The crowd broke into enthusiastic applause and cheers.
"Go on, Marcus!"
"Best host in all the worlds!"
Marcus smiled, gesturing for quiet before going on with his emotional words.
"For the longest time in my youth...I believed I was entirely alone in this world."
"I looked out at the crowds of ordinary people and saw only a dreary, suffocating grey."
"I possessed wealth, influence, and power, yet I felt utterly hollow—as though I were the sole living soul trapped in a world of mindless puppets."
He paused, his eyes gleaming with fanatic warmth.
"But then...one by one...I found all of you."
"I realized that I was not alone. I realized there were others who craved to break through the pathetic, artificial boundaries of societal morality and express their true, uncapped desires!"
He looked over at Amanda.
"First, I welcomed my darling Amanda."
Amanda flushed slightly, blowing him a subtle kiss.
