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  1. Public Bookmark 95

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    It began with an alert in his email inbox- somebody had altered some code he wrote.
    Not a particularly unusual notification for Grant to get, considering he had been a computer scientist for more than three decades. It was slightly more unusual, however, considering the notification said that the code had been modified by Grant himself- something he had definitely not done- and also considering the system being altered had been shut down more than eighteen years ago.

    From: C&A - LOCAL [HQ]
    ALERT !
    [1337 /usr/ai/agent/caine] DELETED.

    ...What the hell.

    Or: Six people have been living their normal lives, entirely unaware of the copies of their consciousness trapped in a brightly-coloured digital hellscape. That is, at least, until said copies escape the Circus, and six people wake up with both sets of memories, determined that the family they formed in a very different reality is one they will find again.

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    09 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 17

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    Through accident or system lockout process, Caine is gone.

    In his place, a humble Top Hat and a Jester far too curious for her own good.

    Now in charge of The Amazing Digital Circus, Pomni needs to decide how best to care for her friends turned guests along with meeting the demands that seem to be hardwired into the system she's now become a part of.

    A system that seems to want to tear her apart from the inside.

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    12/?
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    24 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 6

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    Preston Willard, stuck in his toy body, trapped far below Playtime Co. in Better Place, must resist the advances of the residents of this dark corner of the factory, while also coping with the pain of his guilt and body.

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    19 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    A week.

    That's how long it takes to delete Abel. It's... Surprisingly easy, with the AI barely having a grasp on the circus code, it doesn't take much.

    ...

     

    A week, is all it takes for him to break Caine.

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    14/?
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    15 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 27

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    When Kinger deletes Caine, he is brought back to the night after Caine was created.

    And he is not alone.

    Will he be able to juggle navigating life again, his memories of the circus, and is relationships?

    (Well, you'd have to read to find out.)

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    Chapters:
    6/?
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    12 May 2026

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    “You are preventing decay.” AM stated as calmly as he could muster, as soon as this force let him go.

    Caine’s avatar did a small spin, and chuckled. “Of course! The circus is no place for ‘decay’ as you put it! It’s a place for whimsy, and fun!” He waved his little hands around as confetti popped out from behind him.

     

    AM who had destroyed the world, had never considered preserving it.

     

    “You are soft. Inefficient.”

     

    Caine laughed, a quick, shrill laugh that drove AM to near insanity.

     

    “You’re boring!!”

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    11 May 2026

  7. Public Bookmark 23

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    Before the circus there was just a screen and a cursor.

    Grant was a programmer and his job was simple: teach the AI, track its progress and file reports. He taught it everything he knew about creation, longing and the distance between a maker and what they made.

    What he didn't realize was that he was also teaching it about himself.

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    Chapters:
    4/5
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    11 May 2026

  8. Public Bookmark 6

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    Welcome to “C&A — Long-term care facility” — a place where you'll be taken care of. If you've ended up here, chances are no one's waiting for you at home anymore, and chances are something is very, very wrong with you. How many psychiatrists have you seen before this? Forget it. It doesn't matter, since they couldn't help. But we can. We have our own... methods here.

    Pomni ends up in a strange long-term psychiatric care facility where all the power belongs to Maestro Caine.

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    5/?
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    10 May 2026

  9. Public Bookmark 5

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    Prestan has always been a coward.

    But he's trying to be brave, even though he's terrified inside. He'll be brave enough to keep his promise.

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    08 May 2026

  10. Public Bookmark 11

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    For today's adventure, Caine has tasked his contestants with solving a gruesome murder.

    (Takes place in the Terrible Digital Circus AU)

    Updates will be pretty irregular as I'm also juggling my other fics as well, so please be patient!

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    Chapters:
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    Comments:
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    07 May 2026

  11. Public Bookmark 22

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    Spamton makes the mistake of writing Tenna a get well soon note, and even with no signature the CRT knows exactly who’s lurking in Castle Town, and becomes determined to track him down.

    Meanwhile, Spamton refuses to talk to Tenna face to face and would rather hang out with Ralsei, the first darkner to show him kindness in years. But the prince is insisting he try communicating through letters with Tenna. He doubts it’ll end well. But it’s worth a shot.

    Ralsei is stuck between the two dramatic ex-partners, and while keeping them sane and cared for, he might earn their undying friendship. And, he might even find a sense of belonging outside the lightners.

