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

*holds on to Joe for dear life*

Is that a jet engine in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?

::joe is so surprised by this remark that he lets go of the line and plunges to the sea ::

SPLASH!

*an amusing, decorative (yet functional) life preserver flies out window and lands on Pierce's head with an amusing (yet functional) CLONK*

I THINK THE PLACE IS SUITABLY DUSTED...
*switches off the engine and sighs contentedly*
I think I need a drink.

Here.

Ah! Thank you!
Now what should we do?

Send a rescue boat to pick up the ?

Not a bad idea... But I think the phone flew out the window too...

*reaches into Joe's pocket* *pulls out his cellphone* Here - use this. *hands phone to Joe*

Oooooh. Right. Forgot about that one. But, the first thing you grabbed wasn't my cell phone.

Sorry 'bout that. I know I don't let just anyone touch my keys.

keys and phones? How'd I manage this one???

*pulls a jet engine out of Joe's pocket*

::drifting around on an inflatible rhino::

Woo! *returns the grope* Where do you think I got the first engine from Batty? It's just silly to have only one.

*Pulls a long measure of line from his pocket and a cartoon bottle rocket. Ties the line to the rocket, lights the rocket, rocket flies off toward Pierce with a loud WHOOSH noise.*
Grab the line! We'll pull you back in!

*watches in dispair as the flies right up the rhino's... *

::the rhino explodes and the neatly flies back through the window::

Well that worked better than I imagined.
*passes Pierce a *
This should help.

it did

It always does...