#cardlan

yeah, this is an og song for cardlan. tried using midi instruments to make it sound funy

whenever cardlan shows up to bother you, just rotate this song in your head

The PC that the circus is installed on has more than just the simulation, you know. The company that created it, C&A, had included a solitaire app that came pre-installed on the computer. The game came with a mascot by the name of Cardlan, who would commentate on your gameplay, or even play against you, though many players complained that her AI was too difficult.

Cut to the modern day of the circus, and Caine's AI shenanigans had begun to spread to other facets of the computer. One day it reached solitaire, and Cardlan came to life. She initially spent many years alone in solitaire (going somewhat insane), but she eventually figured out how to leave and discovered the circus.

Cardlan's entertainment comes from breaking into the circus and interacting/toying with the members. Butting into adventures, making her OWN adventures, causing chaos, and generally just aggravating Caine. Whenever she showed up however, it wasn't long before Caine would find her and firmly kick her out back to solitaire, where she'd wait for him to let his guard down before coming back.

This time after an especially long excursion, Cardlan returns to find... several changes. The original cast is all but present, there are multiple new faces, and the simulation has expanded tremendously.

"Ohoho... This is going to be fun!"

Personality:

I'm gonna be completely honest, Cardlan is kind of a jerk. She's somewhat insane, she's definitely narcissistic, petty, teasing, and she has an insurmountable ego and superiority complex. Her showman-like disposition prevents her from being entirely insufferable however. Does she have a softer side, you may ask?

...No.

Not yet, at least. She'll probably gain one after some time. Either by friendship, or uh... trauma. Because what kinda tadc oc would she be if there wasn't potential for that?

Info:

Her pronouns are she/her. She can technically be classified as an "it", but it ticks her off.

Sexuality? The mirror.

Nobody knows her age, not even Cardlan herself. If you can find out how old the computer is, that's how old she is.

Despite her ego's size, her height is incomparable. She's 5’3”.

As an AI, she has powers similar to Caine, such as flight, teleportation, and AI creation (in the case of Sweep). However, she's weaker than Caine when within the circus.

She's immune to abstraction, but she can't undo it on others.

She tends to use her flight to make herself appear taller than others.

Cardlan's cards are items that can be used. I'm talking about the big ones that make up her torso. You can attain them by being gifted one, winning a game of hers, or you can be a jerk and steal one. They can do many things, and it all depends on the card's icon. Just don't take the heart card in the center of the deck. She needs that one to live.

Cardlan has her own realm in the computer within the Solitaire application. It's quite difficult to access, but one of her cards is a door that'll take you there.

Sweep is Cardlan's cat. He's from minesweeper, and was Cardlan's only companion for years. She's quite fond of him.

Be careful around his tail though, it's explosive.

LORE:

Cardlan isn't from the circus. She is an AI, but she isn't under Caine's control either. Rather, Cardlan is simply the mascot of a solitaire game that came installed on the PC that houses the circus. Caine's silliness leaked into solitaire and voila, Cardlan got real.

Cardlan... is not allowed in the circus. She likes to show up Caine, so whenever she shows up it's not long before she's quickly kicked out. But when she is around, she likes to run around, talk to the inhabitants, and maybe spice up an adventure or two (results may be lethal)