TITLE: Solipsism
AUTHOR: Erin M. Blair
E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net
CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: SRA--Story, Romance, Angst
CONTENT: Mulder/Scully UST
RATING: PG-13
DISTRIBUTION/ARCHIVE STATEMENT: OK to Gossamer,
EMXC, After the Fact, etc.  If you want it, you got 
it. :) Just let me know where. 
AWARD ELIGIBILITY: Spookys 2004
SPOILERS: Folie a Deux
SETTING: Season Five. 
DATE: Written and edited on November 6, 2003.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to Jen for her 
support. I also wanted to thank Haven's MSR gang
for their support.
DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter.
SUMMARY: Solipsism means the belief that self is the
only reality.

*This story was written for Haven's Word of the 
Day Challenge.*

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Solipsism
Written by: Erin M. Blair
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"Mulder? Are you OK?" 

She walked closer to her partner who was sitting
behind the desk, looking at his neatly sharpened
pencils. 

"I'm just sitting and thinking, Scully."

She sat down in her chair, looking at him. She 
wondered what brought on this mood.  "Of 
what, exactly?"

"Solipsism." 

"That's a philosophical theory holding that the self 
can know nothing but its own modifications and that 
the self is the only existent thing," said Scully. "What
brought this on?"

"Folie a deux," said Mulder. "After we both saw that
monster. I wondered if that was just my own reality
thinking that Pincus was a zombie. I felt like I lost
something back there."

"You weren't the only one, Mulder."

"I know that, Scully. I just wondered if it was my 
own reality causing the illusion. I thought I was
really going crazy. It bothered me that no one
believed me. I felt like I was the only person in
existence and everyone around me was playing
into what Pincus wanted to believe. I felt lost,
Scully."

"I know, Mulder. In the end, I came through for
you. I believed you. I still put my faith in you. 
Please remember that," Scully said as she got up
from her chair to hold Mulder, to comfort him. 

"I'll remember, Scully."

-- the end -- 


Feedback: Yes, please. Send to: eblair@sonic.net

Author's Notes:

This was written in response to the Haven's Word
Challenge, due today. I hope you will enjoy this
story as I had fun figuring out what solipsism 
means. :)