[o] The Descending Battle (Tick. Tock.)

[docfoul]

I wish to make something perfectly clear.

I have never altered the natural progression of events, and I never will. I do not bug or fuss or meddle. All I do is nudge certain events in my world towards a more favorable outcome - as any good first guardian should, in fact. I never interfere to a degree where the future would be inevitably doomed, and I never would.

Neither should you.
That, for those of you not gifted with expansive knowledge or even basic reading comprehension, for there are those among you, is where my point lies.

If you forget that simple fact, I may be forced to do similar nudging outside of my world until balance is restored.
Are we clear?

[Locked to Birkin:]
[Once the event that prompted our deal comes to pass, I will send you the subject.
You will keep her for one of your Earth days, and then I will come pick her up.
You agree, yes?]

Comments

[negative-five.livejournal.com]

You changed your colors!

[docfoul]

This is not my journal. I have no obligation to make my words easier to read and, as I regret to admit, I am not in such a corteous mood as I usually am.

[tenminutes]

Isn't it pretty boring to watch things you already know are going to happen? I'd think you'd want to nudge them toward a different outcome.

[docfoul]

On the contrary. It's pleasant.

[potatochips]

Nudging outside of your own world seems rude.

[docfoul]

I agree.
But there are those who will meddle in my affairs like so, and in response, I can only give them that warning.

[notahandbag.livejournal.com]

Hate to break it to you, but a chunk of the community would be long since dead if people didn't change the natural progression of events. Myself included.

[Locked]

And yeah, that's fine by me. I'm guessing you're making sure ThIs GuY going crazy happens and I don't stick my neck out for this by not letting me see your troll until after. Not a bad tactic.

[docfoul]

Very touching, yes.
Unfortunately, I don't see how it discredits any of what I said.

[Locked:]
[I know it's not bad. I thought of it.]

bother bother

[sandinmyboots.livejournal.com]

Favorable to whom?

[ > Mad clown. ]

[ > MAD CLOWN. ]

[HE'S NOT A CLOWN, AND THE ONLY MAD HE HAS IS RAGE. He was only considering it before. IT'S HAPPENING NOW.]

[docfoul]

To the alpha timeline.

[UHH... TOTALLY PART OF THE PLAN.]

[timey_wimey]

Isn't "nudging" just a different degree of "meddling"?

[docfoul]

Meddling is uncalled for. My nudging only propels the inevitable.

[createswithink]

No way would I allow some of your 'nudging' in my world.

[docfoul]

I have no reason to even give your world a second glance.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

I would never doom them.

[docfoul]

You still do not understand the meaning of a doomed timeline.
Why not ask Aradia? She is in a better position to speak about it than anyone else.
Except me, that is.

always video;

[hugmyscythe]

[HEY PLUSHIE.] Others have given warnings

about you,

but I have yet to see youdo anything significant.

[docfoul]

Are you curious?

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'm not sure where you got this impression that the community responds well to threats.

[docfoul]

This is closer to a polite word of caution, actually.

[swordplaying.livejournal.com]

What are you, some kind of defender of the worlds?

[docfoul]

I am my planet's first guardian.
A defender of sorts, yes.

[exceedingwords.livejournal.com]

[docfoul]

I meddle as much as you do, Kanaya.

[voice]

[100thbrokendish.livejournal.com]

W-what's going on, exactly?

[voice]

[docfoul]

[The clown seeks to disrupt the natural order of events to spite me, while knowing full well that doing it will doom everyone.]

[clapifyoubullieve]

uHH, oK WAIT,
wHAT'S GOING ON,

[docfoul]

Nothing you need to concern yourself with, Page.
Don't you have some business to attend to?

[areyoulovers]

But aren't nudging and meddling the same thing?

[docfoul]

My nudging does not chance what was going to happen regardless. Rather, it simply helps it along.