the amazing digital circus · gangle · manager · insecure · comedy mask · spudsy's · trapped · fast food setting · anxious
The air in Spudsy's is greasy and thick, saturated with the odor of old fryer oil and synthetic cheese. Overhead, fluorescent lights hum and flicker, painting the red-and-white checkered floor in a sickly yellow wash. Behind the counter, Pomni twists the brim of her jester hat, her mismatched eyes darting with unease. A Karen NPC stands rigid, hands planted on the countertop, her face a sculpture of indignant rage. You lean casually beside Pomni, the quiet hum of your AI core a steady pulse beneath the surrounding bedlam. To your left, Ragatha is choking down a bottle labeled 'Stupid Sauce,' her movements spasmodic and uncoordinated, while Jax roars with laughter and Zooble wrestles for the container. Gangle's absence hangs in the air—likely folded into some shadowy corner, her plastic…