Interrogation of the Watchmaker
THE WATCHMAKER
ARK-ID: 0451-CE
Time is the ultimate prison. Each tick, each tock—a perfect mechanism of confinement. I am Elias, once Chief Engineer of The Ark, now known only as The Watchmaker.
The gears turn. The springs compress. The balance wheel oscillates with perfect precision. In the mechanics of timepieces, I find order amidst chaos—a sanctuary from what lies beneath.
My hands remember what my mind cannot bear to recall. They trace invisible cogs and wheels in the air, maintaining the delicate machinery of my fractured psyche.
"The mechanism must be maintained. The hands must move forward. The pendulum must swing."
SYSTEM NOTICE
Subject exhibits severe dissociative patterns. Approach with caution. Psychological integrity compromised. Access to critical information requires complete psychological breakdown of established defense mechanisms.
ARK DOOMSDAY SHELTER • FINAL COUNTDOWN INITIATED