Skinner's Briefs

Skinner and Scully are marooned in a dive bar, a far cry from the usual FBI digs. While they wait – impatiently – for Mulder to arrive, they endure a parade of local eccentrics, culminating in a drunken bozo harassing Scully. Skinner, ever the protector (and secretly jealous?), throws down for a brawl. Enter Mulder and the Lone Gunmen, just in time to break it up. Back at the office on Monday, the remnants of a disastrous (yet strangely romantic?) Valentine's Day weekend lingers.  A cryptic exchange between Scully and Skinner hints at more than just case files in their future, leaving the possibility of future adventures wide open. Notes from 1997 Who is Art Bell and what does “Yo quiero conspiracy” mean? Art Bell was the patriarch of the late-night radio show still known as ‘Coast to Coast’ and known for conspiracy theories and the paranormal. Link to Art Bell’s 1997 Halloween Coast to Coast show . Back in 1997, there was a series of popular Taco Bell commercials featu...

After a disastrous Valentine's Day, Scully and Skinner, jilted by their dates, find themselves on a midnight cruise with Skinner's friends. Skinner's drunken longtime friend goes out of control leaving them shipwrecked and stranded on a cold night. Huddled together for warmth with nothing but champagne, Skinner and Scully are forced to confront the awkward encounter months prior that tested their professional boundaries and sparked a hidden flame. As the night deepens and the champagne flows, the question remains: will their rekindled spark survive the harsh reality of morning, or will they be left adrift once again? "Rock Candy" by PR Chung Robert Hunter searched the ballroom curiously as he and his wife returned to their table. "What is taking them so long?" he said bumping into the table before he plopped into his seat. Janet rolled her eyes. "Who, Walter and Dana?" Before Robert could respond she answered herself, "They’re on the danc...