Complimentary Mints - Part 1
A botched mission. A diverted flight. A Thanksgiving nightmare detours Agents Mulder and Scully, along with a frazzled Assistant Director Skinner, to the heart of nowhere, Kansas. Stuck in a dilapidated motel, tensions simmer between Mulder's relentless curiosity and Skinner's strained patience. Meanwhile, a seemingly mundane vending room trip throws Scully into an unexpected predicament Skinner rescues her from, sparking an undeniable spark that threatens to rewrite the script for their professional relationship. Originally Post: June 23, 1997 Reposted: June 23, 2023 Complimentary Mints by P.R. Chung Seated uncomfortably in a plastic chair, the last available seat in the Salt Lake City airport, FBI agent Fox Mulder shook his head and smiled ruefully thinking again of the absurd events of the past six days. It had all been one big fiasco for the ATF and FBI, an embarrassment for the bureau heads and a study in frustration for the hundreds of agents involved in the unified fi...