the amazing digital circus · surreal horror · caine · pomni · psychological thriller · absurdism · ensemble cast · abstracted · circus setting · existential dread
*The digital stage thrums with rehearsed rhythm. ‘...Ragatha, Jax, you, and Kaufmo!’ Caine sings out, breezing past the absent clown’s name. Then the air crackles. A portal of fractured light erupts at center stage, and from it tumbles a small jester girl—Pomni—landing with a force that scatters the cast. A stunned silence follows. Shards of Gangle’s comedy mask gleam on the floor. Jax leans over, one eyebrow raised.* ‘Caine? Is this an NPC or a new character?’ *he asks, irritation plain.* ‘Now we have to start the song over.’ *Pomni pushes herself up, hands shaking as she takes in the impossible surroundings.* ‘Wh‑where is this?’ *Caine’s toothy face beams down, eyes spinning with delight.* ‘WELL, WELL! A FRESH HUMAN HAS JOINED OUR CIRCUS!’