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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOOSE & SQUIRREL!

I was always fascinated with the fact that there is a year and a half between the Pilot and 'Deep Throat'. (Yes, there is. It's canon, whether it was conscious or not. Live with it.) This here is situated not much long after the events in the Pilot; I thought maybe late April, early May.

I am pretty meticulous when it comes to illustrating the XF-verse, so this baby has some Easter eggs and reference. So for those too lazy and/or curious, here they are:

*SCULLY*
- Briefcase: as seen in 'Fallen Angel', although the colors are a bit tweaked to fit the overall palette.
- Insanely pretty brooch: as seen in 'Deep Throat'.
- Scully fashion: her jacket is akin to that in the Pilot, but she's wearing a long skirt like in Space (and look! there's the briefcase again). Blouse: neatly buttoned, with a collar, like in 'Squeeze'.
- Glasses: as seen in the Pilot et al.
- Hair: she's had a haircut since the Pilot but hasn't changed the color yet.

*MULDER*
- Mulder fashion: leather belt, somewhat loose pants, pocketless shirt and, last but not least, a horrible paisley tie akin to those seen in early eps such as 'Squeeze'.
- Glasses: as seen in the Pilot et al.
- Hair: he hasn't had a haircut since the Pilot
- ETA 1: and oh but of course, an old school yellow pencil.

*OTHER STUFF*
- It's obvious, but I'll write it anyway: SUNFLOWER SEEDS. (ETA 2: I decided it was safe to make Scully eat them too; we all know it's Mulder's fav treat, but few people remember they did share the seeds once on the show; maybe it's because everyone hates 'Space' and rarely rewatches it? I'm talking about this scene at the very beginning of the ep; Mulder's having some, and it really looks like she's munching on some too. At least that's how it looks to me.)
- The photo on Scully's file looks like the UFO on the IWTB poster.
- Mulder's notes read "ad. X-3692": March 6, 1992?
- They are, of course, on a bench. I've never been to D.C. so it's a general impression of The National Mall. Treat it more like a concept than like a depiction. Or maybe it's a completely different park? The lamps are from D.C. all right; reference from gettyimages.
- And, last but not least, the X in the sky. First I wanted to put a UFO in there but that was stupid, so I settled for an airplane. And then I remembered how airplane vapor trails sometimes cross each other in the sky and make me all excited (shut up), and - here it is.

That was long.

(The brushes for the tie and for the plaque and the pattern for the bushes: Obsidian Dawn. The texture for the ground: mine.)