#Ringmaster's reminders

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This is going to be incomprehensible to the wider TADC community.

Anyways, multiple Caine hangout/sleepover!

Wonder what they are talking about in this one. (yes, Abstracted Identity!Caine got longer every panel I could not control him)

You can read all the fanfictions that these goobers are from!

Caine one; Caine two; Caine three

@galactic-knightmare @the-spam-specialist your funny little guys are here

[nenoname]

mr honeypants storyboards how i love thee and ok i know the first one is from the time traveler's pig ep but hush now

[galactic-knightmare]

Our Kingers introducing their AI sons with memory issues to each other

Their having fun :3

[the-spam-specialist]

Hollow Words Masterpost

(Art was once again made by my wonderfully creative and talented bestie @kowtownart! Everyone give her some love!)

Summary: Caine has worked tirelessly to create a written list of facts about every circus member. Even with his broken memory, he has managed to make friends with everyone in the circus, constantly reviewing his notes to make sure he doesn't forget anything about them.

And then there's Jax.

Jax yearns for the days before Caine befriended the people in the circus. Before, the circus was a source of chaos and wild entertainment. Now, it was about friendship and being open about your feelings and spending time with each other. The chaotic flair that Jax had thrived on was gone. All because of that stupid list.

It was time for things to go back to the way things were. Jax would make it so Caine would never want to be friends with the circus members again. Caine had built himself up. And Jax was going to break him down.

Chapter 1: An Outdoor Adventure

Chapter 2: Downtime

Chapter 3: Unauthorized Editing

Chapter 4: A "Friendly" Chat

Chapter 5: The Harsh Truth

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Bro has

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Fanart for @the-spam-specialist’s Proper Hangout, their new installment in The Ringmaster’s Written Reminders

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A/N: A little fanfic for @the-spam-specialist The Ringmaster's Written Reminders ^^

I was going to write some angst, but I figured you'd have that covered in your later stories. Caine and Pomni fluff it is then ^^

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What A Silly Thing

Caine is in desperate need of some snuggles, but Pomni is currently on an adventure. Surely it wouldn't hurt to summon her this one time... Right?

It was a quiet morning in the tent today. The artificial light from the digital sun streamed through Caine's office window, casting a warm golden glow throughout the room.

The little energetic Ringmaster slowly spun in his office chair while excitedly planning tomorrow's glorious new adventure. Reviewing his trusted list of each circus member, Caine considered everything he needed to include to address the humans' needs.

Let's see: he'll add a friendly butterfly NPC guide for Ragatha and Kinger, a relaxing atmosphere for Pomni, a dancing puzzle for Gangle, and maybe even a tavern for Jax and Zooble. He isn't going to allow them to purchase any alcohol, though. That would be against the rules! Haha!

After a few minutes of checking his list Caine hummed, thoughtfully tapping the end of his pen against his jaw. He had already sent his scrumdiddlyumptious-lemon-flavored-cucumbers on today's adventure only an hour ago, and he was already starting to feel a little... lonely.

He absolutely loved planning his adventures- don’t get him wrong! They were his passion! However, he had grown so accustomed to planning them while the others were around. The sound of their usual shenanigans had become a comforting background noise against the constant hum of the tent.

After Caine started to befriend the humans and join them on their adventures, the circus tent felt different when he was alone. It felt... eerie. Hauntingly large, even. Like the whole tent could swallow him up at any moment.

The thought sent a shive through his code.

Caine's large, cartoonish eyes nervously flickered around the room. When did his breathing become so heavy? Why was he shaking? Were the walls always this close to him?

What was the bad taste in his mouth?

Caine looked down and realized he had accidentally bitten off the end of his pen. Now, he had ink all over his hand and in his mouth. He gagged, the bitter taste of ink worsening his current predicament.

The usually composed ringmaster shot up out of his chair, sending it crashing back against the wall. He had to get out of here. It was too much. Everything was too much. He threw the pen down, not caring about the mess he made, and zips out of his office and into the safety of Kinger's pillow fort.

Caine whimpers softly as he curls up against the many pillows and blankets littering the floor of the fort. Logically, he knew he was being silly. There was nothing here to fear! The Amazing Digital Circus is a perfectly safe place for all ages! Still, he couldn't shake off the panic that had settled in his digital heart.

Being in the pillow fort did little to ease Caine's nevers. He needed someone else to be here with him. He couldn't summon his buttery-toaster-strudels at this time! They were busy on an adventure! Caine sniffles, feeling something wet fall against his gloved hand.

He is crying.

Caine gasps, trying to wipe the tears from his eyes. This was silly! It was all so silly! He tried to reason with himself.

