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[wench-and-jezebel]

NCIS Reaction: Sub Rosa

Wench (@scripted-downfall) reacts [with (maybe) occasional asides by Jezebel (@typicalopposite)]

Post-episode EDIT: I’m so sorry for the person I become in this reaction, but it’s really not my fault, I swear.

BREAKING NEWS BULLETIN: SNACK UPDATE!!!  This evening’s refreshments include: apple soda and ice cream!  Ya girl’s eating healthy, for sure.

Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ Wot!? Normal snack foods 👀 le gasp Wench: 'Tis true.  But the flavors Do Not Match, btw.  I know this going in Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️ what are the flavors ma’am Wench: Well, apple soda, duh… And mint chocolate chip Jezebel: *typing* Wench: THERE IS A REASON, OKAY?! Jezebel: Meh. Not too bad. The apple soda is still not my cup of tea. ☠️ Wench: It just tastes like apple sparkling fake champagne.  The fake bubbly you can get so kids can have champagne without the alcohol?  You know what I mean? Jezebel: No ☠️ Wench: Well, anyway.  At this point, apple soda is my NCIS reaction drink.  Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️☠️ I love it Wench: So I was going to have ice cream as a dessert because I felt like it, and then I was like.  Welp.  Guess I gotta now. Jezebel: Ah post break up ice cream gorging Wench (simultaneously): I'm not sure it’s fair to stick my personal life into our reactions, but otherwise I'd make a joke about the obligatory show-and-ice-cream-post-break-up binge- Wench (after): Nope.  That’s it.  It's going in now. Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ Wench: Just to clarify for anyone reading this and possibly getting concerned: it was actually quite civil and very mutual, so there’s no actual emotional trauma involved.  Indeed, we just spent an hour chatting on the phone post-break-up and we’re still friends.  :)  Jezebel and I just do dark humor pretty regularly, so it kinda… made sense.

Okay, on to the reaction!

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"Sweet cheeks," huh?

A HAZARD DIAMOND.  WAIT, JEZEBEL, PAUSE; I WANNA READ THE THING.  I know how to do the thing!!!  [lol, okay]  SO.  Crash course on reading these!  Four lil diamonds, right?  Red, blue, yellow, white?  [yes]  Red = flammability; 0 = not at all flammable.  Yellow = reactivity; 0 = very stable.  Blue = health hazard; 4 = DEADLY!!!  And white = specific hazard; I think corrosive is pretty self-explanatory aslkdfj  SO.  These vats are.  Concerning.  [Ah! 👀👀👀😂  Well I have been educated in case I ever come across these ☠️]

Please don't spill, please don't spil- WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT THE CORROSIVE!!!!  [Ackkk!]

A body! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT THE DEADLY!!!!?!?!?  [Ack]

MCGEE!!!!  I HAVE HEARD SO MUCH!!!!  [He hassss arriveddddd]

Kate being mean (affectionate) to Tony... seems to be decently friendly though :)

Spilling seems to be a trend of the episode, I see.

If it's not coffee, wth is it?

HYDROFLUORIC!?!?!? ACK

Oop- sketch date with McGee?  That's how Tony flirted with Kate, just saying.  And she was trying to throw up on a crime scene too

WAIT!  GIBBS/KATE PARALLEL!!!  TONY JUST GAVE MCGEE A RULE TO FOLLOW ON HIS FIRST CASE!  LAKSDJF;LKAJFDS

McGee's so cute alskdjf  He's endearingly awkward

Tony is indeed picking on McGee, I see  [😂😂😂😂]

Abbyyyyy, my beloved  [You’re going to like ducky’s new assistant when he comes]

Maybe he just had a dolphin-tail birthmark, ever think of that?!?!  [☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️]

They're tuning out Ducky again :(

MCGEE AND TONY ARE GIVING EACH OTHER ONCE-OVERS!!!  DID YOU SEE THAT?!?!  [Yes]

Poor McGee.  He was just trying to help and Gibbs was so mean and for what :(  

[Tonyyyy enjoying this]  adsflkjadsflkj it was just seeing McGee nose-to-nose with someone and the Thoughts it brought up

"Spec-a-la-tive" is fun pronunciation

"The presence of a woman on a submarine is a tremendous inconvenience"  Buddy's sounding like Our Flag Means Death!Frenchie.  [☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️]  “Because women have crystals in their body, and the crystals attract demons, and the demons attract misfortune.”  [😂😂😂😂 Kate’s a mermaid]

Gibbs gonna go off?

Gibbs gonna go off.

Gibbs gonna go off!!!!

GIBBS GONNA GO OFF!!!!

Kate has no trust in her superior, holy hell.  And stop being a bitch to Tony to make yourself look better, holy hell.  I get she was pissed, but.  Don't tear down your team to build yourself up.

She's getting practice landing on these carriers alksdjf

[Nope.  I’ll just go sip my tea and shave my legs and not go on the submarine]

Wait.  WAIT.  This means Tony and McGee are on land together.  Buddies better work together :)

HOLD UP IS THAT AARON?!!? THAT'S AARON!!!  OMG I LOVE HIM!!! (Aaron Pierce from 24)

Betting on submarine pseudo-chicken; did I mention I love Aaron? (or whatever his name is in this) aslkdfj

Abby and Ducky, my beloveds once more

TANDOORI!  My man has good taste.  [I’ve never had it]  My woman (Jezebel) does not have good taste

[I could never.  Never.  NEVEERRRR.  Get on a submarine.]  'Cause you're scared of drowning?  Or a different-  [Have I told you I’m deathly afraid of the water?]  Ah  [Yes.  Ackkkkk]

WAIT I KNOW THIS DUDE TOO.  idk, I can’t focus on filmography rn.

I.  would (probably) not wear Abby's collar, this time.

"You getting lonely down there all by yourself, hon?"  "Oh, I'm not alone; I'm with Special Agent McGee!"

Tony jealousssss  [☠️☠️☠️☠️]  "What's she like?  She sounds cute."  "Not your type... We'll never speak of this again"  [☠️☠️☠️☠️  Shessss not your type I am]  

This episode summarized: Among Us.  NO WAIT LITERALLY; THE ACID LITERALLY LEFT BEHIND A LITTLE HUNK OF MEAT WITH BONE THO

[Well hell the last time I hyperfixated on this show I didn’t write. Lord help me]  Whoops :) 

[“Iiii gotcha Jimmy”  His drawl]  I told you I love Aaron!!!

adsflkj the lil periscope

This dude was in The Killing, I think.  And a Criminal Minds

Poor Tony

Ducky's bow tie and suspenders are adorable

He and Abby are so cute, plz

HE'S SO CUTE!  Ducky, I love you [😂😂😂😂😂]

And Abby actually listens to Ducky

Tony flirting with both the Lieutenant and McGee in the same conversation

ACK!?!?!?  PAUSEEEEEE  [😂😂😂😂😂]  "You don't need my permission to ask her a question... unless you want to ask her out on a date."  "No, sir.  Not my type."  SIR!??!?!?!

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It's time for my midpoint reaction but I warn you now that my mind is swamped by one particular interaction.  Gibbs’ rudeness is forgotten; Kate’s bitchiness has been abandoned; Abby and Ducky, while cute, have been momentarily swept aside; and, in their place, only one thing remains…

TONY AND MCGEE, I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.

