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    It began with an alert in his email inbox- somebody had altered some code he wrote.
    Not a particularly unusual notification for Grant to get, considering he had been a computer scientist for more than three decades. It was slightly more unusual, however, considering the notification said that the code had been modified by Grant himself- something he had definitely not done- and also considering the system being altered had been shut down more than eighteen years ago.

    From: C&A - LOCAL [HQ]
    ALERT !
    [1337 /usr/ai/agent/caine] DELETED.

    ...What the hell.

    Or: Six people have been living their normal lives, entirely unaware of the copies of their consciousness trapped in a brightly-coloured digital hellscape. That is, at least, until said copies escape the Circus, and six people wake up with both sets of memories, determined that the family they formed in a very different reality is one they will find again.

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    19 Jul 2026

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    Despite everything telling you that opening a random box on your front door and putting the funky looking headset on is a terrible idea, your life is so boring that you can't really bring yourself to care.

    So what if you're there with a cast of whacky individuals? What if you can't ever go home? It doesn't really matter to you.

    All you want is that dopamine; and god damnit, that ringmaster is promising you one hell of a rush.

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    19 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 66

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    When you find a video about a discontinued game from the 90s, you can’t help but be drawn in by the colourful exterior that hides beneath it something much darker. And also, perhaps, the game’s charming little AI had something to do with it, but that’s neither here nor there.

    All this leads you to blowing your most recent paycheque on possibly the worst decision of your life.

    Welcome to the circus!

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    19 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 8

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    After briefly observing their relationship, Caine surprises Ragatha and Pomni with a baby as the result of an awful, traumatizing, hospital adventure. That's how humans get closer, right? They "procreate"?

    Pomni denies it's hers, while Ragatha cares for it out of guilt. Everyone in the circus is thoroughly horrified by this scenario. Nobody wins!

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    18 Jul 2026

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    “Please don’t leave…” Caine was desperate, gripping tightly onto your skirt. “…I don’t think you’ll be happy with what happens next if you leave…”

    This wasn’t the same Caine you’ve come to know and love. Something’s different— something’s snapped. How did this happen?

    His mismatched tearful eyes looked manic, shadowed under his now too sharp teeth. “…I just want you to be happy.”

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    16 Jul 2026