Meanwhile back with Nabiki and Roy...

... "and then I think we can fix a special cocktail party for all of us, but we actually be dropping a couple of drops of sleeping potion. Afterwards it could be many things. How about redecorating the entrance of the CL's Headquarters?" said Nabiki as a million different ideas drifted in her mind.

"I like the idea of the sleeping potion, cause then we could do our own celebration, but redecorate? Ummm, I'm not sure. And what about Dragonlady? She would be very suspicious of this idea cause she knows neither you nor me drink alcohol", said Roy while stroking Nabiki's long hair and playing with it.

"You're right, maybe instead of dropping the sleeping potion on the drinks, we could make a special cheesecake? I think that would be perfect. OK, now let's get our ideas in motion", Nabiki said while trying but together her mission bag with all the shaving cream, water guns and something special for Rita and Sherry.

"LOL!! Nabiki, are you sure you want to take the pink fur-lined handcuffs? Leave them here and then we can come back afterwards and take them with us".

OK, sweetheart, whatever you say", Nabiki said as they walked out her room. They bumped into Joann, who seemed a little out of herself. "What's wrong, sweetie? This must be your first PJ day, right? Well we'll help you out with this. Everything and anything goes down, as long as you like" were Nabiki's words as they walked down the corridor and into the elevator.

The elevator was a mess. Shaving cream and water running down the walls. "Oh, dear, seems the girls already had one of their fights".

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Sherry sat at her screen watching Curlly holding her hands over her ears and curlling into a fetal position courtesy of the country music being played. She was plotting her next move when a knock at the door sounded.

Walking to the door with a water gun in hand just in case one could never be too careful. She opened the door and saw a huge heart shaped box of chocolate covering the holder's face.

"Michael... died on her lips as the holder whipped the box away to reveal the face of Perry Bauer.

"Sherry, Madeline told me all about your feelings for me and how you were trapped with that no feeling MIB. I completely understand why you had to hide your feelings but have no fear Madeline has give you a way to see me. She says you are under orders to have dinner with me and not to take no for an answer. Feel free to call her. Come my love I have reservations."

Sherry was far from thrilled by this turn of events but she went along orders were orders and she just knew where the suggestion came from.

Bauer took her to a restaurant where a strolling violinist played throughout the meal.

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After her insightful yet helpful lunch with Madeline, Rita went back to the house. It was crazy the pranks that were running amuck today she had already sighted the multicolored horses and that whole mess with Michael and lunch well the less said about that the better.

It was time to get into some rooms. Rita was appropriately attired with 2 super soakers and four cans of shaving cream and a backpack of mischief. She reached Brenna's room and secured entry. She decided to place shaving cream under the sheet of the pillow so when she lay down that night she would receive an interesting reception. Then she walked over to her computer and changed all the sounds on the computer to heavy metal songs. Feeling satisfied she left.

She moved along to Nabiki's room where there were some lovely flowers. She opened her backpack where she had some select pictures. She changed all of Roy's pictures to Perry Bauer pictures even one of Perry in his smoking jacket. While she was doing this she came across some pink fur lined handcuffs. "Whoa." She said and she took them thinking them may come in handy later. Who would have thought that Nabiki and Roy were into that.

Rita left the room moving quickly as she had so much more to do. But when she got to Avillion's door she was surprised to see Avi standing there staring at her. She needed a distraction and quick.

"Rita what are you doing?"

"Umm..." Rita made a move for her water gun and Avi from behind her back pulled out a water balloon.

Water splashed everywhere both girls screamed out and Rita went running with Avi following her.

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Rita was running through CLHQ with Avillion directly behind her. Avi had managed to draw her own water gun and the two were in the middle of a fight to the end. Suddenly Rita stopped dead, shocking Avillion beyond all measure.

"Shhhh!" George is down there. He'll kill us if he sees us like this! We need somewhere to hide!" Rita hissed.

"I've got the perfect place!" Avillion declared.

The two declared a *temporary* truce and made there way into North's office.

"I got started in here before, but I didn't get a chance to finish. Since we're stuck in here for a while, care to help me finish?"

"Sure, what are we doing?" Rita questioned.

"Oh, you'll see," said Avillion with an evil grin as she pushed a button on a remote control device that she was carrying.

"Oh man, this is going to be fun," declared Rita, and the two got to work.

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a little while later....

