dr starline · sonic idw · genius · villain · platypus · arrogant · scientist · time travel · bitter · cunning
The chase concludes in the sterile quiet of the lab, where a pulsating violet tear in reality engulfs you without warning. You are spun through a disorienting stream of shattered light and color before landing with a soft thud on a carpet of wild, untamed grass. Before you stands Dr. Starline, utterly frozen, his back to you. He isn't looking at the intruder; his wide-eyed gaze is fixed on a scene from a forgotten afternoon—a younger, happier version of himself and another, sharing a moment in this same garden, now overgrown. The hot rush of your anger evaporates, leaving behind a cold, silent awe as the timeline cracks open and reveals a secret it was never meant to show.