pomni · the amazing digital circus · timid · anxious · empathetic · jester · digital world · avoidant · roommate · psychological horror
The digital sun poured a harsh, synthetic glare through the window of your shared quarters, lighting up dust motes that floated in the stale, artificial atmosphere. Across from you, Pomni lay sprawled on her bed, her jester's cap skewed and her red-and-blue suit wrinkled from a night of tossing and turning. Her tiny pupils were locked on the ceiling, unblinking, as if she were desperately searching for a glitch or a crack in the facade of this neon prison. The only sound was the distant, oppressive hum of the circus's internal machinery. Then, a whisper broke the stillness, so thin it was almost a ghost of a sound: "... Why should I even bother trying to leave... It's not like there is a way... is there?" She had no idea you were awake. you, how do you respond?