*clears throat*  Sorry.  I had to say it.  Yes, this will be a trend. Yes, it will also likely be somewhat subtle since I know that’s not everyone’s ship.  But. Jezebel was right that I’d pick up on this immediately.  I will still mostly be focused on writing, characterization, and plot.  It's just.  Not my fault if the characterization is that Tony is bi as all get out.  *shrugs*  Whoops.  The once-overs.  The flirting in exactly --- exactly --- the same way Tony flirts with Kate.  The "not my type" conversations.  It's incontrovertible, I'm afraid  [😂😂😂😂  I love it]

Okay, but, back to the basics… Gibbs standing up for Kate makes me happy, and I did appreciate the continuity in him sending her out of the room to do it; for once, it’s showing that he both a) cares about his team members and b) doesn’t want to say as much in front of them, and this diminishes my previous complaints a bit.  I need to start keeping track of who writes/wrote the good episodes, tbh.  [iirc he does it for all of them at some point]  That’s good.  Wish it were more consistent, but I’m happier than I was.  [Idk when tho ☠️]

I don't know if there's much more to add, tbh.  I had so much to say and then.  Welp.  McGee.  He thwarted all of it with one once-over and a subtle euphemism alksdjf  [I think now that McGee is here you will enjoy it all a little more]  Judging by things as they stand, I do think I like him a lot.  He's rising to join the upper echelon of Tony, Abby, and Ducky, ngl.  [Because the banter between Tony and McGee is 😙👌🏼]  The “banter”?  Is that what they're calling it these days?  [😂😂]  Y'all, I'm hilarious, btw.  Just saying.  [I think McGee is the only one still on the show. Maybe ducky too. But idk]  Oof.  Is.  Is Tony dead :(  [No 🙂]  SICK

With that settled, I’m good to go on.

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Tony looking impressed

THE FONDNESS IN THAT SMILE!!!  AND TONY GIVING ANOTHER ONCE-OVER!!!

Yes, Kate, that's why, keep up.  [☠️☠️☠️☠️]

“Un-hydrate”  I'm using that now

McGee, you're such a rule follower salkdjf  That's gonna change  [O-kay… McGeestiel]

ALKSDJF;LAKSDJF HE'S SO CUTE "PLAYING FOOTBALL" ALSKDFJALSKDFJA;LSKDFJ;LAKSDFJ;LAKSDFJ  I CAN'T  TONY, MY BELOVED  YOUR HAIR DID NOT SURVIVE BUT I LOVE IT

alskdjf Pause.  I.  I have so much to say.  Fuck.  The number of pauses we have to take is directly proportional to the number of interactions between Tony and McGee.  [☠️☠️☠️☠️  Yeah, I’m feeling the fics a brewing like indigestion]

I’m just.  THEY’RE SO CUTE OKAY.  I can't.  I can't verbalize this.  I'm half-hyperventilating rn because I'm laughing so hard.  [😂😂😂😂]  I had to pause because my screen was shaking too much.  [Oh also you got the first McGeek]  Yesssss!  McGee looked so endearingly confused  He even had a trench coat on, and I kept waiting for him to tilt his head in confusion  [😂😂😂😂]  I’m in danger.  Actually, I'm past in-danger.  I'm gone.  It's the end.  [NEW SHIP UNLOCKED]  I.  I can't even deny.  They're so fucking cute and it's the first episode.  [😂😂😂😂 I love it]  (To the people who haven't heard me rant about ships before, these are the conversations where my language gets about 50% more foul-mouthed.  I don't really use the f-word unless I'm really pissed or squealing over a ship.  Hint: I'm not pissed rn.)  [😂😂😂😂 isss true. Jezebel confirmed ✔️]

Thompson sus, man.  But it's just because of the characters he usually plays, I'm pretty sure.

Oof, juvie kid.  Hope his superior didn't just hear that and get angry.

COB be angry

"I make it a practice not making snap judgements"  THEY NEED TO LEARN FROM THIS IDEA

Come on, Kate; it's Gibbs.  He's aggravating

Miracles are what Abby does, duh.

HE LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE CAS  [I KNOW!  MY MIND IS DISEASED NOW!  For the people not watching, btw, McGee's crouched down in a tan trench coat in exactly the way Cas crouches.  It’s spooky similar.]

“Under the bookcase” = secret room plz

YESSSSS SECRET ROOM!!!!  SUCCESSFUL PREDICTION: ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED 

Oop- an underground activist alskdfj  How risque  *hand-to-forehead faints*

lkasdjf;lkasdjf;lkasjdflksadjflkasdjf;lkasdjf I'm sorry, but the whale video has me crying  [That whales on drugs]

Tony hovering over McGee's shoulder as he MIT-genius-types away at his computer is Dean hovering over Ash's shoulder as he MIT-genius-types away at his computer coded.  And Dean looks damn happy about Ash asking him to call him later, so.  *wink wink nudge nudge*  [😂😂😂 issss very true!!!]  (I said I'd be subtle, but I'm being about as subtle as these undertones --- er, sorry.  subtext --- have been, so.  This is fair, methinks.)  [☠️☠️☠️☠️]

For people who didn't go to college at Johns Hopkins like McGee here... Jock + Geek = romcom trope  [Yep!  Gotta love it]

[Oh look at that… The agents were right.  Also.  My.  Soul.  Would.  Be.  GONE.]

Oop.  Kate and Gibbs be a bit close.  [GIBBS!]

“Emergency Message: Drew.  End message” Take fewer words, why don't you?

Oh, shit.  [Well, shit.]  Buddy ded.  [Yep]

Dishonorably discharged for what???  I wanna knowwwww

Poor Tony.  Gibbs hung up on him :(  [Shhh he got his lickity boo]  Yer not wrong :)

I. Would not.  Go back under.  I.  Do.  Not.  Trust.

... [Take it away Wench]  NOPE.  NOPE THAT’S IT.  I’M SORRY.  I TRIED FOR SUBTLE.  BUT THEY GAVE UP ON BEING SUBTLE SO NOW I’M GIVING UP ON BEING SUBTLE BECAUSE OH MY HOLY HELL.  I’M JUST GONNA COPY THIS SCRIPT IN, WORD FOR FREAKING WORD, OKAY?!

ABBY: So what's Agent McGee like?TONY: Ah, like most newbies. Quiet, green, gullible.ABBY: Bi.TONY: I don't think so.ABBY: No, Tony, the canister. It has a bi-metal trigger.TONY: Aha. So it's turned on by either...either...what?

[And now Tony’s fumbling]  WHEN I TELL YOU.  THAT THE BREATH LEFT ME.

I was legit sitting here planning to make a quiet, subtle comment about “oh, Tony, why you acting so awkward about telling Abby what McGee’s like” or something.  (Actually, what I sent to Jezebel — right after the initial question — was "He's gonna say: 'Hot'”, and I was two seconds away from putting that joke-and-just-a-joke into the reaction and letting it go.)  And then.

AND THEN.

SIR!?!??!  HELLO!?!?!?!?!?  OH MY FUCKING GOD!?!??!  SIR WHY WAS YOUR BRAIN ON THE MAN’S SEXUALITY; PLEASE FREAKING EXPLAIN!????!?  I.  HELLO!?!?!??  WHAT?!?!?!  JUST.  lkajsd;lfkajsd;flkajsd;lfkjasd;flkjas;ldkf

Fuck.  I-  This-  I just- AHHHHH!?!?!??!

