#thetoyboxcharacter

[3moreseasons]

@jestistentialcrisis @thetoyboxcharacter @stuffedwithniceness

[TO]: Pomni🤡, Zooble🍰, Ragatha🐎

[FROM]: Gangle🎀

>hey is it just me or is jax a lot......

>meaner recently

>he said he was gonna put a grenade in my mailbox (•᷄- •᷅ ;)

>i dont even know if you can actually buy those or not

[in-dentures-ringmaster]

@thetoyboxcharacter

Zooble? Zooble! There’s that they! Seems like the Ai that took over this place took over his beloved guests! Caine was about to float over to them when memory struck him.

Oh no! When he did that spectacular adventure, they all seemed pretty… Mad. REALLY mad, in fact. But maybe spending time with this mysterious AI will make them appreciate his adventures! Or maybe they LIKE this Ai more than him! Ha, no way?... Right?

While Caine was having this dilemma, he was just floating there, forgetting that there was a certain character standing nearby,

[isolaradiale]

Hello, I'd like to apply as Zooble from the Amazing Digital Circus. I was the one that sent in reservation a couple of days ago but I managed to finish the blog beforehand so apologies in advance for the double message. My ooc contact is afries. Thank you!

Welcome to spooky Isola Radiale, Zooble!

You’ll be staying in HOUSE 106.

You will retain your Digital Physiology, but you will still feel pain and die.

You’ll also receive this sick box of finger skateboards and sticky hands.

Enjoy your stay!

– ⋆ diadem.

[3moreseasons]

@thetoyboxcharacter

You told yourself, so you knew it was true. You told someone you just met, and that made it real. Now you just have to tell them.

But of course, just saying it outright is too harrowing to even consider, so you made a plan. It's a foolproof one, with like ten steps. You already did the first few, which was making sure your roommate wouldn't be around (you've never even him so it's probably fine?) and inviting Zooble over to hang out. The two of you have spent plenty of time together, so they won't expect a thing! They'll think it's a normal hangout!

You didn't want to make it obvious or anything, so you didn't do anything too special. You didn't dress up, and you didn't, like, light candles or play music or something. You want to make this feel normal. You're so normal.

"Hi, Zooble. Hi, Zooble. Hi Zooble!" you mutter to yourself. Which one sounds the most normal for greeting them when they arrive? Surely you're not overthinking this.

A knock at the door means it's time. You take a moment to adjust your comedy mask before opening the door and smiling.

"Hi, Zooble!"

Silence.

"Uh. Package for... Jongle?"

It's a Spirazon delivery guy. He holds a clipboard out towards you. It's probably your Sailor Moon figure.

"It's... it's Gangle," you say, signing your name.

"Sure. Have a good day," he says, handing you the package. And then he's gone, having totally ruined the moment.

You're barely back inside when there's another knock at the door, and you open it again, groaning. "I already signed, what else do you- Zooble!"

They're here now, at your doorstep. Quick, what about your practiced lines?

"Uh, uh, zi, Hooble!"

$#?@.

You stare at them for a moment, feeling your comedy mask tremble. Then you just step aside. "Please come in."

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It's hard not to notice the posted invitations. They're all over the place, so even a homebody like yourself was bound to run into a few. Normally, you wouldn't bother, but with (almost) everyone here... maybe it could be a good way for everyone to spend time doing something that wasn't organized by Caine?

And it's a good excuse to fire up the ol' group chat again.

[To]: The Amazing Digital Group Chat

[zooble] has been added to the chat

[jax] has been added to the chat

[gangle]: hello everyone! ヾ(>ˬ<)*.ﾟ

[gangle]: have you all seen those flyers for the wintertide ball? it's happening later this week at someone's penthouse. i don't know them but it looks like it's open invite (づ •. •)?

