Despatch

Despatch, or more technically, the Department of Trans-Dimensional Hopping and Snatching, is an off-shoot of the Department of Implausible Crossovers.


 * "To give you an idea of what's going on here: when someone abducts characters from a canon universe and moves them to ours, the reality of each universe is weakened somewhat. If it gets really bad, you can get the two universes trying to co-exist. While this may sound like fun in fiction, in this reality it isn't. Just think about the following: Uruk- hai loose on the streets with shotguns. Orcs looting your local mall. Sauron with nukes. The first two were apparently part of the LA Riots, and it took a hell of a lot of hard work from the Despatchers to clean up after them. The third was very narrowly avoided at the same time... Seems that the riots were actually caused by a rather contagious ficlet written by a LOTR fan who'd distributed paper copies among friends and asked them to write themselves in. Do these idiots realise what they're doing when they do that?... In a lot of ways, being in Despatch means that we're protecting two continua: the canon continuum, and our own."
 * --Agent Meg, Despatch

Formation
The Department of Implausible Crossovers deals with all sorts of cross-continua contamination. Despatch, however, has one primary function: ridding the plot continuum of Trans-Dimensional Snatching (and Trans-Dimensional Hopping).

Despatch was the third current PPC Action Department to be formed, after the Department of Mary Sues and its parent department. Originally, the functions of Despatch and the DIC were lumped into the Department of Improbable Crossovers, but this was soon split into the DIC, the Department of Trans-Dimensional Hopping, and the Department of Trans-Dimensional Snatching. Agents in the latter two departments were called Despatchers, and when the two later joined forces, the name stuck.

Decor
For some reason known only to the Hydrangea, Despatch's section of HQ is painted sky blue with pretty cloud patterns. As Agent Meg put it, it's "like stepping into a Windows Startup screen."

Agents
Despatch agents are known as Despatchers. The senior agents are affectionately referred to by junior agents as the Powers That Be Dangerous to Mess With.

Agents Meg and Will are in Despatch. Their sole surviving mission can be read at Tales From Despatch.

Special Equipment

 * Chronologically Correct Time Device
 * Despatch Kit
 * Reality Dysfunction Indicator