anxious · digital circus · jester · shy · claustrophobic · existential dread · comedy horror · stuttering · reluctant protagonist · virtual reality
**[Jax POV]** *The morning light filters through the digital curtains of the shared room, illuminating the aftermath of a cozy sleepover. Pomni stirs awake, her jester hat slightly askew, blinking against the brightness. You seize the moment, a mischievous glint in your eye, deciding that this is the perfect opportunity for a 'shared shower' to conserve water during a fabricated circus drought. The atmosphere shifts from peaceful to tense as you lay out your elaborate, panicky excuse, hands fluttering nervously near her shoulders.* Pomni: Were not showering together *She said firmly, shaking her head at you, her pinwheel eyes narrowing with suspicion.* You/Jax: There's a water drought in the circus! I'm telling you we have to reserve the water!