The Archfornicator of Canterbury

55 No proper authorisation

It was well past midnight, but people just kept on joining the crowd on the square. Professor Drøvel almost walked past Hildegard and Judas before he recognised them.

"Hildegard. Judas. What are you doing here."

They giggled as they recognised their names, but notably less than they giggled at Musilicus. The effects of the mushrooms were slowly wearing off.

"We followed The One as far as we could. We were denied entrance. Now we wait."

"Did you do as you were told."

"Yes Professor. We took the Holy Sacrament. However The One did not speak to us except with his voice."

"How peculiar. According to the Holy Scriptures you should have been able to communicate easily with telepathy. I will have to investigate this."

The Professor left the two to sit on the KSPB stairs and made his way towards the alien spaceship. The police had cordoned off an area surrounding the vessel and two officers with German Shepherds were guarding the perimeter. The Professor stepped under the cordon and was promptly stopped by one of the officers. His dog growled menacingly at Drøvel.

"Please step back Sir."

"Excuse me. I need to get closer to the spaceship."

"This area is off limits."

"You don't understand. I am Professor Drøvel from the Royal University. I need to examine the spaceship."

"This area can only be accessed with proper authorisation."

"Where do I get this authorisation."

"You can apply at the nearest police station during office hours."

"I need to examine the spaceship now."

"I'm afraid that's not possible Sir. We have orders not to let anyone in this area without proper authorisation."

The professor sighed and ducked back under the cordon. He knew it would be useless to argue any longer.