HEADER, NOTES, AND DISCLAIMER TITLE: Diametrically Opposed AUTHOR: mountainphile RATING: NC-17 in some chapters for language and adult sexual situations. Please read responsibly. CATEGORY: MSR, X-File FEEDBACK: mountainphile@yahoo.com URL: http://www.geocities.com/mountainphile DISTRIBUTION: Please ask to link this story, as I like to know who and where in case I want to visit. Since it was originally written as a work-in-progress, subtle changes may have occurred along the way in various chapters... or not. UNIVERSE: Anything goes from seasons 1 through 7. After Je Souhaite, be prepared to enter a Requiem-less timeline. "Diametrically Opposed" is set four months after the events of "Seeds Of Synchronicity", the previous story in this universe, in which the partners share an intimacy that goes far beyond friendship. SETTING: "Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences." Scully and Mulder investigate the mysterious disappearance of a college student in Ohio. Circumstances demand that they work the case from divergent ends of the spectrum, unearthing old wounds while opening new doors to the truth. NOTES: Putnam University is a very real institution that exists under a different name. I have purposely deceived, inveigled and obfuscated numerous locations, individuals, names and facts out of respect for my alma mater, for its 2004 bicentennial celebration, and to protect the innocent. The area's supernatural legacy does have a basis in fact, and the broader elements emerge largely intact and unchanged when they appear in this story. DISCLAIMER: All things XF, after all this time, still belong to Chris Carter, FOX, and 1013 Productions. I think. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Special enduring thanks go to Diana Battis and Audrey Roget for consistent, amazing, selfless beta throughout the long haul. To Forte and Mish for occasional whacking of the weeds in early chapters. To the ladies of Musea for their enthusiasm, skill, and general encouragement. And my grateful thanks also to Avalon, for her suggestions about psychic matters, and to Tom in San Diego, David in Columbus, and Philiater for medical advice.