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Bertram says that it would be unwise of him to tell Woking and the Prime Minister more about the Machine as he is not entirely sure about it. The Prime Minister insists that he does, telling him that [[NATO]] are insisting that London be [[bomb]]ed. Bertram says that this would be pointless as the Machine is no longer affecting new people, simply allowing those affected to spread across the world. | Bertram says that it would be unwise of him to tell Woking and the Prime Minister more about the Machine as he is not entirely sure about it. The Prime Minister insists that he does, telling him that [[NATO]] are insisting that London be [[bomb]]ed. Bertram says that this would be pointless as the Machine is no longer affecting new people, simply allowing those affected to spread across the world. | ||
A [[spaceship]] lands near Charley and Robert and [[Proto-Viyran| | A [[spaceship]] lands near Charley and Robert and [[Proto-Viyran|Viyrans]] disembark, looking old, primitive and grimy. | ||
Naomi and Rab think about Charley's message, which Rab sees as a ticket out of the camp. He sends a message to Woking and then, at Naomi's insistence, a response to Charley. | Naomi and Rab think about Charley's message, which Rab sees as a ticket out of the camp. He sends a message to Woking and then, at Naomi's insistence, a response to Charley. | ||
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Naomi and Rab are reunited with Bertram, who removes the hoods that were placed over them. Woking tells the Prime Minister that Rab's laptop has been looked over and confirms that Rab received a message from Charley. As Woking wants to speak to them, the Prime Minister tells him to bring Naomi, Rab and Bertram. | Naomi and Rab are reunited with Bertram, who removes the hoods that were placed over them. Woking tells the Prime Minister that Rab's laptop has been looked over and confirms that Rab received a message from Charley. As Woking wants to speak to them, the Prime Minister tells him to bring Naomi, Rab and Bertram. | ||
Charley writes a message explaining where she was and what happened to the sick humanoids and her suspicion that she and Robert were to be used for [[slave]] labour. She was proven right and they were all put into a [[lift]] which sent them down to the surface of the planet at a high speed. | Charley writes a message explaining where she was and what happened to the sick humanoids and her suspicion that she and Robert were to be used for [[slave]] labour. She was proven right and they were all put into a [[lift]] which sent them down to the surface of the planet at a high speed. | ||
Reading her message, Rab and the group are confused. Bertram explains that he arrived on that planet with Charley and Robert long before life began on [[Earth]], but fell into the Prolixity and felt time pass. He was, however, unable to explain how Rab's laptop was connected to the Prolixity. He believes that his time travel was for a reason and wondered if Charley had changed history, hence asking the humans if anything had changed. He believes that the death rate on Earth will return to normal levels in the future and asks Rab to send a message to Charley, asking who she wishes to speak to. | Reading her message, Rab and the group are confused. Bertram explains that he arrived on that planet with Charley and Robert long before life began on [[Earth]], but fell into the Prolixity and felt time pass. He was, however, unable to explain how Rab's laptop was connected to the Prolixity. He believes that his time travel was for a reason and wondered if Charley had changed history, hence asking the humans if anything had changed. He believes that the death rate on Earth will return to normal levels in the future and asks Rab to send a message to Charley, asking who she wishes to speak to. | ||
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Another message from Charley arrives, sent from about ten years after her arrival on the planet, saying that she, Robert and the other humanoids were split into work parties upon reaching the surface. They were given diving masks and air tanks and made to dive deep into the [[sea]] to harvest a sort of orange [[coral]]. After almost ten years, she and Robert had picked up some of the humanoids' language and had survived a number of culls in which the least fit are killed. She says that she and Robert grew to understand each other. | Another message from Charley arrives, sent from about ten years after her arrival on the planet, saying that she, Robert and the other humanoids were split into work parties upon reaching the surface. They were given diving masks and air tanks and made to dive deep into the [[sea]] to harvest a sort of orange [[coral]]. After almost ten years, she and Robert had picked up some of the humanoids' language and had survived a number of culls in which the least fit are killed. She says that she and Robert grew to understand each other. | ||
