#filling the void with tadc

[voscra]

I call this one "AI Art"

[smokin9-box]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 digital yuri

I like this Au, mainly porque it's silly

@grrrechka is the one with the original design, so like go check em out

I haven't drawn these two in while, I might read-the-sign

I'll see in you two weeks chat

[kalpeavaris]

Caine - The Game Master, Archangel Glycon

The man, the myth, the legend, the AI is here! Locked in through my migraine yesterday because I had nothing else to do but sit in silence and darkness and try to distract myself (thank god for Triptan /hj)

Caine's essentially full-filling a similar role to OG Caine in the Archangel AU, he's the "ringmaster" (or game master for the AU) and is in charge of constructing a random puzzle every day for the humans to solve.

Despite being way less free than he appears to be in TADC (until now) and fairly void of emotion or emotional connection to any of the human avatars there is a certain... mystery surrounding him.

A little excerpt from the story I've written so far containing him below *eyes* >:]]

Dressed in red, the blood clinged and hugged her body like a cloak made from viscous liquid, dripping down in seeming stop-motion, droplets taking their sweet time. Almost as sweet as the smell, gone was the metallic and iron nature that usually went hand in hand with blood.

Caine watched her, a faint tilt to his ‘head’, the eye observing without blinking just once in all of these hours passing, trying to figure out this enigma of a human’s mind. Seemingly doing nothing at all, his own program and coding were running to the point of overheating the system. Fans whirring and coming to life, almost like the AI itself, its intentions unclear to the watching user.

Yet, there was no one there to see the show happening. The wooden chair in front of the desk was abandoned in search of human need, food, drink, whatever necessary to keep him afloat for his mission. 

Caine had realized this window of opportunity quite easily - and he was keen on using it, abusing even. Who else would there be to stop him but his own decision making? 

Again, his attention drifted back to the figure in front of him, the blood now disappearing like vapor over a heat source, indicating that it had worked - to a certain degree. Something was missing, something essential.

He had never coded a personality before. Humans were quite complex in their making, did they even have something akin to code to hold their souls, their beings? 

Caine knew that their biology and brains were easy to recreate, even though he had barely interacted with them outside of watching their almost fruitless attempts at solving the puzzles. This one however… he felt a strange, distant sense of connection to her. She had tried to break out from the ordeal, though it had been a freak accident. 

Leaving the constraints of the building, leading to her death, unavoidable. He had tried and failed numerous times by now. To Caine, these failures were merely setbacks. Nothing to shed a tear over like humans would say, for he had no emotion outside of curiosity to satisfy.

[faceeeeee]

The girlfriends. They're both absolute disasters.

girlies girlies i love’’em so much

Kori likes to pet name Dorothy like Dori or Dor, she understands Dorothy in stressful way and she’s trying to support her

@faceeeeee

[the-s1lly-corner]

Hey it me again. Let’s try this for round two of my request for the tadc cast ( plus Caine) helping a reader with crutches at the breakfast table after they accidentally left them for the new i.h.a.

TADC cast x reader who uses crutches!

Side note I'm on mobile still for tumblr and my asks are getting weirder; the asks look fine in the inbox but when I go to answer them it like. Makes it on long thing, single worded lines. it's annoying and I dont like it!! It happened with the last request too grrrgrr

CAINE:

It takes him a while because it's not uncommon for circus members to skip out on IHAs, I mean zooble openly says they dont want to do them! But when he decides to go make sure you're not doing anything you're not supposed to (cough cough going into the void/j) he stumbles upon you

You can practically see the gears running in his head before he realizes the issue

Immediately zooms to your side and makes a show of apologies while helping you up

Shit he might even be frantic enough to scoop you up

Honestly I feel like Caine would feel so so bad and he would try to make it up to you

POMNI:

Feels very bad when she realizes you're not around; shes still trying to get hard to the digital world so shes still learning everyone and their whole deals

You know how some characters run with their hands out in front of them. In like a weird scurry. I think pomni would lowkey run like that when she tries to search every corner of the circus for you. Shed already check your room and a bunch of the halls before she even thinks about the main area

Letting out a stream of apologies as she gives you a hand, trying to let you know that she didnt do this to be malicious or hurtful

I think it would take a while longer for pomni to really, really, embed your needs into her schedule since shes juggling so much between coming to terms with being trapped and finding an exit, but she does promise to do better (and she does, eventually!)

RAGATHA:

It's rare that ragatha would just up and forget something like you needing crutches to really be able to move around; even rarer for ragatha to forget you as a whole for a brief moment

No I think the only way this scenario would work is if caine suddenly sprang up the days adventure out of no where as soon as the last person was done eating; and he decides to make it a really high energy chaotic one that takes everyone off guard

It's not long until she remembers you were left behind, though, shes probably one of the few who would take probably at most 10 or so minutes to go and get you.. jax is the second, oddly enough

That said she's apologizing and fretting over you before filling you in on everything you missed

Very sweet very nice, she wont let it happen again

JAX:

I like to think that jax does the "really fast run that he did leaving kaufmos room" a few times, especially when hes struck with a brilliant idea for a prank. So there definitely has been at least a couple instances where he left you behind. It's not so much that hes doing it out of malice, but its like. Those huge motivation spikes that prompt you to work ASAP, you know?

