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"Who....who are you?" she looked him up and down, and noted the stick of celery attached to his long jacket.

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Rose waited until everyone had left before sneaking in behind the last person to lock up. It wasn't late but the laboratory was draped in darkness nevertheless. It was clear to her from the beginning that if she was caught in here after closing, she wasn't going to get off lightly for it. But she just had to find out whether those re-occurring lights over the building the past nights were extraterrestrial. It wouldn't have been a surprise if it was, due to the rumours that surrounded the place. Unfortunately, she didn't expect someone to be there when she arrived. Rose tried to freeze, but in the process knocked over a test tube. There was nowhere to hide. That time she successfully, though reluctantly froze and waited for the inevitable.