POI fic: Online Games
TITLE: POI fic: Online Games
AUTHOR: whomii2
RATING: PG
WARNINGS/SPOILERS: none
DISCLAIMER: do not own. no profit
WORD COUNT: 594
SUMMARY: not necessarily part of the Fun&Games series (wow, that's a series now)
Reese unlocked the door to his current rooms and crossed over to his laptop, intent on making the most of his recent findings during the current downtime between numbers. A little subtle snooping on the computers in the library had given John a good idea of how Finch would be spending his own downtime. And really, wasn’t it just like Finch to get his social interaction as an anonymous player on an online game? Reese logged onto World of Spyquest and scanned the list of players, easily pegging “Robin” as Harold’s alias. He was just so predictable! A little review of the game status showed “Robin” was a dominant player. Although Reese figured Harold would have settled for nothing less than excellence in anything computer related, bless his little geeky heart. The only other player who came close was an obvious James Bond fan named “M”. Well, time to give them a taste of what a real spy could do….
20 minutes later Reese was scowling at the screen, having been terminated with extreme prejudice. M had certainly gone after him with a vengeance! He could almost hear Harold’s dry snaky voice in Robin’s message of “better luck next time”. M hadn’t even deigned to speak with him after his loss, sending him instead a derisive “:-P”. This meant war….
Fusco finished the process of creating his character and wondered about the significance of this ”World of Spyquest” Reese had mentioned. Fusco had enough of this sneaky covert cloak-and-dagger stuff in his real life now to not want to waste his free time on it. And apparently his character wasn’t having any better luck than himself, as “Liono” was shot twice and blown up once in the past hour. He would have to get his kid to give him some pointers if he wanted to last long enough to continue playing. Still, he had done better than that other player, “Foxy,” who had been killed rather dramatically shortly after logging in. Fusco felt he was merely collateral damage in the take down. But maybe this gaming wouldn’t be a total waste if he could interest “Foxy” in a little private chat and one-on-one interaction…
Carter finished setting the table and went to start pouring the milk. With her job and her more recent extracurricular activities she hadn’t had much time for her personal life. That had changed when her mother issued a command for her and Taylor to sit down to a family dinner this Sunday. Although Carter had long since moved out and started her own family, she couldn’t deny she still loved her mother’s home cooked meals. And a little family togetherness might be just what she needed to unwind. That is if she could pry Taylor away from that damn computer game that had him enthralled. She had called him 3 times already, and was getting ready for a fourth call when her Momma beat her to it. She was a bit irked when Taylor responded right away, but had to admit it was no less than she had done when she was the one being called.
Carter idly speculated that her Momma could probably even reign in her new “partner.” Momma wouldn’t put up with any of his crap! She’d box his ears and maybe there would be less paperwork generated for unexpected kneecappings. Then Carter had a horrible vision of Burdette and Momma bonding over tea and stories of misbehaving children. Their lives wouldn’t be worth living if those two superpowers allied!
AUTHOR: whomii2
RATING: PG
WARNINGS/SPOILERS: none
DISCLAIMER: do not own. no profit
WORD COUNT: 594
SUMMARY: not necessarily part of the Fun&Games series (wow, that's a series now)
Reese unlocked the door to his current rooms and crossed over to his laptop, intent on making the most of his recent findings during the current downtime between numbers. A little subtle snooping on the computers in the library had given John a good idea of how Finch would be spending his own downtime. And really, wasn’t it just like Finch to get his social interaction as an anonymous player on an online game? Reese logged onto World of Spyquest and scanned the list of players, easily pegging “Robin” as Harold’s alias. He was just so predictable! A little review of the game status showed “Robin” was a dominant player. Although Reese figured Harold would have settled for nothing less than excellence in anything computer related, bless his little geeky heart. The only other player who came close was an obvious James Bond fan named “M”. Well, time to give them a taste of what a real spy could do….
20 minutes later Reese was scowling at the screen, having been terminated with extreme prejudice. M had certainly gone after him with a vengeance! He could almost hear Harold’s dry snaky voice in Robin’s message of “better luck next time”. M hadn’t even deigned to speak with him after his loss, sending him instead a derisive “:-P”. This meant war….
Fusco finished the process of creating his character and wondered about the significance of this ”World of Spyquest” Reese had mentioned. Fusco had enough of this sneaky covert cloak-and-dagger stuff in his real life now to not want to waste his free time on it. And apparently his character wasn’t having any better luck than himself, as “Liono” was shot twice and blown up once in the past hour. He would have to get his kid to give him some pointers if he wanted to last long enough to continue playing. Still, he had done better than that other player, “Foxy,” who had been killed rather dramatically shortly after logging in. Fusco felt he was merely collateral damage in the take down. But maybe this gaming wouldn’t be a total waste if he could interest “Foxy” in a little private chat and one-on-one interaction…
Carter finished setting the table and went to start pouring the milk. With her job and her more recent extracurricular activities she hadn’t had much time for her personal life. That had changed when her mother issued a command for her and Taylor to sit down to a family dinner this Sunday. Although Carter had long since moved out and started her own family, she couldn’t deny she still loved her mother’s home cooked meals. And a little family togetherness might be just what she needed to unwind. That is if she could pry Taylor away from that damn computer game that had him enthralled. She had called him 3 times already, and was getting ready for a fourth call when her Momma beat her to it. She was a bit irked when Taylor responded right away, but had to admit it was no less than she had done when she was the one being called.
Carter idly speculated that her Momma could probably even reign in her new “partner.” Momma wouldn’t put up with any of his crap! She’d box his ears and maybe there would be less paperwork generated for unexpected kneecappings. Then Carter had a horrible vision of Burdette and Momma bonding over tea and stories of misbehaving children. Their lives wouldn’t be worth living if those two superpowers allied!