things we learn about scully in s1
she has a godson (and she told his mother that she thinks mulder is cute)
she did her residency in forensic medicine
she's good with dogs and is naturally drawn to all kinds of animals (even evil-looking monkeys)
she wants to keep her christmas tree up all year because her father always made her take it down as soon as the holiday was over
(and she was never positive that her father, who was in the navy and involved in the cuban blockade, was truly proud of her, because she joined the FBI instead of becoming a full-time doctor like he had wanted)
((and he didn't say "i love you" the last time he spoke to her. ouch))
when she was 14, she stole one of her mother's cigarettes, which she thought was disgusting, but she wanted to do something Forbidden for once
she once forgot her own birthday (which is february 23rd) when she was studying for her exams
she has a little cat sign on her apartment door <3
when challenged by the preacher's kid, she refused to deny the power of God; she was raised catholic, and remembers that "God never lets the devil steal the show"
(she's almost always wearing a cross necklace, even while declaring that she considers science sacred)
((and yes, her favorite movie is the exorcist))
she took some biology courses on bugs and is now going to tell you some bug facts
she has two brothers, one younger and one older
her dad- with whom she did not have the greatest of relationships- nicknamed her "starbuck"
(he called her this after the steady and rational first mate character from moby dick; all the more cruel when you consider he pushed her aside for joining the FBI rather than doing the "logical" thing, becoming a doctor. to cast her in a role of the dutiful daughter without her permission and then create a conditional sense of love is just. so mean. it's a miracle she didn't turn out as emotionally repressed as he did)
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i failed to resist the siren call of vending machine energy drink caffeine on an understaffed day when i did not sleep enough, but the sight that this wretched can contains possibly 10x as much caffeine as the iced tea i usually go for has greatly tempered my willingness to subject myself to the effects of drinking the entire beverage
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"There are spiders in my veins."
"Maybe stop trying to replace your blood with coffee."
"Nah, that's not it," I assure the jittering nerves before sipping more coffee. "I just need to find something to get rid of the spiders..."
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me at the end of lab: see you after spring break!
my professor: wait hold on, will you be laying at the beach next week?
me:
me: i don’t like the beach
him: well will you go skiing then?
me: i don’t really like being in the snow either
him:
me:
me: i’ll figure something out
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Back in the day, the caffeinated panera lemonade that killed people unironically helped me with my mental health cause it showed me on an extreme and semi-regular basis that I am actually caffeine intolerant and that wanting to kill myself after drinking something that isn't juice or water is NOT my usual
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