[gangle]: maybe it could be fun? we don't HAVE to of course i just thought it might be fun! it feels like we don't spend time as a big group anymore

[gangle]: tho i guess we didn't have a choice about it before (ᵕ—ᗜ—)

[gangle]: anyways! what do you all think? ( •͈ ◦ •͈ )

@everybodyhatesjax @thetoyboxcharacter @jestingforanexit @stuffedwithniceness

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You did buy a dress. Nothing fancy, because it's not like you usually wear clothes, but it felt like a special occasion that warranted it. Also, you maybe, sorta, kinda wanted to make a good impression? It's not like this is a date or anything- you and Zooble are just going as friends! Though if you did impress them, you wouldn't mind that.

It's not too dissimilar from the outfit you had during that short bar adventure. Just a cute dress from all the dust you've earned working at McSpiral's. You wonder if Zooble might try something for the occasion too. Maybe a bowtie or something? That'd be cute.

It's a little chilly out, not that the cold bothers you much. You're standing outside the penthouse building, taking a moment to smooth out your dress while you watch the sidewalks. The others from the Circus said they might be there, but you don't really want to go up there all on your own. You'll wait a couple more minutes before checking to see if anyone else is up there already. Or maybe some of the other people you've met in the city will be there? You're already stepping way outside your comfort zone doing this, and if you have to fly solo you'll probably just leave instead.

Thankfully, it seems like it won't come to that. It's hard to miss Zooble, and you smile and wave at them even though there's no way they could possibly miss you.

"It's good to see you, Zooble... There's a lot more people here than I would've thought. We probably should've just come together, huh?" you say as they get close. "I mean, I think you live closer to here than I do, anyways..."

You shake your head. "Oh, uh, you, um... you look nice. It's kind of hard for me to find clothes that are comfortable, but I thought this, um... it was a good excuse, I guess? I didn't really... do this kind of stuff before."

But enough about how sad you are. You gesture towards the building. "Are you ready? I know Ragatha said she'd probably come, but there's not really any reason to wait around, I think."

@thetoyboxcharacter

[3moreseasons]

@thetoyboxcharacter

The city has changed again. They added a haunted hotel or something, which you've decided to ignore- you already had a haunted mansion adventure back in the Circus, and you're not eager to go back for more. It's just something novel to keep people occupied for a bit longer so the experiment can continue without issue. Or is that cynical to think? Maybe the Stars are just trying to get into the Halloween spirit. The city's been decorated for the season, after all. Caine didn't really do holidays in the Circus unless he was really bored, so-

Something catches your eye as you walk through the city streets, throwing off your inner monologue. It looked familiar, was that-

No, it's gone. You were imagining it, probably. Where were you, again? Something about Halloween? The decorations are nice, at least. You have some fuzzy memories of your time before the Circus, dressing up and-

There it is again. That flash of something familiar. As you stop to try and focus, the NPCs of the city filter around you, unheeding of your sudden concern. So you move towards that shape, that color. You know it, but you can't place it. Where have you seen it before? Who is-

Oh, duh.

"Zooble!" you call out, eyes wide. "Zooble! W-wait, I-"

You trip over something; your own feet, someone else's feet, the edge of the pavement, whatever. The comedy mask shatters as you hit the ground, but you don't want to miss this opportunity so you stand up as quickly as you can, still searching for that fleeting figure.

"Z-Zooble! Is that you? I'm over here, I-"

It's gone. Maybe you really did imagine it. You scan the crowd one more time, because they'd really stand out, but you don't see them. It must've been a mistake. You gather the broken pieces of your mask and go to stand against the wall of a nearby storefront, lamenting your luck.

"Should've known it was too good to be true..." you sigh.

[fluffysecrets]

@thetoyboxcharacter

✧ "Does... this sort of thing happen often?" Ralsei asked with genuine concern after handing them their arm. Someone had pulled on it and run off, but it had been removed in the process. From the point of view of someone that didn't know better it had been a very shocking thing to witness!

But the Darkner had rushed to their aid! He'd seen stranger from Darkners anyways.

"I'm sorry, that must be terribly inconvenient for you. But I guess it's better than permanenty losing a limb."