All Things Scary & Weird

I love creepy aesthetics, horror themed things and weird stuff. Indie horror and RPG horror games are the core of my admiration of scary things. Weird games also have humorous aspects to them; which I love as well. This blog is meant to talk about, share and explore all those things; plus more.

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Kindergarten 1: Ms. Applegate —Aesthetic

Ms. Applegate's Character & Personality

Ms. Applegate is a kindergarten teacher. Ironically, she makes it clear she doesn't like children. Due to this, Applegate will do everything in her power to avoid interacting with kids, even at the cost of being lazy at her job. She only expects them to go play by themselves during morning class. In the afternoon, Applegate has the kids do Show-and-Tell instead of teaching her students. The only time she does anything involving her career is occassionally stopping them from leaving the room, snooping in other people's cubbies, or being an authority figure during casualties. Yet, Applegate enjoys it when the children betray each other or if they're engaging in a "kiddie fight." This is because she loves seeing kids act like "rats" and be violent towards each other.

Aside from sweets and food in general, Applegate loves drugs. She has a substance abuse problem, excessively needing smoke breaks and being highly dependent on pills. The thought of missing a smoke break causes Applegate to threaten the children. If she's forced to quit cold turkey on a drug, she'll become unkept and develop a short temper. Applegate will then hit the kids for causing problems and even kill them over insults made her way. If pushed, she'll scream and break down crying. This is the result of being an "opiate aficionado" and viewing pills as "sanity savers," which keep her high.

By the third game, Applegate is no longer a teacher. She's the school's secretary, lunch lady, nurse aid, and librarian. As such, Applegate is versatile and can adapt to anything. Although she performs less than average in every job she takes, she still does the jobs. Applegate even mentions she doesn't miss teaching the kids and is fine adapting to the other roles at school.

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Agere Kpop Demon Hunters: Saja Boys —Aesthetic

The Saja Boys as Kids

Prior to the five Saja Boys becoming demonic servants, they were all humans. If they were all born in the same time period, it's easy to imagine they would all be one tight group of friends. Jinu, Abby, Baby, Romance, and Mystery would all have fun running around while goofing off together. Summer would be a fun time for the boys as they would all enjoy blowing bubbles, singing, dancing, getting their nails done, and drinking sodas all season long.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Kinger's Insanity —Aesthetic

Kinger's Circus History

Kinger has been in the digital circus the longest out of all the performers, managing to outlast not only his contemporaries but everyone else who has since joined and abstracted. He has been there for eighteen years.

Before Queenie's abstracted self was sent to the cellar, Kinger stayed in his pillow fort with her. The darkness calmed her down, smoothing her edges, and made her less aggressive. It's one of the memories Kinger has control over. Due to this memory, it allows him to become more sane in dark areas, as it reminds him of his last moments with Queenie.

Following his wife's abstraction, Kinger was the only human in the circus for an unknown amount of time. He was left in isolation for so long it began to affect his sanity and ability to remember things beyond his name. Outside of Caine's adventures, Kinger would usually walk around the tent until October 15th, 2008 when Ragatha manifested inside the circus as he walked past the stage, surprising him.

Ragatha was confused and shocked by her new reality, but Kinger was there to help her and try to keep her mind grounded as they were the only ones who the other could rely on. Following this, more humans would enter the circus over the years, along with others who abstracted along the way.

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Kindergarten 1: Lily —Aesthetic

Lily's Character & Personality

Lily is a kindergartener who has a crush on Nugget. She also has a twin brother named Billy, and an unknown father. Lily is a shy, reserved, and genuinely kind person once she trusts someone. She loves her brother dearly and usually spends a lot of time with him. Thus, Lily becomes depressed due to his disappearance and is subjected to bullying, which makes her quite sensitive. Yet, Lily is a fiercely determined sleuth who's quite suspicious of adults and wants to solve the mysteries around her.

By Tuesday, Lily is much more lively. She's quite sneaky and patient as she'll hide in the underground section of the school. In addition to having the skills of a ninja, Lily is quite smart. She understands pre-established signals and can carry out carefully planned missions.

