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|website = ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' | |website = ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' | ||
|series = [[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)| | |series = ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' | ||
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|series2 = ''[[Operations Board (series)|Operations Board]]'' | |series2 = ''[[Operations Board (series)|Operations Board]]'' | ||
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On a secure [[operations board]] on the [[UNIT website]], [[Sergeant|Sgt]] [[Catherine Petts]] tells everyone everything is back to normal... if they discount the [[2000000000 (number)|two billion]] [[life|lives]] in danger, a [[British government|government in crisis]], and the official existence of [[alien]]s. She tells the other [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] officers of [[report]]s she's received of the clean up, where the [[British Army|armed forces]] helped with the mass cleaning of broken [[glass]], however she admits that they overlooked that the lack of windows enabled people to [[looting|loot]] shops for last minute [[Christmas present]]s, but at least the [[police]] who weren't helping people off [[roof|rooves]] helped mitigate the damage. She concludes that [[ash|the snow]] isn't melting. | On a secure [[operations board]] on the [[UNIT website]], [[Sergeant|Sgt]] [[Catherine Petts]] tells everyone everything is back to normal... if they discount the [[2000000000 (number)|two billion]] [[life|lives]] in danger, a [[British government|government in crisis]], and the official existence of [[alien]]s. She tells the other [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] officers of [[report]]s she's received of the clean up, where the [[British Army|armed forces]] helped with the mass cleaning of broken [[glass]], however she admits that they overlooked that the lack of windows enabled people to [[looting|loot]] shops for last minute [[Christmas present]]s, but at least the [[police]] who weren't helping people off [[roof|rooves]] helped mitigate the damage. She concludes that [[ash|the snow]] isn't melting. | ||
[[Major]] [[Jenny Maguire]] mournfully confirms the death of [[Major]] [[Richard Blake | [[Major]] [[Jenny Maguire]] mournfully confirms the death of [[Major]] [[Richard Blake|Blake]], and Sgt [[A. Frederick]] informs them that the [[press]] situation is difficult as the only staff on duty is a [[skeleton crew]] of [[office junior]]s trying to put out the "[[story]] of their lives" and their [[editor]]s [[call]]ing her in a state of "[[festive]]-spirit-fuelled [[rage]]". She tells them that [[BlackBerry|Blackberry]] devices have been [[Delta-Exec|temporarily disabled]], and that they should only tell them "as much of the [[truth]] as they can handle". She tells them that a [[directive]] has come from [[Harriet Jones|the PM]]'s [[office]], that [[Sycorax spaceship|the spaceship]] blew up of its own accord. Petts asks what it was, and Frederick responds by saying "nope". | ||
Major Jenny Maguire tells them that Major [[Blake's family]] have been contacted, and that a [[memorial service]] is being arranged, and that the PM [[wish]]es to speak at it. | Major Jenny Maguire tells them that Major [[Richard Blake's family|Blake's family]] have been contacted, and that a [[memorial service]] is being arranged, and that the PM [[wish]]es to speak at it. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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=== Referenced only === | === Referenced only === | ||
* [[Major]] [[Richard Blake | * [[Major]] [[Richard Blake|Blake]] | ||
* [[Harriet Jones|The PM]] | * [[Harriet Jones|The PM]] | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* This story is set during [[TV]]: | * This story is set during [[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}, and is following the events of [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Guinevere One (short story)}}. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
