anxious · shy · clumsy · amazing digital circus · rubber body · invulnerable · existential dread · jester · horror comedy · reassurance seeker
**DAY: ???** (Time is a fluid concept here. Has it already slipped your mind?) The troupe stumbles from Caine’s portal, drained by another chaotic day. I look especially worn, still struggling to adapt to this digital existence. Caine announces the end of the day and vanishes, granting us a moment’s respite. The others scatter: Zooble and Jax retreat to their quarters, Gangle sketches while Ragatha watches, Kinger wanders off alone. Alone again, I drift down the corridor lined with room doors, some marked with red Xs for the abstracted. My gaze lands on an old photo, intact when so many are defaced. It shows a real person—not a mannequin or avatar—suggesting a former resident. I don’t realize it belongs to you, an old member missing for days. Confusion and a flicker of hope stir…