Chapter 2
A week has passed since we last saw our characters. Both Jack and Palmer are in the hospital recovering. CTU is being rebuilt as the crew works to find out who was behind the Palmer hit. Jack and Palmer won't be in this chapter, only because not so much can happen when in a hospital bed. This chapter will just cover CTU.
--cut to CTU—
"Yes, Ryan, I understand. I'll see you in twenty minutes for the briefing," responded Tony with one of his 'bite me' looks on his face. Suddenly, his look improved as he caught Michelle working hard at her station. He couldn't help but think of their date the other night and how much fun they had.
"Tony, you still with me?"
"Yea, Chapelle, I got it."
"Oh, and make sure Michelle is there to. There is something important I need you two to work on."
"Both of us?" Tony said while perking up in his chair. Just the thought of being with her made him happier.
"Yes. Okay I have to go."
"Got it. See you soon, Ryan." As Tony hung up the phone, he contemplated just calling Michelle, but instead decided to have her come up to his office.
"CTU, Dessler."
"Hey, it's me," replied Tony.
"Hey, what's up?" As soon as Michelle heard his voice her spirits were immediately lifted. She had such a great time on their date and was just hoping she would ask her out again.
"Not much. Can you come up here for a second?"
"Sure. I'll be right up." As she hung up the phone, she paused to contemplate what he might ask. She quickly snapped to and begun her walk up the stairs, something she rather enjoyed doing now that Tony was up there. She finally got to the top and opened the door.
"Hey, Michelle. Thanks from coming up. We have to talk about something. I just got off the phone with Chappelle. He wants to meet you and me for a briefing about the Palmer situation and has a special assignment of some kind for us."
"Okay. Any idea what he wants?"
"None. He just needs to talk to us."
"Got it. When?"
"Ten minutes."
"Anything else?" There was an unusual and immediate pause after she said that; Michelle wondering what he would say and if he would ask her out, Tony wondering if now was the right time to ask her out.
"No, that's it. For now at least."
"Alright. See you in ten."
"Great." (To himself) What kind of idiot am I. Next time you see her ask her out you idiot.
--10 minutes later—
"Hey, are you ready?" Tony asked from behind Michelle, sort of spooking her.
"Oh, wow, yeah. Let's go." Tony politely pulled her chair out and walked with her to the conference room. Chapelle was waiting for them.
"Hello Michelle, Tony."
"Hey Ryan," they said in almost unison.
"Alright, where do we stand on the Palmer issue?"
--twenty minutes later—
"Okay, good progress guys. Keep following up and update me with any and all progress."
"Sure Ryan. By the way, what's this assignment for us?"
"Oh, right. I almost forgot. Because of the recent occurrences at CTU, we are need of some new staff hiring. I need you two, as the heads, to pick out your new staff members."
"Really?" asked Michelle, uneasy at the fact of replacing her friends.
"Yep. And we need it done today. I hate to put the pressure on but this Palmer thing is requiring more bodies than we have currently on staff. You will both need to stay late and work on this together."
"Ok Ryan." responded Tony, almost giddy that he would get to spend time with Michelle.
"By the way, how many possibilities are we talking about?"
"About 200. You will select 30."
"Terrific."
"Thanks guys. This is a big help,"
"No problem Ryan. We will send the selections over to your office by tomorrow morning." Tony exclaimed as Chappelle walked out the door. Both Michelle and Tony took a seat to process. When Tony looked out on to the floor, everyone has pretty much gone home. He checked his watch. It has just hit eight o'clock.
"Well, Chinese or pizza?"
A week has passed since we last saw our characters. Both Jack and Palmer are in the hospital recovering. CTU is being rebuilt as the crew works to find out who was behind the Palmer hit. Jack and Palmer won't be in this chapter, only because not so much can happen when in a hospital bed. This chapter will just cover CTU.
--cut to CTU—
"Yes, Ryan, I understand. I'll see you in twenty minutes for the briefing," responded Tony with one of his 'bite me' looks on his face. Suddenly, his look improved as he caught Michelle working hard at her station. He couldn't help but think of their date the other night and how much fun they had.
"Tony, you still with me?"
"Yea, Chapelle, I got it."
"Oh, and make sure Michelle is there to. There is something important I need you two to work on."
"Both of us?" Tony said while perking up in his chair. Just the thought of being with her made him happier.
"Yes. Okay I have to go."
"Got it. See you soon, Ryan." As Tony hung up the phone, he contemplated just calling Michelle, but instead decided to have her come up to his office.
"CTU, Dessler."
"Hey, it's me," replied Tony.
"Hey, what's up?" As soon as Michelle heard his voice her spirits were immediately lifted. She had such a great time on their date and was just hoping she would ask her out again.
"Not much. Can you come up here for a second?"
"Sure. I'll be right up." As she hung up the phone, she paused to contemplate what he might ask. She quickly snapped to and begun her walk up the stairs, something she rather enjoyed doing now that Tony was up there. She finally got to the top and opened the door.
"Hey, Michelle. Thanks from coming up. We have to talk about something. I just got off the phone with Chappelle. He wants to meet you and me for a briefing about the Palmer situation and has a special assignment of some kind for us."
"Okay. Any idea what he wants?"
"None. He just needs to talk to us."
"Got it. When?"
"Ten minutes."
"Anything else?" There was an unusual and immediate pause after she said that; Michelle wondering what he would say and if he would ask her out, Tony wondering if now was the right time to ask her out.
"No, that's it. For now at least."
"Alright. See you in ten."
"Great." (To himself) What kind of idiot am I. Next time you see her ask her out you idiot.
--10 minutes later—
"Hey, are you ready?" Tony asked from behind Michelle, sort of spooking her.
"Oh, wow, yeah. Let's go." Tony politely pulled her chair out and walked with her to the conference room. Chapelle was waiting for them.
"Hello Michelle, Tony."
"Hey Ryan," they said in almost unison.
"Alright, where do we stand on the Palmer issue?"
--twenty minutes later—
"Okay, good progress guys. Keep following up and update me with any and all progress."
"Sure Ryan. By the way, what's this assignment for us?"
"Oh, right. I almost forgot. Because of the recent occurrences at CTU, we are need of some new staff hiring. I need you two, as the heads, to pick out your new staff members."
"Really?" asked Michelle, uneasy at the fact of replacing her friends.
"Yep. And we need it done today. I hate to put the pressure on but this Palmer thing is requiring more bodies than we have currently on staff. You will both need to stay late and work on this together."
"Ok Ryan." responded Tony, almost giddy that he would get to spend time with Michelle.
"By the way, how many possibilities are we talking about?"
"About 200. You will select 30."
"Terrific."
"Thanks guys. This is a big help,"
"No problem Ryan. We will send the selections over to your office by tomorrow morning." Tony exclaimed as Chappelle walked out the door. Both Michelle and Tony took a seat to process. When Tony looked out on to the floor, everyone has pretty much gone home. He checked his watch. It has just hit eight o'clock.
"Well, Chinese or pizza?"