FitTheSixth

VOICE Thank you, sir. Oh, and sir?

ZAPHOD Er, yes?

VOICE I like your outfit sir.

ZAPHOD Oh, er, yeah, fine

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(They all start to talk at once)

ZAPHOD Hey, that's just too weird.

ARTHUR He Actually thought you were the admiral.

TRILLIAN That's amazing Zaphod, you did it!

FORD Cool, really cool Zaphod. actually pretending to be the admiral.

ZAPHOD Yeah yeah terrific, listen you dumb space cookie, I wasn't pretending to be the admiral, for some reason he just assumed I was.

ARTHUR Perhaps you look like him or something.

ZAPHOD Yeah, well not if he looks anything like his second in command, monkeyman.

ALL, VARIOUSLY Well what did he look like? We couldn't see the screen. Why was he?

ZAPHOD Well he was a big leopard OK? With you know, the sunglasses, inflight casual spacesuit split to the navel, brown beach loafers, the whole bit.

ARTHUR How could he think you were the admiral?

FORD Well maybe leopards have a lousy memory for faces.

ZAPHOD Hilarious.

TRILLIAN It must be simpler than that. There's obviously something wrong with the visiscreen. I'll have a look at it.

ZAPHOD (Sudden realization) You heard what the big cat said, he said he liked my outfit, so he must have seen me.

TRILLIAN (Off) The screen's coming back on again

FORD Hell, Zaphod, get back in that seat. Trillian, come back.

TRILLIAN It's too late, get back!

F/X SCREEN PING