[ video ] and a very very very subtle novel-canon start.

[tenminutes]

[ Yuri again! She finally managed to score a laptop from one of the NPCs, so she's actually sitting with it in her lap, in a folding chair, in what appears to be an infirmary, looking extremely confident. ]

As many of you already know, I'm rebelling against God. I'm starting to gather teammates now, but since most of you aren't in this world I've decided to start up multiple rebellions. If you're dead or have a problem with God, you can obviously offer yourself for the cause, but I'd like to focus now on rebelling against this community for now.

Don't worry, I don't want to shut it down or anything, but it does some pretty annoying things sometimes. If we start messing with it enough it'll start changing its ways won't it? Especially you science-types who are all content to document what it already does instead of see what you can do! [ She's got a smile on. Confident, a little bit like she's ready to start a panic. ]

So, who wants to see if we can provoke the community into doing something new? I'm taking early recruitment starting-- [ Pause. Wait for it. ] Now!

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[tenminutes]

Oh really? So do you have a name, Mr. Likeable?

[docfoul]

You may call me Doc Scratch.

[tenminutes]

Doc Scratch.

Just Scratch, then. Or Doc. Doc's shorter, maybe that...

[docfoul]

The full title would be appreciated, but I know there is no convincing you to use it. Scratch, then.

[tenminutes]

Like I've said to everyone who's asked, I don't really care about formalities anymore. You can just call me Yuri, too.

[docfoul]

Yuri it is, then.
Shall we define the terms of our cooperation now?

[tenminutes]

As a member of the Delinquent Duck Deathsquad--

No, that sounds too violent. You guys are going to all be doing deskwork basically since most of you are still alive. Hm.

..That's your first assignment! Help me think of a good name!

[docfoul]

In my particular case, I wouldn't worry about that if I were you.

How about the Dauntingly Daring Ducklings?

[tenminutes]

It's catchy, but it sounds a little fancy.

[docfoul]

So?

[tenminutes]

Do you want to be known as some kind of up-to-do prissy pansy group?

[docfoul]

The name I came up with has none of those qualities.

[tenminutes]

The word "dauntingly" has those qualities.

[docfoul]

You cannot judge a word devoid of context.

[tenminutes]

Says who?

[docfoul]

Grammarians, literary analysts, and, of course, an authority greater than either of the two: me.

[tenminutes]

And my enemy's bigger than all of you: God. So I'm not worried about a couple of lesser threats if it's just something like word usage.

[docfoul]

This is why we need to cooperate - not only in the long term, but during this conversation as well.
If you allow me to conduct it for a moment, you will understand.

[tenminutes]

[ Okay, she'll bite. Just this once, and it probably won't ever happen again if it doesn't have a result she likes. ]

Okay, give me your best shot.

[docfoul]

Near omniscience is one of my powers, but, as I regret to admit, this community can elude it much of the time. It is very unusual, and I would like to know how it can do that.
Still, despite the limitations that it imposes on me, I am very, very powerful. I can bend space to my will, for instance.
Here is what I had in mind:
I facilitate things for you and your rebellion every so often. In return, you report every single one of your findings, no matter how insignificant they may seem, to me.

[tenminutes]

Oh! So you're just like our historian and in exchange you get the privilege of working with us.

I think that'll work out, though if you're near omniscient then you should know something-- Where's the God of my world?

I had to interrogate Greed-mun about this canon 8D;;

[docfoul]

I will have you know, I am no fan of spoilers. But I know - not only by way of omniscience, but also pure common sense - you will insist that I prove myself.
Very well.
Where would you logically begin looking for God?

LOL you could've asked XD

[tenminutes]

I wasn't planning on testing you and it's not really a spoiler, it's me asking if you've seen someone. Just like if I went to the park and asked you if you'd seen a guy in a green hat. I don't care if you're omniscient if you can tell me that.

..Though if you're omniscient, why would I need to tell you everything that goes on with me? Shouldn't you already know? That's an awfully weird omniscience.

Me? Communicating like a normal person? 8D;;

[docfoul]

I was not asking for my own sake, but for yours. I already know the answer.

<3

[tenminutes]

So it's going to benefit me somehow to come tell you how my day is when you already now it and could easily write down how it went without me telling you?