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

Sure

Are you still here?

Yeah, sorry - it's taking me a while...

That's okay

This one neede to be just right - Eli doesn't take well to threats of hostage-taking...

Ooh, scary Eli

Yeah This wasn't what I'd planned though, actually, it's totally different It's just evolved on its own.

That's not *scary*...

It'd scare Kyra

Then she isn't as tough as she'd like to think she is...

Nah, she just made the mistake of getting used to Eli being all mild-mannered

Effective, isn't it?

"A killer with the manners of a rabbit ... the most dangerous kind."

It is, actually

I love that, where's it from?

It's a quote from Frank Herbert's SF novel "Dune" (quite appropriately set on a desert planet... )

Haven't read it, then?

I'm vaguely aware of a movie ... No, I haven't, but I'll keep it in mind, looks interesting (wiki)

Yeah, David Lynch made a movie out of it. Not bad, but you'd actually had to have read the book to be able to understand it...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/

Footnote: The little sister of the hero is played by a very young Alicia Witt - whom you may know as Rose McDougal. It also has Patrick Stewart, Kyle McLachlan and Sting in its cast...

Cool.

Dinner time Hope you enjoyed the plot See you tomorrow