Title: The Many Different Smiles of Archie Johnson
Author: gyuumajo
Fandom: CSI
Characters: Greg Sanders, Sara Sidle, Catherine Willows, Nick Stokes, Warrick Brown, Gil Grissom, Archie Johnson
Word Count: 378
Rating: FRC
Disclaimer: Not mine. Never mine.
Summary: The CSIs gather round to observe and identify a recurring phenomenon.
Author's Notes: CSI crack!fic. This is getting out of hand. I got hit by this bunny in a shower. A shower! Sorry Archie. Unbeta-ed again.
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"Oh look. There's that 'I-have-something-you'll-like' smile" Greg commented to his only audience, CSI Sara Sidle, as they waited for the PCR machine to churn out their results. It had started with the former lab rat doing idle commentaries detailing every movement of the AV tech situated across the hall. Sara came in to check up on him when he'd started on the type of smile Archie was wearing. Sara hid her amusement and turned her gaze just in time to see the Asian lab tech flash an 'I'd-already-done-it-for-you' smile. She shared her findings with Greg who laughed brightly. This time, Sara didn't bother hiding her toothy grin.
"I see you kids are having fun," Catherine sauntered into the DNA lab, case file in hand. Greg shushed Catherine, pointing to the activity across the hall.
"Wait for it... there! The 'I'm-sorry-there's-nothing-more-I-can-do' smile," the younger man said. With that, Catherine figured out what they were doing but turned to Sara with a questioning look. Sara shrugged. Just then, Nick and Warrick exited the AV lab and saw the two female CSIs watching something very intently while Greg narrated. Curiosity steered the two men into the lab to find out more.
"Whatcha up to?" Nick asked good-naturedly. The three CSIs consulted each other silently before Sara was nudged to answer.
"We're just identifying the many different smiles of Archie Johnson," Sara offered.
"Really now?" Warrick looked mildly incredulous but thought it would be possible if that was one of Greg's games.
The four, plus one trainee, CSIs watched on as Grissom entered the AV lab with a box of tapes.
"'Hey-Grissom' smile!" Catherine and Warrick exclaimed. The other three CSIs eyed them suspiciously while they eyed each other with something else. Their loving gaze directed at each other broke when Nick did some exclaiming of his own.
"I know this one. It's the 'Why-thank-you' smile," Nick announced triumphantly. Just as those words left Nick's lips, Grissom tapped Archie's shoulders and pointed to the increasingly crowded DNA lab before crossing over to join them. His CSIs visibly stiffened as he poked his head into the lab.
"That would be his 'I-have-no-idea-what's-going-on-but-I'm-gonna-smile-anyway' smile by the way," the head of nightshift said in his most as-a-matter-of-fact tone, leaving his bewildered subordinates with gaping mouths.
End.