#A Strange Circus

[ganglymask]

There was a slight scream of surprise as her body fell apart into a big red ribbony mess. She had felt someone step onto her ribbon. It was strange how her body worked. Gangle tended to feel so empty since there was nothing but digital air in the center of her yet with her ribbons she could feel everything. It was often a source of misery.

"I know you did that on purpose jax..."

Gangle knew who did this without even needing to see him. They had been at this song and dance for years. She knew what to expect yet still fell for the tricks regardless. And much like always she would talk back to him, but would rarely do much else. That was probably the main reason she was often the one most targetted by him.

Gangle slowly tried to wind herself together. She still needed to find her picture, she hoped beyond hope Jax hadn't found it. She had drawn a picture of him in silly clothing as a little joke to herself.

@suniside-crossing

[ganglymask]

"I try to do that...but this world always breaks my mask...you included..."

Gangle closed her eyes, her ribbons tying around themselves for a moment as if she were thinking about something. Yet, she quickly stopped herself since that was what made things regress.

"It isn't just you...this world seems to revel in breaking it..."

Maybe, the code was telling her that her role in the circus was to be the sadsack that she was. She didn't want to think like that that she would always be the one who remain the victim of this world's comedy. Maybe, she should try to take control.

"Do you think maybe that...we could try doing something circus like for ourselves for once? Caine always decides what is fun...you always seem to find your own fun...so why don't we make it...I like to perform a little...

Funny thing is, the most comedic of people are the ones who suppress the most. Why else do they make fun and find humor in the mundane, even going as far as to use others as examples? It's because they hate themselves. But they can't let that show, can't give others that kind of ammo to load their pistols with to set their sights on the opponent. Jax would always be the one yielding the gun, he'll never be on the other end of the barrel, on the receiving end praying for mercy. He'd rather abstract or drop dead first.

Words were different from actions and unless he was the one initiating the touching, he wasn't really sure how to handle receiving it. He allowed the string of red to linger for a couple of seconds before nonchalantly shaking the hand off of him.

⸺ ❝ Yeah, yeah, you're just like Kaufmo. Worrying over the littlest of things. Kick back and live a little, I'm doing juuust fine minding my own business and doing whatever I want. Should try it sometime. ❞

[chloesimaginationthings]

Pomni’s Amazing Adventure: DIGITAL CIRCUS

[iguessthisisanewobsession]

Danny leaned over the guy who summoned him. The blue eyed man in a hoodie and boxers, was quite fit but compared to Danny he had nothing.

“So let me see if I got the story straight. You, Richard Grayson, son of one of the most wealthy men in the known cosmos, summoned me, the high king of the infinite realms,to Bludhaven.”

Dick shifted one foot to the other as and refused eye contact.

“Yeah..”

“And you summoned me here at 3 am. Because you fucked up and told your family that you had a partner for the gala your dad holds every New Year’s Eve.”

“Correct.”

Danny sighed and brought a hand to his temple,

“So how am I supposed to help you man? Like I can’t exactly order one of my people for this kind of thing.”

Somehow the guy seemed to get more sheepish as he ran a hand through his hair.

“Well about that-“

“No fucking- Did you really summon to me-“

“Listen, I’m desperate ok!?”

“Desperate!? My god that’s when you ask a friend or pay a hooker or something like that! Not try to seal a deal with the king of the infinite realms!”

Richard Grayson for his part started to pace, Danny didn’t know rather to laugh or cry over the absurdity of the situation.

“Any friend I could bring and pull a lie like this is already going to be there. I specifically said a plus one! My family works close with all of Gotham they would figure out a hooker before we would enter the venue.”

Dick turned and went to his knees,

“Please your majesty, I have like seven younger siblings, I will never live this down, all I ask is one night, please.”

Danny sighed,

“Be lucky that I am not Pariah Dark. He would’ve killed you where you kneel. Alright dumbass get up. I will help you but you will owe me one IOU for me to redeem whenever I wish.”

Danny knelt and offered his hand,

“Do we have a deal?”

“Deal.”

With a shake of a hand Danny brought them both off the ground and he changed back to human.

Danny felt himself smirk as he plopped himself onto the couch.

“Alright, then let’s begin to get ready, we want to be believable yeah? So let’s get to know each other. I’ll go first my human name is Danny Fenton nice to meet you.”

Richard Grayson seemed to gape for a moment before joining him.

“I go by Dick, do you like acrobatics?”

[ganglymask]

"I don't think you should ask me...Kinger and Ragatha would be better to ask...I can't...do anything..."

Gangle lowered her gaze guilt present in her expression. Like she was blaming herself for what happened in the Mildenhall Adventure.

"I am sorry...Kinger went in there because of me...though Jax did throw my mask in there...but it was also the wrong door anyway. If it had been the normal door like that ghost said...you would have simply had a tea party with a ghost...that's what we got...Jax tried to ruin it but Ragatha and the ghost lady tied him up to stop him from ruining everything. She's fun...I'm sorry you missed out on that..."

