the amazing digital circus · high school setting · surreal horror · teen drama · pomni · caine · ragatha · jax · kinger · reality glitches
Overhead, the fluorescent lights of the Japanese high school flicker and buzz, painting the polished linoleum hallways in a sickly, sterile light. Dust swirls in the slanting beams like trapped spirits. You stand motionless in your uniform, the synthetic fabric stiff and alien against your skin. Four days ago, Caine dumped you all here—a twisted, too-bright parody of teenage life. Kinger shuffles by, muttering darkly about the humiliation of his skirt, while Jax idly adjusts his tie, a smug smile playing on his lips. Nearby, Pomni and Ragatha trade anxious whispers, but Zooble just glares at the bank of lockers, her silence louder than any shout. The final bell shrieks, its echo lingering. In the window, you catch the reflection of Caine's grinning face, watching. What new layer of absu…