On Wednesday, Lily is quite confident and back to her usual self. She's able to scope and map out the new school not even a day into it, presumably by herself. Lily also stands up for herself when under pressure. Although she's cautious as to protect her identity and hideout, the girl is still polite to strangers. If Lily is able to identify a friend, she'll happily greet them. Beyond this, she's very intelligent as she has been studying the correlation between the goo and mutations, in the process of figuring out why adults were abducting children.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Ribbit —Aesthetic

Ribbit's Character & Personality

Ribbit was a person whose pronouns are she/they. She had a set of unknown parents before joining the digital circus. Ribbit's digital avatar was an Anthropomorphic Frog. While she was friends with Ragatha, her best friends were Jax and Kaufmo. As such, Ribbit enjoyed hanging out with them. She also enjoyed stargazing and spending time in the Crows Nest called Café Cirque. Ribbit liked swearing, stars, hot chocolate, and making Jax laugh. She disliked the circus' censorship, being isolated, arguing, and Jax avoiding her. Ribbit was warm, friendly, and welcoming to newcomers. She would introduce them to the circus members and eventually help them form strong bonds. Ribbit was naturally inclusive and deeply relational, with tonal flexibility. She was capable of a laidback, low-stakes companionship with Kaufmo, but could match Jax's edge almost immediately. Ribbit was a sweet, charismatic, socially intelligent, and witty extrovert. More than anything, she deeply cared about her friends. Ribbit would open up to others to show she trusts them, then keep their secrets in return to prove she's trustworthy.

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Kindergarten 1: The Protagonist —Aesthetic

Kid's Character & Personality

The Protagonist is a kindergartener whose name is unknown. Instead, most people call him "Kid." He's able to time warp upon dying or completing a day, and restart certain events or entire days, depending on the game. This is because Kid is in a time loop. Unfortunately, his memory is spotty. Kid won't remember certain events, thus feeling like he's done certain things before. Other times, he'll remember events of the last game's non-canonical missions, but only to an extent. Most of the time, Kid remembers everything to the point of quoting others. He's even self-aware to some degree as he's able to talk to the player and will argue with them in certain scenarios. Despite knowing he's a "player character," Kid is reserved regarding his knowledge of the universe.

At times, he's smart and self-aware of the horrors in adult life. But Kid can't read, like most children his age. As such, he can be manipulative, twisted, or kind and sympathetic towards others depending on what needs to be done to break the time loop. However, if Kid wasn't trapped, he wouldn't care about anything or anyone around him. He's snappy with the player and impudent towards others throughout the games, especially his peers. Kid usually never expresses himself unless he's killed, horrified, or grossed out. Beyond this, he loves the Monstermon Card Game. He also has a box art poster of Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Queenie —Aesthetic

Queenie's Character & Personality

Queenie is a woman who's most likely somewhere in her forties. She was a C&A employee and is also the wife of Kinger. Queenie became one of the first humans to enter the digital circus. Her digital avatar was of an Anthropomorphic Queen Chess-Piece. Although Queenie's personality is never shown first hand, Kinger reveals some things about his spouse. She was a funny and creative person. Queenie was really into entomology, and loved insects as a result. She was also quite persuasive, as she was able to change her husband's disdain for bugs into a love for them. Beyond this, Queenie is quite kind upon interacting with her spouse, even before realizing it was him, and becoming affectionate soon after.

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Kindergarten 1 —Aesthetic

Game Description

A new student goes to a school that’s a bit… off. The teacher is trying to get rid of her kids. Students are walking around with strange devices planted on them. The janitor is frequently cleaning up blood. Slop is repeatedly being served at the cafeteria, and a classmate has gone missing. It’s up to the new kid to figure out what’s going on because, his life depends on it.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Scratch —Aesthetic

Scratch's Character & Personality

Scratch is a man who's possibly somewhere in his forties. He used to be an employee at C&A as a computer programmer before becoming the first person to enter the digital circus. As such, Scratch was the main, but co-creator of Caine. His digital avatar was of an Anthropomorphic Dog, possibly a golden retriever. Little is known about Scratch's personality. From Kinger's perspective, he was a wise man with out-of-the-box thinking, though his ideas were often too abstract or outlandish for others to understand. However, Kinger isn't sure if Scratch's abstract ideas were the result of his brilliance or a growing tumor in his brain. Beyond this, in episode four, he has a hot dog named after him with his door logo on it. The food item is called "Dobby Dog."

