, it's been a while since I've seen this language, but it seems to say ......n....ec......ro.....
*at that instant, he feels a tug on one of his feelers*
Yes? What is it?

Umm... Gimme that book... I'll put it back to the shelf...

But why?

Because... it looks nicer there... And the owner of this house might get upset if we read these books...

Well....I guess we should probably do some more exploring before we waste too much time reading....
*looks around*
AhHa! Another door. I'm going through there....coming?

Sure! After you...
*as he goes through the door she picks up the book and hides it into her bag, running after him*