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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|range = U.N.I.T. (tie-in website){{!}}U.N.I.T. | |range = U.N.I.T. (tie-in website){{!}}U.N.I.T. | ||
|number in range = 15 | |number in range = #15 | ||
|name = ''Object Auction'' | |name = ''Object Auction'' | ||
|image = Object Auction 27 08.jpg | |image = Object Auction 27 08.jpg | ||
|main character = [[J Frinkstein]], [[Jenny Maguire]] | |main character = [[J Frinkstein]], [[Jenny Maguire]] | ||
|setting = [[United Kingdom]], [[2006]] | |setting = [[United Kingdom]], [[2006]]{{Note|This story, being set after the [[London UFO crash]] in [[March]] and before ''[[Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings (short story)|Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings]]'' (set sometime prior to [[28 July]]) takes place anytime from mid-March to late July.}} | ||
| | |release date = 30 April 2005 | ||
|writer = | |writer = BBC webteam | ||
|publisher = BBC | |publisher = BBC | ||
|genre = Science fiction | |genre = Science fiction | ||
|format = Online short story | |format = Online short story | ||
| | |website = ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' | ||
|series = [[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|''U.N.I.T.'' website fiction]] | |series = [[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|''U.N.I.T.'' website fiction]] | ||
|prev = Number Ten (short story) | |prev = Number Ten (short story) | ||
|next = | |next = Untitled (U.N.I.T. website video game){{!}}untitled | ||
|series2 = ''[[Operations Board (series)|Operations Board]]'' | |series2 = ''[[Operations Board (series)|Operations Board]]'' | ||
|prev2 = Number Ten (short story) | |prev2 = Number Ten (short story) | ||
|next2 = Rose Tyler (short story) | |next2 = Rose Tyler (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Object Auction''''', also called '''''Object Auctioned''''' and prefixed as '''''Operations Board: Object Auction''''' on the story's page, was the eleventh short story and fifteenth release published | '''''Object Auction''''', also called '''''Object Auctioned''''' and prefixed as '''''Operations Board: Object Auction''''' on the story's page, was the eleventh short story and fifteenth release exclusively published on the ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|website]] on [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]{{note|As this was released alongside ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', it is likely it was released on 30 April.}} by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the broadcast of ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''. ''Object Auction'' was the fourth release in the ''[[Operations Board (series)|Operations Board]]'' series of in-universe chat logs between UNIT personnel. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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=== Referenced only === | === Referenced only === | ||
* [[The Object]] | * [[The Object]] | ||
* [[Hiram Duchesne|The seller]] | |||
* [[Henry van Statten|The buyer]] | * [[Henry van Statten|The buyer]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The auction mentions that The Object is still [[life|alive]], still [[Stimulant|unresponsive]], and still [[danger|deadly]]. | * The auction mentions that The Object is still [[life|alive]], still [[Stimulant|unresponsive]], and still [[danger|deadly]]. | ||
** The [[P&P]] is included in the price. | ** The [[P&P]] is included in the price. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Object is the "[[Metaltron]]", that passed around from collector to collector for decades. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'', | * The Object is the "[[Metaltron]]", that passed around from collector to collector for decades. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'', etc.) | ||
* UNIT had been tracking the Object, known also as a "[[Code D]]", for years. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]'') | * UNIT had been tracking the Object, known also as a "[[Code D]]", for years. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]'') | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
=== Notes === | |||
{{notelist}} | {{notelist}} | ||
{{U.N.I.T. fiction}} | {{U.N.I.T. fiction}} | ||
{{UNIT stories}} | {{UNIT stories}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Operations Board short stories]] | [[Category:Operations Board short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2006]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2006]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:23, 9 November 2023
Object Auction, also called Object Auctioned and prefixed as Operations Board: Object Auction on the story's page, was the eleventh short story and fifteenth release exclusively published on the U.N.I.T. website on 30 April 2005[nb 2] by the BBC webteam to coincide with the broadcast of Dalek. Object Auction was the fourth release in the Operations Board series of in-universe chat logs between UNIT personnel.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an operations board, Sgt J Frinkstein shares that an auction for something called "The Object" has been spotted. He states the the seller and the buyer are currently trying to be identified by UNIT. Major Jenny Maguire replies, expressing that it would be "great" able to aquire it, especially given its reputation, but the price was too expensive for UNIT's budget. She mentions the fact that UNIT's interest always causes the price to climb and she expresses pity for the alien.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Referenced only[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The auction mentions that The Object is still alive, still unresponsive, and still deadly.
- The P&P is included in the price.
- The Object has been traded around for decades.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Object is the "Metaltron", that passed around from collector to collector for decades. (TV: Dalek, PROSE: Dalek, The Secret Lives of Monsters, etc.)
- UNIT had been tracking the Object, known also as a "Code D", for years. (AUDIO: The Dalek Transaction)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ This story, being set after the London UFO crash in March and before Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings (set sometime prior to 28 July) takes place anytime from mid-March to late July.
- ↑ As this was released alongside Dalek, it is likely it was released on 30 April.
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