It really isn't much more than he got from the newspaper, but hearing it coming from Scully still feels worthwhile. How it felt for her, what happened after witnesses lost sight of her - and most importantly, just the cadence of her voice, the sweet familiarity of hearing her lay out facts - it all helps.
"A timeslip," he says, cutting off a bite of steak. "Since we can't find your counterpart, let's assume she's in 1997 right now."
The alternative - that the other Scully is truly missing, impossible to find, someplace neither of them can reach - is more than Mulder can bear.
"I'll keep an eye on the dark web, see if anything interesting pops up. I'm not convinced that we'd find any evidence in front of the Hoover Building - the area's too busy, and it's been too long." It's concerning, truthfully. He's at loose ends, unsure how to even begin investigating this. His ability to access government files is greatly reduced these days, his hacking skills nowhere near the level necessary to get into anything especially valuable. "For now, we're going to have to play this by ear. If someone specific is responsible for this, they'll come out of the shadows eventually. They wanted you for something, or they wanted to use you to get to me. And if it's...nothing. A freak experience? We'll look for similar cases."
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"A timeslip," he says, cutting off a bite of steak. "Since we can't find your counterpart, let's assume she's in 1997 right now."
The alternative - that the other Scully is truly missing, impossible to find, someplace neither of them can reach - is more than Mulder can bear.
"I'll keep an eye on the dark web, see if anything interesting pops up. I'm not convinced that we'd find any evidence in front of the Hoover Building - the area's too busy, and it's been too long." It's concerning, truthfully. He's at loose ends, unsure how to even begin investigating this. His ability to access government files is greatly reduced these days, his hacking skills nowhere near the level necessary to get into anything especially valuable. "For now, we're going to have to play this by ear. If someone specific is responsible for this, they'll come out of the shadows eventually. They wanted you for something, or they wanted to use you to get to me. And if it's...nothing. A freak experience? We'll look for similar cases."