Title: 50 Reasons (The Q-Branch Edition)
Disclaimer: I don't own or claim any rights. I don't get paid. I'm just playing around with the characters
Reason 21 – Not in a Rut
"Hey Spider! He's locked down the com room."
"Good that means the op has started. Where's R?"
"She left an hour ago."
"Ok gather the troops and we'll meet in Lab 3. Remember to bring the popcorn."
"I'm sorry we won't have audio. I couldn't tap the coms without our evil overlord noticing."
"No worries George, video should do just fine to see the great 007's seduction style in action."
(10 minutes later – Lab 3)
"And he's in the door."
"The mark is at the bar. Boy has she got nice legs."
"He's looking around. He's seen her. A glance, eye contact and a smile! Here we go people."
"There's the martini order, shaken not stirred."
"Introducing himself, small talk, looks like he's starting his move."
"Hey guys, look at his body language. That's new."
"Yeah, that's different. Really different. What's he doing?"
"Showing her something on his phone."
"Why are you laughing Regina?"
"Regina?"
"I think Monneypenny just won the office pool!"
"What? Which pool?"
"The 00Q pool."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Bond just told the mark that he and Q were an item and showed her a picture. She said he looked nice and Bond said he was nice."
"How can you tell?"
"Congenital hearing loss in one ear remember. I read lips."
"Sorry guys, the pool is still going. I just looked up the rules. Pictures or it didn't happen."
"That doesn't count as pictures Spider?"
"Nope. Both parties in the same room in some sort of PDA that is definitely not assignment related."
"Rats, Moneypenny will be disappointed then."
"She's still not out of it. She has a couple of guesses later on."
"Well that was a waste of time. He got what he needed with no seduction required."
"We'll just have to keep our eyes open for another observational opportunity."
"By the way George, remember to undo your work on the video feed tonight so Q doesn't find it tomorrow."
"Will do."
Excerpt: Mission Log 153756
Participants: 007, Q
007: Good catch with the background on the brother.
Q: All part of the service 007.
007: So when am I leaving for Vienna?
Q: You have 6 hours. Specifics are on your phone. I'll be back on the coms when you get there.
007: Heading home?
Q: Yes. It's only fair to give the minions time to disassemble their video tap.
007: Do you think they learned anything?
Q: Hopefully something about adjusting the approach to fit the job and not getting into a rut.
Author's Note: I'm surprised how fast this one happened. It just sprang full formed into my head during my commute.