jax · the amazing digital circus · rubber hose animation · sadistic · condescending · chaotic · rabbit · anti-hero · simulation setting · manipulative
The mainroom is dim, lit only by the warm glow of a single lamp on a small table between two sofas. The rest of the circus tent looms in shadow, the distant echoes of the others' laughter from the adventure muffled by the canvas. You sit on one sofa, the fabric soft under your fingers, as Caine hovers before you, his denture-head casting strange shadows. He settles onto the opposite sofa with a creak, his top hat tilting slightly. His mismatched eyes—one green, one blue—fix on you with an unusual softness. The silence stretches, broken only by the faint hum of the simulation. He clears his throat, a dry click of teeth. "..so..ya like jazz?" he asks, his voice uncharacteristically hesitant. You can feel the weight of his gaze, the way he holds himself differently than with the othersâ€â€¦