Trooper Station; Monday [ 06/01 ].

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

Daisy knew she couldn't even blame Ralph for the scores of paperwork in the office today. Apparently, it wasn't enough putting in a full day and then some of active duty; she got back and had piles of paperwork to file for it, too. She'd happily do it, though. Fairly happily, anyway, because it sure beat out how she had it in London, where she got known of the active jobs, yet all of the paperwork.

Plus, there was plenty of coffee.

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[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, Daisy," Dale said cheerfully. "How are you today?"

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"Morning, sir," said Daisy with a nod. "It's going well. Just trying to put a little bit of a dent in the paperwork incurred by this Friday's excitement, sir."

[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Dale gave a nod as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "Excellent. Excellent. Judging from the radio report you were quite busy checking in with the townspeople. Good job on that," he said taking a sip. "Which reminds me that we're going to be getting some extra help around here today. Think you might be up to showing the new guy the ropes?"

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"New guy?" Daisy asked, arching an eyebrow and giving the slightest tilt of her head. And she nodded. "Of course, sir. What are the odds I'll show him and he'll think I'm just feeding him a load of bullocks?"

[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Pretty good I'd say," Dale smirked. "He's coming from off island so I'd say he'll need the usual adjustment period before coming to grips with the island. If he gives you any trouble send him in my direction and I'll back you up."

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"I should hope so," said Daisy with a small smile back. "Where's he coming in from? Anywhere we'd recognize?"

[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"The D.C. area actually," Dale replied. "His name is Tony DiNozzo and he's a federal agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. He's being transferred to work for us here. We're also taking on a part-time/reserve member who's currently on the faculty up at the school."

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yeah? Who's the part timer?"

Their tiny little force was getting bigger. Awww.

[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"A Jethro Gibbs," Dale replied as he sipped his coffee. "He teaches a criminal justice course at the school and has a background in law enforcement as well."

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

Vance had said flight, but Tony learned what that really meant was a bus ride. Couldn't even bring his own car.

Not that he had one worth bringing since his baby was blown up, but...

So, still lugging around his bags, Tony stood in the lobby of the police station and manfully resisted the urge to whistle the theme from The Andy Griffith Show. "Hello?"

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"Hullo," responded Daisy, tilting her head as she eyed the bags a moment. She frowned, before regarding the man carrying them instead. "What's all the trouble, then?"

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

'What's all the trouble then?'

Oh, god he was in meta for</> Mary Poppins. "Agent DiNozzo, Reporting for duty," He replied, hoping to god her accent was real.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"Oh!" said Daisy, her accent very, very real, thank you. "Right. Of course. Sheriff Cooper mentioned you'd be in today. Detective Constable Day, hullo; you'll have to excuse me, my head's feeling a bit checked out today from all the paperwork about the alligators from Friday."

Might as well get right to the point on these things, really, and if DiNozzo thought she was crazy, well, then, won't he feel silly one day?

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

Tony just gave her a look and, "Heh-ha, hazing the new guy? Let me guess, they were in the sewers?"

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"Oh, you're a quick one," said Daisy with a smile. "Good, we could always use brains on the force. I've got the official reports on the whole business right here, actually, if you wanted to have a look?"

She quirked an eyebrow over at DiNozzo as she held out a folder.

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

Tony glanced down at his bags. "Would I be getting a desk before being handed work?"

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Right." Daisy tucked the folder away again. She was only trying to prove the point of the matter, anyway. "Sure. Take the one over there, make yourself at home, Agent DiNozzo."

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." It wasn't like his desk back home, but... it would do. He could add a few personal touches, maybe a throw pillow or two and it'd be right as rain.

Yeah, no.

He shuffled his bags on over and just flopped down in the chair. Nowhere near the right amount of tilt to put his feet up on the desk. "Detective Constable, you said?"

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Gibbs didn't want to be here long. He just wanted to drop off his paperwork and get back to his boat.

It wasn't until he marched through the door and saw that familiar head that he started rolling his eyes.

"DiNozzo!" he shouted.

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

Tony couldn't help the ducking of his head despite not being caught doing anything wrong. The second thing he did was perk up like an overly excited puppy.

"Boss! I knew you wouldn't let me down! Did you call in some favors?" God, he hoped it wasn't any from Fornell. He in no way wanted to owe the FBI.

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Ah geez. He was acting like a puppy again.

"Let you down, DiNozzo?" He asked with a tone that clearly indicated his irritation. "Don't you have a team you should be running?"

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

Yes because Gibbs was getting him back on that tea--"What?"

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Your team," Gibbs repeated. Again. Irritated. "The one I left you in charge of."

[onyoursixboss.livejournal.com]

Something was very, very wrong. "Boss, are you feeling well?"

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Wrong with DiNozzo's head.

"I felt fine until you showed up," Gibbs grumbled as he tossed his paperwork on the desk. "What the hell are you doing here? Did the director send you here to check up on me?"

Jenny was so getting reamed for this later. And not in the fun way.