[Mulder is very intrigued by this, now. He hadn't expected to meet anyone who could be so helpful... an astrobiologist is just what he needs.]
< I'm an FBI agent, and the department I work for is called the X-Files. I investigate crimes that have a supernatural angle to them. I've come across a lot of unusual lifeforms in my time... but nothing exactly like this. Hm... I wonder if in that case... >
[He holds out his hands to look at them a moment, but other than the new fingers, nothing looks out of the ordinary. The next thing are his hooves, but he can't quite see the bottom of them that easily. But still, now that he gives it some more thought, something is strange about the feel of them.]
< I wonder if it's possible I'm absorbing nutrients from the ground somehow? >
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< I'm an FBI agent, and the department I work for is called the X-Files. I investigate crimes that have a supernatural angle to them. I've come across a lot of unusual lifeforms in my time... but nothing exactly like this. Hm... I wonder if in that case... >
[He holds out his hands to look at them a moment, but other than the new fingers, nothing looks out of the ordinary. The next thing are his hooves, but he can't quite see the bottom of them that easily. But still, now that he gives it some more thought, something is strange about the feel of them.]
< I wonder if it's possible I'm absorbing nutrients from the ground somehow? >