"It was dark, but the glow of the clock was light enough to make out some people standing at the end of my bed."
"People! More than one?"
"I couldn't work out how many then, but there were a few. They were all looking at me and then one spoke. Do not be afraid. We mean you no harm."
"The voice all alien like?"
"It sounded like an alien from a 50's era B-grade movie, complete with static scratches. I was actually waiting for it to ask me to take me to our leader, but instead it said - We seek cooperation between our planets."
"Were you frightened?"
"Oh… Only a little. I was still half asleep, and they didn't look particularly frightening, and part of me was thinking it was a silly college prank. You know. All dressed up and looking for trouble."
"But they had you lying in bed!"
"But some of those pranks get like that."
"Yeah. Like you would know."