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[ufo_fanboy]

[There's a quiet crunching sound before Mulder speaks up, sounding thoughtful.]Show of metaphorical hands. Or antennae, whichever you're partial to: Who here has been kidnapped for a special one-on-one date with our captors? I'd like to arrange an off-journal meeting to speak about your personal experiences if anyone happens to have some free time

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[refinedmaestro]

I was taken by the Malnosso some time ago and it seems you live in the came community building as I do, perhaps you would like to meet then?

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[refinedmaestro]

Yes, some of my friends were upset that it happened to me. [He sighs.] It lasted for an entire week.

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[ufo_fanboy]

Understandably so. No one deserves to go through that.

...And after that week, you were completely back to normal?

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[refinedmaestro]

Yes and with memories of what I had done along with who I interacted with. [He sighs.] I suppose you wish for me to tell you about the worse part I saw?

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[ufo_fanboy]

[Mulder maintains his professional but sympathetic demeanor.]

If you don't mind, could you?

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[refinedmaestro]

My best friend was kidnapped by the Malnosso some time ago and how they brought him back was...terrible. He was very bloody and blinded in one eye. [He seems a little embarrassed.] I...almost didn't have it in me to look at what happened since blood is not exactly something I enjoy.

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[ufo_fanboy]

Some people are more squeamish than others, it's all right. The Malnosso appear to have no regard for the kind of shape they toss people back in...

[The least they could do is throw people back in their beds or the clinic or something, but NOOOO. Arrgh.]

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[refinedmaestro]

It's actually...more than simply myself being squeamish, Mister Mulder. [There's a sigh escaping his lips.] How much about my history do you know?

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[ufo_fanboy]

Not a whole lot, I'm afraid. You were around in the nineteenth century... I think... if I remember correctly, you suffered from some kind of affliction?

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[refinedmaestro]

Both of those answers are correct, so you have studied a bit about me then. [He sighs again.] The affliction I was suffering from is a disease known as tuberculosis, I'm certain you're familiar with it.

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[ufo_fanboy]

[He nods.] Yeah, I know about it. That's too bad, that you had to go through that. Are you in better health here, at least?

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[refinedmaestro]

[A nod.] Yes, I am in better health here. It is thanks to my friends along the doctor I am seeing though and my will to actually try being healthier.

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[ufo_fanboy]

The better technology probably makes a difference too. I hate to admit that there are some advantages to being here, they just come at such a high price...

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[refinedmaestro]

If I can be told by a doctor that I'm able to live instead of dying, I'd rather pay that price.

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[ufo_fanboy]

I don't blame you. I guess it's a better existence for a lot of people here, compared to the alternative.

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[refinedmaestro]

After learning of the technology in this world, my world seems much more primitive.