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Looks like someone knew exactly what I wanted... or should I say, needed.

[The image focuses on a poster on the wall of Mulder's office area in his apartment. There are a bunch of other things pinned to the wall as well- mostly his own notes, and other things of interest he's collected over time here. But the poster is clearly the focus of the picture. Finally, Mulder moves in.]

Did anyone else catch sight of that sleigh in the sky on Christmas Eve? I know I saw something up there, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a spaceship. This time.

You see... on my world, Santa Claus is a mythical character believed in by children... but I'm starting to wonder now if there might be something to that supposed legend of good old Saint Nick. It would explain the freaky little elves who were running around demanding things, too.

[Believing in children's fantasies is a bit of a stretch even for him usually, but after his sighting and the gift he wonders. Sure, it's just as much possible it's some trick of the Malnosso... but would that matter right now with what this means to him? He glances back to the poster. Back home, it had been burned up in that fire, along with a great deal of his work. Having it back gives him a feeling of hope and renewal.]

Maybe that's what Santa- or someone- wants to tell me. To keep believing, to never give up. It's a very different message than I'd have gotten from a fruitcake.

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That means we can eventually understand more about the reasons and patterns behind this place... maybe it'll make some difference in our situation.

That is definitely a potential, but far more data would be required for such a complex setup.

We have all the time in the world to gather data...

That's a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it? You'll probably be dead in fifty years or so.

Probably. Possibly. But in this place, I'm not so sure how that might actually work, if we just keep reviving...

I dearly hope to not be here in fifty years.

So do I... I'd like to think we'd figure this place out within a couple of years at the most. But there's still the off chance it could happen.

Thus far people seem to revive at the same age at which they died. That could be quite disturbing if the pattern persist in non-accidental death.

Very disturbing. I've never heard of anyone dying of natural causes and I don't know if we have any way to confirm it yet.

[Anyone who's that old tends to be long-lived or immortal or similar, he's noticed.]

[He laughs.] We may just have to wait.

It could be a very long wait. Hope we've got enough to keep ourselves entertained with in the meantime.

Oh, I always manage to keep myself entertained, one way or another.

I really don't doubt that.

[Loki laughs.]

Ah, how well you already know me.

We shall speak later, I am sure.

I know a thing or two.

[But he's admittedly fascinated to find out the differences and similarities the real one might have to the myths.]

...and I'm sure we will.

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