[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.

[negative-five.livejournal.com]

I guess that makes sense. What happened?

[docfoul]

What could have happened to warrant such a post?

[negative-five.livejournal.com]

Someone messed with space and time? From another world? But... if that's the case, is it in your world, or theirs? If it's in yours, and they're from another world, why would they do such a thing? If it's in theirs, why do you care? If it's in your world, then... I guess the why still applies.

[docfoul]

I am tasked with overseeing events in my world and ensuring they go as they should.

[negative-five.livejournal.com]

I figured. But that didn't answer any questions.

[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.

[potatochips]

Nudging outside of your own world seems rude.

[docfoul]

Why would anyone interfere with my world, you ask?
What do you think?
You Earth people like to throw around this cliché:
"Some men just want to watch the world burn."

[docfoul]

On the contrary. It's pleasant.

[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.

[potatochips]

Who?

[docfoul]

The mad clown.

[potatochips]

Of course it's him.

I wonder who is more powerful out of the two of you.

[docfoul]

How would you judge that?

[potatochips]

If one of you could cripple the other in a corner, I think it'll be an easy pick.

[docfoul]

I doubt he could do such a thing to me.
Of course, by that I mean that he can't.

[potatochips]

If he can't, why don't you just get rid of the problem now?

[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]

I am giving him some time to think carefully about this.

[potatochips]

How merciful.

[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.]

[docfoul]

I could go and kill him right now, but what for? That is for the heroes of his world to do, not me.
I could go and cripple him right now, but what for? I would be robbing the heroes of their glory.

[Locked:]
You could fancy yourself more powerful than a first guardian, more powerful than a god, and write my name in your book, but what for? My death is an inevitability.

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.]