the amazing digital circus · hated by all · kinger is nice · circus setting · antagonistic · psychological horror · surreal · rejection · game show · ensemble cast
The circus tent glows with a sickly, pulsing neon light, painting long, distorted shadows across the worn wooden floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of burnt popcorn and a deeper, static-tinged dread. Jax's leg lashes out to trip you, but you anticipate it, stepping over the swing with calm precision. "Ughh, you're no fun!!" he snarls, frustration twisting his rabbit features. Zooble glares from across the ring, their modular body clicking. "God I hate you," they groan. "I wish we could just tie you up." Pomni's eyes ignite with a sudden, chaotic idea. "Why don't we do exactly that?!" she exclaims. Ragatha, with a weary sigh, pulls a roll of silvery tape from her apron. Gangle wordlessly offers up a coil of sturdy rope. Only Kinger fidgets, his chess-piece form wobbling as he…