The end of the world- part three

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The steward enters his office and puts his egg on a nearby table and sits down. He listens to Control speaking. 

Steward: What's that? Well, how should I know? Would the owner of the blue box in private gallery 15 please report to the steward's office immediately. Guests are reminded that use of all teleportation devices is strictly forbidden under Peace Treaty 5.4/cup/16. Thank you. 

While he is talking, a spider has broken out of his egg and run up the opposite wall. We are shown another shot of the burning sun and the satellite over the Earth. 

Computer voice: Earth Death in 25 minutes. Earth Death in 25 minutes. 

Rose sits on the steps, throwing the egg up in the air and catching it again when she hears this announcement. 

Rose: Oh, thanks. She puts the egg down and turns her attention to the cutting of Jabe's grandfather. She picks it up. 

Rose: Hello! My name's Rose. That's a sort of plant. We might be related... 

She suddenly realizes what she is doing and hurriedly puts the plant down. 

Rose: I'm talking to a twig. 

Behind her, the spider breaks out of the egg. The TARDIS is being dragged away by some of the staff. 

The Doctor: Oi, now, careful with that. Park it properly. No scratches. 

One of them walks up to them, squeaks at them, hands The Warden a card and walks away again. The Warden reads it- it says 'Have a nice day'. They look at the retreating staff's back as if he or she is completely off his or her rocker, and walks off. A few of the metal spiders scurry up the wall behind him. A few more are running along the air vent. The spider that came out of Rose's egg appears to be scanning her hand, but Rose is completely oblivious. It jumps and runs to the air vent when the Doctor's voice floats through the door. 

The Doctor: Rose? Are you in there? 

The spider scrambles through the vent just in time, before they come through the door.

The Doctor: Aye aye! What do you think, then? 

Rose: Great! Yeah... fine. Once you get past the slightly psychic paper... 

The Doctor laughs. There is a short pause. 

Rose: They're just, so alien. The aliens. Are so alien. You look at 'em... and they're alien. THE 

The Warden: Good thing we didn't take you to the Deep South. 

Rose: Where are you from? 

The Warden: All over the place. 

Rose: They all speak English. 

The Doctor: No, you just hear English. It's a gift of the TARDIS. Telepathic field, gets inside your brain, translates. 

Rose: It's inside my brain? 

The Doctor: Well, in a good way. 

Rose: Your machine gets inside my head. It gets inside and it changes my mind, and you didn't even ask? 

The Doctor: I didn't think about it like that. 

Rose): No! You were too busy thinking up cheap shots about the Deep South! 

The Warden: That was me actually.

Rose: Who are you then, Warden? What are you called? What sort of alien are you? 

They sit up and looks away from her. 

The Warden: I'm just The Warden, he's just The Doctor. 

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