A/N: Hey my dear readers, this is a little story about the team having some funny game evenings to spend some time together and to bridge some time. I'll let them play several funny games and you can read here what happens.
Today Connor brought the game. I hope you like it.
Hint: it's settled after series 5.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, not even the game, only the storyline
Warn: So far not beta read
Enjoy!
"Nah. I'm no kid, I don't play any games." Becker stated boredly.
"Come on. It'll be fun." Abby replied as she shoved him into the direction of the break room.
As they arrived the door he simply stretched his arms, making him getting stuck at the door frame. Abby leaned with all her weight against the soldier, trying to push him through, but they didn't moved any further.
"Help. . . I need - . . . Jess!" Abby cried choppily and worn out, using her whole energy to lean against his back, trying to make him entering the room.
Jess, already in the room, came closer and positioned herself in front of him: "Don't be such a killjoy. Sit down on your seat, or I'll employ force!" She warned, tapping with her shoe up and down, and trying to look as scary as possible.
Becker couldn't help laughing at the little figure in front of him, pulling a face, furling her eyebrows and pounding with the tip of her right forefinger into his chest. That woman looked anything but scary.
With a wide cheekily and sniffy grin he offered her a deal, already confident in his victory: "All right, Jess. If you ever make me remove my arms from the door frame in um - ", he briefly considered, " - five minutes, then I'll sit down and play that silly game."
The FCO grinned like the Grinch: "Accepted!"
Seeing her face the Captain wasn't so sure anymore he would win.
Connor had overheard their bet and rushed to her side:"Jess, are you sure you'll get him into this room in five minutes?"
"Give me 30 seconds." She grinned evilly, gazing right into the soldier's eyes. She spread her fingers and laid them gently on his face.
Becker grinned cheekily, thinking what now might follow.
'He he, she's going to kiss me. I don't need my hands for that.'
Connor looked at his clock to stop the time and Jess started to run her fingers slowly down his cheeks and over his neck, making his skin slightly shiver at her touch, but he was tough enough to hide it under a puzzled look.
'OK, no kiss. I can live with that.'
Jess fingers moved further, heading for his chest and he grinned cheekily again.
'Now I got it. Nipple twister, well thought little miss but I was trained to survive hours of torture. I will stand that for five minutes.'
Jess fingers moved further. As she reached his nipples and gently stroke over them, his belly started to tingle and his face dropped. His mind was blank. He looked up from her fingers, gazing into her cheeky face, her eyes still fixed at him to recognize every little expression.
He was getting nervous as her hands ran further down, touching every muscle of his abs. And still her fingers moved on.
The Captain started to panic. "Jess, stop that." But all he received was another evil grin from the young lady.
"Jessica! Don't move further." His eyes bobbed up and down between her fingers and her gaze. He swallowed to suppress a panicked shriek. True to be said, to suppress a moan as her nails were only one inch from his belt away, passing his navel and slightly touching his hips.
"All right!" He shouted, his hands darted forward, clutching her wrists and holding them tight an arm's length distant to his body. Winning back his calm voice he added: "You've won! I'm in."
Saying that, he let go of her arms and headed for his seat, whispering "little minx" into her ear as he passed her. Jess giggled with delight at that.
Abby stumbled forward into the room as his body suddenly went off but quickly got back into balance.
Seeing their victory the three involved high-fived and cheered.
"Not very much resistance, Captain." Matt teased the Head of Security, who sat down next to Emily, handing him over a beer.
"I had no chance against this infernal trio." He surrendered and took a big gulp.
"So, what are we playing?" Emily asked keenly as the rest sat down.
The scientist wanted to sit next to Becker, but Abby quickly pulled him away, giving him a not-quite-a-convenient-idea-if-you-want-to-survive-the-next-hours look and settled herself between the two men. Jess sat between Connor and Matt, looking directly at the soldier, who narrowed his eyes to slits, giving her an angry look and making her smiling joyfully at his expression.
"It's called Risk, a strategic board game." Connor explained to the Victorian lady. "The main idea is you have your army, a certain number of start countries and your mission to fulfil. In turn each one tries to capture foreign countries and when you have completed your mission, you've won."
