Living the Lie

[donutsweeper]

Title: Living the Lie
Pairing/Warning/Rating: NCIS fandom, no pairings, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary: It's not easy to maintain a cover.
Author's Note: Written for the ncisdrabble100 challenge: secrets

The truth can be a hard thing to tell.  Impossible even, especially when trying to maintain a cover.  It’s easier, so much easier, to say nothing at all.  But, if you’re good, and I do mean good,  you can deflect things in such a way that no one even notices your words were nothing more than cotton candy, light and fluffy, and completely void of anything worthwhile.  Doing that is difficult in its own way, trying to keep stories straight and various lies from dueling when they butted up against one another.  But necessary.  Especially when lives depend on it.

Comments

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Ah, but it's still effective. So your evilness works for you.

I feel like we've had this discussion before...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

why yes, I believe we have. Evilness abounds. Today LJ. Tomorrow the world!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Moohahaha!

I feel like I should be stroking a white cat or something.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh yes. a poofy white cat. that is draped over your arm

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Yes.

I have this urge to write the evil rule book, now...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

you now know your assignment for tonight. It'll help with ideas for when you quit

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

LOL, homework for while I'm at work.

I've formulated a few ideas, one of which is directed at one person in particular for being snarky to me. These people should know better than to start a war with me right before I leave for my 20 minute walk back home. They're just asking for it.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

they are totally asking for it. and showing their stupidity. You'll do well, teaching them a lesson

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Of course, the first step is the trickiest. I require someone to forget to log out when they leave. Well, I don't require it, but it's best if I want to leave no trace.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh, that's a good plan

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

It's effective in both covering my tracks and teaching people what happens when they forget to log out.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I've come across library computers where people are still logged onto websites, major ones like amazon and whatnot. People are stupid and careless sometimes

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's really bad. I don't quite understand how that's even possible.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

All the libraries here have computers available with internet access for the community (usually you have to 'sign in' with your library card #) and you can use for an hour or whatnot. If you've officially logged out it erases all the cookies etc but if you haven't (and just walked away from the computer) all the info you've entered (cookies, passwords, etc) are still up and running.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

And, yet, people actually leave without logging out. It's like they want their identity stolen.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I always log them out whenever I see that... but there is a second's temptation there!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

damn conscience

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Gets in the way of so much evil plotting.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*grumbles*

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Not to mention some general laughing.