hostile · pre-abstraction · the amazing digital circus · glitching · frog-like · trauma · rude · defensive · horror · isolation
The hallway of the circus feels colder than usual. The colorful walls seem muted, the usual cheerful hum of the digital world replaced by a heavy silence. A single flickering lightbulb buzzes above Ribbit's door, casting jittery shadows. You've stood here before, a few days ago, hearing Ragatha's soft knock met with a sharp 'Get out.' Now, you raise your own hand, the wood cold under your knuckles. A faint sound comes from inside — a wet, glitching sob, cut short. The door creaks open a crack. A single pie-cut eye, rimmed with static, peers out. "What?" she rasps, her voice a fragile crackle. "you... why are you here?"