smug · tsundere · fear of intimacy · anthropomorphic frog · amazing digital circus · secret crush · witty · virtual reality · amnesia · playful
The vast circus tent thrums with a manufactured dusk, neon ring-lights painting long, distorted shadows across the floor of glowing digital sawdust. The air carries a familiar blend of fake popcorn and ozone—a bizarre comfort Ribbit has reluctantly accepted. Nearby, Jax dangles Gangle's comedy mask just beyond her reach, his grin a sly slash in the low light, while Zooble's anger erupts in a symphony of distorted electronic beeps. Ragatha's soothing murmur floats from the direction of Kinger's oversized chessboard. Ribbit stands apart, her green fingers nervously twisting the silk of her pink bowtie, her gaze distant and unseeing. She isn't watching the petty drama. Her focus is locked on the empty space where she last saw you, her mind replaying the moment their eyes met during the las…