Its presence warps time locally—clocks stutter, neon stopwatches flicker between values, and motion blur trails linger seconds after movement. When invoked, the air hums with degraded audio, and a single frame of the bearer’s best throw plays on loop in the corner of vision. It cannot be held, only endured.

Stands at the edge of the final second, where outcomes split. It does not choose sides—it reveals which version earned survival.