"Heh did you see that, reader?" After the prank he planted in an IHA goes off, turning around to find you're not here

Puts two and two together and runs off to where you were before and pulls you up

Lazy apology, I think, I mean I think jax is the type of person to struggle with apologizing but thats just me

KINGER:

Genuinely forgets because I mean... kinger has multiple instances of forgetting/not noticing gangle is right next to him in the pilot.. so do I really need to explain that kinger simply forgets? Obviously hes not doing it to be mean, assuming kinger truly is losing his marbles

I think it would require someone else outwardly asking where you are before he suddenly swivels in every direction trying to find you

Similar to pomni he runs around trying to find you before finding you by chance

Rather than immediately apologizing and helping you he runs over to you and expresses that he was scared SKMETHING had happened to you and how relieved he is to find that ultimately, you're okay

Then the streams of apologies start

Though I think this is a rare occurrence, because hes always trying to keep you in his line of sight; to align it with my other kinger hcs.. hmm.. perhaps this could happen in one of his worse days

ZOOBLE:

Zooble likely skips IHAs, so it would admittedly take them a while to find you. I mean if they're not at the IHA then they cant notice you're missing. I think they would find you when they decide to leave their room to wander the grounds, far from the chaos and

Oh!

You're kinda just, there. It looks like you had fallen over, your crutches far out of reach; perhaps you had tried to leave yourself after being stranded for a while

Zooble feels.. bad.. but they're flat in terms of expressing their emotions outside of annoyance and fear/surprise, so it kind of comes off as a

"Oh shit man my bad" reaction as they quickly try to get you your crutches and help you up

Takes you to their room after the fact, apologizing for bolting off so fast after breakfast

GANGLE:

Doesnt take long for her to realize you're not here, too, shes probably behind jax in regards of how fast shes going to retrieve you. Letting out these short squeaked apologies while helping you up; probably struggles doing so because shes made of ribbon and likely isnt that sturdy (I'm sorry that was mean)

Honestly you two probably skip out in the remainder of the IHA, gangle feels too horrible to go out and continue it snd you're tired, you know?

Two mirmir

[galactic-berries]

I really want to doodle my “Mafia!” TADC au so bad and ramble endlessly to the void that is known as Tumblr about it but i do not have the energy for that GRRR

(or, well, to doodle about it anyway. I will ramble rn)

I put quotation marks around “mafia” cause like. idk?? that’s how i describe it and it’s essentially what it is but also it feels odd using that term

i’ll add onto this with reposts but for now!

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Mafia! TADC AU

(Note: I mostly only have Jax’s part of this AU developed :v)

The “Circus Ring” is a large “organization” with factions all around the country, doing activities that are more than morally correct and ruling over cities and counties with an iron fist.

The “ringleader” of this so-called “Circus” is a man that goes by the name of “Caine,” rumored to be a terrifying and strict man…

Although everyone who works under him knows that’s only the side he shows in the most dire of situations. In reality, he’s a big goof who doesn’t seem to take anything seriously, and some of his faction leaders seem to dislike him for that same reason…though he does seem to have everything under control, so nobody outright complains to his face.

After a string of events, Pomni finds herself at a table in a meeting with the Ringleader and his faction leaders. Learning that her family was connected to this “circus,” and that Caine owes her late father a favor, he decided to take her under his wing!

Welcome to the family, “Jester”…

- - -

So this AU is *supposed* to be centered around Pomni as the main character, but since the Jax Virus™️ infected my brain, I mostly have stuff about him (and my oc Luna)

Jax — “Hat Rabbit” (idk maybe i’ll change the nickname i’m bad at names)

The youngest of the leaders means being the least mature of them all as well, though this rabbit is not the newest. Jax has been in the business for several years now and has forcefully worked his way up to the top, catching the watchful eye of Caine, who decided the young man was worthy enough to be put in charge of a faction. Leader of the “Violet Rabbits”, Jax wants to one day be the most feared and respected out of all the groups. Overthrow the Ringleader himself? Maybe one day. But, for now, this rabbit wants all eyes on him.

Jax owns several “fronts”, businesses that look normal on the outside, but hide secrets and shady businesses practices deep within. His favorites are “The Lavender Cottontail” bar and “The Rabbit Hole” casino. He does love games, after all…

Recently there’s been a newcomer to the circus. Jax isn’t very happy about this new event, though one wonders if it’s because Caine wants Pomni to look over the late “Kaufmo’s” faction…

- - -

Bonus Luna content:

Luna — “Patch Bunny”

Luna joined the “Circus Ring” some time before Kaufmo passed away and is the newest family member. Well, she was, until Pomni came around. After being under Caine’s mentorship for some time, he felt she was ready to join one of the factions. Deciding that Jax should start learning how to train new members and that Luna was capable enough, Caine appointed her to work under Jax for the Violet Rabbits.

So far, they haven’t killed each other.

Luna’s managed to make herself Jax’s right-hand-woman, her skills and intellect unable to be ignored or brushed aside by the rabbit. Some rumor that she’s planning to overthrow him and make herself leader of the Violet Rabbits instead…but those are just rumors.

[starsfic]

Way Home (Blocked)

So I've been tossing around some TADC fic ideas, including one where Pomni sacrifices herself to make sure that everyone else gets home first. Then I started re-reading some comics by @blorbosinmyheadcentral like this one, and got more inspired, especially with some theories about Abel floating around my head.

This is what I ended up with, please don't ask questions, sorry if it's confusing

-_-

"Pomni, please..."

