Hey guys, "Shade" here. Just to let you know, the following are just random scenes and segments that just pop into my head from time to time. Some are funny, some are serious, some are in between. I can't guarantee quantity or quality, or consistency with length. I do hope you enjoy.

Dinner Date

"Evening, you've reached Joe's Bar and Grill. How can I help you?" The young man's voice rang over the speaker phone in the rec room. Shade had dialled the number, with Ghost being the speaker.

"Hey, I'd like to make a reservation." Ghost said, his voice airing a casual tone.

"Sure, and for how many people?" The man on the other end was obviously cradling the phone on his shoulder as he prepared to take down the details.

"Uh, hold on..." Ghost made a quick count of the men in the rec room. Shade had gathered everyone, short of Price and MacTavish, to the room for the call.

"Still here sir. How many people are coming?"

"Twenty five." Ghost maintained his normal casual voice as the sound of the phone dropping on the other end came through. The others in the room stifled a laugh.

"I'm sorry, how many?" The man's voice sounded shaky, upon hearing twenty five people were coming at once.

"Twenty five."

"Uh, ok. And when is this for?"

"An hour from now." Ghost wasn't lying. As soon as the call was done, the twenty five men in the rec room would be taking a few transport trucks down to the nearest town where the bar and grill was to eat. They were all fed up with the food in the mess, and Shade had set this up.

"Excuse me? You want to make a booking for twenty five for half an hour away?" Any confidence in the phone operator's voice at this point had completely disappeared.

"Exactly."

"Um, I'm not sure if we can fit that many people in. But we'll try."

"Can I set up an automatic payment for the bill?"

"Uh, we do offer that service, are you planning to order now?" Ghost and Shade smiled. They had hoped this would be the case. Now the real fun could begin.

"Of course. We're all coming for the All-You-Can-Eat."

"And the bill is going to?" At this point Ghost switched the phone to the handset and gave the credit card details of Hershel von Shepherd, their commanding officer. How Shade and Ghost got his card details was a mystery, but it was going to pay off, literally.

"Ok, thank you." Ghost hung up the phone and looked to the men in the room. "Gentlemen, we have a dinner date to attend!"