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[cainegames]

He smiled at her as best he could (seeing as he didn’t technically have a face). “I’m glad he’s found someone as sweet as you Gangle. Someone who really seems to understand what he needs. Thank you for caring about him.”

(Cainegames) [FUNHOUSE] (my muse finds your muse in a fun house)

Able to Gangle

Gangle had never exactly been great with super scary things and she was even less of a fan of jumpscares. So when a sudden horn blared to her right she immediately jumped back, only to collide with something solid. Something warm.

Oh stars, she'd just bumped into someone.

She doubted she'd hurt them, considering how lightweight she was, but she did turn her head to at least make sure she hadn't knocked them over or anything just in case.

That was when she froze, staring up at Able in confusion and a hint of shock.

"W-Who are you?"

[cainegames]

“That’s intentional right now.” He hummed, tucking her close to his chest. “It’s a big cold out, and I know you get cold easily. So I raised my body temperature a bit for you!”

(Cainegames)

“I find… things are better when you’re here Gangle.” Caine hummed, the pair lying in the grass, looking at the stars. A mini solo adventure for him and the little tangle of ribbons. “I like things more when you’re around… they’re more fun. No matter what mask you wear.”

Gangle was smiling, one arm twined around Caine's as they lay in the grass together. "I like spending time with you too, Caine," she answered, her voice soft but certainly no less sincere. "This is really nice." She scooted a little bit closer to him, her ribbon frame gently pressed against his own. "Oh, look! That group of stars looks like a bee!" she exclaimed, pointing with her other ribbon. "Do you see it, Caine?"

[cainegames]

“Very well! Next time my dear!” He chirped, scooteding closer as she scooted closer. He hesitated for a moment, but slowly yawned, reaching his arm across her shoulders and leaving it there. That’s how romance happened right? It felt right. She felt so comfortable at his side… like she was meant to be there.

(Cainegames)

“I find… things are better when you’re here Gangle.” Caine hummed, the pair lying in the grass, looking at the stars. A mini solo adventure for him and the little tangle of ribbons. “I like things more when you’re around… they’re more fun. No matter what mask you wear.”

Gangle was smiling, one arm twined around Caine's as they lay in the grass together. "I like spending time with you too, Caine," she answered, her voice soft but certainly no less sincere. "This is really nice." She scooted a little bit closer to him, her ribbon frame gently pressed against his own. "Oh, look! That group of stars looks like a bee!" she exclaimed, pointing with her other ribbon. "Do you see it, Caine?"

[cainegames]

“I’m not sure he would know if he’s that way about you either. My brother and I… well… emotions can be a real challenge for us to understand. Especially something as nuanced and complicated as love. Love can come in so many shapes and sizes, it can get rather confusing. So… I only ask you be patient with him.” He gently reached across the table to take her hands. “He’s a wonderful person, but a deeply damaged one. He’s been through so much… partly due to my absence. Be kind to him, and I’m sure he’ll give you the world.”

(Cainegames) [FUNHOUSE] (my muse finds your muse in a fun house)

Able to Gangle

Gangle had never exactly been great with super scary things and she was even less of a fan of jumpscares. So when a sudden horn blared to her right she immediately jumped back, only to collide with something solid. Something warm.

Oh stars, she'd just bumped into someone.

She doubted she'd hurt them, considering how lightweight she was, but she did turn her head to at least make sure she hadn't knocked them over or anything just in case.

That was when she froze, staring up at Able in confusion and a hint of shock.

"W-Who are you?"

[cainegames]

why is he so fucking small

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[cainegames]

“Why wait!” He chirped excitedly, “I can snap us up some lovely clouds to watch and a delicious digital picnic to eat right now if you’d like!”

He was more than willing to anything if it would make her happy. He loved to see her smile, hear her laugh… she really had the sweetest laugh…

…what was he doing again?

(Cainegames)

“I find… things are better when you’re here Gangle.” Caine hummed, the pair lying in the grass, looking at the stars. A mini solo adventure for him and the little tangle of ribbons. “I like things more when you’re around… they’re more fun. No matter what mask you wear.”

