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-# Well, the policeman in ''AUC'' was never actually ''shown'' to leave Totter's Lane, was he? It would make sense that he was still vicinity to hear Ian and Barbara getting into the kerfuffle with the Doctor and started making a lot of noise, and returning just as the TARDIS dematerialised.
+# Well, the policeman in ''AUC'' was never actually ''shown'' to leave Totter's Lane, was he? It would make sense that he was still in the vicinity to hear Ian and Barbara getting into the kerfuffle with the Doctor and started making a lot of noise, and returning just as the TARDIS dematerialised.
 # And? The author of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'' could've easily used [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'' to date the events. That's not a issue, surely, one story being in continuity with another?
 # I had thought that some sources had stated that Fred had portrayed the policeman in the final edition?
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 # I had thought that someone had said that both Reg and Fred were intended to be the policeman, implying that they were the same individual, so I wanted to clarify that they weren't, even though upon reflection that seemed a bit obvious.
 # As for the airdate being the date in which ''AUC'' is set, 22 November, well that was a Friday. So still a schoolday, surely? <div style="background-color:#0E234E; border: solid 0.5px gold; display: inline; white-space: nowrap;">[[doctorwho:user:Epsilon the Eternal|<span style="background:#0E234E; color:white"><code>Epsilon</code></span>]][[doctorwho:user talk:Epsilon the Eternal|📯]] [[doctorwho:special:Contributions/Epsilon the Eternal|📂]]</div> 13:02, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
+See, a lot of what you're saying is based on assumptions/guesswork. So is a lot of what I'M saying, sure (my headcanon is even that the reason Saturday is a schoolday in AUC is Coal Hill School has some optional bonus studies on that day even though AUC has ZERO indication it's anything but  a  normal schoolday), but I'm not arguing anything definite. You are. I'm just saying there's not quite ENOUGH evidence to merge them, not saying they CAN'T be the same indivual. But, to respond to your points.
+# There's no suggestion of any of that in AUC. And I think he would have intervened earlier with Ian and Barbara stalking a student if so.
+# Sure, there's absolutely  no issue with it being in century with the short story A Long Night, which dates the events of AUC to 23rd November
+# Well, then why even bring up Reg?
+# Circumstantial!
+# You thought wrong
+# Yes. That would make more sense, logically, I admit. But it still doesn't seem to be what this book is going for. [[User:NightmareofEden|NightmareofEden]] [[User talk:NightmareofEden|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:24, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
+Oh, and, I'm genuinely unsure how relevant this is but Susan says she'll return the French Revolution book "tomorrow". So even if it's set on Friday Coal Hill will still have to be open (and open to students, no less) on the weekends. And I don't think any story definitely dates it to any date other than those two so we do seem to be forced to accept this. As I say, not sure how relevant this is so feel free to ignore it but it just SEEMED relevant, to me. Idk...[[User:NightmareofEden|NightmareofEden]] [[User talk:NightmareofEden|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:35, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
+: Well, Susan may not know she is not allowed in. Or, in the DWU, students are allowed into schools on weekends unlike the the real world. Or, she could arrive at the school and hand the book over to the receptionist with instructions to return it to the correct classroom. <div style="background-color:#0E234E; border: solid 0.5px gold; display: inline; white-space: nowrap;">[[doctorwho:user:Epsilon the Eternal|<span style="background:#0E234E; color:white"><code>Epsilon</code></span>]][[doctorwho:user talk:Epsilon the Eternal|📯]] [[doctorwho:special:Contributions/Epsilon the Eternal|📂]]</div> 13:56, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
+:: Can this be concluded yet please? <div style="background-color:#0E234E; border: solid 0.5px gold; display: inline; white-space: nowrap;">[[doctorwho:user:Epsilon the Eternal|<span style="background:#0E234E; color:white"><code>Epsilon</code></span>]][[doctorwho:user talk:Epsilon the Eternal|📯]] [[doctorwho:special:Contributions/Epsilon the Eternal|📂]]</div> 11:10, 5 November 2021 (UTC)