Department of External Security

The Department of External Security is one of the two Security Departments in the PPC, and is tasked with protecting PPC HQ from attack, by Mary Sues or other external agencies.

History
The DES was in fact in existence prior to its organisation as a department. The group of Flowers known as the Weeds was formed near the very beginning of PPC history, on Origin. Once the Organisation had moved into Headquarters and Makes-Things set off the Cascade, the Weeds set off into the plothole network, exploring it and expanding HQ.

In 1999 HST, following the breakup and exile of the Department of Internal Security during the Reorganisation, the Weeds were recalled and renamed the Department of External Security. The department is still led by Captain Dandy; all the members of this department are Flowers, and the majority (about 5/6) are Security Dandelions. Prior to Crashing Down, there were 107 living Weeds. At least three are known to have died in the war with the Black Cats and Mary Sue Factory, and three more were killed capturing Peter Piper after his attacks on the Flowers, but the department's exact casualty figures have not yet been released.

In 2013 HST, Captain Dandy and the DES showed up during the Blackout to get rid of two Weeping Angels and some other nasties that came in while HQ's shields were down.

Known Personnel
The known members of this department are:


 * Captain Dandy &mdash; male Dandelion. Department Head.
 * Weed-One &mdash; male Dandelion, second-in-command.
 * Weed-Eleven &mdash; male Wild Rose, killed by Peter Piper.
 * Weed-Sixteen &mdash; female Dandelion, killed by Peter Piper.
 * Weed-Nineteen &mdash; Dandelion.
 * Weed-Twenty-three &mdash; female Dandelion.
 * Weed-Thirty-seven &mdash; Tumbleweed.
 * Weed-Forty &mdash; Milkweed, killed by Peter Piper.