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(The who and the what now?)

Dr. Len adjusted his glasses, then replied, voice dripping in sarcasm, "Thanks, I'll remember that the next time I'm trying to find the answer for life, the universe, and everything. And what right do you have to insult me? I bet I'm more competent than you are..."

Rin glared coldly at Darius, "If you plan on making Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy jokes, then you should have brought a towel."

The king sat lazily in his throne, drinking his morning coffee. He was perfectly content with his coffee, his paper, and his beautiful queen's arm interlaced with his. What a glorious morning it was on Luminati 07. The trumpet fish were trumpeting, the soccer birds were... soccering, and the snozberries tasted like snozberries! How delightful...

"Good morning your majesties... The mail..." The good butler bowed and delivered the mail. "Ah, blast it! Just what I need in the morning! Some more f*ing bills, and f*ing documents, and f*ing this, f*ing that!" The king's face turned red and for a moment, it looked like he was having a stroke.

"Calm down dear..." The queen's voice hovered in the air like a song. Instantly, the king calmed down. "Yes dear." He smiled at her.
"Enjoy the rest of your coffee... and relax..." The queen stood from her throne, kissed her husband on the forhead then left the room with mail in hand. A faint smile permanently painted on her face. She walked into the garden, which was were she always liked to go for some quiet and tediously opened and read every letter.

"Bills... bills... proposition 318? Hm..." Her eyes quickly scanned the letter then she promptly tossed it in the lake. "Oh. What's this...?"
She had in her hands a peculiar envelope with a stamp smudged on one side. It read 'Galactic Reclamation Company'
"Hmm... odd..." She opened the envelope carefully and read it slowly. Then she read it again... and again... and again. Her eyes grew wide in horror and her jaw clenched. She felt her normally placid heart skip a beat which for some reason, made all the birds freak out. And then, she fainted.

Inside the envelope:

The amount of §1,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo has been withdrawn from your bank account by
EROS starship maintance hub
For the following reason(s):
Repairs to the Atlantis and the Dark Eagle
Incidental costs
Applicable taxes

In association with:
Galactic Reclamation Company

Signature: Nina Armstrong

[This isn't a mistake on Jad's part... Nina signed the waiver to have the ships repaired and signed it under Jad's company name for... some reason. Nina did it, not Jad.]

Dr. Len looked back at the screen, "Go ahead and play around with him Rin... I think someone's stolen my research..."

Rin nodded, "why not? I'd rather use an infinite improbability drive. But I doubt you even know Zaphod... or do you. At least you're not a Vogon, or I may have to compare my poetry. But of all the planets, I rather enjoy Krikkit."

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Shina was under the hummingbird in the Atlantis docking bay. She was getting herself covered in grease while working on an exterior part of the ship. She was singing an old song too.

"The visions dancing in my mind, the early dawn, the shades of time. Twilight calling through my windowpane... Am I awake or do I dream? the strangest pictures I have seen. Night is day and twilight's gone away...

With your head held high and your scarlet lies you came down to me from the open skies! It's-either-real-or-it's-a-dream-there's-nothing-that-is-in-between. Twilight! I only meant to stay a while..."

(It continues...)

Darius laughed.
"Krikkit? You must be joking! Nothing to see there, nothing to do, except be incinerated by robots, honestly. Besides, I'd rather spend my days at the Restauraunt at the End of the Universe. And, we really need to get an infinite improbability drive installed."

Darius smiled.
"Yes, I know. The universe revolves around my grandfather."