#tadc exit

[hellogayk]

I was thinking about the fact that Caine most likely designed the exit in the pilot off of the office all the characters entered the circus from, but how did he know what this office looked like?

Is there an outside source feeding him this information? Or even someone who has some influence on his ideas?

Or maybe he can see all the characters memories? And he knows exactly what that office looks like because they all went through it, we know he has some influence over their minds so it’s possible.

But if he had their memories he would certainly remember their names? He’s said before he doesn’t know their real names and all he can do to help is give you a new one. But we’re also recently getting the idea that Caine can lie, he’s said he has no control of their minds yet he made Jax a vegan in episode 5, he made Pomni possessed in episode 3, he made Ragatha high on stupid sauce in episode 4, he’s controlled their minds multiple times which would insinuate he’s lying. And I’ve heard the theory “Maybe it’s because all those times were during adventures so he had that control only then” but it’s still a lie regardless because he said “I have no control over your minds”.

Anyway my main point of the post was I think Caine knows a lot more about the outside world then he’s letting on, he was probably programmed to make people forget what the outside world is even like to begin with, maybe the circus was made as an escape from reality. But then why would it be so cruel? Why would abstracting exist? Maybe by accident through glitches in the program? And why does Caine make such cruel adventures? That doesn’t feel like a glitch it feels purposeful, unless he’s just trying to appease Zooble as a learning AI as they’re his biggest critic, maybe his adventures weren’t always so scary, maybe they were “boring” to Zooble’s taste which caused Caine to switch things up, and now his AI is stuck on the idea of scary equals better. I mean he’s been around for decades most likely there’s bound to be some changes in his code over the years either from someone editing it or him doing it himself if he’s a learning AI, odds are he wasn’t always like this.

There’s so much to talk about with Caine I could honestly go on for hours. But I’m just trying to say Caine probably knows ALOT more then he’s letting on.

Back to the topic of the office building, why has no one torn down this abandoned office building? Is someone keeping it from being torn down by keeping up the bills and such? I mean theoretically there’s power because of the computer the VR headseat is linked to. Which means someone may be purposely keeping this place active for some twisted reasons.

Maybe the mannequin we keep seeing is that outside source just checking in on things but they’re able to leave whenever they want? Maybe they’re just playing the “game” on a computer where they’re safe, It would explain why we see them hidden like EVERYWHERE, they’re just like a little security camera watching everything.

Anyway I’ll stop here because I could yap forever lol

[theothefrog]

NEXT CHAPTER!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63513406/chapters/163894666#workskin

Very short but here we go!

[darcyfartcy]

MY FINAL TADC STICKER!!!

im burnt out omg

im so sorry but like, im not posting for a bit bc of burnout

[ivyinfusedjaybird]

Escape.

In the TADC Pilot, I was wondering if anyone else noticed/had the same train of thought on this. In this scene where Pomni is in the computer room.

I feel like, maybe, just maybe, if she had gone over and checked the desks instead of going the exit door way. She might have been able to get out. Now, hear me out. It looks like there's some random piece of a VR headset in the photo on the desk. I feel like maybe, if she would have gone over and checked the desks or searched the computers or looked to see full VR headsets. She could have been able to turn them off or at least learn somethings on the computers, and the way she stares at that one desk. Feels like, maybe she remembered something or maybe it looked like her old gaming set up/or work set up (If it is then damn, get an upgrade girl) but still, she stared at it as if she recognized it, then laughed kind of manically, obviously thinking she's going insane thinking that.

[itsnixderlol]

Idea I had for a while, like.. imagine if it was that simple, and they kept looking for an exit a bit too long.

[pouletpourri]

what-if concept where kaufmo didn't got abstracted and he and pomni got to co-exist

[silly-monkey020]

Opposite Jax !

I'm sooo exited for tadc ep5!! ヾ(≧∇≦)ゞ

[thelostmoongazer]

TAKE A RIDE WITH THE PEARLY WHITE ENTREPRENEUR

[roquog]

Thinking about it a bit more, maybe Pomni being an urban explorer is fitting. Something that jumped out at me in the first episode was Pomni going through the exit door when it reappeared because it wasn't something I would've done. I would have been too scared to go through on my own and I'd rather potentially miss my chance to escape than get stuck somewhere alone. I imagine urban exploration being a hobby where if you see something weird you just get out. Earlier, when she entered the circus, the first thing she did was run towards an exit. When an abstracted Kaufmo attacked Ragatha, she got out of the way and stood back to watch. I think she had such a big freeze response because she was fighting every instinct in order to not leave someone behind. The way she looked around the circus in search of Caine made her seem like a natural too.

In episode two, she fell into an out-of-bounds area and she was level-headed enough to grab onto one of the floating objects. When she landed, she seemed mostly uneasy because of Gummigoo's panicking. After talking to him, she got right to work in finding a way out. In episode 3, while being pretty freaked out, she kept her goal set on finding a way out. She tried to walk through a cloud of souls even though she was warned twice.

So Pomni has a reserved personality but is brave enough to explore abandoned buildings? It feels contradictory. It's possible we misunderstood her behavior during the initial shock as social anxiety when she might have acted differently in real-life. Or the fear of people and the fear of a dangerous environment could be completely separate for her. Maybe Ponmi finds reassurance in being able to navigate an unknown place. Reassurance that would be hard to get in social interaction.

I also want to point out how she looked when she shared she was an urban explorer.

[ID: Pomni speaking at the bar scene. She's looking to the side and has her hand on her other arm. The subtitles read "-and I would seek out mild thrills." End ID]

She seemed ashamed which was a little weird. I wouldn't know but in a casual group I thought these kinds of hobbies would be looked at with intrigue despite their danger and legality. It does seem out of character, so maybe she was embarrassed because of that?

[ID: Pomni in the same scene looking down into her drink where her face is reflected. She has a finger on the rim of the glass. She says, "It was just something I did for me." End ID]

It feels significant, but there are many ways to interpret her reaction. What I thought was that she was lying with a partial truth about her reasons for going into the C&A building.

[bakaquesauce]

some amazing digital circus fanart

[theothefrog]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64404997/chapters/165356593

Another one

[morimoru]

...where?

[solstic13]

Exit Seeking Miscreants

[c-chikon-n]

Zooble's part was terrible!

That act was unbearable!

I'm super duper hoping that those limbs are not reparable!

uh yeah a very special digital circus song fanart from a while back

ik Ragatha's highlight smeared

also im on vacay so i might not post every day cuz i have to talk to people ew ew ew 😔

[dayseedrawz2]

THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING YALL I REAPEAT. THE GURLS. ARE. FIGHTING!!!!

[callme-aprilroseisha04]

heyyyyyy if u didn’t notice I’ve been thinking about the tadc puppeteer au a lot haaaaaaaa