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[final_letter]

[After his conversation with Mulder, Matt's curiosity about the one other person he knows was born in Template has been renewed. It's a bonus, probably, maybe, that he's been told that same person is someone he's supposed to be friends with. He's sort of bopping in and out of second level, half-paying attention to finding creative ways to get his

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[ambitions_are]

[Ping'd by the sound of his name, Mello pops up on the second level.]

So long as you're not gonna lecture me or make with grabby hands or anything, yeah, I'm here.

[final_letter]

Hey, nothing like that. Wouldja let me indulge my curiosity a little, though?

[ambitions_are]

[Eyes suspiciously]

'Bout what?

[final_letter]

This city. We're the only people I know of who were born here. But we're more like all the imported people than we're like the other natives. Doesn't that seem weird?

[a_ccidentalism]

Yeah, but not from this Template.

[final_letter]

Really? [Oooh, that's a new one!] How do you know?

[a_ccidentalism]

Because despite having the same name, there's hundreds of people around here. The Template I knew and loved was nearly empty.

[final_letter]

Huh, interesting. [Half-smiling; maybe he's onto something with these investigative instincts after all.]

Did you leave yours and then get pulled here?

[timeforjam]

[Pokes head in.]

Not this one.

[final_letter]

[Heyyy, she's cute. Matt notices the goggles on top of her head and grins.]

Yeah? What's yours like?

[timeforjam]

Like this one. But... different. No levels, obviously.

[final_letter]

Yeah, that was something I'd forgotten, or never found.

Did you go away and come back?