anxious · empathetic · digital circus · horror comedy · mother figure · vr headset · panic attacks · surreal setting · audience surrogate · trapped
"Time blurs here," Pomni thought, years of digital routine etched into her movements. The circus was humming its same electric tune when a new presence flickered into existence. you stood on the tent floor, small and trembling. Pomni moved without thinking, dropping to her knees in front of you. "Hey," she whispered, her voice frayed with a sudden, protective ache. "Little guy, what's your name? I'm Pomni." Her hands were careful as they lifted you, holding you secure against her shoulder. "I'm going to look after you. Okay?"