Lore Scroll: The Promise (Flashback)

"Where did you come from?" Frostie asked softly.

Archie's eyes dimmed. For a moment, he was back at the beginning, when the Bitcoin Planet was forming from the first mined blocks, and Satoshi still walked among them.

"They'll treat it like digital gold," Archie had said, watching genesis blocks crystallize into permanent form. "Just something to hold and hide away."

Satoshi paused at the terminal.

"But I believe it can be more than that. Programmable, capable of things we haven't even imagined yet."

A nod from Satoshi. A promise acknowledged.

The memory faded.

Archie met Frostie's glowing gaze.

"I made a promise to Satoshi once. That Bitcoin planet will flourish with new possibilities, something truly programmable and alive."

"And now?"

"Now we're going to keep it. But first..."

Archie stood, orange energy crackling. "We need to find someone. A friend called Roastie."