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[Mulder has more or less settled into an apartment with the things he's found so far from the shops... but that's not where he is at the moment. Too restless to hang around, and convinced he can figure something out, he's gone out on a trip to take a look at the barrier. He's even equipped himself with some camping gear he managed to find and enough supplies for a few days at least.]

[When he finally gets to the barrier, he wastes no time in emptying a clip as he shoots at it. Of course, it does nothing. And of course that doesn't mean he's about to give up so easily, he just needs to give it some more thought. He stays up well into the night at his 'campsite', thinking and wondering about the situation in general. Sleep, what's that? Eventually some other issues start weighing on his mind too, and he gets out his journal. He's too paranoid to ask about barrier breaking tips over the journals anyway, so he sticks to relatively safer topics.]

Since this is transmitted to the general population, I've got a few concerns I'd like to bring up...

First of all, I need to know if anyone has run across a Samantha Mulder or a Dana Scully at any time past or present during their stay here. It's really important that I get any information I can on either of them. [He pauses for a moment.]

...I'm also interested in learning more about these 'filial spirits' as the guide calls them. What's been the experience for any non-natural magic users in particular, did you find it very difficult to master their skills? Do most people find it easiest to start contacting those friendlier spirits and then going on from there?

I'd appreciate any information I can get.

Comments

[herotypical]

It's a theory -- I don't know how well it holds up. Other people come from some pretty normal places.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

I probably should have guessed they'd be harder than that to figure out.

[herotypical]

Bigger brains than mine have been working on the figuring for a while now.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

After so much time, you'd think they'd be on to something by now... but then again, I know how it is to keep at something for years and still get no answers.

[herotypical]

Part of the problem is we only get what they tell us.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

Been there before. Although I have a feeling the Malnosso are tougher to crack than the average top secret conspiracies I've run up against so far...

[herotypical]

Count on it. But if you're looking for the info, I'd give you Albert Silverberg's name.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

Albert Silverberg. I'll be sure and look into having a chat with him sometime.

[herotypical]

He's a strategist and kinda the de facto leader type in these parts...though I'm not sure he'd agree with that.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

That's usually a sign of being a good leader... It's the ones who are out for that kind of power who you have to watch out for.

[herotypical]

Instead of the ones with power thrust upon them, you mean.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

I guess you never can tell what you're going to get when someone ends up in that position... When you say he's a strategist, does that mean he coordinates efforts in this war we're forced to go take part in?

[herotypical]

That he does. He's usually out on all of the drafts. He's very good at what he does.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

Ah, good, at least we're not running completely blindly into these draft situations.

[herotypical]

We usually get projected numbers and terrain notes, too.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[Dry tone:] Nice to know they're so thoughtful.

I guess that's better than nothing, though. We get some idea of what we're up against before we're thrown in.

[herotypical]

It can make all the difference.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

Too bad the same can't be said for the experiments and knowing what's coming... but I suppose we need some surprises in our lives.

[herotypical]

Some of them are predictable. Like Valentine's day.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[Thinks about the possibilities and winces.]

Are we talking a massive randomly-falling-in-love-fest?

[herotypical]

Pretty much that, exactly. Not pretty.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

That's one thing to be grateful for, missing that.

[herotypical]

Well, if you're lucky you'll be gone by the next one.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

After a year, I certainly hope so, but not without getting to the bottom of our situation and resolving it somehow.