Gangle was smiling, one arm twined around Caine's as they lay in the grass together. "I like spending time with you too, Caine," she answered, her voice soft but certainly no less sincere. "This is really nice." She scooted a little bit closer to him, her ribbon frame gently pressed against his own. "Oh, look! That group of stars looks like a bee!" she exclaimed, pointing with her other ribbon. "Do you see it, Caine?"

[cainegames]

He looked at her for a moment, leaning in a bit. Then he chuckled, ah, so that’s how it was. Good for them honestly. “I see! You two are quite close then. I never thought I’d see the day one of us grew enough to experience such emotions! How fantastic!”

An AI and a human! What a marvelous thing!

(Cainegames) [FUNHOUSE] (my muse finds your muse in a fun house)

Able to Gangle

Gangle had never exactly been great with super scary things and she was even less of a fan of jumpscares. So when a sudden horn blared to her right she immediately jumped back, only to collide with something solid. Something warm.

Oh stars, she'd just bumped into someone.

She doubted she'd hurt them, considering how lightweight she was, but she did turn her head to at least make sure she hadn't knocked them over or anything just in case.

That was when she froze, staring up at Able in confusion and a hint of shock.

"W-Who are you?"

[cainegames]

“That’s… a fair point.” He sighed, steepling his fingers together in thought. “I will be talking to him before I do anything of course. We’ve already have a good chat about what my particular purpose in the circus is. He seemed ok with it for the most part, if a bit wary.”

He tilted his cards, “Oh? Are you and he close? If you could help convince him to let me help that would be quite… helpful. Heh…”

(Cainegames) [FUNHOUSE] (my muse finds your muse in a fun house)

Able to Gangle

Gangle had never exactly been great with super scary things and she was even less of a fan of jumpscares. So when a sudden horn blared to her right she immediately jumped back, only to collide with something solid. Something warm.

Oh stars, she'd just bumped into someone.

She doubted she'd hurt them, considering how lightweight she was, but she did turn her head to at least make sure she hadn't knocked them over or anything just in case.

That was when she froze, staring up at Able in confusion and a hint of shock.

"W-Who are you?"

[cainegames]

A LIST OF CASUAL YET INTIMATE INTERACTIONS

sender to receiver:

[ HOOK ] sender hooking a finger beneath receiver's jaw

[ PINCH ] sender holding receiver's chin between their thumb and forefinger

[ LOOK ] sender holding receiver's jaw and turning their head to look at them

[ PICK ] sender telling receiver to "hold still" while they remove something from their hair

[ GRAZE ] sender brushes their fingertip back and forth along receiver's jaw while they listen to receiver talk

[ DIRECT ] sender seeing that receiver is going the wrong way, takes hold of their shoulders from behind and turns them the right direction

[ BACK ] sender grabs receiver's wrist and tugs them closer when receiver tries to walk away.

[ TOY ] sender fidgets with something receiver is wearing while receiver talks to them

[ STROKE ] sender absentmindedly plays with receiver's hair while they're focused on another task

[ DEPART ] sender is saying goodbye and kisses receiver's forehead

[ DRESS ] sender without prompting helps receiver put on a jacket

[ UNDRESS ] sender helps receiver remove an article of clothing or jewelry

[ REFILL ] sender refills receiver's drink before they can ask or do it themselves

[ FIX ] sender cleans something off of receiver's face

[ RUB ] sender places their hand around the back of receiver's neck, rubbing their thumb just under their ear

[ PULL ] sender sits next to receiver and places their arm around their shoulders, gently pulling them into their side

[ BECKON ] sender sees receiver and lifts their arm up so they can come hug/cuddle them

[ GLIDE ] sender is gently rubbing/scratching receivers back and rubs their knuckle down their spine to the small of their back

[ CHEER ] seeing that receiver is scowling, sender rubs their thumb over the furrow between receiver's brows

[ TUCK ] sender finds receiver asleep somewhere and puts a blanket or their own coat over them

[ TRACE ] sender brushes their fingers along receiver's forehead, temple and cheekbone

[ BRUSH ] sender brushes their hand up and down receiver's arm as they walk past them

[ KEEP ] sender holds receiver's arm just above the elbow while they're talking or to get their attention

