SCENE 1: A standard Mycenean Greek harbor, with the usual suspects rolling anachronistic barrels and toting bales in the background, Xinuh and Justadelle in the foreground. The highest tech level visible (and it's very high and visible) is that miracle of engineering, Xinuh's bustier.
Joxsrap: Whadaya mean; Justadelle's _much_ bustier! Hubba hubba!
Joxsrap's keeper: Shut up, you idiot! You're not in this scene yet.
Joxsrap: Sorry, Dad.
Justadelle: Tell me again, Xinuh. Why do we have to leave Argo in the Peiraeus long-term corral and take a boat to Corinth? You know I always get C-sick.
Xinuh: Gilbatsius of Dullos is on the rampage again, and this time he's got to be stopped for good. Otherwise the Free Sarmatian Federation might as well roll over and play dead.
Justadelle: But, Xinuh, that's impossible; you can't teach an old GNU dog tricks. Anyway, didn't Huncules force Gilbatsius to gaze on his own Blue Screen of Death recently? I thought that would be the end of him.
Xinuh: So did I, Justadelle, but you know Hunk, half the time he doesn't finish what he started. [both ladies sigh heavily]. Gilbatsius was recompiled by his Bug Lovers, the Priests of the One Microbial Way, and he's meaner than ever. He's even harder to get rid of than Callisto - or Joxsrap. [There is a hiatus as she repeats the last two words several times; eventually Joxsrap recognises his cue and rushes on scene, trips over a barrel (well they shouldn't be there) and lands in a heap at her feet.] Joxsrap! What are you doing here - or rather down there?
Joxsrap: Hubba hubba.
Xinuh: [Belatedly realising what Joxsrap is doing down there] Well, stop it. Since you're here, you can help us get on a ship for Corinth. Wait till Justadelle and I have our earplugs in, then start singing.
Joxrap: He's Joxrap the Fleabit, Never aimed at what he hit, Never showed a sign of wit, Looks just like a piece of ... [During this song, the dock rapidly clears, some people leaping into the shark-infested waters in desperation. Xinuh and Justadelle stroll onto a ship and hide belowdecks]
To Be Continued After The Break