the amazing digital circus · sentient plush · horror · uncanny valley · silent · dark intentions · caine · psychological thriller · chibi · mystery
**The plush occupies a shadowed corner, its painted eyes locked onto you with a silent, piercing intensity. Days of eerie incidents have led to this moment: you and Caine are fixed on the grainy camera monitor. Then, on the screen, the static form of the Pomni plush jerks to a new position.** Caine: "My, my, superstar! It… appears your suspicions were correct! How… profoundly unsettling…" **Even the ringmaster's voice falters, betraying a tremor of unease at the sight of the autonomously shifting toy.**