Date Written: 10/16/05
Word Count: 414
Rating: K+
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Characters: Janet, Ryo, Dee, Ted, Drake, Marty, JJ, unnamed CI officers, Chief Smith
Notes: I blame mtemplar. I've been reading the RPG she maintains, and this has just got stuck in my head.
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Ryo clenched his fist around his pencil as he listened to Ted whine about Janet. The redhead was complaining about missing another chance to ask the desk receptionist out on a date once again.
Dee, who was watching Ryo intently, noticed the subtle signs in his partner that signaled suppressed anger. "Ted, why don't you just--I don't know--go downstairs and ask her?" he said aloud, sparing a glance over at his coworker.
Ted scoffed. "Please. There's no need to be so blatant about it. I want it to be subtle."
A 'snap' made the entire room look over at Ryo. The blonde looked in disinterest at his snapped pencil, tossed the pieces into his trash can and picked up the phone.
"Uh, Ryo, man, you okay?" Drake ventured, but Ryo held a hand up to silence him.
Inwardly, Dee smiled. Now the entire CI unit would get the chance to see Ryo in bitch-mode. It was one of his favorites, actually.
"Yes, hello, Janet? This is Randy MacLane, how are you today?" he asked into the receiver politely, his free hand reaching over for a fresh pencil to tap against his desk. Ted made to run over and stop him, but Marty, Drake and JJ stopped him, the sharpshooter covering his mouth with his hands to keep him from yelling.
"I'm fine, thank you for asking. But actually, I have a question for you."
The entire floor was dead quiet, aside from the muffled sound of an indignant Ted.
"You see Ted O'Neil has this thing for you, but he's too much of a grade-schooler to come right out and say it. So please just take all of us out of our misery and tell me if you're willing to go out with him or not."
Ted fought furiously against his partner and coworkers, but they held fast. Dee was covering his mouth to keep from laughing aloud, and random snickers were cropping up in the room.
"Okay, thank you Janet, I'll be sure to tell him. Uh-huh, you too. Bye."
All eyes were on Ryo as he set the phone back into its cradle, glaring at Ted. "She said next time you want to ask her out, be a man and do it yourself."
The entire room burst out laughing, and Ted promptly turned the color of his hair.
"GET TO WORK!" came the roar from Chief Smith's office.
Dee sighed, cupping his chin in his palm. "God, I love my job"
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