(Mulder looks around) Mulder: Wow, talk about the belly of the beast. I mean, the basement of the FBI is bad, but this is far worse. I mean, I honestly remember back in the summer of 04, this place was cool. Scully: Oh yeah, for sure, peak PS2 era. (She holds up a large box) Mulder: What's that? Scully: You know, honestly, Fox, I got this PS5 and, well... Mulder: No PS2, right? Scully: Yeah, I think I'll just sell it. (They approach the desk) Cashier: Hi. Mulder: Wait... (he smiles) I honestly can't believe it. Are you...? Cashier: Yeah, I am. Scully: You know, you gave a great performance, Emily. I mean, we were great. But you guys? Bones? I mean, classic TV. As Bueller would say: Mulder and Scully: CHOICE. Emily Deschanel: Did you guys need something? Scully: Oh yeah, my bad. (She holds up the box) I'm looking to sell this PS5. It's no... Emily: NO FUCKING PS2! I know! We get that. A lot. So... you wanna sell. How much did you pay initially? Scully: Well, technically nothing, actually. Mulder: Dude, are you stealing tech now? Scully: No, I financed. You can actually pay over 12 months with Affirm. Mulder: In the cafe you said something about "having tons of discretionary income." Scully: I know. That's the official story on my bank account. But, you know, I just make up little lies and I really don't have to spend any of my own cash up front. (She holds up the book Muldar gave her) You know, consumer societies, weird shit, conspiracies. Whatever, so, yeah. (She smiles) I totes financed this shiz, Muldar. Mulder: Ok, so. Emily: Do you wanna sell it? Scully: Yeah, it sucks. Emily: Ok, so let me put on a mask. Temperance Brennan: Tell me, kind miss, precisely how much did you finance this game system for? And, no! I don't play video games or interact with any social media! I read books! Mulder: Man, Emily, you've really got that down. Emily: Well, we were on the air for 12 years or so. How long were you on the air? It was a little before my time. Scully: Emily, don't pull that age-ist bullshit. It's beneath you. Emily: My bad. So, how much did you finance for? Scully: I dunno, maybe about $600? Emily: Well, I can give you $182. Mulder: What the fuck? A hundred and eighty-two dollars? I mean, can't you give Scully a little more? I mean, this shit is in mint condition and... well, we've been doing good, honest, patriotic government work for, like... God, how long has it been Scully? Scully: Ok, so... add six, subtract seven, carry the two - fuck it, too long. Do people even watch TV anymore? Mulder: Scully, Scully... just enjoy the momentum. It's pure inertia at this point. Scully: Well, I mean, do you buy back games? Emily: Indeterminately? Mulder: (He rubs his temples) What the fuck does that mean, Emily? You indeterminately buy back games? Emily: Seriously, Agent Fox, look around. Do you see how many new copies of games we have ALONE! (she gets angry) Let alone old copies of games! The shit is just falling off the shelves! This shit just makes me angry! (She composes herself) Emily: I'll just give you some free advice: at some point, the value of technology in your memory becomes higher than the monetary value. And trust me, that shit is happening faster and faster with every generation. So, just keep the PS5 or throw it in a dumpster or, I dunno, make a trash art exhibit out of it or even, I dunno, buy some fireworks and blow that piece of shit up. And, it's funny, my dad actually worked for Lockheed back in the day. Anyway, there was this one time, they launched a missile as a test and then thing takes off and then just starts twirling in midair above the Navy ship. (Mulder and Scully laugh) Emily: Anyway, so, one of his work associates turns to him and says, "Man, that shit blowed up REAL GOOD." Scully: Was it armed with a nuke? Emily: Oh, no, that missile was just a party favor. Mulder: A party favor? Emily: Yeah, this was back in the 80s. I mean, you know, Reagan, the Cold War, so yeah, they'd have parties and drink and launch missiles off of official government ships and just watch them twirl in midair. Scully: Ok, so, getting back to the point: what are you doing here? Emily: Well, I made roughly a gazillion dollars off Bones. And so did David. And all the others. So, we got our money together. Well, I dunno, 1% of it, and bought this place. (She smiles) Mulder: Why did you buy a Gamestop after you finished Bones? Emily: Isn't it obvious? Mulder: No, not really. Emily: We did it as a comment on how shit the video game industry is right now. Well, at least the AAA part. Personally, I actually play NSFW games now. Purely indie. Mostly written and coded by one or two people. It's much more interesting. Check out itch.io if you want a good laugh and some fun. Scully: So, all of you? The whole cast? Emily: Yeah, everybody's in the back: David, Michaela, Eric, T.J., Jonathan, Tamara, John, and the other John. Plus, like, I dunno... 40 or so extras? Scully: What are they doing? Emily: Probably drugs. I mean, David is a total pothead. Sadly, they make me run the cash register while we're open. Which is funny because we don't actually make any sales at all. Scully and Mulder: The switch to digital only! Emily: Exactly. So, it's not exactly paying for itself. But it's making a statement. Mulder: That's fair. And I mean, you don't really need it to pay for itself because... Emily: We're all loaded. Scully: Well, this has been enlightening to say the least. Listen, can I just leave this here on the ground? Emily: Your PS5? Don't you want it? Scully: After all this... not at all. I'll just boot up my PS2. Emily: Ok, that's fine. I mean, no one comes in here anyway, and David'll come out here stoned out of his mind and make some dumbass comment about it. So, what are you guys doing today? Mulder: Well, we were supposed to be tracking vampires, but we decided to ditch. Emily: Excellent. Is your supervisor mad at all? Scully: No, not really. He just sent the n00bs. It's probably just some stupid rumor anyway. I mean, did you know the FBI is actually taking tips from Reddit now? Emily: Huh... Reddit. Well, in that case, I'm gonna go on and start making shit up! Mulder and Scully: Do it. Emily: Well, it was nice to meet you. See ya! (They leave what was Gamestop and is now a performance art exhibit for no one to see) Mulder: Well, there are a lot of stores here. Do you wanna go in any of them? Scully: I dunno, just give me ten seconds to think. That was too fucking much.