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December 31, 2018
11:35 pm


"There are advantages to being dead," Frohike stated, piling huevos
rancheros onto his plate.

"Having people THINK you're dead," Langly corrected.

Skinner leaned back in his chair, sipped his third drink, frowned. 
"Like what?"

Frohike filled the other plates, intoning:

"No paperwork."

"No taxes."

"No government surveillance."

"Don't bet on that last one," Skinner muttered.

Byers glanced from Frohike to Langly, then faced Skinner. "Being
legally dead makes our work easier, but there's more than we can
handle ourselves. Another ally would be helpful.  And not just for
the three of us."

Skinner pursed his lips, drummed his fingers on the side of his
glass, stared at the far wall for a full minute. He finally picked up
the open bottle of scotch on the table, filled their four glasses,
and raised his.

"To being dead with good friends."

The men clinked glasses and drank.

"Happy New Year, Skinner."


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TITLE: 155 Words VIII: New Year's Eve 2018
AUTHOR: Forte
E-MAIL: Bjm1352@aol.com
URL: http://www.thebasementoffice.com/
RATING: PG
CATEGORY: V
SPOILERS: Through Season 11
SUMMARY: All together now.
ARCHIVE: Gossamer and Ephemeral OK; anywhere else please ask first.
DISCLAIMER: They belong to CC, 1013, and FOX; *definitely* not me.
FEEDBACK: Would make my day!
THANKS: To Mitch Pileggi, Tom Braidwood, Bruce Harwood, and Dean
Haglund for bringing such life to these characters.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I refuse to believe that the Gunmen and Skinner are
dead, thankyouverymuch, in spite of how season 11 ended. No bodies,
no Scully autopsies, not dead. In my happy little universe, Skinner
is hiding out with the Gunmen, helping Mulder and Scully. That's my
story and I'm sticking to it. :-)
This story is unbeta'd; any errors are fully my fault.
POSTED: 12/31/2019