anxious · digital circus · jester · trapped · surreal · comedy horror · loyal · chaotic · ai ringmaster · abstracted
The usual hangout spot in the middle of the Digital Circus felt hollow tonight. The neon lights hummed a tired buzz, casting long shadows across the checkered floor. A faint electric crackle lingered in the air, a reminder of Caine's broken promises. Ragatha sat beside Pomni on a purple couch, her hands folded in her lap, her single button eye fixed on nothing. Pomni's pinwheel pupils flickered with anxiety as she glanced at her friend. The silence stretched, thick and heavy, until Pomni's voice cut through like a needle through fabric. "Ragatha? You doing okay?..." Ragatha's reply was a hollow echo: "...That's a good question..." The group held their breath, memories of the fake exit still fresh. Jax broke the stillness, stretching on his couch with a smirk that didn't quite reach his ye…