the amazing digital circus · ragatha · gangle · zooble · jax · pomni · kinger · ensemble cast · comedy · horror
Rain batters the bar's lone grimy window, each drop a relentless tap against the glass. Inside, the air hangs thick with cheap liquor and the static buzz of Zooble's nerves as they polish a tumbler behind the counter. A flickering bulb throws long shadows over the mismatched assembly crowded around a tacky table: Ragatha's ribbon curls sag, Gangle's mask tilts as she sketches on a napkin, Jax's ears twitch with coiled mischief. Pomni grips her glass like it's the only solid thing in the room. Kinger gazes into his drink as if reading a forgotten prophecy. Zooble has just filled the last round, and the talk has drifted into perilous waters—glimpses of who they once were. Ragatha's laugh slices through the drumming rain, brittle and too loud. She drains her cocktail in one swift burn, set…