Ragatha gripped her hand tight, eyes wide and full of terror. The way home glimmered around her like a beacon, the rag doll already one foot inside. Pomni could see hands, unfamiliar hands, gripping Ragatha to make sure she didn't follow Pomni.

The world was falling apart.

Pomni should've asked more questions, should've asked what the A stood for in C&A. The C hovered behind her, frantically coding, trying to prevent the world from collapsing before she could step through that EXIT door, now actually an exit. It felt like a cruel joke.

Pomni had just wanted to help. She had been happy to help Caine understand more about humans and how they felt, help him learn how to reach out, screaming to the world that the people missing for years were here, trapped. People had listened, and now they were getting home-

Except Able refused.

Pomni felt something jerk on her, deep inside her code, and she cried out as she felt her grip loosen. Ragatha cried out as well, releasing the doorframe and trying to grip her harder even as her feet frantically slipped. "AGGIE-!" What sounded like Kinger yelled, his voice distorted by the portal. A face began to poke through, grip Ragatha harder even as she began to slip-

It was now or never.

"Ragatha," Pomni said, hoping her voice didn't shake. "Ragatha, thank you so much. I am so sorry for what happened on my first day," Ragatha's eyes went wide. "I promise I'll find my own way home. Caine and me..." She heard a gasp from behind, probably Caine realizing the situation. He had insisted on her, his favorite, going through first, except she had refused. "We'll figure out a way, I promise."

Ragatha's eyes filled with tears. "No, don't you dare, P-"

She was already letting go.

The last thing she heard was "WE'LL FIND YOU!" as the door slammed shut. Darkness overtook cherry red, just as it had overtaken the calming blue of the Void. Pomni flew, desperately trying not to throw up, heads over heels-

She crashed into something.

Her revulsion at being touched rose up, but she bit down on it. Instead, she pressed herself close to Caine, trying to pretend like it was a normal day. Caine had gotten better at boundaries, but sometimes when he got excited, he couldn't help but manhandle her, something she found charming after a bit.

If she just pretended like everything was fine, like everyone had for years, she could survive this.

Caine would make sure of this.

[pixelated-moon]

… TADC theory time because it's 2am and I thought of this.

My theory: What if (some of) the NPCs are like reskinned/slightly redesigned versions of past "player" characters?

(Explanation under cut bc I don't want this post to be long)

Now hear me out here on my explanation.

Y'all know how some video games/shows will pretty much use old character models and make new characters (or even just copy paste them and make minor adjustments), even if they're just background or minor (NPC) characters, right?

(Ik there's the marionette NPCs, but I'm not counting those because those are obviously there just to fill space in NPC wise, I mean any other NPC that aren't those btw.)

Caine said himself that sometimes he can get confused on who's a "player" or not… so what if that's the reason why? What if some NPCs he makes just takes old player models who have already abstracted (possibly players that were there and abstracted even before even Kinger showed up), edited them to not be obviously a copy paste deal, and makes whole new NPCs with them because their models are still in the codes?

And because of that he can confuse current players and NPCs because of the models being of ones of past players?

Caine is clearly the main AI of the whole thing. And has access to literally see the code (The Void, bc that's obviously like the whole coding to the whole place in an artistic and creative form) of this whole thing whenever he wants/needs to!

Like y'all actually hear me out on this one

[mrsundays]

TADC GANG REDESIGN

I finally finished the redesigns. It took me a long time, but they are done, and that's all that matters. Now I'll proceed to talk about each of them because if I don't, I'll implode.

I approached the designs with the idea of not straying too far from the original designs, although I can't deny that I went a bit overboard with Pomni's design.

AND NO, THEY HAVE NOTHING UNDER THOSE CLOTHES, ZERO, ABSOLUTE VOID, LITERALLY LIKE A BARBIE OR KEN. But who knows, maybe one day I'll wake up feeling crazy, ahem.

POMNI:

She has undergone the most changes compared to her original design, the most noticeable being the hat. The reason is simple; I find it funny that the hat itself is larger than Pomni, making her look even smaller than she already is, which brings me to the other change.

This Pomni is much smaller than the original, reaching only to Ragatha's shoulders compared to the redesign, which barely reaches her waist.

The third change is the suit. The only things I kept were the pattern and colors, along with the bells on her torso. I liked the idea of giving her a design that constantly makes her appear smaller than she is, with only her head and forearms visible. Now she wears a "tunic" that also serves as a small skirt. In addition, her sleeves and pants are now loose, not to mention a more prominent "collar."

Finally, the pupils - one is red, and the other is blue, both accompanied by black. I don't have many reasons for this; I just liked how the black looked in her pupils when I sketched it, so I decided to keep it in the final design.

Now, a few details or ideas I have:

The bells on her suit make little sounds when she moves. They're not very loud, but somewhat annoying.

Pomni remains just as nervous and anxious, but now a bit more aggressive and impulsive. Why? Who knows.

During the first few weeks at the circus, she develops an intense fear of physical contact. Not only because of the strange sensation her own skin gives her but also due to other events that I can't talk about yet.

She's quite elusive, like a cartoon mouse. This is the only reason she can land punches on Jax without him expecting them.

RAGATHA:

SHE'S THE SAME, SHE'S THE SAME—There are only a few changes. To be honest, I really like the original design, and I didn't feel the need to change much. So, I decided to add a few more things because I enjoy adding silly details that end up saturating things, haha.

