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When Edward eventually died from his illness, Henry had all his workers mourn the man's death for [[10 (number)|ten]] [[minute]]s before firing them all and redesigning the entire corporation to achieve his childhood dream of exploring the concept of space and alien life, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek (novelisation)}}) to be an [[astronaut]] who would befriend an alien on [[Mars]], as he wistfully later put it. The first piece of otherworldly material acquired by Van Statten was [[moondust]], which he found at an [[ammo fair]]. While this had been easy for him, he found it to be "ultimate" to have alien [[grit]] run through his hands. He then began collecting actual alien artefacts, which was more of a challenge. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) | When Edward eventually died from his illness, Henry had all his workers mourn the man's death for [[10 (number)|ten]] [[minute]]s before firing them all and redesigning the entire corporation to achieve his childhood dream of exploring the concept of space and alien life, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek (novelisation)}}) to be an [[astronaut]] who would befriend an alien on [[Mars]], as he wistfully later put it. The first piece of otherworldly material acquired by Van Statten was [[moondust]], which he found at an [[ammo fair]]. While this had been easy for him, he found it to be "ultimate" to have alien [[grit]] run through his hands. He then began collecting actual alien artefacts, which was more of a challenge. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) | ||
He began utilising [[the Gray Market]], an underground [[trading]] scene, [[addiction|addictively]] purchasing alien "[[leftover]]s and [[curio]]s" with the large sums of [[money]] earned from his firm as it began to "take off" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) in the [[dotcom]] boom of [[1995]]-[[2001]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{ | He began utilising [[the Gray Market]], an underground [[trading]] scene, [[addiction|addictively]] purchasing alien "[[leftover]]s and [[curio]]s" with the large sums of [[money]] earned from his firm as it began to "take off" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) in the [[dotcom]] boom of [[1995]]-[[2001]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=146}}) He also knew how to differentiate real alien objects from the [[fake]]s, which were "easy pickings" in the Market. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) Winning these artefacts at [[auction]], he reverse engineered them to create "new" technologies which he exploited commercially. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}}) Some of the objects he acquired included: [[material (Henry Van Statten)|an unidentifiable material]]; [[rock (Henry Van Statten)|a curious rock]] around the size of a [[Jolly Rancher]] that took the combined force of [[3 (number)|three]] [[people]] to lift; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) and technology salvaged from the [[Roswell crash]] which he used to create [[broadband]]. He kept these artifacts in a private collection, inside a bunker called [[The Vault (Dalek)|the Vault]] more than fifty floors below ground in [[Utah]] near [[Salt Lake City]]. Henry also now owned the [[Internet]], and influenced American elections to favour his desires. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}}) | ||
Although in the early few years of the [[21st century|new millennium]] Van Statten did not publicly discuss his belief that aliens had visited Earth, ([[PROSE]]: {{ | Although in the early few years of the [[21st century|new millennium]] Van Statten did not publicly discuss his belief that aliens had visited Earth, ([[PROSE]]: {{The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=146}}) after the [[Slitheen famil|Slitheen]]'s attempt to [[London UFO crash|plunge Earth into a nuclear war]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Aliens of London (TV story)}}, {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}) Van Statten allowed himself to be interviewed by conspiracy theorist [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]], owner of the website [[Who is Doctor Who?]], about his thoughts on aliens; he talked about the "event" that happened just the week prior and his [[ambition]] to collect alien [[artefact]]s, which he admitted was fuelled by his childhood dreams. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) | ||
=== Acquiring the Metaltron === | === Acquiring the Metaltron === | ||
