Diary of a Henchman - Chapter 3

Well the first few weeks went….. quietly.  There was the incident a few weeks ago when a reactor threatened to overheat, but apart from that it was quiet boring.  I thought when I was getting into this job there would be a bit more explosions or shootings, but supposedly the evil overlord has to pay more or fill out other paper work if we get caught up in fight.  I guess there will be a few contractors out there willing to part with hard stolen cash for our services, but most supposedly only use us to bulk up the place.

I also learnt that if I had not been working security for a power hungry scientist with hygiene issues, I could have been part of a mob of hired ‘eastern European’ thugs stealing a bunch of plutonium for a mad man.  Some of the guys I work with said they even got into a fire fight in an airport with butch, over-macho ‘good guys’ who were too concerned with their one-liners to really be a threat to the rent-a-villains.  Man that sounded like fun.  Thankfully I have only a days down time to write this before I become…….. an accountant!!!

Yes you read it right, even super villains need to have good paper work, and unfortunately I put down I was good at maths!  Why can’t I just get this firearm license! Oh well, catch you guys hopefully in a few days!

Useful note:  If you walk around with a clipboard and a pencil, managers think you’re doing something important and won’t ask you to be the front line of defence against the heroes attempts to get in.  Also you’re a lot less likely to be shot as the good guys ‘kill quota’ means they shouldn’t just shoot everyone they come across

No. 37

Author - Tom Cross