"Well, I think a nice ride will do me good," thought Avillion.

She stepped into the tack room and slipped her shoes off, reaching for her boots. As she slid her foot into her boot she felt something wet and squishy. Reaching inside, she pulled out a handful of...

"JELLO??? AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! Someone put Jell-O in my boots!! This means WAR!!" Avillion yelled, spitting mad, and yet, vastly entertained. She knew that the only way to get even was to start planning.

At that moment she saw a movement out of the corner of her eye. Was someone messing with her saddle? That was the last straw. She walked quickly to the other side of the room while pulling a small vial out o her pocket and pouring the contents into her water bottle. "Hi Joann. Whatcha doin'?" asked Avillion.

"Oh, nothing. Just admiring your saddle, it's quite lovely," she replied, never missing a beat.

"Thanks. Well, I was just about to go check on the Winston mission, care to join me?" Avillion asked, not believing her for a second.

"I'd love to."

As they were walking back towards CLHQ Avi "tripped" on a rock and "accidentally" spilled some of her water on Joann.

"I'm so sorry!!" exclaimed Avillion.

"It's ok, a little water never hurt anyone," Joann replied as they continued towards CLHQ.

Little did she know that within 45 minutes the enzyme that Avillion had "spilled" on her would begin eating away her clothing, and once it got started, it sure did work fast!!

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Brenna woke up in her close stand-by quarters where she crashed early this morning after coming off a 36-hour mission. Checking her panel to see what the day held for her, Brenna got the reminder that today is PJ day. Smiling to herself, Brenna opened a drawer and surveyed her collection of PJs. After deciding the black teddy is probably too risqué, she finally selected a long, teal satin nightshirt and matching shorts. After showering quickly and changing into her chosen attire, Brenna headed to comm to catch up on all the happenings that weren't reported on her panel. Birkoff did a double take when he saw her. He was still staring in disbelief when Walter walked up and whistled, saying, "Don't get me wrong...that is a great outfit but not your usual choice for work attire."

"It's PJ day, Walter." Brenna informed him.

Birkoff met Walter's eyes as they realized Brenna's mistake. Birkoff turned away quickly to hide his laughter.

Grinning, Walter answered Brenna gently, putting his hand on her shoulder, "I know, honey, but that is PJ as in practical joke not pajamas."

"And you better change before George sees you dressed like that," Birkoff snickered.

A hand coming up to cover her mouth, Brenna exclaims, "Oh, my!" Sighing she continued, "It figures that I'd end up playing a joke on myself. I'd better scamper back to my quarters."

Kissing Walter quickly on the cheek, Brenna started to head back the way she came, shuffling along in her snow leopard slippers.

"Pssst," Birkoff hissed.

Brenna turned to see Birkoff waving her to the back corridor. Abruptly she changed her course and turned the corner out of sight just as George and Operations stepped into the open area that surrounds comm.

Both of them breathing a sigh of relief at seeing Brenna safely on her way back to her quarters, Birkoff turned back to work and Walter headed back to his station still smiling to himself at Brenna's misunderstanding.

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Found on all CLHQ Personnel Panels...

Memo regarding Personal Days

Re: Personal Days

As of August 1st, we will be implementing a new personal day policy. The policy is rather complicated; a comprehensive manual outlining everything in detail will be distributed at a later time. For now, the basic principles of the policy are outlined here:

1. Personal days must now be accompanied by some verification of the authenticity of the nature of the personal day taken. For example, a note from the dentist must verify a dentist's visit. A sample-size of dental floss would also qualify as proof in this case.

2. Personal days can not be taken in the months of April, June, July, or September.

3. No more than 1 personal day may be used in a month.

4. Personal days may not be taken in consecutive months. The aforementioned months do not count in this case. In other words, May and August are treated as consecutive months under the new policy. The same applies for August and October.

5. Unused personal days do NOT carry over into the next year. They simply disappear.

6. These policies are retroactive. Thus everyone loses any accumulated personal days. However, you will be awarded 1 free minute of executive washroom privileges for each lost personal day, not to exceed 11 minutes.

7. Free executive washroom minutes may not be used during business hours (M-F, 9A-6P).

There are several additional restrictions and ramifications, which will be outlined in detail in the aforementioned employee manual. Said manual will be available at a cost of $4.00 per employee. Please make checks payable to the Accounting Department.