"Oh, OK. And how do I capture other countries?" Emily asked further, looking in a baffled way at him.
"Well." Connor didn't want to use the next half hour to give her instructions, instead he suggested to her: "Um. The game is quite easy to understand, it's better we'll show you. I'll start and explain what I'll do and so do Abby and Becker, and then you'll understand."
"Fair enough." The woman replied.
"First of all, we choose our army colour." The scientist explained and tried to take the black one.
Becker was faster and grabbed the little package, declaring: "My colour."
"But I always have black." Temple protested.
"You don't want to argue with me about that, do you?" The soldier questioned, giving him an I-can-kill-you-with-my-little-finger-in-ten-different-ways look.
Connor was scared. His eyes fixed at Becker, he blindly grabbed one of the other packages. "All right. Then I'll take -" He lowered his head to look at the colour in his hand. " - blue." He looked back, grinning fearfully.
Matt got in the lead. After all, they were here to have a little game evening and not to start a fight.
"All right, who wants which colour?" He questioned and everyone took one.
Abby picked yellow, as she always did. Emily chose violet and Matt reached for red. Jess took the last colour - green.
After Connor shuffled the cards he dealt them. "OK. Everyone has its cards, so you know what your initial countries are and since we are six to play, everyone has 20 infantry to place."
Emily looked baffled and Jess chimed in to explain: "Infantry are the little figures which look like a soldier, each counts one. Then we have the cavalry, the little men on horses, each counts five and at last the artillery, the men with the canons, each counts ten."
The Victorian lady gave her a thankfully nod and picked twenty little soldiers out of her pack. "And how many do I place in each country?"
"That's up to you, but each country has to have at minimum one." Connor replied, placing his own figures.
Connor placed five figures in Ukraine, 4 in South Africa, 4 in Congo, 4 in Siam, one in Japan, one in New Guinea and one in Venezuela.
Abby placed one figure in Eastern US, one in Great Britain, one in South Europe, one in East Africa, 6 in Middle East, 5 in Western Australia and 5 in Indonesia.
She grinned like a Cheshire cat and sang "I'll get Australia, I'll get Australia."
"Why are you that sure?" Her husband-to-be questioned.
"Because I always get Australia." The zoologist replied confidently.
Becker placed his figures: 3 in Alaska, 3 in Alberta, 3 in Ontario, all three countries in the North-American continent. Then he placed his other figures: 4 in North Africa, 5 in Madagascar, two countries of the African continent. Calculating his possibilities, he quickly was sure that it would take three rounds at maximum before one or both continents were his own. Then he placed the last figures: one in Peru and one in Yakutsk.
Emily, still not confident in playing this game, placed in all her countries nearly the same number: two in Ural, 3 in each North West Territory, Quebec, Central America, Egypt, Irkutsk and China.
Matt placed six figures in West Europe, five in Siberia and five in Afghanistan. In each of his other countries: Greenland, Western US, Scandinavia, Eastern Australia, he placed one.
Jess placed one figure in each her countries: Brazil, Iceland, North Europe, India, Mongolia, Kamchatka. Then she placed the rest - 14 Infantry - in Argentina, earning a baffled look from both military men.
"You can't place all figures in one land. Your others aren't protected, and you'll loose them soon." The Captain stated, activating his soldier manner.
"I know what I do." Jess countered and crossed her arms.
"But you don't know your mission yet. What if you have to free Australia?" Matt asked sneeringly.
"I'll play my way." The young woman declared, frowning at him.
Right on cue Connor shuffled the mission cards and dealt them.
Becker rolled his eyes as he read his task.
Emily smiled, although she didn't know what to do.
Matt sighed loudly.
Jess grinned widely and her eyes beamed.
"Let me guess: Free South America?" Abby questioned, knowing that she would have this continent soon with all the infantry in one land.
"I won't tell." The FCO replied smirkingly, shaking her head.
Temple dropped his head on the table as he saw his mission, and immediately Abby patted him encouragingly his back. Herself kept a straight face as she read her lines.
Connor started the round, explaining his moves to Emily.