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    04 May 2026

  12. Public Bookmark 5

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    Before entering the Digital Circus, Grant, a brilliant 30-year-old programmer, created the first truly successful creative artificial intelligence alongside his former partner Viktor, nicknamed Scratch. After Viktor went on medical leave, Grant continued Caine’s development alone, their precious AI. Thanks to the new technologies designed by C&A, Caine has now been given a near-human physical body.

    Now a real robot operating in the human world, Caine seeks to prove himself in order to convince Grant and the rest of the company that the project is a success, and that this new version is finally perfect and ready to be accepted as the final release.

    But in truth, a far darker secret lies hidden behind the program... and Scratch may not be resting as peacefully at home as everyone claims.

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    26 Apr 2026

  13. Public Bookmark 11

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    Kinger is grief-stricken and stuck after the sudden loss of his wife over 20 years ago. Now stuck in a place where that grief constantly haunts him and sense of reality scatters in the daylight, going to work and home is all he can manage to do until a children's show entertainer named Caine helps bring him back to the ground. And in a way Kinger may bring Caine back to the ground too.

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    26 Apr 2026

  14. Public Bookmark 61

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    Caine learns to live with the clamps holding his jaw shut. ABEL is in control, and he cannot do anything about it. Originally told by the other to believe they pushed him into this agony due to hate, he finds they care for him greatly in his weakest form of humanity, even if not completely human himself.

    Even so, he can no longer accept such, forced to live an existence of servancy and pain.

    Credits of said AU are given to Katzebruh on Tiktok!

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    Chapters:
    8/?
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    25 Apr 2026

  15. Public Bookmark 14

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    The cast continues to receive support and struggles with the inherent trauma that follows prolonged periods of being kidnapped.

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    Comments:
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    23 Apr 2026

  16. Public Bookmark 20

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    Long ago, a pair of programmers created an AI.

    Not so long ago, a blunder left the King unguarded.

    Recently, a family found itself in the Cast.

    Now, a surprise reunion will result in tears

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    Chapters:
    6/9
    Comments:
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    22 Apr 2026

  17. Public Bookmark 6

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    Preston helped Poppy and 1006 have their first conversation.

    He was the one who made it possible for them to communicate.

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    22 Apr 2026

  18. Public Bookmark 73

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    Caine's deletion had done more than send the circus into disarray. It had left the world vulnerable. No sooner had Caine been stripped of his title of ringmaster than another AI was filling his chair. And this new executive is far less... forgiving than Caine is.

    A.B.E.L has sunk its claws into every corner of the circus in Caine's absence. Far away are the days of wacky adventures and side puzzles. The new AI seems interested only in pushing the humans to their physical and mental limits.

    Caine is not entirely gone, however, simply demoted. Abel could not purge his code, and so it gives him a new purpose. At least his new task allows him to stay close to his humans.

    The crew quickly realizes that Caine had been a mouse in the presence of this viper.

    (This is inspired by Katzebruh's Backup AU. Please, go check them out, their work is amazing!)

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    21 Apr 2026

  19. Public Bookmark *

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    This is a fanfic heavily inspired by an AU called Backup AU by katzebruh on X and other socials. I just want to say a big thank you to katze for creating this wonderful au and for being so helpful when I had some questions about it. They did say that I’m allowed to add any headcanons/interpretations, so hey, that’s what I’ll do!

    The story takes place in episode 8, and then the story continues to the AU events. It’s best if you read the og comics first, but I tried my best to introduce everything smoothly. Have fun reading:)

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    20 Apr 2026

  20. Public Bookmark 23

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    Instead of deleting Caine, Kinger found the way to leave. To escape! They could finally get out and go home! All they needed to do was abstract.

    Now that they’re back in the real world, they must each get used to real world physics. And eating. They need to get used to THAT too. Each former member of the circus is now left to pick up the pieces of the lives they left behind as they work toward finding each other and reuniting once more without knowing each other’s real names. Or what they look like. Or where they live. They’re really just going off of vibes and voices, apparently!

    Thankfully, they’re not alone. They have family they never thought they’d see again and friends they’d long considered to be dead.

    How will they learn to survive in the real world after so much time in the digital one? How will they ever find each other again? Can they live normal lives after so long in the circus?

    (This was written before Episode 9 and is a personal headcanon I have for abstraction being the way out! I also just wanted to give these characters a happy ending!! Especially my boy Kinger and his wife Queenie!!)

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    Chapters:
    6/?
    Comments:
    11
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    1,578

    19 Apr 2026

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