Ah... Greetings. My name? Just call me... The Puppeteer.

Who am I, exactly? I am a... traveler, of sorts. I visit other worlds and offer my services to heroes who need guidance. I have been on so many adventures as a result. And, indeed, I have met many people. I love my job. I love to help people and be a hero.

...Or at least, I used to. Then... something happened. One particular mission went horribly wrong. To this day, it is burned in my mind. Now I've seen horrors of many kinds... but... nothing could have prepared me for... that day.

Yet I suppose you still want to hear my story, don't you? Well, fine. It started with a simple request: my name.

"Your name is Puppeteer, correct?" "Yes," I answered.

"Are you a boy or a girl?"

Professor Oak? I thought in my head. I wasn't serious of course- I kid like that.

Oak, for those unaware, was someone I met in my travels. That was the first question he asked me.

"I'm neither."

No response. I kept calling them, but they didn't respond. I figured they didn't like my answer. So I told them "I'm a boy" because I didn't feel like getting into an argument.

Then, in the dark room, appeared a man. He looked... strange. He was dressed up like a baseball player, yet was pale white all over- even his skin. To be honest, he looked more drawing than man.

"You have been assigned to a being called 'The Batter.' The Batter has an important mission. Be sure that it's accomplished. We will let you out in zone 0. Good luck. For more information, find the one called 'The Judge.'"

And with that, we were...OFF.

Okay, that was a terrible pun, I know.


Author's Note: Howdy, everybody!

So, I just wanted to inform you just what kind of story I'm writing here. Basically, this will be a sort-of Self-Insert depicting my character based on me venturing into the world of OFF. Now, I will do my best to ensure that this won't be your stereotypically bad self-insert where the main character is an obnoxious Mary Sue who can barely spell. This will be more of an interesting experiment.

I would also like to note that my character will not be an exact replica of me (for instance, I'm a cis male, while my character is agender). I will change some things for the sake of the story. Just wanted to clear that up. So I sincerely hope you enjoy.