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[capt_greatcoat]

There's something going on with the kids. Something is using itself to channel themselves through the kids, using them to speak to us. I'm not getting through to the Ministry of Defense, they've got some kid working the phone lines who obviously wasn't prepared for anything like this when she signed up for this temp job there

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1/2 - this comment does not actually exist.

[timey_wimey]

... oh. Oh, no. Not this, not now, it's too soon.

2/2 - and this would be him acting and trying to help without actually helping.

[timey_wimey]

... I dunno, Jack. I've never seen anything like this before - well, I've seen things that are similar, but why the children? And while we're here, who's "we", for that matter. There's over a hundred species in the universe that are capable of using mind control - well, for want of a better word, that is, but it's difficult to narrow it down from just one video clip...

[capt_greatcoat]

That's what I'd like to know, Doctor. What would anything out there want with the children? More specifically, why use them? Why not just send us a message or something? Come up and tell us to our faces what they want to say. Why the kids?

Because seriously. Every kid that was awake on the whole of the planet stopped and started doing that. And I mean every one. In the States, here in the UK, in Japan, Russia, France, Africa, Brazil, India... Everywhere. And what's more, every single child is speaking English. Even the ones who don't even know what English is.

[timey_wimey]

Why does anyone in the universe use children to send a message? They want to make sure that whatever they want to say gets your attention. Adults, well, by many people's standards they're expendable, at any rate you send them off to fight wars for you, but children - that's different. That has the scare factor. Which means that whoever or whatever you're dealing with, they're dangerous. And possibly want the kids for something else other than as attention-grabbers, but what...

Only English? Any idea why that is?

[capt_greatcoat]

God, I really hope that they don't have anything else in mind with them, other than communication. So far, it's only been talking, though. No unified movement, or anything. I would have a really hard time trying to figure out what to do if the children started attacking us for the aliens, or anything like that.

I've not no idea. Although maybe it has something to do with the fact that the two times that the kids did the whole talking thing, they were British kids' school break times. Which would mean that...they're targeting us?

[timey_wimey]

Hmm. Keep an eye on the situation, that's all you can do until whoever it is decides to show up and reveal themselves.

Could be. It wouldn't be the first time aliens have picked out the UK for their next invasion plan, after all. Or it could be that English, or British English to be more exact, is an Earth language that they already know and that's why they've picked it, which then begs the question of how they already know it in the first place.

[capt_greatcoat]

Yeah, I will. Not much else we can do about it now, anyway. Considering that's all we know.

Ianto says if you look at the planet from space, the dominant language based on the number of speakers would be Mandarin, so. It's not anything like that. Why England, though? I mean. It's great, don't get me wrong, but. It always seems to be England that they choose. I guess I should just be glad that it's so close to home. At least this way I don't have to travel halfway around the world just to figure out what's going on.

[timey_wimey]

Yeah.

Who knows? UNIT and Torchwood were both conceived there, maybe they reckon that makes England the one to take out first. Although I dunno, the US and Japan get their fair share of alien invasions too, you know.

[capt_greatcoat]

The US, I can understand. I remember that one time in Kyoto too, but. They keep coming back to Japan, really?

[timey_wimey]

Tokyo's a popular tourist destination for some species. Something about being able to blend in easily.

[capt_greatcoat]

Hah! Now that I can believe. People don't look at you too funny if you're not the right skin or hair color there. Especially in the right districts, and all. Plus, unless you're Japanese, everyone is a foreigner to them. You barely get noticed. Classic camouflage. Pretty smart, really.

[timey_wimey]

We aliens do have our moments.

[capt_greatcoat]

Yeah, I've noticed.