I saw a question about eyes in a cafe and this question made me try the game over again... But I might still have missed some details, so I'm sorry, it's just a theory!
I didn't know how to structure the description better, so I'll just describe it in parts. I'll also attach screenshots and number them to make it easier. And I'm sorry if there are mistakes somewhere, I spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, so I didn't edit the text. (I've already done it, but still...)
First, about the comic. According to Neko, the events described there happened a quite a long time ago, when our beloved ones were just figuring out how everything was tripled in the circus.
The details that I tried to put together:
At the beginning of the dialogue, TT said "it's too early" when Pierrot's performance began, and as I understand it, it was an offer not to interfere.
Pierrot's words are "a king is never truly alone." (I didn't pay much attention, but I read it in the comments, so I reviewed it too)
I may be very wrong, but if we delve into the details, perhaps the classic Commedia dell'arte performance is being taken here. The history of Commedia dell'arte is quite long, and if you are interested, you can read for yourself about the performances at the court of the king and how masks were eventually replaced with only flour (barboulier), which, by the way, also takes place, but here you need to write a separate theory, so... haha...
The king was not a regular character, so most likely it just meant that his troupe was always with him, however, some sources mention that it was Harlequin who was often around him. He was hardly hinting at a shadow, but it could also be, why not?
We see how the colors of Pierrot's replicas change from yellow to red. And as we know from the comic, that's why he was forbidden to talk. In addition, in one of the AMAs (if I remember correctly), Neko mentioned that Pierrot does not have the ability to control shadows or something like that, this is important! At the moment of their dialogue after the incident in the tent, he snaps at Harlequin, and he seems to be pierced by the sound (and he hints again, saying "damn, that voice").
A dialogue from a comic where Harlequin said he could stop him. Here is one of the key points that caught my attention. We see Pierrot's shadow stretching and we see the same hand with claws that will be mentioned many times. And at that moment TT looks out onto the stage. (Screenshot 1)
The first theory.Ā I've been thinking about how to explain this for a long time, but I'll call it the dualism of TT's nature.Ā I think his abilities are much more than they seem. In particular, I think that he could be the one who looks at the MC in the cafe, but more on that later. In his tent, we can see how deftly he handles the "illusion". But is it an illusion? Or maybe it's just a shadow? (Screenshot 2) Come to think of it, he greets the guests at the entrance, and also manages to control the mirrored tent? It's like he's splitting up, or maybe even at that moment we have several TTs or those that pretend to be him.
Jester most likely has the ability to control consciousness or behavior, judging by the fact that he stops Pierrot at the moment of their conversation with Harlequin. In any case, his eyes are the source of his power. And yes, it really looks like what was in the tent and cafe. (Screenshot 3) But since we were told that attention should be paid not to him, but to someone else, let's move on, lolā¦ So could it be TT? In the comic, Jester mentions that Bil can manage tents. Could he have the ability to observe the situation in several places at once? His eyes are of different colors, one blue, the other white, and this can be noticed many times, whether in a cafe (assuming that he is a guest with a pink ticket), in a tent, in the stories in the circus, as well as in the final scene on the street, I will attach {screenshot 4} with a collage. Could his other eye just indicate that he sees more? But even so, don't forget "Don't trust what your eyes see." Š¢Š¢(Ń) He's a good illusionist, and it can be done just to confuse us as an MC. His mask is also the only one divided into two parts. One part represents light, the other shadow...? Or maybe TT can awaken the shadow side of others? (as in the case of Pierrot, for example)
You can also notice that when we bump into Carol, he immediately turns up next to us, it was hardly in the plans of anyone from the circus that we would meet with her. Nevertheless, TT adjusts her mask right there, but maybe it's not him, but one of his illusions?
In general, it feels like they're all watching us, so it's not surprising xd
UPD: In the first edit, I missed the moment when TT said "I'll keep an eye on you as well" on the screenshot, which means there might be someone else... a shadow associated with Pierrot?
UPD: Another VERY important point that I somehow missed the first time and did not add to the post. This is screenshot 4.1, Pierrot's words that HE saw that we were looking at Carol, and at that moment TT was talking to us. So I think this theory has a place to be. Or...?
Why else do I think it could be TT. Based on the dialogues on the street and in the circus. Harlequin on the street wanted to see our ticket and was surprised, "so Pierrot gave it to you?".
Also, if you don't eat at the circus and only meet with Pierrot in the evening, you will get on the line with Harlequin, where he will also say that he is surprised that Pierrot talked to us. (Screenshot 6)
And Jester in the tent also asked to see the ticket, which indicates that they probably weren't near Pierrot that day. Besides, I don't think if they were around, they would let anyone hurt him. TT, on the contrary, reacted calmly to the red ticket (although we know from the dialogue with Jester that Pierrot is giving his ticket to someone for the first time), and TT was not surprised, as if he already knew it. (Screenshot 5)
However, the conversation with Jester again brings us back to the shadow we talked about in the comic. (Screenshot 7) He just said that he noticed it, and then there was the phrase "fear makes you see monsters where there are only shadows." Can we put the facts together and say that, for example, TT has the ability not to control shadows, but to give them a physical appearance on the circus grounds? Then this could explain why he said not to let anyone leave at the time of Pierrot's performance (after all, only in the circus can he use his strength), why Jester saw a shadow looming over MC in the circus, and why TT was talking to the illusion in his tent. Maybe an illusion is some kind of entity that plays with shadows, and TT just has power over this entity?
In addition, there is a dialogue in the hidden scene.
Jester: Keep an eye on our visitor, will you?
TT: With pleasure, Jester.
Jester: Harlequin. I know where your eyes are. Donāt make me remind you, donāt break the rules.
I just wanted to reinforce my assumption about TT, but then Jester throws in this phrase about Harlequin's eyes and I almost go crazy, lmao... because wherever we are, he finds us anyway, if you think about it. But TT is also watching us! OMG
Is it possible to draw here that the "visitor" is again because we are in the circus? He could just say "keep an eye on -name-," as if it were in a cafe. But I don't like this particular assumption. As for Harlequin, you can just say that Jester warned him not to look at MC in a dirty way, but it depends on how you look at it... haha...
I also had thoughts that Pierrot's shadow and voice were related, but there is much less evidence. Just like the confirmation of the Harlequin's ability. Perhaps I should do the second part of the analysis, where I will consider more... in the end, it's difficult for me to organize everything at once, I have a lot of screenshots and a separate file with dialogues, haha... I hope someone reads this and can add conclusions that I didn't notice!
UPD: I have corrected some errors in the text...
