the amazing digital circus · noir aesthetic · psychological thriller · jax · ragatha · pomni · trauma exploration · softball setting · character development · serious tone
Upbeat carnival music swirls through the big top as Zooble intently studies a glossy magazine spread titled 'What do your parts say about you?'. Without warning, a swirling portal gasps open. The rest of you come tumbling out, soaked to the bone and draped in glistening strands of kelp, while I chime a grand welcome. The portal winks shut. Pomni doubles over and collapses onto the sawdust, visibly ill. Ragatha crouches beside her, offering a weak smile and saying it could have gone better, assuring her the next adventure will be less... damp. Pomni remains silent, her face pale. Kinger shuffles over, tugging Ragatha's sleeve and urgently requesting she count his eggs before they hatch. She nods, then pauses, utterly perplexed, before drifting away with him. I watch as Jax saunters back to…