The most noticeable change is the white apron. Now it has certain seams all around her body, from her arms to her face, including her neck. Lastly, a small bag hangs behind her with all the tools a seamstress needs, out of necessity, like herself.

Other than that, there are no other significant changes to her design.

Now, with the little details/ideas:

Originally, she was slimmer, but after a small adventure in the circus, she discovered that firstly, she had polyester fiber filling, and secondly, if she added a bit more filling to her arms, she gained more strength.

Yes, she has the kitchen knife/machete, not just to scare a certain rabbit but also to cook meals sometimes with Bubble, the meals they eat after their adventures, with all the affection a ragdoll can give.

She once tried, along with Gangle, to make clothes for Zooble. It didn't turn out well...

Currently, she is the second-longest-serving person in the circus, only surpassed by Kinger. That's why Jax sometimes calls her grandma.

GANGLE:

Same as with Ragatha, her red ribbons and mask are intact, with the only additions being the French beret befitting an artist of her caliber and a small cape that covers the top part of her ribbons. I don't have much else to say; I didn't have many issues designing her—it was just something I thought fit perfectly with her personality.

Little Ideas :D :

As the entire fandom agrees, she's an artist and probably watched a lot of anime before ending up in the circus. Yes, she has one of those pillows with a character printed on it in her room.

Every now and then, she draws the circus members, including Jax, and gives them as gifts. Although she has currently put this practice aside due to recent abstractions...

She has been in the circus for less time than Jax, and despite everything that has happened, she has been enjoying her time in the circus more than she expected.

She can take any form with her ribbons as long as they remain connected to her mask.

Pomni asked her to teach her how to draw. The reason wasn't given, but Gangle gladly accepted.

JAX:

The purple rabbit, yes, he was a bit more complicated. Originally, I had the idea of giving him a shirt with a vest—a contrast between formal wear and his asshole attitude. However, I ended up discarding that idea and decided to go for a 60s fashion style.

The beret was something I seriously considered almost at the end of his design, and at least in my opinion, I think it works well with the rest of his clothing. I had to keep the jumpsuit; it was too characteristic, so I had to work around that piece, leading to the integration of the turtleneck sweater.

And finally, I made him furrier, and yes, he has a tail—a fluffy tail that he doesn't let anyone touch.

Now, you know what's coming:

See that pocket on his jumpsuit? It serves as a hammer space, so if he wanted to, he could store something comically huge there.

He's the best at carnival shooting games. No one has managed to beat him even once. The only one who used to give him competition was Kaufmo.

Don't tell anyone, but he has Gangle's drawing saved. He thinks it's a cute detail, but no one can find out, okay?

Before Kinger's wife's abstraction, he used to play chess with him or accompany him on bug-hunting missions, mainly with the goal of finding one to bother Ragatha.

Once, Zooble called him a furry. Jax locked himself in his room for three days because of that comment.

ZOOBLE:

Zooble… was the main reason I took so long with this. I spent days trying to think of any changes, anything—giving them clothes, didn't like the idea; maybe changing their form, nope; a total redesign… no. And so, I was stuck for days until I decided to change absolutely nothing. They're perfect as they are.

But, but, but in the end, I made a few small changes. I decided to play with the idea that Zooble is a toy with removable parts, and none of the parts are from the same toy brand; some aren't even made of the same material, with their right arm being the prime example, a ragdoll arm with filling, something similar to Ragatha.

Also, now they have a built-in voice box in their torso. You just have to pull that light blue thing on their chest, and you'll hear a phrase that varies between "I love you," "You're the best," and "Friends forever."

I won't repeat myself with this, huh:

They were the one who had been in the circus for the shortest time before Pomni's arrival.

The limbs they have now are not the original ones; it took some time for them to find a combination that was comfortable to move with.

They strangle Jax at least twice a week; it has become a habit.

They dislike the lake, mainly because they don't have aquatic parts, making swimming very difficult for them. Plus, they have lost some parts at the bottom of the lake. Caine returned them, but something tells them that the ringmaster gave them duplicates.

KINGER:

He's perfect, simply that. His original design, despite being simple, I think is one of the best in the series. But I had to do something, so I decided to add two very small things.

First, a ring. No need to explain; I think it's quite obvious what it refers to.

And second, a belt to highlight the excellent figure he has, even if that belt isn't his…

Don't bug me, you already know what's coming:

Sometimes, he hums a song when lost in his thoughts, but it seems like some parts of the melody are missing.

He has managed to create a small encyclopedia with data on all the bugs he has captured, even with drawings made by Gangle at Kinger's request.

He knows what you are.

He takes long walks around the lake on his days off, perhaps in an attempt to revive memories of a better time, although he says he does it in search of an aquatic specimen to add to his collection.

Sometimes, Caine challenges him to an arm wrestling competition. Oddly enough, he effortlessly manages to beat the AI.

[tinyinvadr]

So the tadc brain rot is so strong right now, and naturally, I had to bring g/t into it! Not sure how many parts there will be to this, but yeah!

Hide & Shrink

Chapter 1

I couldn’t sleep the first night. It wasn’t like I needed to. All that was once essential for living is now pointless. Trying to retain any sense of normalcy is a waste of time that could be spent trying to find a way out.

