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

ah! of course!

good idea, no I havn't actually, should I?

ok, shall we begin?

It's the ultimate "scary police state" book, it's in my top 3 favorite books, it's genius and incredibly scary and depressing

Yep, it starts...now!

*is sitting at a table in the basement of a grey office building with * My name is Thurston, and there are others who feel like you, but there is not much I can offer in direct help. So what's your name?

ok then:

my name? can I trust you with it? ...my name is... Salton. So what help can you get, they will catch me any day now...

Salton...okay. Wait, THE Salton? The one that hacked the corp. main grid last month? Jesus...well I guess we can give you supplies, general supposrt, but what are you after in particular?

well, it wasnt that great was it? after all it did go wrong! but anyway, that would be great, do you know of anywhere I can go?

Well, you knocked out the entire grid for hours...I never thought you could get through those encription layers, and boy have I tried...but anyway, all the safe houses are raided daily...I suppose...well, my house? I don't have much room, but desperate times call for *loud crashing noise on the ground floor of the building with shouts of "Police!!!"

S**T!!! GET OUT!!!

D*MN, they must have followed me!

*hesitates for a moment but clambers into the ventilation shaft and quickly crawls away*

*follows into dusty ventillation shaft*

Quickly, they might still be following us...

*a bit further in*

So what have you been doing since hacking the corp anyway?

*crawls quickly, trying to be as quiet as possible - muffles sneeze because of the dust*

Mostly I've been trying not to be arrested, but I've made contact with a few of our sources, they wern't to happy, I can tell you. Dawkins has been promoted though, and he's finding trouble using the usual methods of communication.

what about you? last time I saw you, you were having difficulties with the plan, how did it go?

We can't know too much about each other, we didn't know each other's names

Dawkins promoted? No way...I've mainly been out of touch, working in the corp. makes it difficult you know...

As for the plan, the corp. has implemented new security procedures, I don't think it'll be possible, but now you've showed up, with your hacking sklills we might just be able to crack it...

*reaches end of ventillation to find self outside*

cr*p sorry!

yes, to "assistant vice manager of accounts* Its not much, but he has to check lots of documents so he'll get more info than he used to.

ok, I'll do the best I can. Where will you need me?

hey, where is this? I can't remember being here before...

Well, I don't know exactly yet, I think we need to go somewhere, and don't worry about this, I know where I am. My house?

ok, as long as its safe.

Safe? Hah, nowhere is safe, I would of thought you of all people would know that...but it's safer I guess. Well?

true, but as long they don't know where we are, at least for now, then great. lets go!

Okay, we need to take the north road...*starts walking*

What do we do about the corp. security barrier checks?

*follows*

hmm, well, I've still got my forged pass that I got in with, passing me as an ex-cop. It is possible that they become suspicious that I am leaving so soon though, as I said I was staying for a while so be ready to deal with it. have you got anything on you?

I'm an empoyee, but I think we'll have been spotted or at least have suspision on us so...I guess we'll just have to force our way past *gets out a pistol* What about you?

*draws out long knife from inside boot*

ready.

*gets to the side of the baricade round a corner*

Ready? On three...one...two...THREE!

*jumps out and fires*