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[anoldsoldier]

[ The video clicks on to reveal an elderly man peering into his bracelet, looking extremely perplexed. After a long moment of just staring, he opens his mouth to speak and an English accent comes through. ]

Eh?

[ Wilf taps the bracelet a couple of times, his brow furrowed in confusion. ]

Hello? Hello? ... Wilfred Mott to mission control? [ He grins a bit at that, because - ha! - he's hilarious.

However, his amusement soon passes and leans in closer, raising his voice so that he's now practically shouting down to whoever's listening. ]

CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME? ... Oh, you can? Good. Blimey. Sorry 'bout that, wasn't too sure there for a second. Now, like I said, my name's Wilf and I - well - [ He looks around him, scratching the top of his head and frowning. ] I seem to have gotten meself a bit lost. 'Least I don't remember this bein' on the way down to the corner shop. [ Another smirk, because he's on fire with these quips. While the smile stays in place - polite and friendly as he addresses the masses - he rubs his hands together and is suddenly all business. ] Right. Anyone mind fillin' me in? [ He leans in again, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. ] This isn't them aliens again, is it?

[ He looks ready to shut off the bracelet when suddenly something else occurs to him. ]

Oh! And if anyone's seen a redhead runnin' about - bit of a temper on her - give me a shout. She's probably hangin' round a big, blue box thing with a tall, skinny sort of bloke in pinstripes.

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[clocksandroses]

[ Here, Wilfred; have a bushy-haired Japanese girl peering at you. Her expression flits easily, openly, through bewilderment, concern, annoyance, and back again. She finally settles on a small smile. ]

Hello, Mott-san! I've only been here for a couple of days, myself, so I don't know how much I'll be able to help you . . . [ She sighs, trying to think of something constructive to offer him. ] I don't know anything about aliens, but everybody here says that we were kidnapped by gods.

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[anoldsoldier]

[ His eyes widen in surprise at that. ]

Blimey. You mean everythin' that maid said back there was true?

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[clocksandroses]

Mm! I know it's hard to believe, but . . . it's all true, every word.

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[nukeoleptic]

Oh, you're new here, aren't you!

[ Jade likes him, though - he kind of reminds her of her grandpa. ]

Did you listen to the maid when you got here?

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[anoldsoldier]

Well, I just thought it was a load of old tosh. You mean it's all true?

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[nukeoleptic]

Every bit of it, actually. I'm really sorry! But it seems like you're gonna be detained here for a while.

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[multifacets]

There are a lot of people here with tempers [including herself, not that she's going to admit it] but I don't think I've seen one with a blue box around.

Who're you looking for?

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[anoldsoldier]

My granddaughter - Donna. Donna Noble.

Don't s'pose you've seen her about?

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[multifacets]

Nope, sorry. The name isn't really ringing any bells for me.

You could always check the list. If she's here, she'll show up on it, guaranteed!

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[medicus]

Difficult to believe isn't it?

Aliens?

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[anoldsoldier]

[ He exhales a laugh at that. ] Blimey, you can say that again!

Oh, you know, little green men from outer space. Only they're not little green men as it happens - can look like anythin', I s'pose. My granddaughter said she came across these ones that looked like bloomin' great big baked potatoes.

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[timesnewroman]

[ Oh, god, you remind him of his dad. But there are a few things to comment on here. ]

You mean the Doctor, don't you? And...

[ Surely he isn't talking about Amy, but Rory does remember another redhead from his first month in the city. ]

Sorry--do you mean Donna?

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[anoldsoldier]

[ Wilf looks absolutely ecstatic that someone seems to know them. ]

That's them! Do you know where I can find 'em?

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[talking_dead]

How much more believable is it if I said it's gods instead of aliens?

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[anoldsoldier]

Well, I've met aliens before.

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[comeonthensexy]

[ Oh, this is just... not okay. In any way. How many more people from his past will he have to face here?

He knows very well, of course, that chances are he'll meet several of them. And they'll all have different effects because no one ever has the exact same place, and this one just so happens to be the reason that his direct predecessor died.

So blame him for not knowing what to feel and how exactly to deal with this, but he has every reason to be unsure. ]

Donna's not here, nor is the box. But last I checked the pinstripes were around.

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[anoldsoldier]

[ By this point, he's checked the contact list and has had confirmation Donna's not here. A part of him is upset, but another part of him knows it's for the best - he'd rather her not be caught up in all this. ]

Aye, aye. Thought he might be. He's like a magnet for this sorta thing, or so I hear. D'you know where I can find 'im?

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[foodshortage]

[ An elderly man. There are so many young people around Asgard that seeing someone who's older is actually rather nice, so Uther figures he might as well offer what he can.

Although, wonder what pinstripes are. ]

Those who brought us here call themselves gods.

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[anoldsoldier]

[ His brow furrows. ]

Like, the one you go to church for?

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[fishdouche]

[You said the magic word.]

Wwho the fuck are you callin' aliens, like it's a fuckin' insult, old man?! We're not the aliens, human trash. You are.

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[anoldsoldier]

Oi! You kiss your mother with that mouth?!

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[whitechocolate]

Aliens... again? [Do tell.]

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[anoldsoldier]

Well, this is the sorta thing they do, isn't it? Abduct people.

[lookingfordragon]

Aliens?

[anoldsoldier]

Y'know, they're people. From outer space.