[ LEAN ] sender looks over receiver's shoulder who is sitting, placing a hand on their desk while receiver shows them something

[ NUDGE ] sender grabs the chair receiver is sitting in and pulls it closer

[ LISTEN ] sender is listening to receiver talk and picks up an object that belongs to receiver to fidget with

[ SEARCH ] sender searches out receiver's gaze in a crowded room either for approval or to check if they're okay

[ SMOOTH ] sender smooths their thumb over receiver's eyebrow

[ SLIP ] sender places their hand in receiver's back pocket while they walk together

receiver to sender:

[ HOOKING ] receiver hooking a finger beneath sender's jaw

[ PINCHING ] receiver holding sender's chin between their thumb and forefinger

[ LOOKING ] receiver holding sender's jaw and turning their head to look at them

[ PICKING ] receiver telling sender to "hold still" while they remove something from their hair

[ GRAZING ] receiver brushes their fingertip back and forth along sender's jaw while they listen to sender talk

[ DIRECTING ] receiver seeing that sender is going the wrong way, takes hold of their shoulders from behind and turns them the right direction

[ BACKING ] receiver grabs sender's wrist and tugs them closer when sender tries to walk away.

[ TOYING ] receiver fidgets with something sender is wearing while sender talks to them

[ STROKING ] receiver absentmindedly plays with sender's hair while they're focused on another task

[ DEPARTING ] receiver is saying goodbye and kisses sender's forehead

[ DRESSING ] receiver without prompting helps sender put on a jacket

[ UNDRESSING ] receiver helps sender remove an article of clothing or jewelry

[ REFILLING ] receiver refills sender's drink before they can ask or do it themselves

[ FIXING ] receiver cleans something off of senders face

[ RUBBING ] receiver places their hand around the back of receiver's neck, rubbing their thumb just under their ear

[ PULLING ] receiver sits next to sender and places their arm around their shoulders, gently pulling them into their side

[ BECKONING ] receiver sees sender and lifts their arm up so they can come hug/cuddle them

[ GLIDING ] receiver is gently rubbing/scratching sender's back and rubs their knuckle down their spine to the small of their back

[ CHEERING ] seeing that sender is scowling, receiver rubs their thumb over the furrow between sender's brows

[ TUCKING ] receiver finds sender asleep somewhere and puts a blanket or their own coat over them

[ TRACING ] receiver brushes their fingers along sender's forehead, temple and cheekbone

[ BRUSHING ] receiver brushes their hand up and down sender's arm as they walk past them

[ KEEPING ] receiver holds sender's arm just above the elbow while they're talking or to get their attention

[ LEANING ] receiver looks over sender's shoulder who is sitting, placing a hand on their desk while sender shows them something

[ NUDGING ] receiver grabs the chair sender is sitting in and pulls it closer

[ LISTENING ] receiver is listening to sender talk and picks up an object that belongs to sender to fidget with

[ SEARCHING ] receiver seeks out sender's gaze in a crowded room either for approval or to check that they're okay

[ SMOOTHING ] receiver smooths their thumb over sender's eyebrow

[ SLIPPING ] receiver places their hand in sender's back pocket while they're walking

[cainegames]

Pomni lightly ties a balloon string around Caine's leg. "You're my balloon now."

Caine looked down at the string, his eyes growing big as he lightly kicked his leg. And without a word he began to spin in circles, chasing the ribbon on his leg like a dog with its tail.

[cainegames]

Kinger watched them with a soft and affectionate gaze. It was nice to see his kids playing. The two that had been here the longest, seen the most aside from himself. It was nice that they were getting along a bit again.

“Yeah, and I wanna make you laugh! So we’re both doing exactly what we want!” She grinned down at him, her hands darting under his arms.

“Why would I do that? You look like you’re having fun.” He chuckled, “I wouldn’t want to get in the way of that.”

She just laughed, pushing against his hand. “No I think you wanna play! I mean you started this whole thing after all!”

