"Alien interference," he said, showing her the light. "I had it installed after the Sycorax. Thought it might be a good thing to add on, but I didn't expect to actually find something this year."

He looked up to the sky. "2009 was so quiet! Hardly a blip on the map. Well, except for celebrity deaths. Not a good year for that at all. But! No alien invasions. Not in a historical way, at least."

He raised his eyebrows to Rose. "Maybe we should...just not worry about it."