⓪① ; video (backdated to before the ball)

[docfoul]

You, the DRAMA DRAMA DUCKLING, are now being treated to a fabulous view of a VERY, VERY GREEN ROOM. In this room, DOC SCRATCH is having a conversation with SOME WOMAN DRESSED ENTIRELY IN BLACK. This conversation isn't really relevant to anything. Probably. If it is, there's no way to tell now, since the woman has just disappeared. Still, you should take note of how easily Doc Scratch speaks despite his lack of a mouth. A menial task for the nigh-omniscient, as he would put it.

You can now see Doc Scratch standing idly there. You may not command him to do anything; you can merely watch.

And then, he turns his head - presumably, at least, since it's a little hard to tell - directly towards the source of the video.

He is being watched.

The second-to-last thing you see is a crackle of electricity around his body.

The LAST thing you see is

Comments

[docfoul]

Do not be alarmed. I am no one you need to be concerned about.

[loyalbound.livejournal.com]

Forgive me for being skeptical, but you could say that even if you were.

[docfoul]

Put me to the test, if you wish. I never lie.

[loyalbound.livejournal.com]

Alright. Who are you?

[docfoul]

I am Doc Scratch.

[loyalbound.livejournal.com]

And what are you?

[docfoul]

I am a first guardian. My task is to protect Alternia, the planet I was born on.

[loyalbound.livejournal.com]

That's not a planet I'm familiar with. Is it endemic to your universe?

[docfoul]

Yes.

[loyalbound.livejournal.com]

I see.

What's it like?

[docfoul]

You wouldn't like it. Human culture is foreign enough, no?

[loyalbound.livejournal.com]

It can be, at times.