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In the 14th footnote to rule 4398, in the rulebook for [[the Hunt]] which came to [[Earth]], selected targets such as [[Alex (Moving Target)|Alex]] were identified and approved by a third party as future-proof. This served as ethical grounds to justify hunting this human: Alex was deemed inconsequential. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Moving Target (audio story)|Moving Target]]'') | In the 14th footnote to rule 4398, in the rulebook for [[the Hunt]] which came to [[Earth]], selected targets such as [[Alex (Moving Target)|Alex]] were identified and approved by a third party as future-proof. This served as ethical grounds to justify hunting this human: Alex was deemed inconsequential. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Moving Target (audio story)|Moving Target]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] explained that the [[Web of Time]] was resilient. In some cases, events could be reshaped and could reflow. Some people, who had led quiet, unobtrusive lives, and had no children, could safely have been made to die early. [[History]] could simply "blink and miss [them]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Zygon Who Fell to Earth (audio story)|The Zygon Who Fell to Earth]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 06:58, 16 November 2018
"Future-proof" was a legal term, applied to an individual whose death would have little to no impact on the causal nexus. In other words, their removal from the timeline would have no discernable impact on the planet's future. As the Referee put it, "Nobody will miss [them]."
In the 14th footnote to rule 4398, in the rulebook for the Hunt which came to Earth, selected targets such as Alex were identified and approved by a third party as future-proof. This served as ethical grounds to justify hunting this human: Alex was deemed inconsequential. (AUDIO: Moving Target)
The Eighth Doctor explained that the Web of Time was resilient. In some cases, events could be reshaped and could reflow. Some people, who had led quiet, unobtrusive lives, and had no children, could safely have been made to die early. History could simply "blink and miss [them]." (AUDIO: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth)
