Title: Charity Event
Disclaimer: The CSI characters do not belong to me. I still haven't even got around to getting the box sets and have to resort to lending them from a friend.
A/N: Short first part. I plan to run with this for the moment. ISBY has come to a grinding halt half way though the story. I have the ideas I just can't put them down to paper. If anyone thinks they can help with my writer's block please email or PM me and I'll love ya forever.
Dedication: This fic is dedicated to Kegel as it was her Sandle video that introduced me to the song and eventually the song gave me this fic. You rock girl!
The whole night shift gathered in the break room, waiting nervously for Ecklie to arrive. Everyone had received the urgent message to meet up in the break room at 10pm but no-one had a clue why they had all been gathered up. It wasn't just the CSI's either, Lab rats and officers filled all the available space in the room.
"What's this about Grissom?" Catherine snapped. She'd already had a hard day dealing with Lindsey and all she wanted to do was lose herself in a case, arrest the bad guy and go home back to bed. Instead here she was with everyone else waiting for this big announcement that didn't look like it would be coming any time soon.
"I don't know Catherine." Grissom replied. "If I did, I would have told you myself and you could all be out doing your jobs."
"Hey chill out a bit Cath, just think you could be standing waist high in Lake Mead dealing with the decomp that's been called in." Warrick said with a small laugh. "Not a pretty situation."
"Are Swing covering us until after this announcement Ecklie wants to give then?" Nick asked moving from where he and Greg had been talking to Sara about the case they had worked the night before and had yet to complete.
"Yes." Grissom answered looking back at the door wondering where Ecklie was and why after calling everyone together he was late.
Just as Catherine took in a breath to carry on complaining about having to wait, the door opened and Ecklie walked in carrying a massive pile of papers. A half hearted cheer lead by Greg and the lab-rats echoed around the room.
"Okay all, settle down please. You all have work to do, so this'll be quick." Ecklie said looking at the pile of papers in his hands and passing them around the room. He started talking before anyone had a chance to read the sheets. "As you all know, every year we raise money for certain charities in the Las Vegas area. This is normally done with a Charity Ball but this year the mayor has decided that we need to get more involved and personal with the public and instead of dressing up into a gown or tux and giving money, you'll instead be dressing up into costumes and performing a play to earn it."
The room erupted into chaos. Everyone called out their opinions and flat out refusals causing Ecklie to frown at then and stop his talking.
"Order people, PLEASE!" Ecklie yelled trying to settle the room so he could continue. When everyone finally stopped talking over everyone else Ecklie continued. "This play will be written, directed and acted by members of the day, swing and night shifts. It will also be a way for you getting to know other members of the lab that you don't usually have the chance to work with. Rehearsals will be mostly in your own time but I will allow those with main parts to have some time off if it is needed. Everyone will be involved I one way or another, even if I have you selling tickets, is that clear." Ecklie snapped the last sentence as his glare covered the room. Daring anyone to refuse.
"Jennifer Daniels from Days will be working with Nick Stokes from Night shift to write the script." Ecklie looked around to see Nick smiling smugly to Warrick. "You have two weeks to finish the script." With that news Nicks smile dropped. Then Ecklie looked at Catherine as he spoke again. "Catherine, you and Warrick will be casting people for the parts. Archie you will be on lighting and filming, the mayor wants copies of the show to sell after the event. Mia is our new wardrobe lady and Gil, you're on advertising the event to the public." Ecklie clapped his hands together and gave a brief dominating smile that said he would get the glory but they would do the work. "That's it guys, get to work." With that he turned and walked out of the break room leaving everyone still caught up in what he had just told them.
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