"OK. First, depending on the number of countries you have, you get extra troops: your country number divided by three but at minimum three. So, I have 7 countries I get three extra troops for my start. Got that?" He looked expectantly to Emily, who nodded her understanding.
Then he continued: "I can place them everywhere and I don't have to place all in one country but I'll do: all in Siam." He stretched his arm and placed the three little figures.
"Now I start attacking other countries, only those who are next to one of my countries." Connor looked again at the Victorian lady.
"Ten four! But, why do I attack them?" She asked him quizzically.
"Because you have to fulfil your mission." Temple replied.
Matt joined in the conversation: "For example you have to capture Europe, then you have to conquer each country and therefore you have to attack those countries which don't belong to you."
"Ah, now I got it. Thanks Matt." Emily smiled and stroke him thankfully across his arm.
The others chuckled at the gesture and the Irishman felt slightly uncomfortable with all eyes gazing at him. Quickly, he drew the attention back to Temple. "Go on, make your attack." He ordered in a friendly tone.
"Right." The scientist replied. "I attack East Africa with my troops from Congo." He stated and Abby took the die.
"OK. Emily, since one troop has to remain in my country I can only fight with the rest, maximum three. I have four in Congo so I can attack with the other three, and because Abby has only one defender my chances to win with using all of them is much higher, so I'll use all." Temple held the three attacker dice in his hand.
Abby explained her part: "I have to defend my country. I can do this with two dice maximally, but as you can see, I have only one figure."
Both diced. Connor had 2,2,1 and Abby 1.
"Our highest dice are compared. As you can see, I've won and now I can move into this country with as much troops as I want." The scientist declared and moved with two figures after his fiancé removed hers.
"You can attack as much countries as you want." Jess interposed, before Temple continued.
"After I did all my attacks, I can fortify my troops in one country with some from one of my others, but only when they are connected." As illustration he moved two troops from South Africa to East Africa.
"And after this is done and I conquered one other country at minimum I can draw a card. With three of these cards I can get more troops, depending on the pictures on it." He concluded.
Emily looked at him, grinning widely. "That's quite an easy game."
"Oh, no! This is complicated, only for wise heads." Connor contradicted, making all laugh.
"So, now it's Abby's turn." He finished and looked at the woman next to him.
Abby placed her three extra troops in West Australia and started the attack.
"From West Australia to East Australia." She stated, sparing with words.
She looked at Matt and both took the dice. The woman won and moved with her seven troops into the new country, leaving only one infantry behind.
"From East Australia to New Guinea." The zoologist announced, looking at Connor who took a die.
Again she won and moved six troops into the conquered territory. After moving five figures from New Guinea to Indonesia to defend the border, and drawing a risk card, she smirked widely: "See Con, I always get Australia."
It was Becker's turn, who placed his three troops in Alberta. Starting his attack from there.
"Let's go. Matt I'll attack West US." He declared and both took the dice.
Becker won and moved three troops in that country. After attacking Abby's East US and winning he moved one troop. At last he drew a card and passed to Emily.
"You could do more attacks." The lady suggested.
But the Captain denied: "No. I need them to defend my territories."
"Soldier thinking." Connor interposed, earning a grimly peek from him.
Being sure of the sequences Emily placed her extra troops: one in Ural and two in Egypt. Then she started from that country.
"Abby, I attack South Europe." She stated and rolled her dice.
Abby also rolled her die but lost the battle and so the Lady moved four of her troops in the new country.
"Jess, I attack North Europe." Emily pronounced.
The FCO took the die and after Emily diced she did the same. Both highest dice were 4 and so she lost one troop. After attacking a second time she finally won, moved two infantry and drew a card.
Now it was Matt's turn. Placing his three starting troops in West Europe, he handed the defender- dice over to Becker and declared: "North Africa."
Becker grinned widely: "Wanna mess with me?"
Both diced. Matt lost, removing two figures. After the second dice Becker had to remove two troops. With the third dice both had to remove one infantry. Playing the dices a fourth time, Matt finally conquered North Africa and placed five of his troops, finishing his turn with drawing a card.
