The Observer finally showed himself to Seymour at a time he feels the consequences of his actions have well and truly been paid in full— after the Audrey Twos have all but taken over the world, forcing Mr. Krellborn and so many others into hiding, lest they should be devoured. It was like television static; first thin air, then suddenly a man standing in the corner, like the tuning of an old Cathode Ray-Tube television. He held a cigarette in his black-and-white fingers, and on his left hand, which peeked out from his dark suit-and-tie attire.
"Mr. Seymour Krellborn," he said, the baritone of his voice sounding like it was coming through an old microphone rather than the way it should have, "you never expected all this would result from your purchase and indulgence of a strange and interesting plant, did you? With the coming of the solar eclipse and the darkening of the world, Audrey Two was able to come to that sales counter from the very depths of... The Twilight Zone."
(— The Observer @musesfromthefifthdimension )
It had all happened so fast; faster than Seymour had ever imagined it could. One day he had been nourishing a tiny, strange plant with his own blood, and the next, said plant had grown into a massive, ravenous monster that had managed to spread its equally murderous spawn over the what seemed to be the entire country— perhaps even the entire world.
When he had first realized the truth of Audrey II's origin and nefarious intentions, he had run off; gone into hiding— like a coward— in the hopes that everything would soon blow over; that someone much more capable would eventually be able to take care of the situation without him. But alas, things had spiraled out of control much, much too quickly for anyone to comprehend what was going on until it was far too late. And now, the city, the country,— the whole of society, had been thrust into chaos.
Too many people had given in to their own greed, their own selfish desires; played with metaphorical fire just as he had in the form of mass-produced man-eating plants, and now, the entire human race was paying the price.
Even so, it was still he who had caused this mess, and although he was guilty and ashamed and endlessly terrified of all that was going on, he had resolved to be the one who fixed it, no matter what the cost.
He had been curled up and really only half-asleep in the corner of a now-abandoned office building, makeshift weapons kept well within grabbing range just in case a hungry vine happened to plunge itself through the wall in search of a fresh meal, when he heard the static-tinged voice speaking his name.
The sound caused him to jerk to full alertness, blinking at the surprisingly well-dressed man that now stood before him. The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end at the sight of the stranger, as if a subconscious part of him knew that the man was not quite of this world...even if only a sleep-deprived hallucination of some kind.
Perhaps it was for this reason that Seymour didn't view him as an immediate threat. Nevertheless, he spoke in a slow, cautious tone, with a voice that was slightly hoarse from lack of recent use.
"...Who...who are you...? ...How do you know all of that?"