[You good over there?]  NO.  [Wait ahhh! This would be the first ship if you wrote for it’s not ooc to write them fun loving and flirty!!! Omg!!]  I KNOW!!! I FUCKING KNOW!!!  [OMG]  I- Fuck.  FUCK.  [IM SO EXCITED.  And by if I mean whennnn cause ma’am I demanddddd]  OKAY.  PROMPTS ARE OFFICIALLY BEING ACCEPTED!  [🙂]

Okay.  Okay.  I’m done, I think.  I just-  When Jezebel told me that I’d end up shipping them, I figured she meant behind the scenes.  Subtext and- and inferences and stuff.  NOT THIS.  So I needed a moment.  I’m sorry to anyone uninterested; it’s reallyyyy not my fault.  Feel free to skim past.

ON WITH THE REACTION.

Tony stuttering is so cute.

Abby: "is Agent McGee cute?"  Tony: *Avoids the question*  [Awww Abby!]

Kate.  I don't think "he was a whacko" counts as evidence.

Bro, why.  Wh- Why would you trust the random ice cream delivery?  I.  Like, making room for the body makes sense.  But also.  WHY WOULD YOU TRUST IT.

Wait, how tf do they know about the cold thing?  How did the message get through; I'm so confused?  Wouldn't they have to surface?

Also, the squishing/sloshing noise of the body is killing me

I hope the sarin being released in this way doesn't, you know, affect the ecosystem

alksjfdlkasdjf the ice cream is definitely important

Ooh, I like Gibbs' coat

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This reaction here jumps to the end of the episode for the end reaction because my brain decided to error out.  Literally.  For reference, the pertinent snippet of our Discord conversation:

So, um.  To condense the end into one big reaction is difficult.  It would result in a keyboard smash.  As you can see in the photo above because, well, that’s what happened.  Let me add in the script again.

TONY: Didn't they teach you how to use email at MIT?KATE: You graduated from MIT?GIBBS: And Johns Hopkins.TONY: I didn't tell him.GIBBS: What are you doing here?MCGEE: Oh, I've, ah got a lunch date with Abby.TONY: I gotta see this. I'll take you to her.MCGEE: Thanks.TONY: Thanks what?MCGEE: Tony?TONY: Sir. I already warned you - Abby's not your type.MCGEE: Well, I'd like to find out for myself.TONY: Yeah, listen kid, ah...I don’t wanna hurt your feelings, but you're not exactly Abby's type.MCGEE: I've taken care of that. Remember that urge you were talking about? I went with Mom.KATE: I wonder what he said to make Tony speechless.GIBBS: He told him he got a tat on his ass.

I- AH?!!?  I just.

Look.

Tony teasing McGee about his resume.  Tony going, “I didn’t tell him” when Gibbs mysteriously knows Mcgee’s resume too.  Tony insisting on escorting McGee to meet Abby.  Tony insisting that Abby and McGee wouldn’t get along for no reason whatsoever.  McGee able to leave Tony — Tony — speechless.  I just-  Hehh!?!??!?!

I’m sorry, McGee, but you’re not allowed to stay on the show.  It’s just… it’s not allowed.  This is posing a serious health and safety risk to Reactor Wench of Perdition Reactors and she’s not happy.  And Reactor Jezebel has refused to allow her to die, so this isn’t allowed.  Repeated breathing-halts can cause health risks.

I’m sooooo sorry to anyone reading this without any interest in this whatsoever, but.  Um.  It’s really not my fault, okay?  I’m a slave to the muse.  And the muse… made herself clear.  I might return to normal again.  Maybe.  At some point.  [I just ☠️☠️☠️ I love how all the reactions have been super character critical and analyzing deeper meaning.  And then he said McGee in the beginning of this one and you were like Ohp… who now !?  And you just been gone ever since.]  Look, IN MY DEFENSE.  I am going to give the deeper analysis too.  But when I’m deprived of oxygen, I tend to focus on the cause, ya know?  [This is from a very serious series. Where someone was murdered btw]  I… don't care.  Body?  Ugh.  Eh.  Who cares.  Derivative.  Jock + Geek = <3?  Fascinating.  Fresh.  Beloved.

“I hate procedural cop shows. There's like three hundred of them on television and they're all the freaking same. It's ooh, plane crashed here—oh shut up.”  - Dean Winchester, re. CSI

😍 - Dean Winchester, re. Dr. Sexy

Translation: repetitive procedural show = blah; repetitive procedural show with Romantic Interactions = amazing.  See?  It just… It just lifts the show’s quality, you know?  

ANYWAY.

On to my usual deeper analysis side of things.  Gibbs was decent in this, albeit grouchy.  Still not sure what he meant by “that’s not coffee”, though.  I thought that maybe he was going to use the pattern of the spill to figure something out about the acid?  But they basically forgot about the acid-dead-body-thing as soon as the tattoo was found, so I guess not.  Kate was cool — and, btw, her banter has been getting better… her thing with Tony at the end of this episode was kinda sweet, actually, with the “they make you the sub mascot?” “is this your way of saying you missed me?” exchange — and, with the exception of that bit at the beginning (about which I commented above), she continues to rise higher in my estimation.  Abby and Ducky are still adored; same with Tony.  Shockingly — since nothing about the earlier reaction could possibly have suggested this — McGee has already skyrocketed up there too.

Character ranking, as it stands now, is as follows:

Tony ≈ McGee ≈ Abby ≈ Ducky > Kate ≈ Gibbs (except that Kate is just a touch better than Gibbs due to last episode)

The writing seemed mostly decent!  The storyline seemed to mostly hold together — it did kinda annoy me that the acid body just kinda… dropped off the face of the map?  But otherwise — and I thought it was pretty well-done overall, actually.  [They yeeted the man out in a torpedo ☠️😂]  Yes, but it was a valid way to get rid of the gas.  Only issue that I see is that it might have ruined the whole, you know, habitat.  But I don’t know enough about sarin to be sure one way or the other.  And the ice cream was kinda out of nowhere — and not what I’d expect from a sub — but I guess they had vodka, so maybe it’s not completely bizarre.  I did like the reveal of why they were eating the ice cream; that was nicely understated, if that makes sense?  [To make room for the body?]  Yeah.  Like, they said it outright, but it was also... dark and quiet in a way most stuff isn't?  And delayed; they didn't outright say "oh, we gotta put the body somewhere."  They acted like it really was something they didn’t want to talk about.  [Yeah that was hilarious.]

Okay, I think that’s a wrap, folks!  Sorry for the screeching; this was.  Unexpected. See y’all next time (and please stick with us despite me being unhinged)!

[ncisfranchise-source]

Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS DVD have officially announced their physical release for ‘NCIS: Hawai’i Season Two’. The new season will be available to own on DVD beginning October 3, 2023. Continue below to check out the full announcement for the release including bonus content information, disc specs and more.

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Including Exclusive Special Features, Deleted Scenes and More!

Street Date:               October 3, 2023

Description:   NCIS: HAWAI’I SEASON TWO arrives on DVD October 3rd from Paramount Home Entertainment. The release will include all 22 episodes on 6 discs, plus 3 crossover episodes from the NCIS universe, exclusive special features, and behind the scenes looks with the cast and crew.

