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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 25, 2007 20:43:25 GMT -5
*Mulder nodded, not knowing what else he could say.*
"The Doctor will know more than me about this. I promise, I'll do everything I can to keep this from happening to you. Do you believe me?"
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Post by Poe on Nov 25, 2007 20:45:40 GMT -5
*Poe met his gaze soberly and nodded slowly.*
"I...I just feel so lost. Like I am not myself...it is strange."
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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 25, 2007 20:47:22 GMT -5
*He nodded.*
"I can see that," *he said.* "I wish I could help you feel more... you."
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Post by Poe on Nov 25, 2007 20:53:35 GMT -5
*Poe nuzzled against him.*
"No, sir. It is fine. I will manage. I do not mean to vex you with my problems. Perhaps I should attempt to hibernate again."
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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 26, 2007 0:10:45 GMT -5
*Mulder held her hands in his.*
"You're not vexing me. Not too much, anyway. And... you don't have to call me sir. Mulder's fine."
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Post by Poe on Nov 26, 2007 1:23:29 GMT -5
*Poe stared at his hands around hers. It reminded her of something she could not place. It took a moment for his words to sink in. She looked up to him, her eyes narrowing in curiosity.*
"Is that what you would have me call you? It is...you have other forms of address, do you not?"
*She shut her eyes, brow furrowed in remembering. She retracted one hand, lifting it as if to caress something small and flat.*
"Ssss....spoo....spooky..."
*She shook her head, her eyes forced shut firmly.*
"No. Not that. One of affection. F...Fo..."
*It danced on the tip of her tongue but she couldn't find it.*
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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 26, 2007 9:41:15 GMT -5
*Mulder stared at her, fascinated. His old nickname on her lips gave him chills.*
"Fox," *he supplied quietly.* "But no one calls me that."
*He peered at her closed eyes.*
"How did you know that, Poe? Do you get more than the specimen's form? Memories, too?"
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Post by Poe on Nov 26, 2007 9:52:18 GMT -5
*Poe sank back, embarrassed. Her cheeks flushed a odd violet.*
"No...not...I am not supposed to. There are occasions...when I take multiple oppotrtunities to Collect."
*Her eyes dropped.*
"It is only fragments."
*She looked back you at him innocently.*
"But...you do not like it? That name?"
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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 26, 2007 9:58:44 GMT -5
*Fascinating. He wanted to explore that further, to know just what sorts of things she remembered. He wanted to know whether he should worry. Not that he thought she was a bad guy, or that she could have retrieved something important from him.*
"No. Never have," *he said.* "I always hated my parents for not giving me a real name. I mean, how can anyone named Fox Mulder hope to grow up normal? Guess I never felt much affinity for small dog-like creatures. I've always made people call me Mulder."
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Post by Poe on Nov 26, 2007 10:07:35 GMT -5
*Poe nodded solemnly.*
"Mulder. I will try to remember, sir."
*She shrugged lightly.*
"I always found my name rather plain."
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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 26, 2007 10:14:24 GMT -5
"Thanks. Though the 'sir' is unnecessary."
*He raised his eyebrows.*
"Really? I like your name. Poe. Reminds me of the writer. Seems somehow fitting. Unless that's just a name you took on Earth. Is it your real name?"
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Post by Poe on Nov 26, 2007 10:41:09 GMT -5
*She averted her eyes, shrugging once more.*
"It is a truncation. The full form is Poethenia Narhurla."
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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 26, 2007 10:49:27 GMT -5
*Mulder tried the name and smiled.*
"That's beautiful," *he said.*
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Post by Poe on Nov 26, 2007 11:03:36 GMT -5
*Poe pursed her lips and stared at him, unsure if he was merely being polite.*
"-thenia Narhurla is the assigned nomenclature for the other Collectors of my pool. Poe is the only thing that separates me from them. And the differences are minor. Pae, Pia, Poa...you see that I am hardly unique."
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Post by Fox Mulder on Nov 26, 2007 11:37:07 GMT -5
*Mulder quirked a quick smile.*
"I refuse to believe that. By your own admission, Poe, you're pretty different. Among most humans, that's a good thing."
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