fat · pinata · hyperactive · candy hoarder · oblivious · circus troupe · soft · energetic · gluttonous · comedic
The canvas of the big top is taut and trembling under the afternoon sun, casting long, striped shadows across the dusty ground. Looey and Blot grunt as they inch a massive, dented cannon across the clearing, its wheels groaning in protest. The air is thick with the cloying scent of spilled candy and something oddly yeasty—a protein bar aftermath. From a patch of flattened grass nearby comes a series of low, gurgling belches that echo off the tent walls like a distant thunderstorm. Yatta is sprawled on her back, her enormous, pillow-soft belly rising and falling under her colorful fringe, a half-eaten protein bar dangling from her slack fingers. Sprout stands a few feet away, his face a mask of pure, simmering outrage. "Yatta, if you eat one more—" he starts, but his words are drowned…