Thank you for the additional Vietnam details; that's really interesting!
I mean I’m cheap for “Do something psychologically distressing to Mulder” in the first place
A person of taste!
If Mulder and Scully both went to Silent Hill, how would that work? I don’t really know what Silent Hill would do with two people who arrived together and largely stayed together. I know that what Silent Hill would look like for Mulder would be different from what it would look like for Scully.
My notes on this:
Mulder and Scully in Silent Hill? Investigating a series of disappearances?
It might be fun if only one of them could see the darker side of Silent Hill. The immediate assumption would be that it's Mulder, as Mulder is more screwed up. However, that's the less fun option, as Mulder is better equipped than Scully to handle Silent Hill's weirdness.
Therefore: only Scully experiences the weirdness?
"I swear this is real," she says. "I swear, Mulder, I need you to believe me--" "I believe you." His hands on her arms feel like an anchor. "You've seen the things I'll believe, Scully. Why wouldn't I believe you?"
Mulder gets frustrated that the town is hiding from him. Just seeing a mundane abandoned town is a worse experience for him than the monsters would be.
And then Scully is attacked and visibly wounded by creatures Mulder can't see, and it turns out that's not actually an improvement.
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I mean I’m cheap for “Do something psychologically distressing to Mulder” in the first place
A person of taste!
If Mulder and Scully both went to Silent Hill, how would that work? I don’t really know what Silent Hill would do with two people who arrived together and largely stayed together. I know that what Silent Hill would look like for Mulder would be different from what it would look like for Scully.
My notes on this:
Mulder and Scully in Silent Hill? Investigating a series of disappearances?
It might be fun if only one of them could see the darker side of Silent Hill. The immediate assumption would be that it's Mulder, as Mulder is more screwed up. However, that's the less fun option, as Mulder is better equipped than Scully to handle Silent Hill's weirdness.
Therefore: only Scully experiences the weirdness?
"I swear this is real," she says. "I swear, Mulder, I need you to believe me--"
"I believe you." His hands on her arms feel like an anchor. "You've seen the things I'll believe, Scully. Why wouldn't I believe you?"
Mulder gets frustrated that the town is hiding from him. Just seeing a mundane abandoned town is a worse experience for him than the monsters would be.
And then Scully is attacked and visibly wounded by creatures Mulder can't see, and it turns out that's not actually an improvement.