Last in round, Jess placed her three troops in Iceland. Then she started her attack from Argentina to Peru. Winning the dice she moved her 13 troops, leaving only one man behind. Next she attacked Venezuela, with loosing two figures in the battle with Connor's one infantry. She won the third dice and moved five troops in the conquered country. With placing five troops from Peru to Brazil to guard the border, she took a card from the deck, smiling satisfied with owning her first continent.
It was Connor's turn again, who placed his armies in Congo and started his conquest.
"I attack North Africa." He stated, looking at Matt.
The Irishman took the two dice. He lost and removed two of his figures. Then they diced a second time. Now it was the scientist who lost two figures and had to give up his conquering expedition, leaving his three troops over to defend the territory.
Matt chuckled: "Afraid of me?"
"No, I'm only changing my strategy." Connor countered and switched to Jess, attacking India from Siam and after winning he moved one troop and drew a card.
By having already one continent, Abby began her turn with placing five troops in Middle East and attacking India. She won and placed six troops there. Finishing with taking a card, she handed the dice over to Becker.
The Captain placed his armies in West US(1) and East US(2). Deciding to tease Connor he handed one die over to him, remarking: "From Madagascar to South Africa."
The scientist took the die with a murmur and rolled them. The battle was short and Becker moved one troop, finishing with drawing a card.
It was Emily's turn again and she placed her troops in North Europe, starting the conquest of West Europe and handing the die over to the man next to her.
"You want to attack me?" Matt questioned kiddingly and mimed a startled face.
The Victorian Lady only replied: "Sorry bach, you're in the way." Making all chuckle.
Both diced and Matt grinned widely as he won. After dicing a second time, Emily won and moved two troops in the new territory, taking a card and blowing a kiss in Anderson's direction. Seeing that, the others started to laugh lustily.
Matt smirked at the woman and placed his extra troops in North Africa to reinforce his armies. Then he attacked Yakutsk from Siberia, killing Becker's infantry, and placed one figure. With drawing a card he handed the dice over to Jess.
Having a continent too, the FCO placed the five armies in Venezuela.
"Look, the green monster is preparing its march." Connor went on about her.
The young woman glared at him, making the others grinning and giggling.
"Looks more like a green goblin." Becker corrected chuckling. Jess gave him a death glare and he started to laugh as he saw her face.
The young woman turned her attention to the woman in the middle of the two wallies: "Sorry, Abs. Great Britain from Iceland."
"Never mind!" The zoologist replied with a smile, taking the die and loosing.
Jess placed one troop and took her card.
Round three began and Connor placed his troops in Congo again, passing the defence-dice to Becker.
"Trying to attack me now?" The soldier questioned jokingly.
"This time, I'm gonna win." The scientist predicted, glaring evilly at the soldier.
Becker leaned back, grinning smugly: "Boo-hoo. My knees are shivering."
Both diced. Connor won and moved three troops in his new country, grinning lordly at the loser.
"Don't be too proud of yourself, Connor. It was only one infantry." The Captain replied dryly.
"OK. Madagascar from South Africa and you better order you a coffin." The scientist warned.
"Wow, talking big little man." Becker teased and the battle started.
Both diced, Becker lost and removed two troops.
"Yeah. I told you." Connor shouted with a haughty look.
"I still have troops." The soldier reminded him.
"Yay, again." Connor stated confident in his victory and both diced.
Becker laughed out loud. "Doomed! Remove your troops, loser."
The opponent mumbled to himself, removing his last two infantry, and declared: "Madagascar from East Africa."
"You sure? You can't defend your countries, when you do this." Becker advised.
"Sure as death. Take your dice." Connor ordered. He wanted to defeat him to the last.
The combatants diced, each loosing a figure.
"Again." The scientist stated coldly.
Becker chuckled as both of them rolled a three and Connor had to remove his second last infantry.
"Again." He ordered evenly.
"Sure?" The soldier asked teasingly, grinning at him.
"Again!" He stated in a ferocious voice.
Becker sighed, rolled his die and lost.
"Strike!" Connor cheered and moved his last troop.
