Part 100!
"Project Moloch has gone unconscious again, Sir," One of the supervisors informed as he paced around the corridor. "Oh, and Project Icarus is getting restless."
"You said Dirk Gently?" Riggins stroked his moustache with a great deal of thought.
"N-no, Sir, I said Project Moloch and Project Icarus."
"Don't insult my intelligence, Mitford, Project Icarus is Dirk Gently." 'Mitford' frowned at his file, then slowly begun to nod. "What do you propose we do about Icarus then, Sir?"
"Shove him in Moloch's room, would you?" Riggins demanded.
"B-but Sir, Francis Cardenas is unconscious, like I told you,"
Riggins stopped pacing and looked at Mitford. "I don't care, Mitford. Jesus, when is Priest getting back?" Riggins put his head in his hands, exhausted. Priest didn't talk this much, and he was a lot easier to deal with. At least Priest had some idea of what they were doing and suggested things - this guy just wanted Riggins to do all of the work.
"In two weeks, Sir," Mitford told him.
"Get Felix would you? You're being replaced - I can't deal with someone so passive, you have no imagination or opinions."
"S-sir." Mitford stuttered.
"For god's sake, get Felix! I don't need you here, go back to whatever you did before Priest decided to go on a vacation."
"He hasn't gone on vacation Sir, he went to visit his family to talk about Myles."
"Oh, Yeah that kid. That kid is odd.....what the hell are you still doing here? For the last time, go and get Felix."
"Of course, Sir. And would Sir still like me to...erm....put Dirk Gently in Francis Cardenas' room?"
"YES! NOW LEAVE!" Riggins bellowed and Mitford quickly dashed out of the room.
Five minutes later, the door swung open again and this time it was Felix, smoking a cigarette.
"Not inside, Felix," Riggins sighed. Felix dropped the cigarette and crushed it with his foot.
"What do you need me for, Riggins?"
"Call me Sir please," Riggins requested. Okay so maybe Felix wasn't that much better than Mitford but at least he was a little more Priest-ish.
"Sure, Sir," Felix saluted Riggins jokingly.
"Felix, this is not a joke. I want you to monitor things around here while Priest...while Priest is gone."
"Replacing the minister, am I?"
"Very funny, Felix. Get to work. I want regular updates, and suggestions of what to do. But do not act on them without me agreeing to them. This position doesn't mean you have any more power than you did. It means you get to see my lovely face more and more everyday, for two entire weeks."
"No shooting people," Felix said, sounding grim.
"If you shoot one of the Projects then Felix, I swear to god I will kill you."
