[NCIS: Drabble] "Able Baker" [G]
Title: Able Baker
Author: Ami Ven
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Prompt: ncisdrabble100 challenge 661 ‘NATO phonetic alphabet’
Character(s): Tim McGee, Ellie Bishop, Nick Torres, Jethro Gibbs
Summary: “Able and baker are the first two letters of the phonetic alphabet.”
Able Baker
“Got it!” said McGee, making his teammates look up from their own piles of documents. “He’s using the alias Able Baker.”
Bishop frowned. “How do you know it’s an alias? It’s a weird name, but…”
“Able and baker are the first two letters of the phonetic alphabet.”
“No, they’re not,” argued Torres, looking over at Gibbs. “You made us learn it - first two letters are alfa and bravo.”
“Yeah, now,” Gibbs told him. “But Willis’s father served in World War Two, before NATO standardized the alphabet. Good job, McGee.”
“Thanks, boss.”
“Now, follow the lead.”
McGee sighed. “On it, boss.”
THE END
Current Mood:
clean
Author: Ami Ven
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Prompt: ncisdrabble100 challenge 661 ‘NATO phonetic alphabet’
Character(s): Tim McGee, Ellie Bishop, Nick Torres, Jethro Gibbs
Summary: “Able and baker are the first two letters of the phonetic alphabet.”
Able Baker
“Got it!” said McGee, making his teammates look up from their own piles of documents. “He’s using the alias Able Baker.”
Bishop frowned. “How do you know it’s an alias? It’s a weird name, but…”
“Able and baker are the first two letters of the phonetic alphabet.”
“No, they’re not,” argued Torres, looking over at Gibbs. “You made us learn it - first two letters are alfa and bravo.”
“Yeah, now,” Gibbs told him. “But Willis’s father served in World War Two, before NATO standardized the alphabet. Good job, McGee.”
“Thanks, boss.”
“Now, follow the lead.”
McGee sighed. “On it, boss.”
THE END
Current Mood:
clean