TITLE:  155 Words 9, OR the Shortest "Downtime" Story Ever Written

AUTHOR:  Brandon D. Ray

EMAIL ADDRESS:  publius@avalon.net

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT:  Anywhere and everywhere, so long as my name
stays on it and no money changes hands.

FEEDBACK:  Go ahead; knock yourself out.

Ephemeral: *FEEDBACK*publius@avalon.net

SPOILER WARNING:  Geez.  Nothing really, looked at in one way.  The
whole damned series looked at the other way.  Oh, and lots of spoilers
for Sheryl Martin's "Downtime" series.  ;)

RATING:  PG

CONTENT WARNING:  PARODY.  Fur-lined handcuffs.  A red nightie.

CLASSIFICATION:  SRH

SUMMARY:  This one's for Sheryl, because she's had a bad week.  ;)

DISCLAIMER:  See, back in 1985 I was in this tavern in Cambridge, Mass,
waiting for my friend Joe to show up so we could have some beers
together.  He was late, though, and I struck up a conversation with a
surfer dude named Chris.  We got to talking, and I told him about this
way cool idea I had for a TV show about a couple of FBI agents who
chased UFO's together and either were or were not in love with each
other depending on which episode you watched.  He thought it was a cool
idea, too, and I was so drunk I signed this waiver, and -- wait...get
away from me with that needle!  I've already had my thorazine for
today!  No...



155 Words 9

OR

The Shortest "Downtime" Story Ever Written


by Brandon D. Ray


Mulder and Scully had just got back from a case that lasted from May to
November but only took a couple of  days.  They were tired and they'd
been suspended and they decided to spend the week at Scully's place and
not have sex.

While they were at Scully's not having sex Jackie St. George came over
for the fur-lined handcuffs she'd loaned to Scully, but the petite
redhead said she'd had to send them to the fur-lined handcuff cleaning
place because she'd spilled something on them.  Mulder waggled his
eyebrows and Mary Sue -- er, Jackie -- laughed raucously.

They watched TV and ate popcorn and cuddled on the couch even though
they were only platonic friends.  Then they fell asleep and Scully
dreamed about Emily and Mulder dreamed about Scully wearing the red
nightie from Downtime 4, then they woke up and it was Monday and they
had to go to work again.



The End

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