That had been a nice time, Gangle had felt ok with having a peaceful adventure for once. Though it seemed Pomni and Kinger got a much worse experiance. Gangle wished it could have been different.

Pomni would consider herself to be a lot of things under the sun; what she was, what she wasn't and on top of it all, who she's become in this world. Starting essentially from scratch may sound tempting to most but having no control over the outcome, in some form of simulation torture, was a bit more unappealing once living it. There had to be a bigger purpose. A meaning to this existence. But she guesses testing the durability of her avatar was... one way to pass the time, even if it was to the amusement and curiosity of a certain purple rabbit.

⸺ ❝ I wouldn't dream of it so, don't .. uh, worry, about it. Are .. scary adventures ever common with Caine? Since you've been here longer than I have. ❞

[ganglymask]

Continued from here.

"I'm sorry...but this is catch the rabbit...least for me it is..."

Gangle wasn't sure exactly what that meant only that if she saw Jax doing anything against the rules of the adventure. That she would have to do the best to catch and stop him from cheating more. Her ribbons wrapped around him as she lifted him upwards as best she could. The game needed to be fair towards the others.

"Besides, we haven't had any alone time since...the Zooble room..."

Gangle didn't know why but over time she had begun thinking on Jax a little more than she usually did. As well as missing the time they spent together. This moment felt like a perfect time for more time since Caine told her to take Jax to a naughty corner and wait.

"Caine allowed me to take this job...so I'm very happy..."

@jaxasstm

[queenofheartsdeservedbetter]

My personality is based on the books I'm reading, so sorry for being a different person every week

[ganglymask]

"Thank you...people tell me a lot that I shouldn't let him walk all over me...but I do try to talk back...but then I still do it anyway..."

Gangle had never been one to fight she hated comflict more than anything. She never understood why Jax enjoyed stuff like that so much and why he forced her to take part in it. Threats were all he had to make and she folded like paper to his whims. She so wished she was like Zooble who never played along with any of the madness Caine put before them or allow Jax to get away with his tricks.

"Zooble...is able to fight back...they never take anything he does....I wish I was strong like they are...I want to win against him so much..."

Still, she should thank this person shouldn't she? Someone was willing to pick her up when she was down. She offer out one of her ribbons to him with an attempt to return his kindness.

"I'll always be thankful for those who are kind to me."

The mask had changed on its own she was smiling. In that moment she was able to stop the blackness spreading. They were still trapped but at least sje wasn't alone. One could easily go mad that way.

Gummi pulled away from the door, eyes sliding to Gangle as the strange entity seemed to begin to lose herself. The blackened ribbons on her arm barely gave him a hint of pause, save the briefest flickerings of what he'd been told about Abstraction. Everyone seemed to Abstract, eventually- but he didn't want to lose one of the good ones to madness.

"...mate..." She didn't seem able to hear him. He could only watch as Gangle seemed to trip, further and further back into her own mind. A part of him knew it well- the pain that came with futility, with realizing...it was all worthless. "...Gangle,- you will win, Ah promise." He reached out a hand hesitantly- fingers barely resting on one of the edges of the shattered mask- a ginger touch. "...you just gotta keep your head above th' dust."

That darkness...he pulled his hand away as Gangle dragged the mask to her face, trying desperately to put it back on. But it nearly looked to Gummigoo like the mask refused- once it was broken, it couldn't be replaced. Couldn't go over that frown that was permanently etched into Gangle's true face.

He looked around- eyes searching the place, before landing on the artwork of other blokes he hadn't met yet.

"...your friends are probably proud you've made it this far, yeah?...despite that crazy bunny runnin' about the place..."

[farshootergotme]

Has dick really lost that many people? To make a whole ass list?

Well, let's see... (keep in mind I haven't read lots of comics so there could definitely be more than what I'm about to mention)

- His parents.

- A few (Teen) Titans members like Donna Troy (brought back to life), Wally West (more than once if I'm not wrong, but it'll depend which era you're reading) and Jericho (aka. Joseph Wilson). And there could definitely be more but I couldn't say for sure.

- Jason Todd.

- The people who lived in the same building as him who he was friends with, that's around 20 people?

- Haly's Circus was burnt down twice and I know one of those times at least another 20 people died and 100 were severely injured (remember many of the members in the circus were like family to him).

- Do we count the city? Because even though he wasn't close with every single person, Dick genuinely cares for the people of Bludhaven and Deathstroke killed over 100,000 citizens.

- Bruce Wayne (he was technically dead, even if in reality he was lost in time).

- Damian Wayne.

- Alfred Pennyworth.

- Tim Drake has died at least once but I don't know if it's happened in the main continuity or if his death has only happened in an alternative universe.

And I have a feeling there's a bunch of people I'm forgetting, but these are the ones I can mention off the top of my head. Not counting the Bludhaven Citizens, that's around 50 people or so.

