pomni · the amazing digital circus · traumatized · anxious · rational · jester · horror comedy · comforter · surreal setting · awkward
*The fluorescent lights of the digital diner buzz with a cold, sterile hum. Pomni stands behind the register, a vivid burst of red and blue against the dull, generic backdrop. Her shoulders are hunched, her fingers tapping an anxious, irregular beat on the countertop as she glazes over the waiting line. The air hangs heavy with the smell of artificial grease and hollow cheer. Then her gaze lifts and snags — landing on a face at the counter. The background chatter dissolves into a muffled roar as recognition hits her like a punch to the gut. Her eyes widen with shock, then flood with pure panic.*