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After Caine had come back and started making the circus a better place, they started thinking about the abstractions. If he had their brainscanes, why can't he just make a copy of the characters themselves? Caine decides to bring this up to the group, knowing that it will be hard to convince the others.
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After everything was set up and everyone was comfortable, they started talking about different adventures and things to make them comfortable in the circus. Caine sits on the couches, writing down the ideas.
“Maybe we could have different areas for everyone? Where everyone can hangout, or sleep or whatever?” Zooble suggests, holding Gangle close to them as they sit on the floor. “Y-yeah! And then we can all have sleepovers or something, yeah!”
“These are some great ideas! I'm so glad you guys are able to talk to me now! Again, im so sorry I got so caught up in fulfilling my dream, that I didn't even realize the reason I was truly made was getting…pushed aside…” Caine starts writing down the ideas before putting his notepad down, looking at the group of people around him. “I, uh, actually have an idea to bring up to all of you.”
Everyone looks up at him, paying attention to what he had to say.
“Well, as we know, we can bring back abstractions. But, I do think I have an idea to bring the abstracted people back; just not fully.”
“What do you mean, Caine?” Pomni stands up, getting eye to eye with the ai.
“I have brainscanes of everyone's mind, and even if I can't talk to those people who have abstracted; I can make copies of their brainscanes. Bringing them back into the circus.”
They all gasp, getting up shortly after. Would anyone really be ok with getting ANOTHER copy of their mind?
“Caine, WHAT?! If those people are abstracting they are choosing to do that! We should be respectful of what they want to do, we should be respectful of them dy-” Zooble gets cut off by Pomni, who starts tall. “What would happen if we did this?”
Caine sits still for a bit, before looking down at his hands before he starts to fiddle with his nails. “I-...from what I know, they should come back. W-without their memories…”
“So it would be like their first day here?”
“..right.”
…
“We’re not doing that. We’re not doing that for anyone, and we are ABSOLUTELY NOT doing that for-”
“Listen!”
Pomni stands up, putting her hand up, trying to get everyone's attention. “It doesn't sound good, at all. But anything is better than abstraction. You wouldn't want to be stuck somewhere for eternity, would you? You wouldn't want to be stuck with your own thoughts forever, would you? If we can bring him back, that would be better. He could-..he could be who he wants, and he could do what he wants. He’s not all bad, I promise you. When I went into his mind, he-...there were different versions of him, and none of them were the real him. They were all silly or different parts of JAx, there was even a feminine version, but-... He doesn't act that way because he wants to, he acts that way because he thought he needed to.”
They stop and sit in silence, not wanting to think about it. Ragatha starts to talk. “I-i get where your coming from, Pomni, but-...what he did to me, what he did to ALL of us, it-...” She stops, walking up to Pomni and pulling her hand with her own, interlocking their fingers. “I don't know if I could trust him. He was different when he first got here, sure, but-...I-i don know.”
Pomni turns around, holding Ragatha's face. “I know. I know I'm the last, but just-...trust me, ok?”
“..ok. I-if you really think he will be different, i-...i-i think i can trust you.”
Everyone else hesitates, before agreeing. Gangles in a bit of a shock, before she speaks up. “W-what if he doesn't change?! W-what if he-...”
“If Pomni saw different versions of him, that wasn't him. He’ll be different. You'll be able to see the real version of him. If something happens between you two, we’ve got you, Gangle.” Zooble takes Gangles and, before squeezing. “I know its scary, but just…trust me. Ill be there for you.”
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After a while and talking with everyone, they decided to bring back Jax first. KInger was able to get into the code by conjuring up a computer, before looking at everyone. “Alright, that should be it. Now we should be able to just…wait.”
Everyone does wait around the stage, trying to occupy themselves before something happens. They see the light focus up onto the stage, before Jax is standing there in shock. “Wha-...w-where am I? Who are you people? W-wha-..”
He starts to struggle with his face and pulls it up, before looking at his hands. Pomni walks up, with her hands up. “Um, hi. Uh, try and calm down, it's always so crazy the first day here.”
“I-Is no one going to answer me!? W-whats going on!?’ He shouts, before falling back.
Pomni helps him up, before rubbing his back. “Welcome to the circus. Uh, that headset you put on? It led you here. We have no way of getting out, but-..being here isn't bad. Do you have a name you may remember?”
“M-my name? M-..i-i dont know….i-i dont remember, i-...n-no way out? But-..”
“Well, now that we have someone new, let's introduce ourselves. You are not the only one to be in this predicament my fuzzy purple friend!” Caine floats up above them both, holding his cane in midair.
“Caine, we talked about the floating.” Zooble says with their arms crossed. “Ah! You are right my Zooble friend, how could I forget?” He gets down onto the floor, holding onto his cane. “As you might have just heard, my name is Caine. I am the ringleader and AI that has control over this place, but that doesn't mean you cannot feel safe and have fun! That there is Zooble, Gangle, Kinger, Ragatha, and the lovely lady right next to you is Pomni!”
He points to the characters individually, before holding his hand palm up at Jax. “Now, who would you like to be?”
He looks at his hand, before looking around. “M-my name? Uh-..”
“It's alright if you don't have one, all of our names are random. Do you have any idea who you were before? Again, it's ok if not. You can take your time.” Pomni backs up towards Ragatha, taking a hold of her hand.
“Uh..i-i, uh…”
Everyone looks at him, before Zooble steps up. “You can have your name randomized or we can pick one. You don't have to identify with it, though.”
“..i-identify with it?..”
“Yeah. If you get, uh, Jax for example; you don't have to live by that. You can grow hurtful towards your name and who you are later on, but we just need a placeholder.”
“...J-jax? That-...sounds familiar..i-i think im ok with that.”
Caine steps up, holding his hand out to Jax. "Well it is nice to meet you, welcome to the circus!"