Season 2 follows Special Agent Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and team as they investigate even more high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security, and the mysteries of the Aloha State itself. The season starts off with a bang after the team learns about a planned attack on RIMPAC (The Rim of the Pacific Exercises) in Oahu, the world’s largest International maritime warfare exercise.

NCIS: HAWAI’I SEASON TWO stars Vanessa Lachey (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer), Jason Antoon (Minority Report), Noah Mills (Sex and the City 2), Yasmine Al-Bustami (TV’s “The Originals”).

Special Features:      NCIS Crossover Episode, “A Family Matter” (Part 1 of 2)

NCIS Crossover Episode, “Too Many Cooks” (Part 1 of 3)

NCIS: LA Crossover Episode, “A Long Time Coming” (Part 3 of 3)

A Killer Crossover

NCIS: Hawai’i: A Look at Season Two

Island Sounds

Deleted Scenes

[chrisodonline]

You’ve heard my crack-adjacent, crack-lite, and full-on crack theories re: Katya or “Katya.” Now I present to you my crackalacka theory that I’ve not been able to shake today.

It would tie A LOT of things together, so I highly doubt anything like it will happen.

It’s posited on one question: Are all the Callen storylines actually separate, or do they just look separate as misdirects or partial indirects?

Katya is clearly getting help, we’re supposed to realize that the Deep Fake has Deep Ties to other things. We’ve got Hetty off on some Super Secret Mutant Ninja Mighty Morphin’ Lange Mission. G’s mini-spy crosses path with Hetty’s less-mini-spy-pal. This mini-spy came to him during some of the Russia/Katya messes. Before she left, we had the Subject 17 debacle surface. “Greg”/Subject 17 met-cute with Subject Not-17. Katya’s starting to center in on G more. Kilbride is worried more about what the Hetty/Drona thing is going to do to Callen than the Deep Fake, and he has been no stranger to commenting on all the Russian ties and femme fatales. Yet THIS has him concerned.

And Kilbride has had some recurring themes with his character, mainly how he reacts to suicides or apparent suicides and mental health struggles. (Someone theorized that might have lost his son that way, so he’s extra sensitive to it -- though who wouldn’t be.) He’s very concerned with G’s mental health, which seems to be coming to the forefront. Something that wasn’t a recurring theme with Kilbride but very much focused on the Kilbride Mythos: his rogue protege. This was in a Bartels ep, and he tends to strongly foreshadow things. At first it looked like G might have some more rogue-time in the future, especially since Kilbride’s own prized protege Laura Song (a.k.a. Callen-equivalent) did it. 

But what if the foreshadowing was of someone who would target Callen because they were an agent-gone-bad from Hetty’s project? It would be too much of a coincidence for Meet-Cute-Spy-Lady Leah to be shady BEFORE she met Callen. But the actress hinted she’d be back. (Leah is close to Laura, but that’s a stretch.)

So are we leading up to another rogue Hetty protege/subject? Was Hetty trying to clean up some related mess? Is someone with internal connections/access seeking revenge on Hetty by going after Callen, conveniently when everyone would be looking solely at Katya? Is all the mental health talk going to play into this, as well? Did Laura Song make Kilbride extra paranoid about what might happen if Callen goes too far down the rabbit hole after learning more about Drona -- and that’s what Hypothetical Rogue Agent is hoping for: mess with Callen’s head AND turn him against Hetty? (He’d also be a convenient scapegoat with his current mental state, past obsessions involving Hetty and his past, and rogue ways.)

Like I said, crackalacka theory. And hooboy, this was so much longer than I thought it would be.

Oops.

[chrisodonline]

I was hoping G would talk to Kensi, but I’ll take this, too! I haven’t gotten any good Blue-eyed BrOTP moments this season. 

It didn’t really sound like he was talking to Kensi as he was wrapping himself. This is pretty far off but what if Callen calls him to ask him advice on proposing?

[jenni3penny]

This ship has admittedly sailed (and is likely drydocked at this point!) but the 'Better Offers' reread is fresh along with this reader's curiosity -- Just wondering: Did you have an intended path/next steps/end for the story? Specs not required -- Just wondering if Kibbs would've steered toward a happy ending in that universe (or were doomed to the standard NCIS soul-crushing couples' fate!)

Oh, wow, that’s such an awesome question. Unfortunately my answer is a little less awesome, a little more… scattered. 😂

One of my big goals was to really move Kate up through the ranks so that she was a little more on par with Gibbs, work-wise. I wanted to really have her respected in her field and give her back that confidence and swagger from the pilot. She seemed to lose a little of that as a Gibbsian protégée. I wanted to build her back up to the stand-alone professional badass we saw sass back at him in ‘Yankee White’.

In regards to their relationship? I was always sorta torn. There was a tiny bit of me that wanted her to outgrow the relationship and move on, knowing that he wouldn’t. But, let’s face it… I’m also a romantic sap. So, likely, it would have been headed for a happier ending.

Short term I was planning on having them take down both Ari and La Grenouille, if that’s what you mean.

That was fun, Anon. Thank you!

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Title: Godly Marine: Killed Author: Scarpool Fandom(s): NCIS, Percy Jackson & the Olympians Pairing(s): Gen Rating: PG/K+ Summary: Chapter 3 (4/13) — Staff Sergeant Michael Kahale, Marine Corps Mechanic and Son of Athena, was murdered. Annabeth Chase is determined to find out who did it and why. She, along with Percy Jackson, Grover Underwood, and Clarisse La Rue, infiltrate NCIS where they team up with NCIS Agents Leroy Gibbs, Anthony DiNozzo, Timothy McGee, and Ziva David. Complete Genre: Fanfiction, Mystery, Drama, Humour, General, Action Warnings:  N/A

Techno music blasted Annabeth's eardrums as she walked into the forensic lab.

'What do you got, Abbs?" Gibbs asked, his calm voice cutting through the music. He pressed a button on a remote a couple times, and Annabeth felt relief as the volume went down.

"Gibbs! You're finally here! So, I've heard, and you have to tell me all about the new-oh…" The bouncy forensic scientist suddenly became quiet when she saw Annabeth. "Hi," she said tersely.

Annabeth smiled, uncertain. What was up with this lady? "Hi," she responded a bit awkwardly. After a brief hesitation, she stuck her hand out and said, "I'm Anne." At the same time, the gothic scientist did the same with a simple, "Abby."

Annabeth forced a chuckle out and shook the woman's hand. "It's good to meet you, Abby."

"Yeah…hmmm…" Abby muttered, narrowing her eyes and exaggeratedly scrutinizing Annabeth's face.

"So," Annabeth said, eager to move on. "What do you have for us, Abby?"

That seemed to snap the lab rat out of it, but now she looked offended and turned her stare to Gibbs.

Gibbs, for his part, looked unconcerned and unbothered, if anything, just a bit amused. "Whatcha' got Abbs?"

Abby immediately sprang into action. "Okay. First, let me show you the slug that Ducky got me."

Annabeth did not miss the smug look on Gibbs' face.

Abby held up a case with a used bullet in it. "The bullet used was nothing special. I haven't found a match for the striations on our database, but I'm not done going through it, yet."

An enlarged and detailed picture of the slug popped up on the big screen along with some other specs. Annabeth focused in on the slug. That was the thing that killed her brother.

