Darkness fills your eyes, an infinite nothingness swamps the empty room around you, the silent muttering of voices filling the hall. You can hear the shuffling of people beside you, silencing phones, adjusting their clothing.
This is the day we have all been waiting for, an explanation.
Suddenly, a spotlight turns on, illuminating the stage at the front of the theatre, thick red curtains looming over the hardwood floors. The curtains shuffle and part halfway, and a young man steps out from behind them. The young man is tall, possesses thick, red hair and bright blue eyes. He is wearing a red-and-black suit, a hoodie of similar coloring tied around his waist.
The young man coughs, adjusts the microphone on his jacket, and speaks.
*cough*
"Well, it's been a while... I just have to say I'm sorry for my... ah, non-presence as of late, life has... um... really taken a toll on me I guess..." The crowd isn't impressed.
"...but, unfortunately... I haven't caught up yet, and I'm not going to be catching up for a while... so... yeah..." The crowd is very displeased, why would he just leave us like that? Right after such a big development to?
"The, um... The reason I am here today is because of a very special reason... today is Undertale's Birthday! It's been an entire year since this amazing game came out! And look at you all..." The young man gazed upon the audience gathered, "Look at this wonderful fanbase! Sure things have been a little rough. Sure a lot of cringe and horrible content has been created. But look at what good things we have achieved!" The crowd brightened up,
"Look at all the wonderful people that have gathered over the course of a year! Look at all the good and creative content! Look at the fanfictions, the fangames, the fanart, the fan-everything! We all love this game! This game has affected us all in wonderful ways!" The crowd began muttering in agreement,
"Everyday I look on Tumblr, Reddit, Twitter, and I see people telling others about how this game made them a happier person! About how people made friends because of this game, and its singleplayer for christ's sake! Even in real life my very own friends have been affected, some more than others but that's different!" The crowd began cheering and clapping,
"And that's not all, not only had this game changed other people, it's changed me as a person, this is the first media of entertainment that I have written FanFiction for! This is one huge step in my writing career! And it's because of me that you are here" The young man pointed at you, the reader.
"It is because of readers and fans like you that I am here right now! It was you guys who supported me through this, you gave me inspiration, heck, you caused Asriel to come back to god damn life!"
"So on behalf of the fanbase, thank you! And have a wonderful birthday Undertale!"
Did you think the young man in front of you was my OC? You were wrong, that was a message from your very own author, Joshua.