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In episode six of The Amazing Digital Circus — Jax gets too real!

In all seriousness, this was completely fantastic to watch. It was such a good depiction of self destructive behaviors and Michael Kovach was PHENOMENAL.

His instant reaction to pomni hugging him was super telling. He wants to get closer to her, his behaviors show that clearly, but he fears it as well.

His regret after the outburst is also extremely telling.

This did not go as planned. He did not expect to get so close to her and have to push her so suddenly away. He didn’t want to push her away, but felt in this moment that he needed to, at all costs.

As much as he wants everyone to believe his actions were planned, they were IMPULSIVE.

As insistent as he was on telling Pomni that he didn’t care, that it was stupid to think that he might, Pomni was right when she pointed out that Jax wasn’t fighting back. He DID care.

He never hurt Pomni for his own fun at any point in this episode. His actions directly contradict what he’s trying to make Pomni believe. He hurts the others, so she might believe him. But he didn’t want to hurt her. Not anymore. The only time he hurt her on purpose was when he felt like he needed to push her away. But otherwise? He has shown that he doesn’t see her as something to torment. Jax sees Pomni as an equal, a friend.

His words are hollow.

Even his reaction to Ragathas “accusing” him of making friends with Pomni was extreme. Initially his uncaring expression threw Ragatha off, but once she was eliminated you can see that this is the moment Jax realized he was going too far — far past even his own personal boundaries — in forming a bond with Pomni.

Jax was lying the whole time he tried to make Pomni believe he didn’t care. He used all his tricks. Deflected with jokes, brushed off the intensity of the situation, made fun of Pomnis attempts to befriend him, he even tried to make her push him away first with the traitor bit.

Actually, he seems to be obsessed with the whole bit thing, don’t you think? The archetypes.

He thinks that fitting into the role of the circus will help him survive.

As if trying to maintain humanity whilst being deprived of it causes abstraction.

So he picks the perfect role to extract himself of any sort of sincerity or responsibility.

The comedian.

He uses it as a shield even if it damages his relationship with Pomni. And he tries to use Pomni’s humorously chosen role to his advantage, to get her to leave.

Pomni’s prying would humanize him. He would be too open, too vulnerable, too human. He won’t be able to play his role anymore. Or use it to protect his sanity.

If he had nothing beneath his cruel exterior, he wouldn’t have to beg Pomni to stop looking.

Jax knows that if she keeps looking, if she helps him open up, if she pursues his friendship despite his protests, he WILL break, and he WILL show her who he really is. He can’t resist getting close with someone because he — like everybody else — needs a friend.

So he had to make her stop.

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What cute kids, hope nothing deeply traumatising happens to them :D

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knock knock

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ref for a theoretical comic series

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Heh.. Is that your circus archetype.. That's cringe....

YOU'RE CRINGE!!!

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Canon to chapter 5 i saw it in a dream

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i've seen people refer to hannigram as murder husbands and i thought it was just a fanon thing but they actually got called that IN CANON

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dbh crossover doodle

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INCREDIBLY bold of Jax to claim to be the funny one when this happened in the exact same episode

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Gladiolus: from the Latin word gladius, meaning ‘sword’.

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my new roblox avatar has inspired me to create something so awesome.... hi emh and pressure enjoyers, theyre best friends to me

uhhh heres the roblox avatar, he has no hair because i could NOT for the LIFE OF ME get it to look good so bald habit is real...

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people saying funnybunny is doomed now? weak!! everyone!! the ship just got EVEN BETTER, it has so much potential and SPICE it's making me go feral.

Pomni straight up JUMPING Jax the second she realizes he's fucking faking his entire stick and how awful he makes everyone feel by being sorry for himself is exactly what this motherfucker needs. He needs to get beaten up by the woman willing to take him ON.

Is it healthy? No but is it INTRUIGING??? YES. LET THEM THROW HANDS, LET JAX FEEL THE EFFECTS OF HIS BULLYING. Pomni is most likely the first person in a long while that actually physically responds to him being an absolute asshole outside of Zooble, who mainly resorts to verbal responses. No. This woman saw that speaking to him doesn't help, so she fucking BIT HIS ASS.

Pomni is canonically adversed to touch, and she opens up to Jax in the episode, lets him willingly hold her hand and everything. And the hurt she must've felt when he put on this fake persona with the whole "oh i dont care about you :)"... Her first response being physical contact even if it's violent? She trusted him, and he's gonna feel this pain.

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Sometimes it was bitterly cold. I wanted to be in a warm bed and finally get some proper sleep. But I knew that no matter where I slept, I wouldn't be able to get rid of that "headache".

stages of work. in 7 seconds, 6 hours of work fit 🖤

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WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A COUPLE??? i know what you are...

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I drew a bunch of Toby. Especially more ticciwork. Eat my children, eat.

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He is literally so distracted by the hand he pushed her with omggg!!!!!

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So that episode 6 trailer huh?