Mulder sat behind his desk intrigued by the computer screen. He saw Scully enter the office, "Good morning Scully." He said with a smile before returning to the computer screen. He wiped his eyes.
"Is that for a new case?" Scully asked him.
"No cases today." Mulder said, "I'm just sitting here waiting."
"What are you doing?" Scully was curious.
"Filling in time…" Mulder's voice trailed off.
"Filling in time by doing what?" Scully was almost too afraid to ask. But her natural curiosity got the better of her.
"I'm doing some reading." Mulder answered, "I want to get more cooking skill."
"You don't even have a kitchen Mulder." Scully said.
"I do now. I brought one today." Mulder clapped his hands together, "Finally had enough money to by a total modern kitchen. But I've go no cooking skill."
Scully was absolutely gobsmacked by this.
"Oh and I brought a cat and a dog and I'm going to show them at the pet show once I train them." Mulder said, "But I have to make them like me first."
"What?" Scully asked, "I didn't think you're allowed to have pets."
"Only become an option today." Mulder said, "I have a German Shepherd pup and a grey kitten."
"What will they do when you're out in the field Mulder?" Scully asked.
"They'll be right." Mulder said, "I'd just close the window down. Alright!" Mulder exclaimed, "I just need one more and they'll promote me."
"What?" Scully stepped around to Mulder's side of the desk and saw that he was playing a game on the computer, "The Sims Mulder?"
"This is a great game." Mulder said, "See we live in this big house… Skinner lives there in that small bachelor pad. The Lone Gunmen live in that little corner over there. Monica and John live over there as well."
"Mulder." Scully said, "We've really got to get you more challenging cases."
"Sir." Doggett said stepping into Skinner's office, "I need some time off." He said solemnly, "I've been having some personal problems at home."
"Anything I can do Agent Doggett?" Skinner asked.
"No… It's just my two sons have really gone off the rails lately and I need to reel them in." Doggett answered.
"I didn't realize you had children." Skinner said, "There's nothing on your file about you having children."
"I like to keep them under wraps." Doggett said, "I really can't have everyone knowing who my children are."
"What are there names?" Skinner asked.
"Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash." Doggett answered, "And damn they are a handful of times. They're damn musicians and keep getting into trouble… I'm sure they hate me and I can't seem to make Johnny Cash walk the line."
"Scully…" Mulder said on their car trip, "Good god I'm so bored."
"Well we have a long way to travel." Scully said as if he needed reminding of that.
"You want to play 'I spy'?" Mulder asked.
"I spy?" Scully said.
There was a long pause of silence between them. Mulder tapped his fingers against the steering wheel, "Well." He said eventually.
"Well what?" Scully asked.
"I spy." Mulder said, "You started but wouldn't continue."
"That's not what I did Mulder… It was a question?" Scully said.
"Well you began the game, so you might as well continue it now." Mulder said, "So?"
"So what?" Scully had made a habit of zoning out at times.
"So… Continue the game." Mulder said.
"Ok." Scully said in a defeated tone, "I spy with my little eye something beginning with S." She said.
Mulder looked around the car and then up at the sky then around the car again.
"The road Mulder, the road." Scully shouted.
"You said S." Mulder looked around, "The Road does not begin with S."
"I mean keep your eyes on the road Mulder." Scully said.
"Sky?" Mulder asked.
"What?" Scully breathed a sigh of relief.
"I spy with S. Is it sky?" Mulder asked.
"No." Scully answered.
"Steering Wheel?"
"No."
Mulder looked around again, "Suitcases?" He asked.
"No. Wrong again." Scully couldn't help but laugh.
Mulder thought for a moment, "Of course… Scully!" Mulder shouted happily, "I see Scully!"
"Honestly thought you'd never get that one." Scully said, "Ok your turn." She was getting into the swing of the game now.
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with G." Mulder said.
Scully looked around for a long time, "Gravel." She said pointing to the tracks alongside the road.
"Nope." Mulder said.
Scully couldn't think of anything beginning with G, "I give up." She said after a few minutes of trying to figure it out.
"Ghosts Scully." Mulder said.
Scully looked in the car, "I don't see any ghosts Mulder."
"That's because you don't believe in them." Mulder smiled.
Scully playfully punched him in the shoulder, "That's cheating."
"Alright then Scully. I spy with my little eye something beginning with U." Mulder began again.
"U. U." Scully looked around, "An unbelievably spooky man?"
"I'm hurt Scully."
Scully looked around again, "You got me on this one." She shrugged.
"A UFO." Mulder gave her the answer.
"Look out there Mulder." Mulder looked out the window, "Watch the road Mulder. I don't see a UFO do you?"
"Of course not Scully." Mulder answered.
"Then you'd be cheating in the game." Scully said.
"I didn't." Mulder protested.
"Yeah… Because there's no UFO is there Mulder?" Scully asked.
"Of course not Scully." Mulder said, "It has passed by already."
"Damn you Mulder." Scully said, "It's no fun if you cheat at every game."
"What other game have I cheated at Scully?" Mulder asked innocently.
"Snap." Scully answered.
"That was your fault you couldn't move your hand quick enough." Mulder replied.
"You put valium in my drink." Scully said, "Of course I was sluggish."