Madness
Disclaimer: I do not own StarTrek TNG or Hitchhikers.
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Arthur was extremely confused. And rightfully so. One minute he was trying once again to get the Nutrimatic to give him some tea. Now he was in a pinkish-reddish colored room with Zaphod, Ford and some bald man in a red uniform. He seemed to be human, but Arthur had learned that you could never really tell.
The bald man looked almost as confused as Arthur was. He stood up and walked over to some sort of machine. He told the machine "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."
Then the machine produced just that. A cup of hot Earl Grey tea! Arthur instantly forgot all his problems with life, the universe and everything. He wanted some tea!
"How'd you do that? What is that machine?" Arthur asked
The man gave Arthur a confused look. There seemed to be a lot of confused looks going around lately.
"It's a replicator. I tell the computer what I want and it gives it to me."
"And it doesn't ask you why?"
"No"
"Or give you something almost -but not entirely- unlike tea?"
"No. It gives me exactly what I asked for."
"And it doesn't tell you 'Share and Enjoy'?"
"It doesn't tell me anything unless I ask it. Or it needs to."
"Umm… pardon me for interrupting this very interesting conversation, but where are we?" Ford asked.
"This is the USS Enterprise. Of the United Federation of Planets" the bald man responded.
"And who are you?" Ford asked.
"I am Jean-Luc Picard, captain of this vessel. I could ask you the same question" replied Capt. Picard.
"'Picard' is a strange name" thought Arthur. "He can't possibly be human"
"I am Ford Prefect. This is my good friend Arthur Dent. And surly you've heard of Zaphod Beeblebrox" Ford told him.
Capt. Picard gave Ford a blank stare.
"Ex-President of the galaxy? Voted 'Worst Dressed Sentient Being' seven years running? Called 'The best bang since the big one' by Eccentrica Gallumbits?"
"Eccentrica who?"
"This is going no where!"
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Again, still have NO idea where this is going. Please give me suggestions! Or reviews! Or both!