She believes, and that's the only thing that really matters. If he can give her back her life, then maybe it's not such a bad thing that she's here. They'll get her home, he'll miss two Scullys instead of one, and maybe the days of electronic monitors and hospital visits to come won't be as difficult for her. Because she'll know Mulder's going to come through for her.
Back then, he was capable of that.
He squeezes back, then gets up from the floor, knees creaking - he needs to go for a run, he's in better shape than this. "The nightly news. And some of it's good, actually. But we're not going to be watching broadcast television. I sprang for streaming. Hundreds of movies and TV shows, at your fingertips, Scully - we can watch whatever you want."
Over to the couch, where there's a pretty decent TV - not huge, but thin in a way she's probably never seen before. He takes a seat, careful to sit over to the side slightly, not directly in the middle. If she doesn't want to curl up with him, she won't have to.
When he turns the TV on, instead of a channel, there's several options available - it's yet another computer. Netflix, a DVD player, broadcast news...and PornHub. Netflix it is.
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Back then, he was capable of that.
He squeezes back, then gets up from the floor, knees creaking - he needs to go for a run, he's in better shape than this. "The nightly news. And some of it's good, actually. But we're not going to be watching broadcast television. I sprang for streaming. Hundreds of movies and TV shows, at your fingertips, Scully - we can watch whatever you want."
Over to the couch, where there's a pretty decent TV - not huge, but thin in a way she's probably never seen before. He takes a seat, careful to sit over to the side slightly, not directly in the middle. If she doesn't want to curl up with him, she won't have to.
When he turns the TV on, instead of a channel, there's several options available - it's yet another computer. Netflix, a DVD player, broadcast news...and PornHub. Netflix it is.