The Detective One

Part 27

"The Dining Room? I suppose you want the coffee on expenses?"

"And some clothes, our wardrobes are a bit sparse in this dimension."

"That's going to be interesting for the men reading this book, boredom and coffees like a Saturday of companionship shopping." Arthur looked thunderous, "Alright then but only one outfit each and each must be under $100."

"Cheapskate," jibed Trelainne.

"We only have two vehicles," pointed out Lee, "how are With and I, Biggs and Alf supposed to get to our destinations?"

"Taxi," blurted Arthur.

"Expenses?" queried Lee.

"Expenses, expenses, expensive more like, for me and my royal purse, Oh alright then, but it's not like you don't get paid. You get standard funny characters union pay and bonuses."

"It's still a cut in wages for me. I was earning twice as much doing puppet theatres."

Arthur then addressed everyone, "After we have been to our prospective destinations and acquired our intelligence then we shall meet back here at 17.00 hours."

"He still thinks he's behind the lines in the war dimension," quipped Sid.

They all set off on their journeys.

Miss Orange came back in with eight cups of tea and a cola for Fawh. "Aww," she sighed as she sat down and opened the cola and started to drink, "They always do this to me," she thought to herself.