Sitting back, board, on the
A short time later, the airship settles into orbit around Deep Ætherstation K7.
Eddie (the airship's on-board difference engine), with some "coaxing" informs me that, that's near someplace called Sherman's Planet.
A swishing sound followed by something resembling a satisfied sigh; the door to the bridge opens, & then closes.
W/O looking up from the ætherscope, I decide she must be done napping. Who else could it be? We're alone on this airship. Hello Lilly.
I hear her bare feet padding over, as make my decision. So, where've you taken us to now Zaphod?
Still keeping an eye on the screen; I look up at her; and all her red haired - voluptuous beauty. The faerrie wings are neat too.
We're here, I reply pointing at the screen; the other two hands reach out for her. Expecting the grab she jumps back bouncily out of reach.
Uh uh ... she scolds. Where are we? Getting up I respond, at a place that requires the dingy to get too. Three arms catch her then.
Once inside the barrel-like dingy; I put her down. Then get punched the shoulder. "No fair stepping out of time to grab me!" She scolds.
"I love my Chrono-Corp ring*", I say, whilst rubbing my shoulder. Hitting the launch button, we shoot off towards the æther-station.
This station, BTW, sort resembles a spinning cup & saucer, balanced on a walking stick; which also happens to be just hanging in the æther.
As Lilly and I float towards Station K7; out the window we spy a strange craft. "Zaphod? Is that a Constitution-class heavy cruiser?"
Looking at it then me, she responds, "Zaphod ... that's the ... the ... Enterprise. What's that doing here? Where are we?"
The head not busy staring out the window, turns "The Enterprise? How do you know about that? I brought you from a time & space w/o TV."
"Oh ... ummm ... I found a listing for æthertubes," Lilly replied, "in The Guide, and watched an episode there. Ahura was inspiring."
Drifting closer to the æther-station; we watch a door slowly slide open to allow Lilly and I, in our æther-dingy, to float in.
Floating into the landing bay, gravity suddenly notices us. The barrel-like æther-dingy; drops, bounces and rolls. We aren't strapped in.
Lilly and I bounce about like a pair of balls, in a bingo cage; until the dingy hits something soft. My faces do too ...
Decided to wait & make sure that the world won't spin off anymore but Lilly giggles & says that I can get off of her now. Begrudgingly I do.
Lilly sits up, and waits for me to do the gentlemanly & offer her a hand. I stand and ogle instead. http://yfrog.com/17ieyj
She slaps my calf, & gives me the 'stop staring at the décolletage & give me a hand' look. After I do, I then open the hatch, peering out.
Don't know how those, ape descents get by with only one head. They can only look at one thing at a time.
As opposed to I can watch the bay doors close with all of those giant gears, and see that we stopped the way we did, do to a large net.
On the other-side of the net, is an æther-station's version of a harbor master, accompanied by an armed guard,coming at us.
Décolletage is amazingly powerful. The æther-harbor master or whatever he is; was so busy checking Lilly out; that he just let us past him.
On an æther-station with aliens on it, it's a bit how Lilly and I catch some strange looks. http://yfrog.com/14u8qj
We find a clothing boutique aboard the æther-station K-7. She just has to get a new outfit. So, she hits the clothing synthesizer.
A few moments later, she emerges wearing a copy of the uniform worn by Ahura in the "Mirror, Mirror" episode of Star Trek.
She then strikes a "tada!" pose and asks what I think. Both my tongues hanging out, nearly to the floor, is my response.
While the right head continues ogling, the left one activates a function on my wrist computer. Moments later, I'm in evil Kirk's uniform.
After paying a lot, for Lilly's new outfit, using someone else's money (that's a different story) we head off to find a bar on this tub.
Finding a bar, that already has Enterprise crew members, and a few Klingons in it. I end up buying a "tribble" from Cyrano Jones for Lilly.
Getting bored of listening to Lilly make baby talk at her new pet. I approach this Klingon, named Korax. He hates tribbles it seems.
Hearing Korax complain bout tribbles & the Earthers, gets dull quickly. How do I exploit this Klingon's anger issues for my amusement?
Idea! I tell him he's a poof w/ a pair of tribbles betwix his legs. If I'm wrong he's to pick a fight w/ the Earthers & win. I'll buy then
That was easy. He gets up, & starts mouthing off. Once the swinging starts, I grab Lilly's arm and we split during the confusion.
Comments greatly appreciated ...
*Author's note: I own Chrono-Corp ring #42
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