"You won't keep them till the next round." The Captain proclaimed.
"Doesn't matter, you're out of Africa." Temple replied, drawing a card and handing the dice over to his girl.
Abby began with placing her five troops in Middle East and starting her attack against Egypt.
Emily lost and she conquered the new territory with four troops. Leaving it at this, she took a card and gave the dice to Becker.
Being left only in countries of North America he decided to conquer this continent, placing the extra troops in Alberta and starting his attack.
"From Alberta to North West Territory." He stated, waited till Emily chose two dice and rolled his.
All others immediately started to roar with laughter as the soldier diced three times 1.
"Emily you don't have to dice." Matt explained, seeing her questioning look he added: "No matter what you dice you win."
After Becker removed two of his armies they diced again. This time Emily lost two troops and removed them.
They diced again and the Captain lost.
"Having no luck with women." Connor stated teasingly.
Becker glared at him: "Shut up." Turning his attention to Emily he declared: "From Alaska to North West Territory."
They diced and finally Becker had his new country, moving one troop. With fortifying two troops from Alberta and drawing a card he ended his turn.
Emily placed one troop in South Europe and two in West Europe. Attacking Jess' Great Britain from West Europe. She won, moved one army and drew a card.
With a big grin, Matt placed his three troops in North Africa and handed the defender-dice over to Connor, commenting: "From North Africa to East Africa."
They diced, Connor lost and Matt moved three troops, continuing his conquest.
"From East Africa to Madagascar." The Irishman said and both diced.
Connor sighed as he lost again and Anderson moved his two figures.
"Further to South Africa." He stated.
This time the scientist grinned cheekily as Matt lost. The older man smiled shortly, drew a card and handed the dice over to Jess.
The young woman placed her five extra troops in Venezuela and started her attack, declaring: "From Iceland to Greenland."
Matt took the dice and they rolled them. Jess lost and removed one figure, then they diced again and Matt lost. She moved one troop and took a card.
"Oh, green goblin is at home." Becker teased her again, chuckling.
Connor guffawed and both men high-fived. The FCO scowled at them, making them laugh even more and she asked her friend. "Abby could you please?"
The woman nodded with a smile and they both slapped the man left aside on their arms.
"Ow." They stated, rubbing the spot and laughing more.
Matt and Emily just grinned at the spectacle.
It was Connor's turn and he placed his troops in Congo again.
"From Congo to East Africa." He declared looking at Matt.
The Irishman chuckled: "Oh, Con. Why don't you give up, you will never own Africa."
"I bet!" Temple stated and both took the dice.
Matt won and Connor had to remove one figure, dicing again and Connor won, placing his four armies in East Africa and continuing.
"To Madagascar." He declared.
This time Temple won at the first round and placed one troop in the new country, moving up with one figure to Congo, he ended his turn and drew a card.
Abby placed her five troops in India, conquering China and moving six troops in the territory. Then she attacked Mongolia and moved three troops. Ending with taking a card, she handed the dice over.
Becker placed his three troops in West US, starting his attack.
"From West US to Central America." He declared and Emily took the defender-dice.
Becker lost, earning a chuckle from Connor. At the second try he and Emily had to remove one figure.
"Like I said, no luck with women." Temple couldn't stop himself from saying it.
"You wanna die?" Becker questioned deadly serious, stopping his attack.
The scientist grinned further, knowing that Abby would protect him. "Why don't you try it again, you still have infantry." He asked baffled.
"Because I only have two left, I can't defend another country." The soldier explained.
Connor burst out laughing: "Action man, this is a game, not real."
"I'll remember you when you lose." Becker stated grinningly.
Emily placed the three extra troops in Great Britain, conquering Iceland and moving two troops. Having only two countries left till she owned Europe, she finished with drawing a card.
Matt converted his three artillery-cards, earning eight troops. Together with the tree troops for the countries he placed them all in Yakutsk, starting his attack. First he conquered Kamchatka and placed one infantry. Then he attacked Irkutsk, won and moved with 10 troops in. His third capture was Mongolia, placing nine armies and heading for Japan. Winning again he placed one figure. Having now half of Asia he finished and drew a card, smirking as he saw the joker.