A third message arrives from Charley in answer to the first that Rab sent. In it, Charley says that she thinks she can remember Rab and that she did not die in the early [[20th century]], although sometimes she wishes that she had. She knows, however, that this would have meant that she would have missed out on all of her adventures. After sending this, a Viyran tells her that the Prolixity's [[time differential]] has stabilised and that the Prolixity may be a lifeform. | A third message arrives from Charley in answer to the first that Rab sent. In it, Charley says that she thinks she can remember Rab and that she did not die in the early [[20th century]], although sometimes she wishes that she had. She knows, however, that this would have meant that she would have missed out on all of her adventures. After sending this, a Viyran tells her that the Prolixity's [[time differential]] has stabilised and that the Prolixity may be a lifeform. | ||
Charley receives a message from Rab asking whose attention she is trying to get. When the Viyran tells her to tell the truth, she responds saying that she wants to speak with Bertram as he is with her now, confusing Rab and the group. Their Bertram seems to freeze before saying that he believes he knows what must be done before disappearing. | Charley receives a message from Rab asking whose attention she is trying to get. When the Viyran tells her to tell the truth, she responds saying that she wants to speak with Bertram as he is with her now, confusing Rab and the group. Their Bertram seems to freeze before saying that he believes he knows what must be done before disappearing. | ||
Bertram ruffles himself back into a Viyran and tells Charley and Robert that they are on [[Gelrasi]] and that the Viyrans there are from the distant past. He tells them that he has not come to save them and that he does not wish to be known by the name "Bertram". He asks Charley to send a message to ensure that he arrives in the past from the future, which Charley says is a [[temporal paradox]]. She and Robert ask what he has been doing in the meantime. | Bertram ruffles himself back into a Viyran and tells Charley and Robert that they are on [[Gelrasi]] and that the Viyrans there are from the distant past. He tells them that he has not come to save them and that he does not wish to be known by the name "Bertram". He asks Charley to send a message to ensure that he arrives in the past from the future, which Charley says is a [[temporal paradox]]. She and Robert ask what he has been doing in the meantime. | ||
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The Prime Minister is on the [[telephone]] with the [[President (The Destructive Quality of Life)|President]] and sorrowfully says that she will indeed bomb London. | The Prime Minister is on the [[telephone]] with the [[President (The Destructive Quality of Life)|President]] and sorrowfully says that she will indeed bomb London. | ||
The Rogue Viyran says that he believes the Prolixity took him to 21st century London to encounter the Machine in the Underground and to learn the true mission of the Proto-Viyrans. He is now aware of four other Machines having been sent to Earth in its history, some before Charley but most between her and Robert's times. | The Rogue Viyran says that he believes the Prolixity took him to 21st century London to encounter the Machine in the Underground and to learn the true mission of the Proto-Viyrans. He is now aware of four other Machines having been sent to Earth in its history, some before Charley but most between her and Robert's times. | ||
The Prime Minister gives authorisation for the bombing of [[Central London]], which goes ahead. | The Prime Minister gives authorisation for the bombing of [[Central London]], which goes ahead. | ||
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* [[Gelrasian]] / [[Guard (The Destructive Quality of Life)|Guard]] / [[Proto-Viyran]] - [[Glen McCready]] | * [[Gelrasian]] / [[Guard (The Destructive Quality of Life)|Guard]] / [[Proto-Viyran]] - [[Glen McCready]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Charley says that the room that she and Robert were taken to by the Gelrasians is bigger than the [[Albert Hall]]. | * Charley says that the room that she and Robert were taken to by the Gelrasians is bigger than the [[Albert Hall]]. | ||
* Robert does not known what a [[dinner gong]] is or what the [[Royal Albert Hall|Albert Hall]] is. | * Robert does not known what a [[dinner gong]] is or what the [[Royal Albert Hall|Albert Hall]] is. | ||