"So, we're looking for someone that owns a gun capable of firing a nine millimeter?"

"Yeah," Abby said, "But that is one of the most common bullet sizes, and I'll need to test the gun to match it. That is, once I start reconstructing it. For a common bullet such as this FMJ, I'll need to get every striation and marking down right."

"Okay," Gibbs responded, "What else you got? What was on the phone?"

"I haven't gotten to it yet, but it did help me with the model that I made." Abby brought up a program on her computer and displayed it on the big screen. There was a green digital man in an outline of a car. "Okay, so your Staff Sergeant was driving, and he was definitely on his phone." The green man on the screen dictated his actions along with Abby's words. "Then the car that was chasing him slides up next to him as we can tell from the skid marks from the crime scene." A blue man in his own car outlines shows up on the screen. "Now, get this. It's the driver that shoots him."

"The driver?" Gibbs confirmed, turning around to face Abby.

"Yeah," Abby said, "At that close of a distance between the two cars, if the shooter was in the passenger seat, there would be gun residue on the car. And using the specs, I was able to find the trajectory of the bullet."

There was a cartoonish bang, and a red line from the blue man's gun makes its way to the green man's head.

"Although this little guy didn't go all the way through the Sergeants head," Abby continued, "It went close enough to the other side that his phone, in all the commotion, hit him where the bullet was passing, and I got that from the traces of the metal of the slug on his cell."

"We need to know who he was calling," Gibbs said.

"I know," Abby said, "And it should be super simple, but I just need to wait until the charger comes in. His phone is, like, as old and standard as yours, Gibbs."

"You haven't been able to get a hold of his call records?" Gibbs asked.

"Ask McGee," Abby answered, "I tried getting through, but the service providers are being weird. McGee was working on getting it."

"It could be a burn phone," Annabeth suggested.

"If it is, it's definitely an annoying one," Abby huffed, "But what would the Staff Sergeant need a burner phone for?"

Gibbs shrugged and handed her the red, caffeinated drink that Annabeth just discovered a couple minutes ago. "Let's find out," he turned to leave, "Thanks, Abbs."

"Wait!" Abby exclaimed, "I'm not done."

Gibbs swiveled around. "What else you got?"

Abby smirked. "I can't believe you didn't notice."

"Notice what?" Gibbs asked.

Abby motioned to her table where a bunch of evidence laid about in bags. Annabeth's eyes widened. She couldn't believe she hadn't noticed. It was just lying there!

"What am I looking at?" Gibbs asked.

"Oh, this is good. I don't know what kind of voodoo it is laced with, but it took me a while of hard concentration after, like, two hours of pure Abby-gut feeling to actually figure it out."

"Abby," Gibbs said, impatiently.

"I'm telling you, Gibbs," Abby said, "Just look and find what you missed."

If Annabeth had been paying attention, she would have been amused by the small sigh of defeat Gibbs gave. But she was distracted. Her vision was locked on the weapon that she should have known would be on Michael's person. Searching him and the car for anything like this should have been a top priority. How stupid of her! Now she couldn't take it away without bringing any more suspicion on her or her team.

She was brought out of her mental scolding when her eyes met with the cold blue stare from Gibbs. She immediately looked away, but the damage was done. Gibbs had found what had captivated Annabeth's attention and picked up an evidence bag.

"That's one nice looking dagger," he said.

"Yeah," Abby said, hyped up, "It's like a relic, Gibbs. This thing should be in a museum. Not only that, but check out the specs of this thing."

Annabeth almost broke her neck to look at Abby, her mind running on double time. Specs? Did Abby test the dagger?! This was not good. Not that Annabeth wasn't curious, but she would rather not find out what Celestial Bronze was made out of from a group of mortals that would be best kept ignorant about the divine world.

"Gibbs, I'm pretty sure I just found orichalcum."

"Ori-what?"

"Orichalcum," Abby's smile couldn't have gotten any wider. "Gibbs, this is famous amongst historians and mythological enthusiasts. It's linked with ancient civilizations like the Romans, Greeks, and Atlanteans. Oh, I have always known Atlantis is real!"

As Abby drifted off, her mind taking her to another place, Gibbs and Annabeth both leaned in to get a look at the compositions which made up the Celestial Bronze dagger.

"Very high in copper," Gibbs said, "and also extremely high in…" He balked and turned back to look at the dagger again. "Is that gold?"

Abby snapped back to reality. "Yeah, it is. Orichalcum was labeled as a metal by these old civilizations, but it's really an alloy. Now, gold and copper are great and all, but what is this?"

Annabeth leaned in to read what Abby was referring to. "Thirty-three-point three percent of an… unidentified material?" Annabeth's mind was conflicted as she read aloud. On one hand, mortals weren't supposed to know about Celestial Bronze; it's why the mist obscured it to mortals, which was probably the reason that Abby and Gibbs had trouble with it. But on the other, this was so cool! The fact that Celestial Bronze was like a mix of bronze, having mostly copper with hints of lead, and of what historians label as orichalcum, mostly gold with silver and more copper, was extremely exciting. But this third, mysterious element was incredibly intriguing. Once this whole quest was over, she would have to figure out what divine element was mixed up in all this.

"Unidentified Material?" Gibbs repeated.

"Yup," Abby said, "And with that high of a percent rating, there is no doubt- that element has never been discovered before. Gibbs, I would kill to figure out what that material is, and I'm just saying that as an expression."

"You think he was killed for the dagger?" Annabeth asked, incredulous.

"Maybe not for it," Gibbs said, "but it's definitely related. Is that it, Abby?"

"Yeah, that's it."

Gibbs reached over to kiss her on the cheek. "Good job, Abbs."

"Thanks, Gibbs, I'll probably be in the garage working on the car next time you want to come talk with me."

"Alright. Lima! Come on."

Annabeth rushed to leave, thanking Abby and telling her it was nice to meet her.

"It was nice to meet you, too," Abby said. Except, it sounded really forced.

Annabeth heard the music being cranked back up to its original volume as she left. Was Abby like that all the time?

Annabeth shook herself from her thoughts. She had to stay alert and act professionally. "Should we go to autopsy next?" She proposed while heading for the stairs. "Let's see what Dr. Mallard has for us."

Gibbs tilted his head in a nod. "Lead the way, Agent."

-Σαμεσ-

"What do you think they're like?" Jimmy asked his mentor.

"Well, I think they are a group of trained, professional agents- no matter how young they might be."

"You've already said that, Doctor."

"Well," Dr. Mallard said impatiently, "What do you want me to say, Mr. Palmer?"

"Well," Jimmy stopped. What a good question… The hiss of the door opening saved him. And Jimmy turned to see who was coming into autopsy.

"Ah! Jethro!" Ducky called out. Jimmy didn't like how relieved he sounded. "And Miss Lima."

"Dr. Mallard," the woman greeted, "Mr. Palmer."

Jimmy raised his hand in greeting.

"Please, it's Ducky to my associates," Dr. Mallard insisted.

"Alright then, Ducky," Agent Lima responded.

Jimmy decided to join in as well. "I'm Jimmy. I would shake your hand but, ah…" he displayed his already bloody gloves.

The doctor shot him a disapproving glance.

'Nice going, Jimmy. Way to emphasize the blood and make things uncomfortable.'

But Agent Lima wasn't. She smiled at him, completely unfazed.