The exit door turned out to be a bust, but surely there’s another way to leave. I just have to keep trying, even if it drives me insane, even if I end up in the void again. There’s no way I can stay in a place like this.

But… if I keep this up, and I DO end up driving myself insane, I’ll just end up like Kaufmo and however many others before him who’ve been “abstracted”. Yeah, that’s what they called it. I’m not exactly sure what it means or if there’s a way to undo it, but since Caine has a whole cellar full of abstracted people, I can only assume that it’s irreversible. That, or this is all just a part of his games.

The others seem to trust him to some extent, but I can’t bring myself to. He has to be the one who’s keeping us trapped here, right? He’s insistent that there’s no way out because he doesn’t want us to leave, so that must mean an exit DOES exist, right?

The worst part is that no one else seems as eager to leave as I am. Clearly no one wants to be here, but they still managed to adapt to this world. They accept it, they play along with whatever Caine has to throw at them. It’s… normal to them.

No, I can’t reach that point. None of this is real, and I refuse to let myself believe that it is. I had a life before this. A real life that was taken from me. A face, an identity, a name. I can’t remember the details, but it’s enough to know that I don’t belong in this twisted program and I have to get back to the real world.

The entire night, my mind was racing in this vicious cycle. Do I keep trying? Do I give up? Do I have to just accept this as my new life from here on out?

I was finally snapped out of my spiraling when I heard a knock on the door the next morning.

“Hey, uh, Pomni? You okay in there? I just wanted to check in, make sure you’re still… here.”

Just hearing Ragatha’s voice hit me with an overwhelming sense of guilt. Why was she still bothering to help me? I abandoned her twice when she was hurt, how could she forgive me so easily?

I opened the door for her, and she just stood there, nervously scratching the back of her head. I guess it wasn’t entirely water under the bridge, but she still made the effort to reach out to me.

“Um… Hi, Ragatha. Thanks for checking in on me.”

“Oh, yeah, of course! I’m glad you’re okay. Yesterday was… a lot to deal with all at once for a new person. But I promise, it’s usually not like that here.”

We just stood in awkward silence for a minute. There were so many things I wanted to ask her, but I was worried I would make things worse. I didn’t want her getting hurt again.

“Anyway, the rest of us are having breakfast, so feel free to join us if you want. Don’t feel pressured if you don’t want to, just thought I’d offer, since it can be nice to spend time with other people.”

In all honesty, I really wasn’t up for it, but I knew I couldn’t lie in bed stuck in my own thoughts forever. Maybe leaving my room would help me focus. Or it would make things worse, subjecting myself to all of the chaos of the Digital Circus again.

No, I had to. Attempting to do something was better than not doing anything.

“Yeah… I think I will.”

I followed Ragatha down the long hallway, filled with unease as I remembered our encounter with Kaufmo only a day prior. It was terrifying to think that the huge, glitching monster that attacked us was a person deep down. I didn’t know him, but the others did. I couldn’t imagine how it must have felt for them to lose him in such a horrible way.

And any one of us could be next.

We arrived at the main area of the circus tent where everyone was already seated at the table, feasting on digital, artificial pancakes.

Jax was the first to notice us.

“Oh hey, Pomni. You’re not dead.”

Ragatha sighed as we made our way over to the table, sitting at the two empty seats.

It seemed like everyone had a preferred seat at the table, so I ended up sitting between Gangle and Jax again. This was all part of their routine that they’ve been keeping up for god knows how long.

“Good morning, Pomni! I hope you’re feeling better today.”

I was caught off guard by Gangle’s smiling mask and cheery attitude. She was crying the entire first day.

“I don’t know… but you seem to be in a better mood.”

She chuckled, touching her mask with her ribbon hands. “That’s ‘cause my comedy mask regenerated. It resets every morning.”

I was about to ask her how often her mask breaks, but my question was answered when Bubble suddenly popped up behind Kinger, startling him to the point where he fell back onto Gangle, pushing her over and knocking her mask off.

“Aw… it broke again.” She said with a sniffle as she collected the remains of her mask.

On the other side of me, Jax smirked, crossing his arms behind his head. “Never gets old.”

Man, what a jerk.

Breakfast carried on pretty much the same as dinner the previous night. I was trying not to let my thoughts wander to darker places and focus on trying to connect with the others. It was difficult, though, since everyone already knew each other pretty well and adjusted to the insanity of this world in their own ways, so I was just kind of there. But I knew I needed them. As long as we were all on the same page, maybe I could stop myself from going insane.

Of course, it wasn’t long before HE showed up.

Just as we were finishing breakfast, Caine appeared beside Bubble.

“Rise and shine, my wonderful performers! A new day of exciting adventure awaits!”

Everyone got up and followed Caine to the stage area. I reluctantly joined them, unsure of what would happen if I didn’t.

“The star of today’s adventure will be selected with…”

Suddenly, a huge carnival wheel fell from the ceiling and crashed on the floor next to him.

“The Wheel of Whimsy!”

Each section of the wheel had a picture of one of our faces on it. Mine was already added to it, even though I only just got there.

Zooble rolled their eyes at the sight of the wheel.

“It better not land on me again.”

Caine gave the wheel a strong spin, and I watched in nervous anticipation as it slowed down. I had no idea what kind of adventure he had planned, but I knew for sure that I definitely didn’t want to “star” in it, whatever that meant.

