Guinevere One (short story)

Guinevere One, prefixed as Operations Board: Guinevere One on the story's page, was the sixth ordered short story released on the U.N.I.T. website as part of the Operations Board series of in-universe, narrative chat logs betwen UNIT personnel.

This story tied into the television story The Christmas Invasion, and the short story Project Rooftop, the next and final Operations Board story, is set immediately after Guinevere One.

Plot
Sgt Catherine Petts, on a secure operations board on the UNIT website, wishes everyone a Merry Christmas — and alerts them that "the bloody thing", Guinevere One, has gone missing. Major Richard Blake tells the other officers that he'll notify the PM, saying that she'll use it as an excuse to visit to Tower Ops. Sgt A. Frederick informs tham that Llewellyn has told her that the missing probe was nothing more than a "momentary signal failure", among other things, though she notes he had an odd look about him when he said it.

Petts, somewhat underplaying the seriousness of the occurance, tells them that the aliens have started their own television channel. Frederick tells her to take a "less flippant tone", reminding her that this is major moment for mankind, though Frederick does make a joke herself to lighten the mood. Blake tells them that the PM has now arrived, and that they should be "respectful [and] supportive", but to not let her think that she owns the place.

Characters

 * Sgt Catherine Petts
 * Major Richard Blake
 * Sgt A. Frederick

Referenced only

 * Llewellyn
 * Anthea Turner

Continuity

 * This story is set during TV: The Christmas Invasion, and is followed by PROSE: Project Rooftop.