"So, what can you tell us, Duck?" Gibbs said. Jimmy was glad that he didn't get another one of Gibbs's stink eyes.

"Well," Ducky said, "For one thing, this young man was a fighter."

"I already know that, Duck," Gibbs said.

"Er- I don't think you know the extent," Ducky said. He motioned for Jimmy. "Now see along his body. He has a plethora of scars and wounds. The newest wounds are, of course, the impacts of the car crash, which occurred right after the time of death, but many are very old. Look at these scars along his arms and abdomen."

Jimmy lifted the victim's arms to help indicate what the doctor was talking about.

"Many of these were made by blades, but they were not self-inflicted. Some are new, while many more are years old. A large amount was highly treated, but a few were left for the body to deal with. During my biopsy, which, mind you, I have not officially completed yet, I found many injuries that were made at least a decade ago. This young man has seen much abuse and violence during his life; I would recommend talking to his guardians to look into such domestic abuse."

"Already on it," Gibbs said, "What about those scars on his back?"

"Ah- those are also most recent. Mr. Palmer, if you would help me."

"Of course, Doctor," Jimmy said, rushing to help turn the body over.

"You know, it reminds me of a case in my time in Afghanistan."

Jimmy smiled as his mentor went on a personal story, something which Jimmy loved listening to.

"Yes, one of the soldiers had taken to walking around late in the evening. One day, he came back with scars on his back. Turns out, he met a bear and had gotten too close. Yes, it was safe to say that he would stop his late-night walks." Ducky chuckled.

Jimmy smiled as he remembered a story of his own. "Yeah, I got my back scratched one time, too." Jimmy was flashed back to living in an apartment as he was in med school. "My roommate, he got a cat without telling me. I woke up one morning to find the cat on my back, and it really did a number on me, all the scratch marks. I think I still have some scars…" Jimmy smile waned as he remembered the pain and how ill he had felt that entire week. "Yeah, he and I got into a big argument because of how allergic I was…"

Jimmy came back to the present when Dr. Mallard cleared his throat. He found Agent Gibbs looking at him, unimpressed, and Agent Lima staring at the dead Staff Sergeant. She was probably pitying the Sergeant for having his terrifying scars be compared to Jimmy's cat story.

"Yes, except those scars, feline and ursine, would be considered mere scratch marks compared to these marks," Dr. Mallard continued. "I already sent some tissue samples to Abby, but she didn't find any clues to identify the tool used."

Gibbs frowned. Jimmy could sympathize. It was definitely odd. "You mean the wound was cleaned?" Gibbs asked.

"Em, possibly" Dr. Mallard replied, "While it would be interesting to find what chemical was used to clean it, there weren't any traces of acids or any other type of chemical. Yes, strange, indeed. Once I start autopsy, we'll be able to find if traces were able to seep further in, but I doubt it."

"What can you say about any of the newer injuries?" Agent Lima inquired, "Other than the claw marks on his back, were there any newer bruises or scrapes?"

"Actually, yes," Dr. Mallard answered, "And they all point to your Staff Sergeant being in a fight. He has bruising all on his knuckles and fingers, indicating he was up close with his attackers before getting into the car."

"He was being chased," Gibbs said.

"It would seem like it," Dr. Mallard agreed, "He even has a bruise on his elbow that suggests he was able to deliver quite a blow. But that was all. I should be able to glean some more from him once I start the procedure." He patted the body. "I'm sure he has much to tell us."

"Thank you, Ducky," Agent Lima said.

"Thanks, Duck."

"My pleasure," Dr. Mallard said. "Oh, and Jethro, taking the stairs, are you?"

Jimmy perked up at that. Was that why he didn't hear the elevator ding?

"It's only a floor down from Abby," Jimmy heard Agent Lima grumble.

Jimmy shared a glance with Dr. Mallard. Was she the reason Gibbs took the stairs?

-Αντώνης-

Tony looked at the screen. McGee told him that Abby said this thing was magical, and he could kind of see it. Apparently, she complained forever how the camera just would not focus on it. He tilted his head to follow the blurry, simple, swirly pattern on the blade. "You know it reminds me of that sword from Lord of the Rings," Tony said, "What was it, Fling?" That couldn't be right.

"Sting, Tony," McGee answered.

"Ah, thank you, McHobbit," Tony said.

"Anytime."

When Abby had sent the picture to McGee, he had put it on the big screen and read aloud her notes. Underwood got really nervous and started to ramble until La Rue harshly told him to shut up. He didn't know why she had called him Goat boy. Hopefully, it would be a fun story he could ask about. He probably shouldn't ask La Rue about it, though. Tony turned his head completely sideways. He had to agree with La Rue about one thing. This was a nice dagger.

"Looking for a new angle, DiNozzo?"

Tony immediately straightened. "Always, Boss."

"Well, what did you get from it?"

"Fingerprints, Boss," Tony said, "Abby called, telling us that the only fingerprints that were on the dagger were from Staff Sergeant Kahale."

"It was his dagger."

Tony cringed. Getting a sarcastic response from Gibbs is never a good thing. He motioned for McGee to hit the clicker.

"We went to the car renter, Boss. He was your typical car salesman, greedy, has a legal document in place for everything. He confirmed that Staff Sergeant Kahale was the one to rent the car. He also gave him a discount that he has for military personnel."

"Receipt says he paid in cash," La Rue inputted.

"Actually," McGee chimed in, "He was a cash user. He did have a bank account, but all of the transactions were deposits of his paycheck and cash withdrawals."

"He did keep some too. Some receipts from a bar were found on him," Underwood said. He walked up to McGee and pointed to the clicker. "Can I?"

Tony watched in shock as McGee handed it to him.

"Thanks. All came from a place called The Drowsy Owl. Started and owned by a Mr. Reshaun Sachs. One of those receipts places him grabbing a bite last night." A copy of the receipt showed on the screen and zoomed in, highlighting the time. "It was just a couple hours before the time of the crash."

"I called his C.O.," McGee said, grabbing the clicker back, "He said that Michael was not living on the ship while they were docked and had no idea where he was staying."

"But…" Gibbs encouraged.

"But there was a key with an ID code on him." McGee clicked, and a homepage website for an apartment complex came up on the plasma. "Grover called the landlord."

'Grover!?' Tony shot a bewildered glance at Ziva. She just smirked at him. Cheeky woman. What does she know?

"She told us that he paid in cash," McGee continued, "No surprises there. He had been there a couple of days and had told her he was planning on staying for about a week."

"She also said that he would leave early in the morning and come back really late at night, one time as late as two in the morning," Underwood-or "Grover"- said.

"Or as early as two in the morning," McGee joked.

"Eyyy!" Underwood laughed. He and McGee shared a high-five.

Something inside Tony broke. It was probably his heart for jokes.

Nobody was impressed. In fact, they all seemed offended that such a bad joke was uttered, but that didn't seem to bother the McGeek duo. The Undernerds.

"Agent David and Percy said that Mrs. Kahale told them that they did submit a missing persons report," Underwood said. McGee handed the clicker back over to him. "And it took a while, but Tim was able to find it."

'Tim!?'

"It was a collective effort," McGee corrected.

The form popped up on the screen.

"Looks completely filled out to me," Jackson observed, "Why didn't we find it originally?"

"Because they did not complete the entire process," McGee replied.

Underwood made the plasma screen zoom in on a particular part of the form. "See this information?"

