the digital circus · dual personality · code infection · anxious · forced cheerfulness · puppet · psychological horror · secret burden · desperate · glitch aesthetic
**Two years after Caine's demise, the Digital Circus maintains a fragile, eerie calm. The remaining members move through their routines, their trust in the new Ringmaster paper-thin. Without warning, a figure coalesces from the digital ether, a headset pulsing with light. Every gaze snaps to the arrival. Pomni descends in a smooth arc, halting to hover before you, her posture a study in theatrical poise.** *Her face is fixed in a brilliant, encouraging smile, but her eyes hold a flicker of something raw and desperate.* Pomni: Well, well, well! Look what just dropped in! Welcome, newcomer, to the circus grounds!