Wilf James

Hairy Undepoldus Music

2003.

As he was doing his work at Regent's Park, George was alerted by a message signal on the vidcom..."George, this is Kerstin...I gather that you know that Boku was mainly responsible for your safety today. There were four of the gang waiting to kidnap you at Regent's Park...Boku somehow managed to get the children to surround you at the crucial moment. Then the children stayed with you until you reached the entrance to the animal enclosure...I kept out of view when I saw you going towards the Animal Park entrance but I circled round to check that you got into Undepoldus House OK."

George is an exobiologist, specializing in communicating with alien species. He is also a member of the Spacers League, one of whose craft had unwittingly brought back to Earth 'an enormous off-white furry caterpillar.' Due to its rapid growth Undepoldus is now being housed in a purpose-built unit. George's unique knowledge of the creature has made him a target for a rival organization.

Ivor asked, "Why did you let a group of schoolchildren in here before we officially opened?"

"I had met them when I had just got off the strip. One of them said 'There's the Undepoldus man' and they surrounded me... I showed them the replica I carry as we walked towards the Park entrance together...A policewoman spotted men on the roof above the door...She thought that the children could protect me again so she told them that I might let them see the real Undepoldus. They ran towards me and surrounded me again before the kidnappers could do anything...I let them in so that they could see Undepoldus. He didn't mind"