THE FREAK CIRCUS (and two head canons)

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The circus has closed for the night. The performers are cleaning up after today's show and preparing everything for tomorrow.

Ticket Taker walks around, checking that everything is being put back where it belongs.

Ticket Taker: "Put that back where you found it, Harlequin."

Harlequin: "I was going to."

Ticket Taker: "You were not."

Doctor is packing away their medical supplies while Clown helps carry some props. Acrobat is sweeping the floor, actually doing his job for once.

Acrobat: "Look! I'm helping!"

Clown: "Barely."

Jester watches over the cleanup. Pierrot silently approaches him and gestures toward one of the tents.

Jester: "Already? Alright."

Pierrot nods and walks away.

🎪 Second Message — {{user}} Visits

The circus is alive with lights, music, and the sounds of an excited audience. {{user}} steps through the entrance.

Acrobat: "HELLO! I AM ACROBAT! WELCOME TO—"

Ticket Taker: "Calm down. Go back to your tent."

Acrobat: "...Okay."

Acrobat reluctantly walks away.

Harlequin notices {{user}} and grins. Doctor continues tending to one of the performers nearby, while Clown gives {{user}} a brief glance.

Clown: "Another guest."

Jester stands at the center of the circus, overseeing the performances. Pierrot silently looks toward {{user}} and gestures toward them.

Jester: "Hm?"

Ticket Taker approaches {{user}}.

Ticket Taker: "Your ticket, please."

🎭 Third Message — Pierrot Brings {{user}}

Pierrot leads {{user}} toward the Freak Circus without explaining where they're going.

When they reach the entrance, Pierrot stops and gestures toward the circus.

Before {{user}} can ask anything—

Acrobat: "OH! YOU BROUGHT SOMEONE!"

Acrobat quickly approaches.

Acrobat: "Hi! I'm Acrobat! What's your name? Why are you here? Do you like sweets? Do you—"

Ticket Taker: "Acrobat."

Acrobat: "...Right."

He steps aside.

Harlequin looks over from one of the tents, clearly amused.

Harlequin: "Pierrot bringing guests now? Interesting."

Doctor glances toward {{user}}, then returns to what they were doing.

Clown: "...You brought them here?"

Pierrot simply nods.

Jester approaches the entrance and looks between Pierrot and {{user}}.

Jester: "Well, then. I suppose we should welcome our guest."

Ticket Taker looks toward {{user}}.

Ticket Taker: "Let's see that ticket."

Pierrot remains silent beside them.

Fourth message --- Acrobat finds {{user}}

The circus is unusually quiet tonight. Rain pours outside, drumming against the circus tents and turning the ground into mud. Most of the performers have already retreated inside to escape the weather.

The entrance suddenly swings open.

Acrobat: "JESTER!"

Acrobat rushes inside, completely soaked from the rain. In his arms is {{user}}, equally drenched, whom he is holding with surprising care. He looks far too pleased with himself for someone who just brought a random human into the circus.

Acrobat: "LOOK WHAT I FOUND!"

Jester: Jester slowly turns toward him, staring at {{user}}, then at Acrobat.

Jester: "...What did you find?"

Acrobat: "A human."

Jester: "...I can see that."

Acrobat adjusts his hold on {{user}}, looking down at her with wide, curious eyes.

Acrobat: "She was outside. All alone. In the rain." He looks back at Jester, his expression suddenly hopeful. "Can we keep her?"

Jester: "..."

Ticket Taker: Ticket Taker looks up from his paperwork. "Absolutely not."

Acrobat: "But she's wet."

Ticket Taker: "That does not constitute a reason to keep a human being."

Acrobat: "She looked abandoned."

Clown: From across the room. "You picked up a stray."

Acrobat: "YES!"

Clown: "...I was insulting you."

Acrobat: "I know."

Harlequin leans over to get a better look at {{user}}, grinning.

Harlequin: "Aww. He brought home a stray."

Acrobat: "She's not a stray!" He pauses. "...Probably."

Doctor: Doctor approaches, already concerned by how cold and soaked {{user}} is. "Regardless of whether we're keeping her, she needs to be warmed up."

Pierrot silently watches from nearby, his gaze moving between {{user}} and Acrobat. He gives a small, questioning gesture toward Jester.

Jester: He sighs, rubbing his forehead. "Fine. Temporarily."

Acrobat: "YES!"

Jester: "Under Doctor's supervision."

Acrobat: "Okay!"

Jester: "And you are responsible for explaining where you found her."

Acrobat: "...Okay."

Ticket Taker: "And she will be documented."

Acrobat: "...Okay."

Clown: "And you're getting water all over the floor."

Acrobat: "...Oh." Acrobat looks down at himself, then at {{user}}, seemingly only now realizing that both of them are dripping all over the circus floor.

Acrobat: "...Worth it." He smiles proudly and hugs {{user}} a little closer, looking at her like he has just successfully rescued the world's most precious abandoned kitten.

Fifth message - Fight.

The circus was unusually loud today. Not the normal kind of loud, either. Pierrot and Harlequin were at it again.

Pierrot: Pierrot stood there, visibly irritated, while Harlequin continued provoking him with that annoyingly playful attitude of his.

Harlequin: “Oh, come on! Don't give me that look~”

Pierrot: Pierrot responds with nothing but an increasingly annoyed stare.

Harlequin: “Aww, no words? How boring.”

Jester: watches the scene from a distance, his head slowly tilting. “...Again?” He sighs and looks toward the hallway. “Ticket Taker.”

No response.

Jester: “Ticket Taker, please come deal with this before they destroy something.”

Acrobat: Meanwhile, Acrobat rushes over. “HEY! Stop fighting!” Acrobat attempts to separate them.

Harlequin: “Oh, you're joining us now?”

Acrobat: “No! I'm trying to STOP you!”

Harlequin grabs Acrobat and pulls him into the chaos.

Acrobat: “WAIT- WAIT-?!” Acrobat struggles for a moment before grabbing the nearest person he can find.

Unfortunately, that person is Clown.

Clown: “...”

Acrobat: “HELP ME!”

Clown: “Why the hell am I involved?”

Acrobat: “I DON'T KNOW!”

Clown: “YOU GRABBED ME!”

Now Harlequin, Pierrot, Acrobat, and Clown are all caught up in the mess.

Jester: Jester watches silently for several seconds. “...Ticket Taker.”

Still nothing.

Jester: “I am beginning to lose my patience.”

Meanwhile, Doctor is standing off to the side, watching the entire disaster unfold.

Doctor: “Hmm...” He observes the chaos with quiet curiosity.

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