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

*you walk into a darkened forum*

*someone flips a lightswitch*

*As you look round you worry slightly about the purpleness of the room around you. Somebody has painted the ceiling black with shiny stars. You think this person has very bad taste. A rather interesting looking bar is in the corner, and the bartender looks suspiciously like Freddie Mercury*

*To your left you notice a stage. Music starts playing and you realise that Jimi Hendrix is on guitar centre stage, and Marc Bolan is providing vocals. You feel amazed that the rather mummified Hendrix can manage the guitar so well.*

Well, it would hardly be a suprise birthday party if it was on time, now, would it?

Firstly- black ceiling with shiny stars = bad taste?!?!? /Worrying/ about purpleness!?!?!? You don't know me at all...

Secondly- I do hope Marc and Freddie are going to share singing duties?

Thirdly- care to join me on this gorgeous purple chaise longue with some and some nibbles to watch the entertainment?

TK[1]

I did it to what I thought might be your taste, but then decided I may have overdone it I have shiny stars..they used to be onmy ceiling, but they've migrated to my mirror Too much purple is occasionally a cause for worriedness.

Freddie is on a break at the moment, but if you speak to him nicely I'm sure he'll give it a bash Apparently he just did a big gig at the gates of Heaven...

mmm...chaise longue... /that's/ good taste
I guess it'd do well to sit back and watch the entertainment for a bit

No, too much purple is not possible. You're talking to a guy who has a purple furry headboard.

Wicked.

Purple furry chaise longue...

Take a seat, next to me as my guest of honour, and enjoy the show

TK[1]

...and a very fab furry headboard it is

Don't be shy. Go up and ask him
*Freddie smiles and winks from the other side of the forum*

Mmm, very cozy

Thankyou very much *pulls up another chaise longue*

You've only seen a rather blurred and dark image of it, though... you wait until you see it in all its glory.

Lol, sounds like you're heading in the wrong direction there...

Hey, there's room on this one. I don't bite.

TK[1]

It wasn't that blurry and dark...

Freddie: Calm down mate, you're way too young for me. I was being friendly, like... *sulks behind the bar*

Oh, the other one can be used to rest feet on, then

Well, you want to see a real- life view of it anyway... can't get the full effect until you've seen (and felt) it in real life!

Not a very good impression there... More like "Calm down, darling, I was only being friendly! Drinks are on me!"

Excellent idea! You're more like me than I am...

TK[1]

Oh yes....?

Sorry, my Freddie went a little Lister then Don't worry, the drinks are free anywho

Okay. So if I'm you, then who are you? Would that make you me? That would mean that I'm you but you're me anyway therefore I'm still me.

Yes indeed. That's an open offer. And I'll even come and pick you up from the station. On foot, if need be (you can have a piggy- back to Geddington, in that case).

lol. I dunno Really?!!? In that case, next round's on me!

I didn't say you /were/ me, I said you were /like/ me. That makes your argument invalid and the whole thing almost infinitely simpler.

TK[1]

The piggy back isn't necessary, I'll just make sure I wear sensible heels

'course it's an open bar, what kind of fantasy party would this be otherwise?
*Freddie and Jimi have taken to the stage and are dueting on "Crosstown Traffic"*

Fine, spoil my fun....

It's a long way... takes about 15 minutes in the car, and a couple of hours by foot (though I have only done that particular walk at 2:00 am, in the cold, and the dark. Just glad it wasn't raining).

I just thought I might have a never-ending wallet supply instead...
That's a wicked track, would love to have heard Freddie doing that, lol.

Sorry, but there's a whole lot more to be had.

TK[1]

Everything is a longer way in the middle of the night...
I'm not too sure how long it would take to walk to my nearest train station. I'm not terribly convinced my nearest train station is actually in the same town, to be honest.

No need for money here
Would be a decent version, I recon... Freddie certainly seems to be enjoying himself, but Marc looks a little left out.

Good

Especially when you're by yourself and there are very few streetlights.
Mine certainly isn't- Geddington isn't currently serviced by its own station, so we have to go to Kettering.

Woohoo!
Surely they've moved on to something else by now?

*Tops up EE's hot chocolate*

TK[1]

Not pleasant. I wouldn't feel particularly safe doing that.
Oh, most of our local towns have a station. Including a sub-town.. most of our towns are made from sub-towns So there are effectively 4 local stations

Yes.. Freddie and Jimi are doing "21st Century Boy". Needless to say, Marc is not looking pleased.

Why thankyou

No. Neither did I... Didn't have much choice, though.
Geddington's a village, which is why it doesn't have a station. Mind you, Corby hasn't got a station either. They're planning on building one there, though. Don't knwo why- it'll only be vandalised and stolen.

Marc can join in, surely?

My pleasure Anything else I can help with?

TK[1]

They'd really attempt to steal the entire station?
There's even a local village with a train station. Okay, it's only one of them, and there are quite a few, but still..

Actually, him and Freddie are having a girly slap fight at the moment. Jimi's ignoring them and going into a mind-blowing solo.. whoaa

Hey, it's your party, I should be asking you that!

It wouldn't surprise me if they did.
Geddington wouldn't be that great a place to situate a station because there's no railway either.

Wicked! Dead rock start fight! Wooo!

Making sure you're having a good time can only increase my enjoyment.

TK[1]

I suppose if they lifted the foundations out and stuck wheels on them it wouldn't be too difficult.
Lack of rails could also be a problem, I guess..

Erm.. I don't think they're fighting any more. In fact, they should probably get a room Jimi appears to have started playing Voodo Child, which is good, though.

They'd find a way. They're very resourceful when it comes to thievery


Yey!



Looks like I just missed you... actually, your googly online eyes are showing, but where are you?!?

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