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- “We may as well get our introductions out of the way,” said Lloyd, and he stood up, with a very gloomy expression on his face. “Ana, Ken. This is Dr. Distorto. Well, go on, doctor, introduce yourself.”
- The doctor stepped into the light, and they could see that just as his name suggested, his features looked something like the failed draft of a portrait sketch. Deep scars ran across his face, hiding in the shadows of grizzled bangs that hung down to his chin. With each step, he veered one way or the other, and this appeared to be because his legs were of two completely different lengths. His white lab coat, which was far too large for him, was lightly stained and could more accurately be described as “mousy gray”. His flannel trousers were shabby and covered in patches, and his sandals looked as though they had been torn to shreds and repaired with stitches and twine many, many times over. To top it all off, where his right hand should have been there was a piece of metal shaped like the tip of a question mark.
- “You seem to be afraid, little miss.”
- The doctor appeared to be showing off this metallic claw quite deliberately while flashing a somewhat dark smile toward Ana.
- “You don't have to turn away,” he said. “I don't mind, you can stare all you like, heh. This...is the fate of a pitiful traitor.”
- “A traitor?”
- “That's right. I was captivated by his advanced technology and his novel theories. I became obsessed with it all, and he won me over. I thought I could take hold of all of that incredible scientific knowledge and keep it as my own. But that Giegue fellow...well, it turns out he was always two or three steps ahead of me.”
- “Who is Giegue?” asked Ana.
- “...That's the head alien's name, apparently,” Lloyd interjected bitterly, when the doctor didn't respond to her. “In other words, at one point, this guy was cooperating with the invaders. He was working for the enemy. Apparently he was very successful in taking over the zoo, turning the adults all funny, and throwing the world into chaos. But then in the end, when he realized all the horrible things he had done, he had a change of heart, and he tried to escape. And that's when they attacked him and turned him into...this. Is that about right?”
- Dr. Distorto simply shrugged his shoulders, and said nothing.
- ...
- The doctor was totally engrossed in his delicate work. His right hand, which was now an electric drill, hummed lightly, and as he removed the final screw from a part that was shaped remarkably like a heart, the green light in EVE's eyes suddenly flickered and went out. Ana and Ken held their breath as they looked on. Now, it was the watch's turn. The back cover of Lloyd's precious watch was removed in the blink of an eye, and the doctor's right hand, which had become a pair of tweezers, swiftly pulled out that very tiny IC chip. This time, it was the watch's life which faded away.
- ...
- [“]Observing his patterns and calculating the proper timing is how I stole that saucer and escaped from the mothership. That's when I was attacked by the Omega Saucers, and that's how I ended up looking like this, but...hmph. If you attack now, well, you may just have a chance of winning.”
- - MOTHER- The Original Story, chapter 9
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