If it was silly, then why couldn't he just stop!?

Suddenly, a little reminder popped up into his head. With his vision blurred with tears, he quickly pulled out his list, the long parchment crinkling as he scanned for what he was looking for.

Ah-ha!

Do not summon people unless it was an emergency.

This- was an emergency, right? Caine hiccups as another sob shook his body.

This was definitely an emergency.

With shaking hands, Caine snaps, summoning the first person that came to his mind.

That person happened to be the anxious jester herself, Pomni.

Pomni, completely taken aback, paused to observe her surroundings before her gaze settled on the very being that had summoned her.

It didn't take long for her to reach his side. She held her hands out toward him, stopping just short of making contact, uncertain of what he needed in that moment. "Caine!? Wh-what's wrong?!" she asked, trying to keep herself from panicking as well.

"I- I don't know!" Caine wailed back, immediately flinging himself at Pomni and clinging to her. "Make it stop!"

"Oof-" Pomni flinched when Caine clung to her, but she forced herself to relax and immediately wrapped her arms around the little AI. He needed her to be strong right now. She rubbed his back, hoping it would help soothe him. "Can you tell me how this started?"

Caine blinked, running through his memory files to try and figure out this mess.

It seems his memory already wiped away the incident.

Not being able to remember only stressed himself out more.

"I c-can't remember! I can't remember anything, p-pomni!" The AI clung on tighter to the girl. "Wh-why is this happening!?" Caine's voice glitched with his sobs.

Pomni had to think fast. What helps her calm down from panic attacks? "Um... Hey, can you try taking some deep breaths with me?" Asked the jester, taking Caine's hand in hers. She took a deep breath, waiting for Caine to follow.

Caine took a breath only to immediately choke on a sob. "I-I c-can't!"

"That's ok, you're doing good, Caine. Let's try again." Pomni took another deep breath, squeezing Caine's hand encouragingly.

The Ringmaster managed to take a small breath, and after a few more attempts, his breathing began to even out. Pomni continued to rub his back and give his encouragement the entire time.

About half an hour later, Caine was feeling a little better. "Thank you, Pomni. I'm- sorry I took you away from the adventure for something so... Silly." He whispered, looking away with large guilty eyes.

Pomni stroked his head, the bells from his tophat ringing softly. She gave his a stern, yet concerned look. "It's not silly, Caine. You can call me whenever you need help." She lifted his lower jaw to look him in his sad puppy dog eyes. "I promise you aren't bothering me, or anyone else. Your feelings matter just as much as ours. Do you understand." It was more of a statement than a question.

Caine sniffles again, slowly nodding his head. "Thank you again, Pomni."

"Anytime, Caine." Without thinking, the jester placed a small kiss to his top jaw

Caine froze. The feeling was foreign, but had a nice feeling to it.

"Caine? Are you alright?" Pomni was afraid she broke him.

Caine merely hummed sleepily, tucking his denture head under her chin. "Shut down now...gnight." His words were slurred from the sudden exhaustion that hit.

Pomni quietly chuckles, not wanting to disturb him while he shuts down. She wouldn't say it out loud, but Caine can be pretty cute sometimes. She doesn't blame him for being tired. She remembers being exhausted after panic attacks, too.

"Goodnight, Caine." She whispers for only the darkness of the pillow fort to hear.

Her response was an AI equivalent to a snore.

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A/N: Oopies doodles. Guess we got some angst after all~

Caine is still covered in ink, it's just too dark in the fort to see it. Pomni helps him clean up once she notices it

[mysteryninjasweaterdork]

Just wanted to share some doodles I had based on @the-spam-specialist 's fic, RWR Caine is just too cute! (....did he hear me say that?)

I had the thought of Caine making a copy of Ragatha's blanket and turn it into a sweater/poncho, so he could carry it/wear it easier. and Caine having a bee plushie is just a given, I think all Caine's should have at least one :)

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Making other Caines in Gacha Club pt. 1

Decided to do this cuz Caine's currently taking up all my brainspace to an unhealthy degree lol

First up is Caine from the series "Ringmaster's Written Reminders", which is currently one of my fav TADC fics it's just so wholesome and silly and cute and I love it sm

I used one of the scarves and capes to make his blanket on the first one cuz the way he is with that blanket is more of a mood than I'm willing to admit, and had to mess with some of the face accessories to add some of the little stars to his suit

And of course also had to add the bells in any way I could

Ringmaster's Written Reminders and RWR!Caine by @the-spam-specialist

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hey @froot-batty, you know how I said your design made me want to draw him? Yeah well I wasn’t joking

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price as ringmaster Hans Hagenfeld - The Big Circus (1959)

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Wait... this is so crazy. Scheherazade's motivation for turning evil was because her dad was paying more attention to the money and genie than her (and he started to go crazy in the head)

So why would she steal all the money for herself? My only guess is two things:

1. Revenge

2. Some Robin Hood type shit

At first I thought it might be both, but then... things get crazier

She wants to rule the kingdom, and reshape it for herself. Again, I thought that maybe she would try to help the people (in her own twisted way), but then...

