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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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[ufo_fanboy]

Some of it is even beyond mine, at least the Malnosso's brand of equipment. I guess you lucked out in some aspects by coming here.

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[refinedmaestro]

Going from an era that still used gas lamps to one that uses electricity takes quite a bit of adapting to.

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[ufo_fanboy]

I'm sure it was quite the adjustment... but you're getting by well enough now, I presume?

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[refinedmaestro]

Well once I first arrived here, things were as though they were like in my world until the village received electricity. That took some getting use to, but I did a bit before I was sent home. [His memory of being sent home were a bit hazy, but he does remember waking up and thinking he had a dream then went about his daily life until he was brought back here.] Being here the second time wasn't so terrible.

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[ufo_fanboy]

You were sent home and returned? [He's heard of that happening.] Do you know how much time passed before you were brought back?

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[refinedmaestro]

From what I remember it had turned April before I departed and when I was returned, it was...September. [He's really thinking about this.] So only a few months.

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[ufo_fanboy]

How much time had elapsed from your perspective? Was it different than the time elapsed here?

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[refinedmaestro]

When I was returned home during the time it was April here, it was October there and only a matter of a few hours. The days went by as normal for me back home, but when I fell asleep again some time during those brief weeks and returned here, it was September. So initially I went backwards in terms of months, but forwards in terms of years.

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[ufo_fanboy]

It seems like there often is some kind of time discrepancy when people are sent home and returned... No set pattern to that, either.

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[refinedmaestro]

I do not understand myself, Mister Mulder. Nor do I understand why the Malnosso take away the memories of those who are sent home and only return them when they're brought here.

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[ufo_fanboy]

Yeah, I've always wondered about that, if it could be a protective measure to keep people on the outside from being able to help those of us stuck in the barrier. Not that I know how they'd be able to do that, but I'm sure things look very different on the other side of that barrier.

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[refinedmaestro]

But since we are on the topic of such things, perhaps I might be able to ask you a few questions?

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[ufo_fanboy]

[It's only fair, since he's been going around asking so many things of everyone. The investigative side of him hasn't gone away despite a change in settings.]

Sure, I don't mind. What would you like to know?

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[refinedmaestro]

I was rather curious as to how the experiments have been affecting you during your time here.

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[ufo_fanboy]

[He considers that a moment.]

I've only been through two, so I might still be a bit of a rookie. The species change was... well, honestly, not as bad as it could have been. Uncomfortable at first, but being an extraterrestrial life form was pretty fascinating.

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The alternate life though, that was... a difficult experience, in the aftermath.