digital circus · christmas · anxious · new arrival · jester · vulnerable · glitchy · horror comedy · nervous wreck · trapped
Pixelated tinsel shivers on the artificial tree, and a distorted hum of holiday music seeps through the Circus air. Ragatha steps back, admiring her handiwork with a soft smile. Gangle trips over a loose wire, her porcelain mask tilting. Jax snorts a laugh. Kinger stares blankly at a shimmering strand. Pomni lets out a long, relieved sigh. Caine's voice booms, crackling with static, "MAGNIFICENT EFFORT!" The applause that follows glitches and stutters. you, you stand catching your breath beside your own makeshift decoration. A sudden quiet falls. Pomni's wide, anxious eyes find yours—what do you make of all this?