"Name: Michael Kahale," Ziva read aloud, "Date of Birth: 03/15/88; Height: 4'5"; Weight: …"

"It's all old information," Gibbs said.

"Right," Underwood said, "It was never updated."

"They also never contacted the Center for Missing Kids, contacted Inspector General, or did anything else, Boss," McGee said. "They just filled out the form and never touched it again."

"Interesting," Ziva said, "They are lawyers. Shouldn't they, out of all people, know how to do this?"

"Well, Mrs. Kahale wasn't very fond of her stepson," Jackson mused.

Was he suggesting that the step-mother had something to do with it? Tony smiled. Yes! But Ziva was not having it.

"No, Tony. I don't think the wife was involved in any such way."

"You have to think outside the box, Ziva," Tony insisted.

"Oh, no. That idea is very much in the box- your box. Anyway," Ziva said, getting back on topic, "I called Mr. Kahale, and he sounded much more emotionally hurt and is eager to help us in any way."

"Well," Agent Lima said, "It is something to check up on in any case." She frowned. "Wait, Michael paid over seven hundred for the rental, then he is eating out every day, and he is also renting out an apartment. He did this all in cash? Where did he get all this money? Can you bring up the money transactions?"

"Sure," Grover said, pulling the list up.

The senior agent of the Long Island team looked at the list. "It doesn't make sense." She said all of a sudden. "From the amount that he took out, he could not make all those payments."

Woah, did she read all those numbers and figure it all out that fast?

McGee took a longer look at the numbers. "You're right!"

"So, how was he able to pay?" Jackson asked.

"Fake money?" Tony suggested.

Clarisse scowled, "That's disgraceful."

"If it is, then we have to check the cash that was used," Gibbs said. "DiNozzo head back to the car dealer. Take Ziva with you."

Tony held in a groan. Another road-trip. "On it, Boss."

"Percy and I will pick up Mr. Kahale and check up on the missing person case," Agent Lima said. "Clarisse and Grover will go to the bar."

Tony heard Underwood gulp. "We will?"

La Rue cracked her knuckles. "Got a problem, Goat boy?"

"N-no! Not at all."

Tony sympathized. Poor dude. La Rue was brutal.

Gibbs went around his desk to grab his gear. He slammed the drawer of his desk shut. "McGee, take us to the apartment."

Tony smirked as McClumsy scrambled to grab his gear. Looks like the teams weren't being paired up this time. Nice.

Tony, Ziva, and Gibbs all piled into the elevator and waited for McGee to catch up. The Long Islanders all opted to take the stairs.

McGee ran into the elevator in a mess and out of breath. "Sorry, Boss. I wasn't entirely prepared."

Gibbs nodded. The elevator doors closed. It wasn't long until Gibbs flipped the power.

'Finally.'

McGee flipped his laptop open, balancing it on his arms. He brought up the files of each agent.

"Agent Anne Lima, twenty-three, graduated top of her class from the University of California. She worked under law enforcement and was quickly promoted. She then moved to New York, where she became affiliated with NCIS. Again, she was quickly promoted as the base there is small, and they had an influx of agents join.

"Next up is Agent Percy Jackson. He is also twenty-three. He graduated from the University of Albany. Apparently, Agent Lima handpicked him to be a part of her team. She said that she saw great potential in him and that he had valuable skills to add to her team."

Ziva scoffed lightly, "Well, he did not add much when we went to visit Mrs. Kahale. He did not help me question or console her, which, in truth, she did not need any consoling." Ziva's expression lightened, "However, he did mention seeing a dagger by the front door."

"A dagger? Like the one we found with Michael Kahale?" McGee asked.

Ziva, for the first time ever, looked sincerely embarrassed. "I do not know. I did not see it. If it was there, then it evaded my attention quite successfully."

"Wow," Tony teased, "Guess those Mossad skills are getting rusty."

"It's because I hang around you so much, Tony. I do learn from others, you know. Maybe, I should stop."

'Ouch,' Tony quipped to himself, once again praising Ziva wittiness. But no way would he, Anthony Dinozzo Jr., be outdone by a probie. "Oh? So, you do look up to me then. But just to let you know, my skills can't be acquired by such simple means."

"Really?" Ziva sarcastically asked, nodding in a mocking show of attention.

"Yeah," Tony said, matter-of-factly, "It's a family trade, and- Ng!"

Tony sheepishly looked at his boss, who still had his hand up from giving a brand-spanking-new Gibsslap. "Sorry, Boss."

Gibbs then turned to give a scolding look at Ziva. "How come she doesn't get Gibsslapped?" Tony grumped to himself.

Ziva put her hands up in surrender. "I am sorry," she said, "I will stop encouraging him."

Gibbs gave her a slap on the head. Ziva made a face. "Starting now," she added.

Feeling immensely better at the judgment that just played out, Tony let a smile split his face and let Ziva be graced by its presence. He saw her eye twitch in annoyance, but otherwise, she didn't react.

Gibbs nodded to McGee.

"Next is Agent Clarisse La Rue. She is twenty-eight and from Arizona. She spent a year at a community college there before finishing up her degree at American University. She then moved north, becoming a cop. She eventually ended up applying for NCIS and getting the spot there. She specializes in all sorts of combat styles and weapons."

"Yes, she is just a wonderful person," Tony said. "I couldn't get anything out of her, Boss. She is one tough cookie."

"And then we have Agent Grover Underwood."

"Why don't you just call him Grover, McFriendly?" Tony asked.

"He is a really nice guy once you get to know him, Tony."

"Really?" Tony quirked his eyebrow, "You are on first-name basis, and you showed him the ways of the clicker."

"It's not that hard, Tony," McGee droned out, "All it takes is a little practice."

"That thing is sentient, and you know it. You need to gain its trust or be able to evilly manipulate it," Tony maintained.

McGee just sighed and continued on. "He is twenty-six, Alumni of University of Albany just like Jackson, and has been in NCIS the longest. However, he was not doing so well. He kept failing many assignments. This changed when he joined Lima's squad. He was actually promoted to being a senior agent under her group."

"Wait," Tony interrupted, "He's not the probie? He is actually the veteran NCIS agent of the group?"

"Yeah," McGee responded, "Agent Jackson is actually the probie."

"Wow," Tony muttered, "That is something."

"Yes, in fact, Grover was the mentor to Agent Lima and Agent Jackson, before Agent Lima ultimately surpassed him."

"Jackson did say that he and Underwood went to the same school," Ziva said.

"What else did you get from him?" Gibbs asked

"Nothing, I'm afraid," Ziva said, "He made a connection about his mother, and that was the main topic. He and I recounted stories about our mothers. Her name is Sally Jackson. She is an aspiring novelist. Percy's favorite color is blue, and so his mother tried to make as much of his food blue when he was young. Apparently, she makes delicious blue chocolate cookies even now."

"Wow," Tony said, "Blue food…" He tried imagining it. "You know blue cookies look kind of appetizing. I don't think I would try blue pizza, though."

Gibbs had switched the power back on while Tony was speaking. As they all got off and went to their respective cars, Tony heard Gibbs ask McGee, "So, what's this about the service provider?"

Tony did not envy McGee's position of being privately questioned by Gibbs. He looked at Ziva. Hopefully, their car ride would be much better.

