I really liked "Nightsong" and in many ways this story works better for me than "Confirmation." I like the whimsical references to different episodes starting from Mulder's glasses in the pilot, moving to Phoebe, that "English tart," (are there Americans who use the word "tart?" it isn't in my spoken vocabulary), then to the mysterious appearance of a bedroom, not merely a bed, but an entire room in "DreamLand." The dialog between M&S about the bedroom is just so classic.
"So, what's your best shot, Scully? Hypnosis? Hallucination?" His voice was low and seductive.
"Unlikely," she said, "although some hallucinations seem uncannily material to those experiencing them. But, no." She turned and saw that he wore his smug look, the one reserved for his wildest fantasies. "What? You want me to say that aliens installed a bedroom in your apartment when they got tired of flattening corn?"
"I like the way you think."
"But it's insane."
"Your theory." His eyebrows shot up once, quickly.
Mulder thinks his bedroom is an X-File!
"So..." he was saying. "The living room here is the world as we know it. While that room either occupies another dimension or possibly an alternative universe that bumped against ours and wrinkled along its edge. And yet..." he stepped forward into the bedroom, "the docking is seamless. Try it."
She is not buying this story. On the other hand. . .
There had to be a hundred reasons why men shaved but she could think of only two. One -- because they had to -- didn't apply at midnight.
She may be interested in pursuing further inquiry into another sort of extreme possibility. (And there's another little episode reference, this time to "3.")
They get to dance to Mulder humming "Starlight Ballroom 1939" (another episode reference) and they get to kiss, while the moonlight shines through the window that doesn't exist in their universe.
This is so good, because there is sexual tension, and yet the romance is light and playful. Every little move they make is foreplay, and it's verbal foreplay, which is so very them. To me, this story is much more in character than "Confirmation," but then I thought "All Things" was pretty OOC, too.
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"So, what's your best shot, Scully? Hypnosis?
Hallucination?" His voice was low and seductive.
"Unlikely," she said, "although some hallucinations seem
uncannily material to those experiencing them. But, no."
She turned and saw that he wore his smug look, the one
reserved for his wildest fantasies. "What? You want me to
say that aliens installed a bedroom in your apartment when
they got tired of flattening corn?"
"I like the way you think."
"But it's insane."
"Your theory." His eyebrows shot up once, quickly.
Mulder thinks his bedroom is an X-File!
"So..." he was saying. "The living room here is the world
as we know it. While that room either occupies another
dimension or possibly an alternative universe that bumped
against ours and wrinkled along its edge. And yet..." he
stepped forward into the bedroom, "the docking is
seamless. Try it."
She is not buying this story. On the other hand. . .
There had to be a hundred reasons why men
shaved but she could think of only two. One -- because
they had to -- didn't apply at midnight.
She may be interested in pursuing further inquiry into another sort of extreme possibility. (And there's another little episode reference, this time to "3.")
They get to dance to Mulder humming "Starlight Ballroom 1939" (another episode reference) and they get to kiss, while the moonlight shines through the window that doesn't exist in their universe.
This is so good, because there is sexual tension, and yet the romance is light and playful. Every little move they make is foreplay, and it's verbal foreplay, which is so very them. To me, this story is much more in character than "Confirmation," but then I thought "All Things" was pretty OOC, too.