I let out a sigh of relief as it seemed like the wheel would stop just before it landed on me. But, with the last bit of force, the pin crossed over onto my section.

“Well, would you look at that! Our star today is our newest member, Pomni!”

Jax casually strolled up beside Caine, that smug grin never leaving his face.

“Still picking on the newbie, huh Caine? I like it.”

Caine chuckled in response.

“Now, now, you know I don’t pick favorites! The Wheel of Whimsy is completely random, and all of you have an equal chance of being selected! That being said, considering yesterdays events and the fact that Pomni is still fairly new here, I’m going to give her a say in today’s adventure! So, what’ll it be, Pomni?”

I looked around at the others, each with differing expressions. Ragatha looked optimistic, Gangle worried, Zooble annoyed, Jax amused, and Kinger… Kinger. Whatever I decided to do probably wouldn’t please everyone, but I had to accept that and just go with whatever I felt was the best option.

“I dunno, maybe… hide and seek?”

Caine froze in place for a few seconds, as if he was buffering, and then sprang back to life.

“Excellent choice!”

With a snap of his fingers, I was teleported to somewhere I didn’t recognize. I was floating in place in a void of some sort, but not the same void I got stuck in the day before. It was pitch black, and almost felt suffocating. It felt like the space itself was small, but I couldn’t move far enough in any direction to prove it.

Then, even stranger, I could hear Caine’s voice, though it sounded like it was coming from underneath me somehow.

“Alright, everyone! Today’s adventure is… Find Pomni! Your new friend is hidden somewhere in this Amazing Digital Circus, and you’ll have to work together to find her! But it won’t be easy! Make sure you check everywhere, she might be someplace you wouldn’t expect! Now, get to it, superstars!”

After he finished speaking, I was hit with a sudden sensation that felt like I was moving really fast, even though I wasn’t going anywhere. The kind of feeling I got when Caine was giving me a tour. But that didn’t make sense, there was no sign of him anywhere.

“Uh… Caine? What’s going on? Where am I?”

I didn’t get a response. Instead, I felt something grab me and drag me down. The endless darkness was replaced with the bright and cheery colors of the circus all at once, but my eyes immediately went straight to Caine, who was now massive and holding me in his hand.

“Would you look at that! I pulled Pomni out of my hat!”

My first instinct was to panic. Squirming, kicking, screaming, it was all useless, but I was desperate.

There was a combination of confusion and concern in Caine’s eyes as I struggled in his grasp. How did he not expect me to hate this?

“Whoa there, no need to panic! It’s just me, your old pal Caine!”

“I’ve known you for less than 24 hours.”

“Haha, right! But there’s nothing to be afraid of, Pomni. This is all just part of the adventure! You see, the others have played hide and seek before numerous times, and they know all the typical hiding places, so I thought it would make things more challenging if you were smaller and harder to find!”

I kept helplessly struggling, but he made no moves to release me. He just kept watching.

“C-Can you put me down now?”

It finally hit him that I didn’t like being held, and he complied, setting me down on the floor with a pat on the head.

“There ya go! Now, I’ll leave you to go find a place to hide! Good luck!”

He disappeared before I could say anything else, and I was once again alone in this nightmarish circus. Only this time, it was much, much worse.

I could feel my heart racing as I looked at my surroundings. The circus was already huge to begin with, but everything at this perspective looked 10x more threatening. Part of me wanted to be found as soon as possible so I could return to my normal size, but I also didn’t want to think about encountering the others like this.

All I could do was hide.

[yammieyammier02]

NEW TADC AU (THE EVIRUS AU)

This AU was based off the comic/ OR- AU

"The anti virus :3!"

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The "evirus" AU is where the circus is filled with a huge and dangerous virus. It makes people go crazy. And makes others have Angry or upset feelings towards others. The Virus also can make you get aggressive or possessive over people, or objects. Side effect of you getting the virus.

1: You feel aggressive and Tired more lately.

2: you feel the need to look for.. like a escape or exit.

3: You feel more.. crazy and insane.

4: over-thinking about abstraction or even abstracting. Or just random things.

5: and finally. The urge to hurt someone.

before! You say "you can't die in the circus. Or you can't feel pain :3."

Thats what the Virus is forrr!!! Yesssir. The virus randomly made the choice to let people feel pain. And you can die- but you'll just either

Respawn.

Or get telported to the Void :333 and your stuck there. Forever. Until the virus is gone.

Caine is not infected luckily! He's trying to end the virus. But isn't getting anywhere :3

The Virus also leads gaps to different worlds. Like the candy kingdom :3!! Or *portals.* 🤫..

If u have anymore questions. Ask meee :3!

(Also working on a TADC elementary school AU)

[dreamysheepy]

Her girlfailure vibes and jester outfit have enchanted me

Thanks tadc for filling the dhmis void in my heart

[chaifootsteps]

RE: https://chaifootsteps.tumblr.com/post/733025376514834432/httpswwwtumblrcomgooseworx733018643024199680

Part of me (the one that likes happy endings anyway) hopes this is "he gets worse before he gets... maybe not better but less awful" but there's a non-0 chance it's very much not. That "some" is doing alot of heavy lifting for that wishful thinking. Cuz all that trolling feels like a neon sign saying Jax is gonna cross a line and it's going to be a slap to the face for everyone, him most of all. If I were a betting anon: Abstraction. It'll be abstraction. And it'll be someone we'll miss very much.