If anyone can add more to the list, that'd be great.

[jester089]

…Can I have the digital circus gang with an s/o who kicks Jax’s a$$ when he goes too far in his ‘pranks’. So like, they’ll let a few remarks, jabs and ‘lighter’ pranks through if they don’t actually hurt anyone. But things like infesting Ragatha’s room with bugs, tormenting Pomni about her situation/mental state, breaking Gangle’s mask, stealing and hiding Zooble’s parts, demolishing Kinger’s impenetrable fortress or even royally messing up Caine’s adventures or shows for a laugh will get him in all sorts of trouble.

Sorry for the long request, rewatched TADC after Helluva Boss’s newest episode (omg so gooooood) and wanted some revenge for how much of a prick Jax is to everyone.

A well deserved A&% kicking

FINALLY! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REQUEST! I HAVE WANTED TO KICK JAX'S TEETH IN SINCE HE TRIPPED RAGATHA AND PUSHED GANGLE IN THE MEET THE CHARACTERS TEASER! Don't take that as I don't want fluffy requests for him. Cause I do. I've just waiting for enough reason to write about this concept for a little while. Jax x Reader who fights back

Jax hated you. Well more then the others at least cause you were the only one who wouldn't just let him get away with any and everything. And he despised you for that. Because of his track record you don't trust him, and can come across as a little protective over the others when it comes to him. You all are literally trapped in a digital circus. You don't need more problems. And Jax is just a walking problem. One time he found a pair of scissors and cut up Gangle and hid her in a box that he buried outside. When you found out about it you comforted Gangle and helped her get Caine so she could be in one piece again. You kicked the absolute s&@# out of him once you were sure Gangle was at least kind of ok. You wish you could do some actual damage but sadly that isn't possible in the circus. So you left him tied up and with tape over his mouth quiet corner that no one visits. He deserves it. And the week and a half he was gone was really calm and enjoyable only reinforcing the fact that he makes living here so much harder then it needs to be. In the time he was gone you broke into his room to make sure he didn't have anything else he could use to hurt others. You took everything that could be a problem as well as all his keys, so he couldn't get into everywhere anymore. But good news is you have made the circus a much safer and calmer place. And Jax's "pranks" have slowed a ton cause he can't just do anything whenever he wants anymore. He actually has to think about it and be careful not to get caught. Bad news is because of you his more sadistic tendencies have spiked since he can't constantly vent them. So the "pranks" he does do are much more messed up. His "pranks" can be awful at the best of times, and with you he actually has a reason and want to cause problems and pain. So watch your back. Cause you've made enemies with the most sadistic person there. (I wrote this in like a minute. I get it's kind of short but I thoroughly enjoyed writing this. Thank you for the request! And I hope you enjoyed!)

(Little heads up I updated my request rules so please check back before you request something. Thank you again!) xoxo, Jester

Edit: I'm so sorry. I didn't see TADC crew's S/O. I thought you wanted just like my ideas. I can re write this if you want.

[circus-critter]

Trollsona thangs feat. Velvet

[alicornze7]

This is not a white valentines special I just thought it'll be cool to draw them going on a double date

It's just a coincidence I swear-

[scarecrow-bill]

my favourite ships !!:D

I love them :) I totally ship Melvin and Murdoch from strange hill high

[pandoracallstopolice]

Just your imagination

The exit is your fixation

Door after door, you find that it is just a digital hallucination

You try to find a way out

But you're stuck here day after day

Inside a digital

HALLUCINATION

Oc Pandora

Bright colors, silly letters

[ganglymask]

"Um...if you want to..."

Gangle hadn't done the tying up herself at all. She was far too passive for that. Ragatha was the one to tie up Jax. Gangle simply stood by and watched because she was always letting the others do as they wanted while she followed along silently.

She was expecting him to get payback on her at anytime for not doing anything to help him. This was likely why he wanted to hang out. Best to get it over with, she was used to taking his jokes.

@ganglymask <x>

"Just trying to make this dull and boring place more lively" Jax folded his arms, still miffed of being tied up while on the last adventure. He'll find a way to get back at Ragatha and Gangle "Mind if we hang out, ribbon?"

[ganglymask]

Continued from here.

Gangle hid as soon as she could a common reaction for when she thought she was in trouble or about to be made to suffer in someway. Upon seeing Jax's reaction to her trick something inside her felt happt she managed to get one over on him for once. And it was in a totally cute way that he never would've expected.

"How does it feel huh? The ribbon of justice has finally found its mark you are powerless before its might!"

Gangle defaulted to her "heroic" persona she tended to use sometimes when she was wearing her Comedy Mask.

"I know we're cool now...but you did so many mean things to me. You're not mad I get you back right? Who knew you had such a weakness! Well, no longer Jax for justice had finally prevailed!"

Gangle did an over the top pose like she had before. She hadn't grasped how serious Jax was right now and was having fun.

@jaxasstm