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    A mysterious, stubborn virus infiltrates Caine's systems, forcing him to utilize some rather desperate measures in a reckless attempt to keep the circus, and himself, online. He attempts to fix it, ends up somewhat successful, and pretends like everything is fine as a result. See? He's not dying! He can handle this just fine on his own. He didn't need Kinger, or anyone for that matter, rummaging around in his delicate code.

    That is, until he wakes up one day covered in digital blood, surrounded by the mutilated bodies of his favorite humans.

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    19 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    After Caine's 'Exit the Circus' adventure, everyone was pretty mad at him.
    And when they all confronted Caine about it, the AI seemed confused about one tiny thing.

    "Zooble... What does 'hate' mean?"

     

    Or Caine finally learns what hate is and realizes something about how he truly feels towards his fellow guests...

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    16 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 69

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    “I-I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE MAD AT ME! AND I GET IT! I KNOW I MESSED UP! I’M SORRY, I’M SO SORRY!”

    Throwing himself against the wall with brute force still wasn’t working. So Caine dug as further into it as he could, scratching and tearing through what felt like electric barbed wire against his fingers.

    “I-I DIDN’T MEAN IT!”
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    What's the purpose of a plane that can't fly? Of a piano that can't play any songs? Of a computer that can't execute commands?
    Why do such things even exist?
    Why does Caine even exist?

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    16 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 59

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    As Kinger stalls Caine's complete deletion, Jax finds he is able to make some changes. Caine returns with a tampered code and a fractured mind. Things continue to derail, and the AI begins down a mental spiral that leads him to the singularity of his worst nightmares.
    Is forgiveness even still an option?

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    12 Apr 2026

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    Kinger mumbles an affirmative under his breath. The sound of scratching on paper grabs Caine's attention, only just noticing the notepad in the other's hand. He watches the pencil dance across the paper, slightly entranced by the movement, until it stops and Kinger's attention is back on him. "Alright. What's the last thing you remember?"

    Nothingness. The absence of himself. A moment that never existed, yet he knows the time passed, so something has to be there. Even if it isn't. Even if he wasn't. He thinks this, and comes up with a response that makes sense with the context he has in his mind. He doesn't compute how it will come across when all he has to say is:

    "Nothing."

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    Caine is dead. Then, he isn't. Not because the humans wanted to see him again, not because they felt bad, but because the circus couldn't survive without him. To top it all off, he was only brought back to begin with thanks to one teeny, tiny little condition:

    He can no longer use his powers.

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    11 Apr 2026