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Jax's Maid —Aesthetic

Jax's Character & Personality

Jax doesn't like being the subject of ridicule or the butt of a joke. Upon being dressed in a maid outfit during the mini world adventure, "Good Ol' Fashioned Softball," he quickly becomes furious at Gangle for swapping his clothes. Jax went as far as to chase her while attempting to attack her for this. He then panics when Kinger sends him out to the softball field filled with NPC spectators. This is done because it's the circus members' goal to beat the other team in a game of Softball by scoring points.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Evil Jax —Aesthetic

Evil Jax's Character & Personality

Evil Jax is an NPC who's part of the Lightning Round world adventure, "Good Ol' Fashioned Softball." In this mini adventure, he's part of the rival team, Evil Big Tops. In the game against the Big Tops, Evil Jax plays first base. He's the alter ego of Jax. This is ironic as Evil Jax inherently shy and nervous. Thus, he's hesitant in new or tense situations. As such, Evil Jax will sometimes flinch when snapped at. Despite his timidity, he's friendly, allowing him to be approachable and easy to talk to. Evil Jax is a gentle, caring, endearing, and considerate person. He's quite polite and always tries to be positive towards others. Due to this, Evil Jax does his best to be encouraging while also being a good sport. His most notable traits is his supportive nature. Evil Jax has a genuine tendency to uplift others and offer sincere compliments, aiming to make those around him feel better about themselves. Overall, he's a kind-hearted individual who values friendship above all else.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Ragatha's Past —Aesthetic

Ragatha's Human Life

Prior to ending up in the digital avatar of a ragdoll, Ragatha was born into a fairly wealthy farming family. Her mother was verbally abusive towards her. Thus, Ragatha didn't miss the yelling, berating, and guilt-tripping she used to subject her to. She had four horses: Chestnut, Butterscotch, Alfredo, and Daisy Bell. Lastly, Ragatha worked poultry on a vast property in real estate before entering the digital circus.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: The Bar —Aesthetic

Noir Bar

This next mini adventure comes from the Lightning Round. It's a world adventure with all the circus members dressed in 1950s attire. As such, the environment is a bar in the city on a rainy night. It's styled in the theme of a classic detective movie, but with touches of color from neon signs. All the characters are allowed to sit and talk while Zooble acts as the bartender to make them drinks.

Pomni's Drink: Negroni

Gangle's Drink: Long Island Iced Tea

Ragatha's Drink: Cosmopolitan

Kinger's Drink: Corncob Blitz

Jax's Drink: Whiskey Sour (no egg).

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Amazing Digital Circus High School —Aesthetic

Lightning Round: アメイジング デジタル サーカス 高校

The Lightning Round is a special mix of World Adventures and In House Adventures, which combines all the circus members ideas from the Suggestion Box. During each miniature adventure, the humans can vote to skip a person's suggestion or to not skip them. For this world adventure, the goal involves all the characters to be taught in a manga-styled high school.

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Kpop Demon Hunters: Your Idol —Aesthetic

Song Meaning & Visual Story

This villain song carries a sinister tone, exploring the toxic dynamics between performer and audience. The Saja Boys first present themselves as irresistible savior figures. They supposedly offer guidance and comfort, claiming to be their audience's "salvation" for their "sins" through religious imagery. In reality, the Saja Boys see themselves as godlike figures who demand worship and total submission through cult-like imagery. They invoke motifs of temptation and seduction to draw people into worship as a means to control them. In the end, the demons were close to sacrificing their hypnotized fans' lives to their demon king. Overall, this track touches on the toxic exploitation aspects of idol worship, reflecting the real-life dangers of parasocial relationships where devotion crosses into unhealthy obsession.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: Jax's Spudsy's Employee —Aesthetic

Spudsy's Restaurant Chain

When Jax was forced into following Gangle's authority as a wage slave, he refused to stop smiling in front of the others as part of his façade. He only let his exhaustion show while outside and alone. Once he's about to be "reevaluated", Jax's first concern is asking if anybody could see him like this. Such behavior stems from the fact he doesn't like people seeing him in a vulnerable state out of fear they'll laugh at him. After being subjected to an employee reevaluation by Gangle, Jax's mischievous side fades with him wanting to get out of Spudsy's as soon as possible. He also enters into a genuine conversation with Pomni. Upon finally clocking out, his demeanor is dispirited, proving Jax's cruel personality is actually more of a coping mechanism to his situation rather than his true nature.