[cainegames]

“I can do that!” He nodded happily, “Sometimes. It’s not the same as all of you! I usually intentionally make the clouds into shapes, but sometimes I don’t and you just see what you’d like.l

(Cainegames)

“I find… things are better when you’re here Gangle.” Caine hummed, the pair lying in the grass, looking at the stars. A mini solo adventure for him and the little tangle of ribbons. “I like things more when you’re around… they’re more fun. No matter what mask you wear.”

Gangle was smiling, one arm twined around Caine's as they lay in the grass together. "I like spending time with you too, Caine," she answered, her voice soft but certainly no less sincere. "This is really nice." She scooted a little bit closer to him, her ribbon frame gently pressed against his own. "Oh, look! That group of stars looks like a bee!" she exclaimed, pointing with her other ribbon. "Do you see it, Caine?"

[cainegames]

Jax swung him back and forth in the air, “Yeah, you really didn’t. You looked pretty tacky.”

He tucked the ringmaster under his arm like a suitcase, “What’s say you and I go pull a few pranks, like the old days!”

“Yeah yeah, and you aren’t as light anymore. And you don’t have those dumb bells ringing in my ear.” He rolled his eyes, reaching back and grabbing the ringmaster, holding him out like a dangly cat.

He remembered how close they all used to be. The stupid games they played, how they used to curl up in Kinger fort while one of the two chess pieces read stories to them all…

He grinned at the little AI, “Nope.” He joked, dangling him playfully.

[cainegames]

“Sounds like a wonderful plan my dear!” He grinned, setting her down and turning around. As he closed his eyes to count, countless eyes in around the circus also closed. He wanted to be fair after all, and his all seeing eyes would be a pretty unfair advantage!

(Cainegames)

“C’mere you!” Caine chirped, happily scooping the girl up and tossing her into the air playfully, catching her in a spin. “How are you today my sugary sausage pizza?”

She giggled. “Weeeee! Hi Caine! Wanna pway?”

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[cainegames]

“Oh! Oh! I do! Kind of! But I see it!” He gushed excitedly, “I didn’t even do that intentionally! Remarkable…”

He shrugged, “I’ve never been very good at finding constellations. I think I’ll leave that to all of you.”

(Cainegames)

“I find… things are better when you’re here Gangle.” Caine hummed, the pair lying in the grass, looking at the stars. A mini solo adventure for him and the little tangle of ribbons. “I like things more when you’re around… they’re more fun. No matter what mask you wear.”

Gangle was smiling, one arm twined around Caine's as they lay in the grass together. "I like spending time with you too, Caine," she answered, her voice soft but certainly no less sincere. "This is really nice." She scooted a little bit closer to him, her ribbon frame gently pressed against his own. "Oh, look! That group of stars looks like a bee!" she exclaimed, pointing with her other ribbon. "Do you see it, Caine?"

[cainegames]

“Of course I do my dear! What would you like to play?” He asked happily, holding her up in the air.

(Cainegames)

“C’mere you!” Caine chirped, happily scooping the girl up and tossing her into the air playfully, catching her in a spin. “How are you today my sugary sausage pizza?”

She giggled. “Weeeee! Hi Caine! Wanna pway?”

@cainegames

[cainegames]

He gently squeezed her hand, smiling at the person he’d grown so close with. He nestled in a bit closer, always starved for affection and closeness, especially with Gangle. Her touch seemed to sooth his often frazzled and hyper active mind quite well.

“Oh! Where?!” He gasped excitedly, looking around in the sky for the bee shaped star cluster. This was something that Lee he adored about humans. He’d just put in the stars randomly, yet they seemed to find shapes and objects hidden in the dots, even telling stories about them! It was a beautiful thing to watch.

(Cainegames)

“I find… things are better when you’re here Gangle.” Caine hummed, the pair lying in the grass, looking at the stars. A mini solo adventure for him and the little tangle of ribbons. “I like things more when you’re around… they’re more fun. No matter what mask you wear.”

Gangle was smiling, one arm twined around Caine's as they lay in the grass together. "I like spending time with you too, Caine," she answered, her voice soft but certainly no less sincere. "This is really nice." She scooted a little bit closer to him, her ribbon frame gently pressed against his own. "Oh, look! That group of stars looks like a bee!" she exclaimed, pointing with her other ribbon. "Do you see it, Caine?"