You Bums are Under Arrest
> Mini Phil!!!! Seymour bellowed. MP almost jumped out of his spacesuit
and
> put his arms in a reflex action contemplating running.
> Get him down, get him down right now!!
> MP looked at the floating Ambassador and then silently legged it.
<END SNIP>
Ambassador Niples was sitting in his office, wondering where the
representatives were, when he was informed that Dean wanted to see him
urgently.
Niples steeled himself, then pressed the "door open" button on his desk.
"Ah, sir. I'd like to report the theft of a large amount of your clothing by
malicious streetbums. They are all in the brig under arrest and awaiting
questioning. Where you aware that a theft had taken place?"
"No, but, surely this is teh job of security? Not navigation."
"Under normal circumstances, yes sir. But, firstly the arrest took place on
my orders in ShuttleBay 27 as per Directive 492865628103 Sub-Para C..."
(Dean had read up on this before he came) "...and also because all MP would
ahve said was EEEEEE!"
"Well, thank you for bringing to my attention. What clothing was stolen?"
"I'm afraid it's pretty much wrecked sir, silk shirts have been ripped, and
stylish suits ruined."
"Wait a minute." said Seymour, working it through in his brain, but Dean
continued.
"But we may need to get Cerebrum to look at them first, as they all claimed
to be ambassadors. Naturally we ignored them, they were dressed so poorly
and they were illegally playing golf in the shuttlebay anyway.."
"Dean." said Niples slowly, "I think you have just managed the largest
blunder in the history of the Blue Dwarf."
"What about the Chrysler manuveure sir?"
"Well, this just about tops it. You've placed, under your orders, the entire
contingent of earth's ambassadors to the Hypomentra, under arrest."
"Well, you're right about the big blunder thing sir. I wondered where we
could have picked up streetbums in space, and why they were playing golf."
"You utter moron!" shouted Seymour, getting up. "Wait." he said, sitting
down again, "MP knew, he was playing golf with them at the time, how come he
didn't stop you?"
"Well, he was frightened that if he didn't obey orders you might get him
under something to do with ambassadors spinning in space..."
"Oh god." said Seymour, his head in his hands. "Now I know why I let WW take
over."
Dean "Whoops" Thomas