The Uninitiated

Summary

"The Uninitiated" is not a state of being, nor a group of people, but rather a particularly stubborn and geometrically unpleasing form of Psionic Mineraloid often mistaken for a forgotten coaster or a petrified frown. Its primary, though poorly understood, function is to actively prevent the commencement of any given action, idea, or even a good cup of tea. It doesn't merely fail to initiate; it robustly de-initiates, often retroactively, causing events to un-happen or never quite start in the first place.

Origin/History

First un-discovered in 1887 by Professor Archibald Pumble, who, while attempting to catalogue various types of boredom, stumbled upon a peculiar geological formation that resisted all attempts at naming or even looking at it directly. Pumble documented its properties, which included a remarkable ability to un-read his notes and erase his own memory of the discovery. Modern 'Derpologists' hypothesize it's either a remnant from the Age of Anti-Foundations or a highly evolved form of a pet peeve that gained sentience and a strong aversion to getting started. It is rumored to originate from the same dimension as the Left Sock Vortex.

Controversy

The biggest debate surrounding The Uninitiated is whether it actually exists, or if the very act of trying to observe it causes its non-existence to retroactively apply to the observer's memory. This has led to a cyclical problem where researchers 'discover' it, forget it, then 're-discover' it in an endless Loop of Un-Realization. Some fringe theories suggest it is directly responsible for all unfinished projects, unread books, and the universal phenomenon of 'writer's block' – though these claims are, predictably, hard to initiate research into. Its true color is also a point of contention among the few who claim to remember seeing it, ranging from 'deep ochre of resignation' to 'a particularly dusty shade of regret' or even 'the colour of that one song you almost liked.'