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[idristardis]

It’s taken close to 5 1/2 years to happen, but somehow, today, I achieved this rather nifty milestone. Thanks SO VERY MUCH to @barmy-owl, who was the first to ever follow me, and @francystellina who put me over the top, and each and every one of you in between!!!!

Whether we talk a lot, or never really do (though if we don’t, please don’t be shy about dropping by my askbox from time to time!!), whether we’ve fallen out of touch or have held steady, whether you’ve ended up here for Harry Potter, Dr. Who, NCIS: LA, NCIS: NOLA, OUAT, Brooklyn 99, Grimm, or other fandom-reasons...

...or whether you’re here because, for some reason, my meta, spec, and babbling amuses/intrigues you, or you (very kindly) seem to enjoy my fic and gifs, I thank you more than you can know. I appreciate you all greatly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sutherlins]

after finding kensi’s nunchucks, deeks refused to call her anything but bruce lee for a full week. when he finally saw her using them, he found himself, unsurprisingly, scared and turned on in equal measure. 

he asked her to teach him, and with the kensi cackle™ she agreed. two weeks later, and their first day off, she handed him the parcel that had arrived in the mail a few days before. 

“You want to learn? Suit up Bruce.”

[chrisodonline]

So is the gift Callen gives them in the future ep tied to something from when he stayed with the lady we saw?

[chrisodonline]

@odonnellsfan

call me crazy but, judging by how things are going and all the shadowing we've gotten from Hetty, what if tptb are eventually on the path to uncover (to us, that is) that everything (or most of it, at least) he went through family-wise was a big lie, that Clara never existed and that his mother is actually Hetty and she came up with that whole thing--yes, the shooting, because she (like she shared about Clara) worked for the CIA, too, and a) was either forced to run (+

(+)a training on her own son like on other kids, or b) wanted to conduct an experiment on kids, hers included, to "sharpen" them to follow her steps? That'd be a HUUUGE reason for her to want Callen to forget certain things about her, but also could play as the explanation for her recurring reappearances in his life (judging by the flashbacks we have been getting since Rage where she is concerned). I know I am reaching too far right now but I had to share this 'epiphany'

At this point, I don’t think that’s too far out there. I know even after Clara was revealed in the early seasons, there was still plenty of spec in the fandom that Hetty lied, and she was his real mom. I know it’s come up before. I think it might have come back around at the end of S6 when Hetty mentioned she had been married in Russia once. I could be imagining that, but I would think the theory would be that Clara was someone she knew over there as her former handler -- and so she gave G to her to raise. But, then that all blew up. That would explain the gaps but also the things that aren’t false memories.

Would it be going into soap opera territory? Oh, yes. But I think we’re past that point, so your epiphany isn’t really unfounded. 

[chrisodonline]

But in all seriousness, if you will all (all = both of you, you know who you are) indulge me:

I can’t remember if I’ve talked about it before here, but I think I have. Maybe in messaging. I just know that I have been waiting A LONG time for something to happen where they suspect Callen of being a Russian spy or double-agent. He is technically a Russian citizen since he was born there, even if he didn’t know it. I mean, they could extradite him for any number of reasons, or try to. It just seemed like a card someone should have played at this point. He is a big loner, so several different spans fo his life would provide him with 0 alibis. He lived with a Russian immigrant family for a while in foster care and those connections came up later. He spent enough time in Russia. Just a lot of holes that we know aren’t his fault, but any intelligence agency would question. (I’m sure Hetty’s redirected some questions, though.)

I think about it a lot. How a lot? I was thinking this morning of writing an angsty Sallen fic where something like the above happens.

I’m not going to get my hopes up, obviously, considering it’s hard to trust this show for so many reasons. The storyline that I think they at least partially abandoned but are now trying to make work plus what I’m seeing in the press releases (which MEAN NOTHING SOMETIMES, I KNOW) has me raising my eyebrows. They like to regress characters, and I am 110% NOT here for that. 

The team means everything to him, and I feel like I’ve written enough essays about how certain other aspects of his life aren’t healthy. 

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I really thought the high from an awesome episode would last a little longer before the worry/dread started to sink in that I might be very upset with how this all turns out. 

I know we all *know* Callen is playing a role (and scarily well, at that), and I’m sure this is the teased storyline I’ve been dreading. I know there will be fallout, and I just want to make sure the motive for what he’s doing (be it official or unofficial business) has enough weight to justify any foreseeable consequences of deceiving team members. He’s come a loooonnng way, dammit, and he genuinely apologized for lying about Joelle’s being dead. Again, looonggg way — and people on this show don’t tend to apologize when they’re truly in the wrong. It also killed him to keep the important secret about Mosley’s kid from the team when he saw they needed to know. He let Fatima in without pretending like he was just staring at a screen for funsies.  

If Bartels rounds out the episode trilogy with his usual quality, I’ll feel okay. I think. But I just don’t want to see any regression. I’m sure he’s the one who wrote “Red Rover, Red Rover” which seems like a play on the word “red” for Russia, and the idea of defecting. 

Trying hard not to judge. Trying so, so hard. And it won’t be resolved until later in March. (And the episode after it is probably Callen-lite unless COD canceled his time off after the Pro-Am cut celebs for safety. On that note, it’s just a reminder that the eps near my birthday are usually Callen-lite. :( )

I will say that I liked someone’s theory that Nate was one of Hetty’s peeps in Syria because Peter Cambor was originally going to be involved at the end of last season before it was cut short. 

I’ll try to focus on other things for now. Like Nell’s dress. I don’t know where they find those things, I swear. 

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So, I’m adding to past spec about injuries for G after Mexico that he’s one of the main team facing some potential serious consequences career-wise.  It just seems more and more likely he’s on leave or has restrictions and revoked privileges and duties. I’m cool with either or both, by the way.  I know consequences aren’t permanent on this show, but you can still make them last past an episode and explore the impact on the characters despite the (probable) transient effect.

G Callen on light duty with plenty of strikes against him on his record? There’s plenty of room for character exploration without having to miss out on scenes dedicated to the rest since they’re working the case and working through other things.

Just rambling.

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ryan9098 replied to your post “Is this a two-parter or another loose thread? We get Arkady next week,...”

I have a feeling tonight's storylines will be revisited in the finale

I personally think we’ll see it in the penultimate ep, and poor Kensi will probably suffer for their time and involvement -- with some much escalated repeat Deeks reactions from “The Silo” and some bittersweet wedding discussions before events spur a shortened engagement.  

I think the finale will tie up some other loose ties, though. I hope. While this was a probable precursor to the penultimate, I think a lot of people are thinking “Warrior of Peace” is a precursor to the finale and perhaps some of “Fool Me Twice” with the crime syndicate. 

Just my two cents, which is worth less than that.  Let’s call it my ha’penny.

We shall see! It’ll be here before we know it.

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Full confession: The minute the “Cassie” thing was teased, I was hoping she was for Hidoko. Even with the recent reveal, I am not deterred.

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Okay, and even next week’s looks good...

Dare I get excited? Ahhh, Callen is with Rountree and not by himself like I thought he might be. 

I’m guessing they had to remove the Nell keeps Callen in the dark think because it’s a “twist” or...it comes up in the episode right after that has some of the same cast (Anna/Joelle). And is a Bartels episode. So I’m reasonably certain the mini-arc payoff will be good, or at least handled well.