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On [[Who is Doctor Who?]], instead of writing about [[alien]]s like he previously had done, [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] instead [[interview]]s [[United States|US]] [[dotcom]] giant [[Henry Van Statten]], well known for his interest in aliens. [[London UFO crash|Last week's event]] is now being dismissed as a [[hoax]], as both the [[British government|the Government]] and the [[world]]'s [[media]] are conspiring to cover it up, and so, Mickey asks Van Statten for his thoughts on the event, as he is one of the few "unafraid" to [[belief|believe]]. | On [[Who is Doctor Who?]], instead of writing about [[alien]]s like he previously had done, [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] instead [[interview]]s [[United States|US]] [[dotcom]] giant [[Henry Van Statten]], well known for his interest in aliens. [[London UFO crash|Last week's event]] is now being dismissed as a [[hoax]], as both the [[British government|the Government]] and the [[world]]'s [[media]] are conspiring to cover it up, and so, Mickey asks Van Statten for his thoughts on the event, as he is one of the few "unafraid" to [[belief|believe]]. | ||
Van Statten responds, straightforwardly asserting that [[Slitheen family|aliens]] visited [[Earth]], attempting to destroy humanity, but instead — although in a method that eludes Van Statten's understanding — humanity was able to destroy them; this excites him. Mickey questions why there would be a cover up, and Van Statten feels that it was more a "near-miss", as humanity — as small minded as they are — would've been faced with an "unacceptable situation", so it is easier for [[forgetting|forget]] than to cope with aliens. Mickey brings up the existence of [[evidence]] of the event, and Van Statten simply thinks that there will have been a "vast clear-up" to store anything left over away from the [[public]] and then to be closely examined. | Van Statten responds, straightforwardly asserting that [[Slitheen family|aliens]] visited [[Earth]], attempting to destroy humanity, but instead — although in a method that eludes Van Statten's understanding — humanity was able to destroy them; this excites him. Mickey questions why there would be a cover up, and Van Statten feels that it was more a "near-miss", as humanity — as small minded as they are — would've been faced with an "unacceptable situation", so it is easier for [[forgetting|forget]] than to cope with aliens. Mickey brings up the existence of [[evidence]] of the event, and Van Statten simply thinks that there will have been a "vast clear-up" to store anything left over away from the [[public]] and then to be closely [[examination|examined]]. | ||
Mickey asks Van Statten how he can know this for certain and if this was precedented. Van Statten is sure of it, knowing that the planet has been visited since the beginning, and, that like "[[daytripper]]s in the [[park]]", the leave things behind; sometimes just [[scrap]]s, sometimes things more interesting, and it when people who find these remains, especially those who know of their significance, is when people like him get [[luck]]y. Mickey asks for clarification, and Van Statten explains that these people — like himself and Mickey — are those who want a piece of the [[star]]s. For himself, it started with [[moondust]], which he obtained in an [[ammo fair]]; as he couldn't not physically travel to an alien [[world]], this was "ultimate", to have alien [[grit]] run through his [[hand]]s. However, to Van Statten, this had been easy, and the actual [[challenge]] was acquiring ''actual'' alien [[artefact]]s. | Mickey asks Van Statten how he can know this for certain and if this was precedented. Van Statten is sure of it, knowing that the planet has been visited since the beginning, and, that like "[[daytripper]]s in the [[park]]", the leave things behind; sometimes just [[scrap]]s, sometimes things more interesting, and it when people who find these remains, especially those who know of their significance, is when people like him get [[luck]]y. Mickey asks for clarification, and Van Statten explains that these people — like himself and Mickey — are those who want a piece of the [[star]]s. For himself, it started with [[moondust]], which he obtained in an [[ammo fair]]; as he couldn't not physically travel to an alien [[world]], this was "ultimate", to have alien [[grit]] run through his [[hand]]s. However, to Van Statten, this had been easy, and the actual [[challenge]] was acquiring ''actual'' alien [[artefact]]s. | ||
