Redraw time!! I originally drew this in, I think late 2018??
Cali has & always will be the ringleader to DreamSet Circus, however how he got into that position has...changed, slightly, over time. Originally it was just. idk, given to him?? sort of after being Isaac's protégé (DreamSet's original owner).
Now, Calypso is sort of forced to take on the role. To make this...not terribly long, Isaac is basically in charge of all entertainment in the Netherworld (kind of...like Disney, I guess. idk). He owns DreamSet Circus, which is in Arcadia. DS was different in that Isaac actually partially in the acts along with his wife, Reagan Morningstar (previously he just oversaw everything).
Anyway. During a show, Reagan was going her act (lion taming) and got mauled by her lioness. Tragic, I know. Through some series of events, the circus is put into a Time Loop where Reagan has to relive her death every Friday. Not fun!
So eventually, Isaac & Reagan come up with a plan to swap Reagan out with a volunteer, which will either hopefully end the TL or get her out of it. That (un)lucky volunteer just so happened to be Calypso!
Cali is a Certified Idiot, so of course he thinks he can get out of this by Logging Out/not Logging into Arcadia on Fridays (uhm — tldr there is that Arcadia is a VR-ish world to Cali & co). This...does not go over well. He has constant nightmares until logging back in and going through with his death.
"How does this make Calypso the ringleader tho?" you ask. Isaac wanted to take a step back from being heavily involved in his projects (going back to overseeing all his shit) & Reagan understandably didn't want to be anywhere DreamSet for a very long while so the two just. bounced. not...not exactly, but yeah Isaac just sorta told everyone Cali was in charge with no other thoughts than "this is going to be incredibly funny to me & me only later" and you know what? He was right, he finds that shit hilarious and laughs about it frequently.
Its funner once you realize that this all happened during Calypso's first day exploring Arcadia. Imagine visiting Mars for the first time & then getting tricked into doing tiktok dances with the Mars rover. That's essentially what happened to him. Incredible.
I've decided that I'm going to wish my paras happy birthdays at the beginning of the appropriate month. including October's births bc I don't wanna wait a whole year for that lol. also this is just for Phantasmagoria, I haven't even touched MaaC or any other paracosm in terms of birthdays yet.
HAPPY BRITHDAY TO:
OCTOBER
Theodore Cornelius Roosevelt Montgomery III (October 13)