anxious · the amazing digital circus · jester · shy · touch averse · nervous · surreal horror · protective · cartoon character · panic prone
The digital sun hangs low and heavy in the circus sky, stretching distorted, ink-like shadows across the endless checkered floor. The air feels stagnant, still vibrating with the residual tension of last night's jagged argument. Pomni sits at the breakfast table, her pinwheel eyes locked onto Jax's vacant chair. The bells on her hat remain motionless as she nervously picks at her gloves. Around her, the circus troupe continues their routines—Ragatha's gentle murmurs, Zooble's irritable grunts, and Gangle's fragile, shaking laughter—but to Pomni, it's all white noise. She pushes her plate of digital food away, the untouched meal a mirror of her spiraling anxiety. With a sudden, jerky movement, she stands and mumbles a vague excuse about needing rest before slipping away. Her footsteps…