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[There is a redheaded woman walking into the village today - however, she almost looks like a zombie, with the way she's shufflin'!

No, Scully isn't a zombie, but she certainly feels like it. She'll be shuffling over to the tea shop, hoping to relax for a little while with a nice cup of Chamomile and something to eat.

Once her journal is back next to her, she'll record something.]

Remind me not to go back to any ruins anytime soon. I think I'm getting too old for any of that.

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-- Ruins?

Ah yeah, the Malnosso are exploring some underground ruins. I was one of the... "lucky" ones to go and fight off cultists and do their work for them.

Were you able to learn anything? What were they like?

Beyond that they seemed to go on forever, I was one of the teams that took some rubbings off of tablets. I couldn't tell you what language they were in, but there was that. There was also a large mural on one of the walls, but I only saw it in passing.

[Scully will pause to think about what else she saw, but that should be enough to rile Raine up more.]

Can you recreate any of those details by memory?

The rubbings or the mural? I could probably tell what I saw on the mural in passing; it looked like one of the Third Party, large wings and all. Almost like an image of a creation or just a picture done for royalty. He was holding something, but I couldn't see what. I looked like there was light coming from it.

The tablets I made rubbings of were small, with alien letters - at least, alien in the sense that I couldn't read them. It didn't look like there was punctuation, but that's from knowing nothing about the letters.

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Both would be preferable, but - [There's a slight pause, the sound of a pen scribbling quickly on a separate page from the journal while the other woman continues to speak.] Was there anything else of note about the location?

Well, it stretched on longer than I saw. It was underground so a lot of it was carved into the rock - spires included. If I weren't there for the Malnosso and the Third Party wasn't attacking, I'd like to go back and more thoroughly explore it.

We don't know when another opportunity will arise, but it's good to gather as much information as possible for when that time does come.

Are you interested in these ruins?

[If only Scully knew just how much...]

Of course I am! Ruins indicate that it was once an area of significant historical value! Finding out those details can lead to new discoveries and better understanding of this world!

[A ruins nut? Well, there have been stranger, Scully is sure of that.]

They didn't really go into too much detail in what it was for, but I'd like to know myself. Maybe if you get to go into that particular mission the Malnosso offered, you can find out and let me know? It has to be something important to whatever it housed previously.

Of course! I still have to compare it to my other notes.

[Scully may not be a zombie, but there's a real one working at the tea shop this afternoon.

He watches her from behind the counter as she shuffles in.]

You all right...?

A lot of exhausted and beat up, and a lot of hungry. I'll be all right once I eat and get some rest, I think. [--she'll say as she turns to face Ayumu.]

Sounds like you don't need caffeine then.

[He reaches for the hot water and tea leaves, bringing over a cup of chamomile instead.] Here.

I don't think it'd work well on me at the moment. It would only prolong the inevitable, but only by a little.

[But smell that chamomile. She'll take the cup with a smile.] Thanks. Maybe I won't be doing the zombie shuffle on the way back to my place to sleep, at least not until I'm comfortably in my room away from people.

If you fall asleep here I'll have to kick you out at closing.

[it's part joking, and part just the practical truth.]

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I shouldn't, but I don't snore. As long as I get enough rest to get home I'll be good.

Then enjoy the tea. I've heard it's good for that.

Thanks. Know anything good to snack on with it?

[uh well...]

I've got some ginger snaps.

Food is food, and that sounds appetizing right now. I'll get a normal diet back later, I can indulge into something sweet right now. [After all, dieting after field rations probably isn't a good idea.]

Sounds fair enough...

[He rummages around behind the counter before coming up with the cookies and bringing a plate over.]

I'm Ayumu, by the way. [He may be the employee here but since they're talking an introduction is probably warranted.]

Scully-- Dana Scully. It's nice to meet you, Ayumu. [Maybe it's the being tired, hungry, and ready to nap for the next month, or maybe it's just trying to be a little more light in attitude than she is normally. But--]

I work at the clinic normally. If you ever need anything, let me know. I'll do a check up free of charge. [There's a grin at that- mainly because uh, money? What's money here? Hopefully her voice was enough to say that she was joking?]

Sure, I'll remember. [even if... he'll never need to go there. He heals faster than it would take to walk over.] And you can get tea free of charge, too.

[So guess who's been anxiously awaiting her return? THIS GUY. Mulder hurries to find her when he hears the message, eventually coming to the conclusion of where she could be. He heads in and takes a seat nearby.]

[Of course, this is Mulder, so...]

Did you get me a souvenir?

Yeah, a punch in the face courtesy of some cultists. Want it now or later?

[Scully will glance over to him with a look that's partially a LOOK and some amusement mixed into it.]

I was hoping more for a keychain. I'll save it for later, if you don't mind. [Besides, the way Scully looks, he doubts she could hit hard at the moment.] ...How did things go out there?

Besides ruins that felt like they went on for an eternity and crazy cultists coming out to say hello, it was very enlightening. You'd have a field day, I think.

I'm sure I would. [He so wants to know what what she found or saw out there, but first...] And are you ok? You didn't get too roughed up there, I hope?

Nothing I couldn't handle, just a normal operation. Would have liked to have less attacks, but it wasn't anything serious. I didn't get any serious wounds, I think I'll live. Nice to be back though.

[And in one of her more rare affectionate moments, Scully will lean over and just rest her head on Mulder's shoulder.]

I could use a long nap though.

[That small gesture- it shows so much of her trust in him to show any sort of vulnerability like that need for affection... Mulder wraps his arms around her. He's so relieved that she's ok.]

You can have as long as you need, now... and I could stand guard for you, if that'd help any.

I dunno if I'll need anyone to stand guard, but thanks for the offer. If it weren't for the craziness, those ruins would have been fun to explore and find out more, to analyze, to learn-- I didn't already say that, did I?

Could it be that you're starting to appreciate the vast scientific potential that lurks outside of this place?

Without winged people trying to attack and kill me, maybe. [He might get a bit of a Look for that.] But otherwise this is one giant X-File waiting to happen. Too bad it seems that no one remembers anything once they've gone back home about this place, huh?

[He at least does give her a sympathetic expression about the being chased by murderous winged people.]

That's the one aspect of this place that I wish we could fully understand. Why and how are our memories erased, going from this world to ours? I fee like if we could find some way to preserve those memories, we'd have a step toward freeing people from this place...

It's probably a side effect of their method of sending us and retrieving us. Who would believe us anyway? As it is, trying to get back here would be difficult. Though maybe-- maybe it's aliens.

[While she's not dissing the X-Files, it is her way of saying 'There's few that would believe us, beyond the UFO believers and even then it might be stretching it.']

Now you're speaking my language. This place really has made me wonder, how many of the abductions that have happened back home might really be something like this place...

[He knows, they're sent back right from when they were taken, but still. Sometimes he wonders.]

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