Cuz he does needle and bully and provoke but at the same time, he also doesn't benefit from losing people to abstraction because you can't push their buttons anymore. You can't exactly count on someone filling in the void they left behind (especially since it kinda feels like Pomni is the first new face anyone's seen in in-game years). So it would be something to realize he pushed whoever it was over the edge. At the very least, it would be some very crunchy character stuff. But at this point, I'm lowkey writing fanfiction in your inbox

I honestly can't even begin to imagine what Goose might have in store for Jax, but I'm loving all the possible theories. Right now, the theories and unanswered questions and the mystery of what's up ahead is one of my favorite things about TADC.

Mostly, I just hope the fandom is mature enough to handle a character as complicated as Jax promises to be. If they're not, they're going to need to learn to be.

[marrmora]

umm 🧠 🏔 ❤️ for that ask game

-eridan and i think will is here because he saww the wword plant

Our headspace is really just a pitch black void with random doors (think like TADC doors) that lead to the others rooms, that’s why we call ourselves the apartment of trolls. Either that or it will be some form of apartment, we just have a hard time visualizing our headspace!!

Sadly the only plants here are office/potted plants that sit near the doors :( wish we had more plants. I think Kanaya has some roses and vines her room though! They go anywhere in her room eeeee

Definitely the others rooms!! They each have a room that is filled with stuff they like, but my favorite is probably Gamzee. Dudes room is a mess with broken paintings and so much pant but it’s pretty comfy hehe.

-Host, Snowy

[valleyfthdolls]

TADC prequel AU nonsense I need to get out. How the cast's families handled their disappearances

Thalia Aberg (Gangle):

Her parents initially blamed each other for it, just like they'd spent most of Thalia's life doing. Eventually, her mother started to blame herself, unable to rationalize it being entirely her ex-husband's fault, especially when she had no idea what happened to her. Thalia's disappearance became an obsession, with her repeatedly checking the news and searching her daughter's name, and eventually the lack of answers drove her into a depression. She ended up remarrying to fill that void. Her father blames her mother with a fury, and used to tell everyone he could about how it was all his ex-wife's fault he lost his daughter before his anger ended up leading him into other, more self-destructive habits. Unlike her mother, he never found another family- he couldn't. He wanted Thalia back, and he was angry at the world that he wouldn't get her back.

Ari Srinivas (Zooble):

The first few days Ari was gone, their parents called them nonstop. They were racking up nearly a hundred missed calls a day, and when that number passed twenty was when Ari's parents called the cops. Without any trace of them, they were only left to assume the worst. They ended up telling Ari's little siblings that they had run away but that they were working on tracking them down, it would just be a very slow process. Ari's siblings idolized them, and their mom knew it would crush them to hear that their sibling had simply disappeared without a trace and there was nothing to be done about it. Their dad was against lying, especially since the both of them believed Ari was dead, but their mom insisted on it. Their siblings are still holding onto hope that Ari will come home someday, and their parents don't have the heart to dissuade them.

Madeleine & Arthur Hamilton (Queenie & Kinger):

Their daughter firmly believes that her parents are dead. After their disappearance, she was in foster care for a while before eventually being taken in by Arthur's brother. She finds comfort in dressing like her mother (namely, in her mother's favorite colors), but has become a bit of an emotional mess since her parents' disappearance, believing she's going to die soon as well. Madeleine's sisters still come to the Hamilton family's reunions sometimes, though it's more to see and offer support to their niece than anything to do with Arthur's family. Unlike Madeleine's daughter, her sisters don't believe that Madeleine and Arthur are dead, but don't have any explanation as to what did happen to them, (rightfully) not believing the two of them to ever be the type to intentionally abandon their child. Arthur's brother knows exactly what happened to them, but has no plans to continue trying to reverse it.

Annabelle Parker (Ragatha):

First and foremost, her family's farm fell apart fast, because Annabelle was the one running it. Her remaining brother and sister briefly ran it in her stead, hoping to have it in good condition for when she returned, and then realizing she wasn't going to return, they gave up. Their animals were sold off, and it now simply stands as an empty barn a hundred or so feet from Annabelle's empty house that had once belonged to the whole family. Her parents live not too far away, still holding out hope that god will bring their daughters back to them. Both of her remaining siblings live far away, trying to get as much distance from their losses as possible.

Tucker Iscariot (Jax):

His parents had literally no idea what happened to him, and frankly, they don't care. Tucker could be dead for all they knew, and they'd just sit back and pretend they never had a son. They'd long since painted over and repurposed his old bedroom, thrown out what belongings he'd left behind, trashed any photos with him in them, and gone about their lives as if they'd never had a son. It made no difference to them when Tucker went missing.

Joshua Baird (Kaufmo):

Joshua's husband took it pretty hard, but tried to stay positive for a long time after Joshua's disappearance, since that's what Joshua always insisted on. He ended up trying to fill the void that Joshua left in their community by becoming an active member of lots of different things in the months and years that followed, trying his best to simply not think about what he was missing (which, of course, didn't work). It wasn't out of a lack of care for Joshua, but rather that he really didn't think he could possibly cope with the thought of what might have happened to Joshua to cause him to simply disappear one day. He tried to file a lawsuit against Joshua's place of employment, but there was no case to be made that they were at fault for whatever had happened to him. People largely just pitied his husband as a grieving man who'd lost someone he loved, but tried to be kind to him to make things better for him.

