"Have you ever heard of forest fervor?"
"What?"
"Forest fervor. The spot in the forest where you can find the warm, beating lifeline to all living things."
"Mulder, that's… that's not how a forest ecosystem works."
"How can you possibly know that for sure?" he asks as he kneels to touch a large rock. "Perhaps the heart of the forest lies here. Oh… Scully, feel this." He reaches for her hand, but she shakes her head, trying to step back. "Come on, don't you trust me?"
"Of course."
"Then… feel this and tell me there's not a lifeline to the forest." He reaches for her hand again and she allows him to slowly pull her down beside him. "Right here."
He guides her hand to the rock and just as she places it next to his, he turns his head and makes a barking sound, causing her to jump in fear and pull her hand away. She stares at him and he smiles.
"Gotcha," he says softly and she exhales a shaky breath. She tries to look stern, but soon she is laughing and shaking her head.
"You're such an ass," she says, placing her hand on his forearm for leverage and attempting to stand up even as she continues to chuckle.
He smiles as waits for her to get her footing and then he stands beside her.
A hand on her lower back guides her back to the car, as she mumbles forest fervor under her breath and laughs through her nose.