Who: Everyone! What: The event has started! When: From the beginning of the event until the end. Where: EVERYWHERE Summary: You're feeling a bit different today. Rating: All over the place, yo.
I don't blame you, especially since there are a lot of interesting people here, from all of these other worlds... and there's still that chance that anyone could show up.
[Scully. Samantha. The people who he needs to see most.]
I want them here... and I know it's for the best they're not trapped in this situation, of being constantly monitored and used as lab rats. [Sigh.] But... thank you, Robert. I appreciate knowing that that. [At least he's managed to calm down enough now.]
We're both pretty rational people, Mulder - well, most of the time. [Robert smiles affectionately.] I'm sure we'll be okay.
I've mostly just been trying to plan a party... though I'm not sure if it's going to pan out. [He seems disappointed by this fact - which is strange. Something else for Mulder to go all paranoid over?]
... Okay, I really don't think anybody here is the type to poison food. And we'd be getting it from Seventh Heaven and the item shops anyway, and if they'd poisoned food before, nobody would take food from either place.
[Not surprising - of course, Mulder's being just as weird.]
Hey, it's okay. I'm trying to be more social now! It's so much better than being all reclusive, and now that I can understand people, everything is fine!
[... He's beginning to realize just how little sense his earlier claims made. Yeah. It's very awkward. Though the amount of cognitive dissonance from the experiment is almost staggering, he's trying to push it away.]
It's good of you to reach out like that. I'm just not so sure that we can entirely trust the majority of the villagers here. How can you know there's not someone who'd poison us?
... That's him over there, isn't it? Studying that tree oddly?]
Something wrong with that Acer platanoides, Fox?
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[Scully. Samantha. The people who he needs to see most.]
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I bet lots of wonderful people will show up - and maybe even your close friends, right?
Either way, I'll be here for you, if that helps.
[Mulder won't have to be alone, not when he has friends.]
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You're definitely welcome - you've been a great friend, Mulder. It's the least I can do.
... You can always stick with me, if you need somebody to talk to.
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[Still glancing over his shoulder a lot.]
Besides the Malnosso, we can't know who to trust in this village... and I don't want to see anyone like that get to either of us.
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I've mostly just been trying to plan a party... though I'm not sure if it's going to pan out. [He seems disappointed by this fact - which is strange. Something else for Mulder to go all paranoid over?]
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[Yes, this whole thing is just... so very odd.]
I didn't know you were much of a party planner, Robert...
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[Not surprising - of course, Mulder's being just as weird.]
Hey, it's okay. I'm trying to be more social now! It's so much better than being all reclusive, and now that I can understand people, everything is fine!
[... He's beginning to realize just how little sense his earlier claims made. Yeah. It's very awkward. Though the amount of cognitive dissonance from the experiment is almost staggering, he's trying to push it away.]
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[Yeah, the paranoia just won't go away.]
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It's just a matter of exercising a little caution, right?
[Not that that's always easy to do.]
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... Which you're pretty much doing to yourself, all things considered. [Robert grins a little and puts a hand on Mulder's shoulder again.]
Things'll be okay. They always are, here. We've lived though everything else this place has thrown at us.
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I'll... I'll do my best to keep this in mind. Thanks, Robert.
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