She came into the office. Her partner was already there. He was sitting on the floor cross-legged. His eyes were closed and he had a blank look on his face. She stood and stared at him. Sometimes she could understand why they called him Fox "Spooky" Mulder.
She finally tapped him on his shoulder to wake him up out of his trance. He opened his eyes and smiled. She rolled her eyes and sat in a chair nearby. After a wait, she broke the silence.
"Why are you so happy all of a sudden?"
In return, he laughed and got to his feet. He sat down at his desk and pulled open a drawer. Out came his ever-present bag of sunflower seeds. She sighed and asked him again.
"Why are you so happy all of a sudden? And what were you doing when I came in?"
"I was meditating, Scully. And I'm happy because I solved one of life's big questions."
"And what would that be? Why Ginger packed all her clothes for a three-hour tour?"
"Nope. Why you aren't allowed to take this off your bed." He held up an evidence bag, containing the tag obviously torn of a mattress.
"And why would that be?" she asked, trying to keep from laughing at him. Sometimes he thought of the stupidest things.
"Isn't it obvious? They use them to spy on us!"
She couldn't help laughing. He looked hurt. She got control of herself, took one look at him and burst out laughing again. After a few moments, she stopped for good.
"How did you figure that out?" She asked sarcastically.
"Go ahead. Laugh. But don't come running to me when they abduct you."
"A little too late for that."
"Well I mean when they abduct you again."
"Great sounding future you give me."
"Then rip the tag off, like I did."
"If it makes you happy, I'll do it when I get home."
"Thank you."
She finally tapped him on his shoulder to wake him up out of his trance. He opened his eyes and smiled. She rolled her eyes and sat in a chair nearby. After a wait, she broke the silence.
"Why are you so happy all of a sudden?"
In return, he laughed and got to his feet. He sat down at his desk and pulled open a drawer. Out came his ever-present bag of sunflower seeds. She sighed and asked him again.
"Why are you so happy all of a sudden? And what were you doing when I came in?"
"I was meditating, Scully. And I'm happy because I solved one of life's big questions."
"And what would that be? Why Ginger packed all her clothes for a three-hour tour?"
"Nope. Why you aren't allowed to take this off your bed." He held up an evidence bag, containing the tag obviously torn of a mattress.
"And why would that be?" she asked, trying to keep from laughing at him. Sometimes he thought of the stupidest things.
"Isn't it obvious? They use them to spy on us!"
She couldn't help laughing. He looked hurt. She got control of herself, took one look at him and burst out laughing again. After a few moments, she stopped for good.
"How did you figure that out?" She asked sarcastically.
"Go ahead. Laugh. But don't come running to me when they abduct you."
"A little too late for that."
"Well I mean when they abduct you again."
"Great sounding future you give me."
"Then rip the tag off, like I did."
"If it makes you happy, I'll do it when I get home."
"Thank you."