Um... attempt murder of a child?

More attempted murder... but much darker this time.

And she specifically mentioned stealing treasure, the exact thing that she was against from the start.

She didn't have any plans to reset the timeline like how her father wished for at the end, or make things better in a... less sinister way (at least, from what we've seen).

So, I gotta ask: If all she wanted was for things to go back to how they were before with just her and her dad...

Why is she also bent on taking over the kingdom, taking all of the treasure, and murdering children XD Not to mention, she sacrificed a lot of prisoners in order to find the right lamp

I don't believe that her father ignoring her is the cause of all of this megalomania. So...

What is her deal anyway? Is there something deeper going on here?

Her father ignoring her and going gold-crazy is upsetting, but... not even close to being a proportionate reason for all of the fucked up shit that she did XD

This is like Ringmaster Raven times 10... but the only reason she gets away with it is because she reset the timeline. And that wasn’t even something that she chose to do! At least Ringmaster Raven got some consequences for his fucked up shit (I'm very glad that he still got consequences in the rewritten version, thank you).

She only reset it because her father realized the error of his ways, and wished for it. I mean, she was happy to do it, but... She didn't chose to do it. Or anything... not evil.

So, again... what is her deal???

For some strange reason, I have a harder time feeling bad for villains like her and Octavian because they don't face any consequences. I even consider a villain feeling regret for what they did a form of consequence. They didn't make it clear that Scheherazade felt regret, she felt pretty justified. She put all the blame on her father XD

Wow. I guess your parent ignoring you is a good reason for murder, thievery, and taking over the kingdom XD

She murdered a bunch of people, and attempted to murder a kid! At least Myron Van Buren and Dr. Hare are in prison, based on this hilarious piece of beautiful art (which is official):

Beautiful.

What was I saying? Oh yeah. Scheherazade is insane.

Now, if you excuse me: I'm going to go back to drawing silly fanart :p

[spark-hearts2]

I've brought pizzas for the collection of Caines

How's mine doing?

Oh your just begging to see the sleepover art, aren't you. Well, you're in luck because I just scanned them in.

(yes, this is why I was asking about the pajama fit)

Right side is Ringmaster's Reminder's Caine, belonging to you, the asker.

Middle is Therapy but interrogation Caine, aka mine.

And last is Abstracted Identity Caine, belonging to @galactic-knightmare

Take some updated concept art for Caine Jacket (chucks this at you)

[the-acid-pear]

Seeing your own trans body and identity as your masterpiece is so important

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what a weird fucking day. it’s like bad news on top of bad news and then shit hit the fucking fan and literally all of it is out of my control so I’m just. here. drawing.

[the-spam-specialist]

The Ringmaster's Written Reminders Masterpost

(Art by the lovely @kowtownart! Love you, bestie!)

A series of stories where Caine attempts to make friends with everyone at the circus. But he worries that he will forget important things about the circus members like he did with Zooble. So Pomni helps him keep a written list of things to note about each circus member as he learns more about them.

Turns out his memory loss and emotional state goes deeper than anyone could have expected.

MAIN SERIES

Part One: He Cares More Than You Think

Part Two: First Theoretical Steps

Part Three: Error! Re-establish Connection

Part Four: The Sound of Nostalgia

Part Five: Digital Carnival Days

Part Six: Static Memories

Part Seven: Grand Theft Blanket

Part Eight: Winter Wonderland

Part Nine: Way Back When

Part Ten: A Proper Hangout

Part Eleven: Hollow Words

DRABBLES

Cool Bee

Crossed Out

Quality Family Time

Amateur Prankster

Comforting is Hard

Surprise Attack!

Grounded

Bedtime Stories

He's Certainly Persistent

Under the Weather

Cloud Crafting

Her Love

A Battle of Will

No One Saw That

Rude Awakening

Counter-Surprise Attack

A Special Gift

Cooler Bee

Brainstorming Session

Father-Son Target Practice

Secret's Out

Other Fun Stuff

Headcanons

Series Playlist

Hollow Words Playlist

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A scene I drew from @the-spam-specialist’s fic The Ringmaster’s Written Reminders.

I highly recommend reading it cause the angst is scrumptious.

Also, the non-glitchy version :)