It was Jess' turn. First of all she converted her cards, one of each kind so she got ten. With the five extra troops she placed them all in Venezuela. She grinned widely at the 30 troops in her territory.
Becker swallowed and Connor commented: "You're a dead man, soldier boy."
"She wouldn't dare." The Captain conjectured, but his stomach rumbled incredulously.
"Emily, sorry, but I attack Central America." Jess declared.
The Victorian lady smiled warmly: "It's OK, but I won't give it to you easily."
The women beheld right. The FCO lost three troops until she conquered the territory, moving with her 27 troops left into the country.
Then she grinned evilly at Becker: "East US."
The battle was short, the Captain lost, keeping a straight face, and Jess placed one figure.
"West US." She declared next.
Again, Becker lost and Jess moved with her 25 armies in the next country.
"Alberta." The FCO said with a sweet voice, grinning widely.
Becker sighed, knowing that she would easily destroy his only infantry. They diced, and the woman moved with her 24 troops into Alberta.
"Next is Ontario." Jess proclaimed cheekily.
"This is all because of the goblin, right?" The soldier questioned baffled.
"Nope." The woman denied smirkingly, shaking her head.
He rolled his eyes, sighed again and diced. "Yeah." He shouted out, winning.
Jess removed two armies and stated: "I have enough."
They diced again and in a rush Becker lost another country. Placing one infantry, Jess continued.
"And now North West Territory." She declared.
"No. Jess, Come on. I have only two territories left. If you want North America, fine, but let me first out."
"North West Territory." She declared again, gesturing him to roll his dice.
"You'll regret that." The Captain warned her and diced.
Both removed one figure. Having only two units left, he decided to take only one die.
They diced again and Becker had to remove his second last figure.
They diced once more and the soldier grinned widely: "He he, you lost."
"I have time." The woman replied smiling, being confident in her victory.
Two more rolls and Jess could finally move one troop in the new territory, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"Don't you dare." Becker warned her as he spotted her grin.
"Alaska." She pronounced with a calm voice.
"Oh, you don't want to. Remember, I'm a special force soldier you don't want me as your enemy." He tried to discourage her but only earned a wider grin.
Jess rolled her dice, and Becker did so too, loosing and removing a figure.
"Last man standing." Connor interposed and the soldier bent over and slapped him on the upper arm, making him duck behind Abby who chuckled.
They diced again. Jess lost and removed a figure.
"You better stop, Jessica." He warned her a last time.
"Nope. Dice!" She countered.
They diced and Jess won, raising her arms in the air and shouting: "Won!"
"You had to conquer North and South America?" Emily questioned.
"No, I had to destroy black." Jess replied grinning widely.
Becker stood up, rushed to her side and grabbed her arm.
"You" He pointed at her. "Out." He said, pointing over his shoulder and frowning at her.
Slightly nervous she refused: "But it was my mission."
"I warned you." Saying that he pulled her up and dragged her out the room.
Jess cried a silent "help me" to her friends who looked flabbergasted after them.
The two persons went out of the room, Connor leaned forward, trying to see something but having no luck. The others shared quizzically looks.
Everything was quiet.
*Shriiiiiiiiieeeeeek*
They heard Jess scream, making them jump with fright.
Shortly after, both persons entered the room again.
Jess, deep red, smirking sheepishly. Saying no word, she sat down on her place again.
Becker followed her, chest out, grinning cheekily, taking seat.
The others looked baffled.
"What did just happen?" Abby questioned the woman.
Jess looked to the ground, turning more red, crossing her arms and stating: "Nothing."
Matt repeated the question, directing at the soldier: "What did you do?"
"Nothing." He grinned smugly. "Play again?"
A/N: Please tell me what you think.
In the next chapter they are playing "1000 blank white cards" and in this game half of the cards are created by the player itself. So, if you like, please tell me (review or PM) who could write which task onto one of the blank cards, maybe your card is one of them I'll use ^^ so far the game is played with 80 till 150 cards and that means I need lots of tasks for them. (have only a few yet ^^)
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