(Doc's Research)

*January 1st, 2021*

*8:45pm*

Doc saw the documents that Ashley and Xavier had within their hands as he directed them to sit down with them while shutting the door once they had entered the home.

"You're saying that you have access to most of John's background and stuff? Please tell me more about this. I must know asap" Doc had spoken to the pair as he had sat down and opened his laptop in the process.

"It's not that easy as it seems but rather you'd have to access his files through secret codes. I guess John either was expecting you to figure out his identity or whoever sent me this must have only had the file codes or whatever" Xavier had spoken to Doc had he had laid out the orange envelope on the table while Ashley did the same thing as well.

"You should start with the one I have first. It's best to simply build up the pieces regarding John's true identity that way." Ashley advised Doc as she was met with a nod of understandment from him.

"She's right. If we can figure out John's identity then we can figure out why he wants to pursue the Romanovs and find out his true goal so it's best to go through those documents first." Xavier advised towards Doc as well.

"Sounds good, I'll begin my research right now." Doc had spoken back to the pair as he proceeded to access the files tab on his computer as the screen contained information to login in as Doc proceeded to gently take out the papers out of the orange envelope as one of them had John's "Information" on it as this seemed to further capture his attention.

"We don't know if this information is accurate or not but It's best to further delve into this mystery surrounding him" Xavier spoke to Doc as he was met with a nod of understanding from him as he saw him reading the paper.

"John Claude was born on June 22nd, 1978. He was the only son of Jack Claude and Mabel Torrance but that is unknown since John keeps most of his personal life towards himself but rather drops hints from time to time. His father died when he was 19, leaving Mabel to be a widow" Doc had read out as his expression was a mixture of confusion yet surprise at the potential revelation.

"I was quite shocked when I heard this as well but the info doesn't add up. I remember that he told me that both of his parents passed away before he reached the age of 12 so he was raised in foster care unless he lied to me" Ashley spoke to Doc with a rather perplexed facial expression due to the sheer confusing events that were transpiring.

"You're right. It simply doesn't add up. But I'll guess we will figure out his parents later on. Our main goal is to figure out who the hell he is and his goals so it's best to simply carry on with our mission okay?" Xavier had spoken to Doc and Ashley as he was met with nods of understandment from the both of them.

"That sounds like a plan. Let's try figuring out his education history and go from there" Doc had spoken back as he noticed a white USB drive in which was being held in Ashley's hand which caught his attention.

"What's that you're holding in your hand? Is it important?" Doc asked her as he awaited his answer.

"Correct, This drive right here has all of his education background so it should give you some insight about his goals etc. It even includes him being fired for the bombing incident as well" Ashley had spoken to Doc as she handed him the USP drive in the process.

"Hopefully this should provide us some insight regarding John Claude" Doc had spoken to Xavier and Ashley as he plugged the white USB drive into his computer which caused a login screen to appear.

"Do you have the username and password? This is quite important to forget." Doc asked Ashley as he was met with a nod of confirmation from her.

"I do, I wrote it down on a piece of paper. I'm surprised that the username and password was more simple than I'd imagined" Ashley replied back to Doc as she handed him the piece of paper in the process while Doc tooked it from her hand.

"Thank you very much. This information should prove quite useful during our research" Doc had spoken back to Ashley as he had read the piece of paper and lifted his eyebrow due to how simple the information was that was being displayed.

"So the username is ClaudeJohn124 while the passcode is 07171918. How odd? The passcode is the exact same date when the Romanovs were murdered before the timelines were changed due to me and Kaede bringing Anastasia into the present" Doc said to himself as he typed in the information on the login screen.

"Maybe he chose that date as his passcode for symbolic purposes since that was the day when he began his plans? This is getting quite confusing If I'm being honest. We need to track down what John's true goal is and who the hell he truly is" Ashley had spoken to Doc as she gave him a thumbs up while Doc returned the favor back.

"She's right. We need to know why John was in the past in the first place and we also need to know where he was before that fateful day as well" Xavier had also spoken to Doc in a serious tone of voice as he was met with a simple nod of understandment from Doc.

"We will get to the bottom of everything. Kaede has worked so damn hard for everyone here. We can't allow all of her hard work to go into waste!" Doc had spoken back to Ashley and Xavier and had pressed enter on the login page as eventually the next tab was a pre-recorded video from John Claude which shocked everyone.

"A V-Video? This could be important so I'm gonna play it" Doc said to himself as he clicked on the video while the video started to play.

"Greetings, I'm sure that if you're watching this then this means that you are trying to figure out my plans and identity right? Well I sure do applaud you for the effort but I'm afraid this is all the time I have but I see you on the other end! Toodles!" John Claude spoke before as the pre-recorded message eventually disappeared as the next tab popped up which revealed John Claude's plans much to the shock of everyone.

"W-What?! I-Is that truly his goal or is he messing with us?! I truly hope that what we're seeing is facts and not lies.." Xavier said in a shocked tone of voice as he sat closer to Doc so he could see the information that was being displayed.

"Knowing him, He could be messing with us but It's best to take a look at this" Ashley added as she had sat closer to Doc as well.

"Before this night is over, I will find out EVERYTHING about you! I will get to the bottom of things! I will do everything in my power to ensure that Kaede and the Romanovs can live happily!" Doc thought to himself with a serious look on his face as he continued on his research regarding John Claude.