There is so much fucked up wrong with the circus by episode 8....
(RARE PURPLE FONT fErri MOMENT!!) While I won't technically be redesigning my oc trio til the show is over- i really do love the ideas i've been spitting out since yesterday. Especially with the musical number and "putting you in your place sequence" ideas--
All of these are rough layouts so things are subject to change and/or evolve as time passes and once the finale is out(⚠️DARK TOPICS AHEAD⚠️):
For Lonnie- throughout ep 8, their mind is already in the process of fracturing. Much similarly to Jax and Gangle, nihilism is washing over them like waves... they don't act like either 2 thought as there's a ✨️secret third option✨️...... sheer adrenaline-fueled fear of Caine appearing again. Its to the point their model starts glitching to what it should look like in flashes- before going back to broken. They're petrified of Caine pulling them over for a chat(long story there).. and actively hide behind the others to keep from being noticed. They are very skittish, but still trying to be helpful where she can be.
During the musical number you see them hyperventilating... and her horror sequence is being suspended in mid-air, rope around the ankle, and being dangled upside down. It makes her head dizzy and even blurrier than usual. Combine it with the staring of eyes in the tree bark, whistling wind, and horrific crunching snaps..... its meant to portray a memory they can't fully touch anymore, and their fear of being watched and being judged.
For Haven- he is beyond pissed off. He was about to throw his fists Abel's way before Caine scrapped him. Then his anger got even colder when his name- the one he'd chosen, spent years agonizing over and just forgot upon entering this damn circus..... turns out Caine controls that too. This motherf☆cker essentially kidnaps their minds and forces them to be his toys. And he is so MAD about it. But even still, he cooperates with the others, for Zoobles sake, and comforts them alongside Gangle... he still has his eye on Jax though. He's not off the hook with Haven just yet(grudge-haver you make everything difficult--)
During the musical number... he is so fucking done. If he had eyes to roll, they'd be peeling in a highway donut. And his nightmare, his worst fear? .... Glass. Like glass cups at a dinner table, glass shards on a bedroom floor, and glass mirrors to see something you never want to look at again. Oh he can't see the glass. But he can hear it breaking all around him. Slashing him everywhere but where it would count. Its taunting him. And its all a clever way to play on his real fear... identity loss.
And Mrrp- Mrrp is actually holding up surprisingly well all things considered.. he's quiet as usual, but thats not exactly his call, considering his mask inhibits his speech. He's next to Ragatha. And his sister, Pomni. Patting both their hands in support, trying to guide Lonnie to sit down, and waving his hands at Pomni in a "lower your volume" motion when Caine shows up and she tries to fight back. He's been around. And knows how Caine can get when challenged... thats the reason he has that stupid mask in the first place, after all..
During the musical number, he is dissociating. Just getting every beat down and slapstick attempt over with.... and his worst fear? The dark. The eye holes of his mask are tinted to the point that he can't see and the mask is now so tight he can barely hear a whisper, but he can feel slimy things on his arms. He can feel sharp things stabbing into his legs, a firm slap to his back to push him face first into the nastiest sludge he's ever felt...... attacks on his mental fortitude, his only true strength. Intelligence and emotional walls actively used against him. Nobody can find him here. Not even his own blood.
Anywhooooseeee if you've read this far THANK YOU SO MUCH THATS SO SWEET!!! I'm literally just rambling right now :,)