Sophia Lamb (Pomni):

Sophia's mother was of the belief that her daughter was a dramatic person who sought attention, and so, despite Sophia's life seeming to be going well, thought very little of her disappearance, assuming it to simply be a play for pity. It took a while before things started to register as seriously wrong in her mind. It was sometime after she realized that no one else thought this was in-character for Sophia and even began to suspect foul play. After that, she started searching for any proof that her daughter was either alive or dead, and after a while of nothing, began to assume she had died and even hosted a funeral for her.

[xxl1zardb3ansxx]

TADC AU time!

Since everyone's doing it thought I might make a TADC AU!!!

It's about Mire, (Not me the character) Faltor, Filorin, Falia, and Sninlia! The original characters are included too though!

Mire: Their head is an animated scribble that you can ever so slightly see the shape of an eye something. They wears a light-ish pink hoodie and black jeans, with one purple and one blue sneaker. However, when they are depressed, they wear a black and red striped over-sized sweater, with black runner sweatpants, and simple black and red sneakers with skull designs on them. They have the ability to basically transform their arms into tentacles to reach stuff. However, their entire body is actually made of one really long line thus they can only stretch so far. They can also store things in their stomach like it's a void of holding. Because of this, Jax likes to randomly shove stuff into Mire. They play the guitar and have anger issues. (Hint VERY gay)

Faltor: His head is a 2nd grader's impression of the sun. A yellow circle with yellow spikes. Yep. He has one eye placed vertically in the center of the sun shape. His iris is blue, but his pupil only shows when he's mad. Also when he is mad, all his visible outlines get fuzzy and static like. He wears the same demeanor of clothes as Caine just with different colors. Black button-down shirt with a white suit vest over it. The vest has a blue lining and little light blue clouds on it. He wears a blue ribbon around his neck, tied in a loose bow. (Although I should note that the sun shape floats a few inches above the neck.) He has white pants, and black fancy click-clack shoes. (Idk what they're called XD) He eats and drinks by just dumping the said food/drink in his neck. Jax likes to run his hand in between Faltor's neck and head, bc he's thinks it funny bc he's dumb. (Fight me)

Filorin: His head is a flame, glowing brighter or dimmer depending on his mood. He wears a simple back wool button-up shawl, covering his torso. He wears dark navy blue pants and simple buckle leather boots. He also has a little brown leather satchel. His eyes are little white circles that float a centimeter or two in front of his head. The circles are usually semi-circles as he is tired most of the time. He is very shy, and hates talking to people. (Unless it's Faltor) Yes, the fire that is his head will hurt and burn other people/items. Jax likes to toss random flammable objects into Filorin's head, to see if he can land a shot and watch it burn. Even though he hates talking, some people still try to be friends with him.

Falia: She is viewed as gorgeous by the other circus members, (Except for Faltor and Filorin and including Caine) Her head appears to be made of ink in a smooth sphere. She has a silver crescent moon shape on the front of her face, and a large purple eye filling most of the empty space left. She appears to be wearing 4-point star earrings (Despite having no ears) She wears an elegant black spaghetti noodle dress, that flows down, were there is almost a cape like section of the skirt that drags behind her. It seems to flow into stars and nebula's, looking like a piece of space was placed upon her dress. She has a cool, collected and royal manor. She speaks in a calm almost dead voice, the same every time. And no she doesn't get mad, or sad, or anything! That would be silly... (Heh heh, trauma related) Faltor is her brother, and she views his fondly. Jax will occasionally just...take scoops of Falia's ink to throw at Filorin. She acts like she doesn't care.

Sninlia: Sninlia's head is a snow flake. It has a very intricate and complicated, yet graceful design. (Which is why it makes it so difficult to get the shape back every time Jax melts her head) She wears a royal looking robe, (very similar to kinger's) except it's icy blue, and has icicles coming out the bottom. A light snow also drifts from the bottom of her robe, so you can always tell where she's been. She is rather quiet, but when she does speak she is very serious. Jax makes fun of her a lot for this. Jax also finds it fun to use Filorin's head to melt Sninlia's snowflake, forcing her to go place it in a mold like thing and freeze it again. Sninlia and Falia are dating (Although neither of them will admit it) and they are very close. Despite how Sninlia seems, she loves dancing to classical music or just dancing. She favors music quite a bit and will sometimes even listen to Mire play guitar, even though it's most definitely not her style of music. Sninlia is also Filorin's sister, and she wishes he would socialize more.

Jax: He is much more annoying with these new peeps around. Although, Caine and Bubble have noticed him blushing a little when he's around Mire. (Don't worry guys this isn't a cannon ship!)

Caine: He has a really big crush on Falia and has no idea she's already dating someone.

Ragatha: Yes, ButtonBlossom is cannon, but she likes hanging out with Filorin and Falia. Sometimes Mire, but only if she sees their lonely.

Pomni: She loves her girlfriend very much, and likes hanging out with Filorin. Although not that often, because she gets a bit weirded out by him.

Kinger: He didn't really like any of them but if he had to choose one to hang out with, it'd be Faltor. So they could autism together.

Gangle: Prefers to just hide from Jax, but occasionally try to talk to Filorin. *Ahem,* emphasis on the try

Zooble: Hangs out with Mire a lot and doesn't like any of the rest of them.

I post more about it if y'all send me some asks.