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[Things have settled down. Between experiments, amusement parks, abductions and drafts, this is the first nice calm stretch of time he's had in a while. So Mulder's hanging out in the Battle Dome. He's been coming there a lot more lately. The new features interest him, and there are places from home he can't help revisiting. Not always to fight, since it's no longer required, though he throws those scenarios in sometimes too. But mostly he's in there obsessively going back through particular scenes.]

[At the moment, Mulder can be seen sitting in the living room where Samantha disappeared from. The board game Stratego is still set up in place near him, the game left unfinished. It's exactly as the room looked all those years ago. A blinding bright light flashes somewhere in the background.]

I wonder what determines the point in time we're taken from? It appears entirely random from all that I've encountered so far. Almost like someone's throwing darts at a timeline or choosing those times out of a hat. A really ugly hat. I also wonder... why some people are brought here after death. [Jonathan. Gem. ...Sigh.] It doesn't seem fair, to grant someone a new life only to throw them back eventually anyway.

...speaking of that, I've been curious about something for a while. [And needing to expand his files, he's already delved into kidnappings, revival has always been somewhere on his list too.] If anyone who's died before, either here or at home, wouldn't mind indulging me for a couple of questions? I won't ask how it happened or anything, just... some related details on the topic. Thanks in advance.

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....oh.

[Well. Someone else not from home knew about that side of her. The idea is...weird, to say the least.]

I guess it's a good thing, not to have to hide it from someone, but...a little strange, all the same. Do a lot of people know?

I'm fairly certain that quite a few people did, but I doubt it was common knowledge to the whole village. It struck me as something you've always wanted to keep to yourself.

...that's right. The few times other people did know, they wanted to use me because of it.

[Abrupt pause. If he knows the story, she's not going to repeat it.]

Besides, I only just learned about it. I'm not ready to share that with so many people.

I don't blame you, for that. There's no excuse for treating people that way... I've seen it happen too many times on my world too. So you could say I understand where you're coming from, in a way.

...Keeping things to yourself is a good idea here. You can't be too careful. Many of the residents are trustworthy, but there's sometimes a few who you want to be wary of.

Is there anyone like that now?

None that I've personally encountered. Many of the older threats have been sent home. Although... there was a recent incident a couple of months back where a resident was returned with her powers out of control. You have to be careful of things like that.

[Pause, then when she speaks it's in a near-whisper.]

I see....

[She tries to raise her voice a little, though obviously she's shaken.]

It could happen to me, too. If it ever does...do what you must. I don't want to hurt any more people.

[Mulder can definitely hear that emotion in her tone. He deals in really insane and difficult situations though so... he understands.]

Of course. Stopping people when they're a danger is an important part of my job. I'll do what I have to, but in the process I'll also be doing all I can to reassure your safety just as much.

Thank you.

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