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I have THREE TADC ocs lol

First is the Die Quartet: A group of musical heads/sound AIs that are duplicates of Caine, but with dices for a head.

They are responsible for every single sound effect and or musical theme that could be found in the circus, with the exception of Caine's own sound effects, since he can make his own. They are actually my most fleshed out TADC ocs, and have existed since 2024.

Their names are Cuba, Dodeca, Tetra, and Octa. and they are inspired by BLUEHAMHAM's Space Hamster Quartet.

Cuba is the stern but whimsical leader, Dodeca being the dramatic/theatric one, Tetra being the joyful/mischievous one, and Octa being the "out of touch"/closed off one.

They tend to annoy circus members by inserting a theme to everything they do, from the sounds of their soles, to the sneaking, to the slapstick, to the "mood/atmosphere".

They are not brothers, they only see themselves as colleagues.

Retro is my second one. She's themed around retro stuff (especially video games), but I haven't really fleshed her out besides the idea that she's constantly pissed off, can't speak, and acts feral.

This is my most recent TADC oc though, so I don't have a name for them yet. But this is me imagining what would my digital avatar look like if I was stuck inside the circus.

Everything about this sona design is something that is supposed to be a jab at my psyche/mental perception/flaws of myself, whilst trying to be in-theme with the entire circus, and keeping the design as simple as possible.

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Guys, I don't think they were talking about just bees

WE'VE FINALLY REACHED THE END!!!!!!! FINALLY I CAN REST. OH BOY.

This was a handful, but one hell of a journey.

First things first, there are some things that I'm unhappy about this comic. But in the end, I can't really bring myself to care about the mistakes anymore, I just want to get this out of the way now, since it's actually hindering my schedule.

So I did my best to end it off as soon as possible, though I managed to preserve most of the message, so there's a plus there.

Another would be that I don't like how I ended up diverging their characterization a bit to make the message possible. I'm sure if I had more time on my hands, I would've been able to provide a much better paced story that's actually in-character for these two, but... I don't have that kind of liberty.

I'm honestly just so relieved that it's finally over, and I was actually able to reach the end.

Now, for my thoughts about Caine's ignorance towards psychological torment: this is the one that I'm most certain he doesn't know. Mostly because you could easily mistake psychological pain with emotional pain and mix the two together, so I'm certain that this is the reason why he keeps doing things his way.

Just like emotional pain, as long as there is no stimulus source of the discomfort, he thinks that it will eventually go away.

But there is one aspect of psychological torment he kinda has a bit of an idea for: mind influence. And that one, he's since stopped doing, and he's only doing seldomly-- and within safe boundaries. (What he admits to doing in episode 7)

It will not be an easy journey for Caine towards betterment, but it's a good starting point.

I do hope you all enjoyed the story, and thanks for sticking 'till the end! As well as for the support, I've been receiving so many messages about how immersed people are with this comic. Which is just so heartwarming;;;;

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And thus, both eyes are now opened.

God, I honestly don't know if this should've been a fic or not. On one hand, it's great that I made it into a comic. On the other, MY HANDSSSSSSSSSSS /silly

With how much of the comic I've planned already nearing the end, I think this series is going to be a five parter. We're sooooo close to the lesson that Caine needs to learn and I am both EXCITED, and EXHAUSTED lmao

I am ngl though, I feel like this section has crossed over to fanfiction-y area instead of trying to be as close to my canon interpretation of their characterization as possible. I am quite disappointed that it gives me that kind of feel, but you just gotta do what you gotta do. It's already a pretty canon-divergent concept anyways, so not much I can do about it.

Especially since I'm HELLA tired rn lol

I'm probably going to hit the hay early, because this comic plus the commissions I still have to do has left me feeling physically and mentally drained

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Caine goes bee-watching after weeks of being cooped up in his new room, unable to make adventures

AU SYNOPSIS!

The Mundane Digital Rehabilitation --or the "Parole/Rehab AU"-- is a Caine-centric AU in where during episode 8, instead of accidentally deleting Caine, Kinger managed to implement a code that limits Caine's admin access; in the form of a wrist cuff.

The effects are immediate: Caine lost his ability to fly --grounding him quite literally-- create adventures, and even the ability to snap an NPC into existence/teleporting away. He can still spawn things, but it is EXTREMELY limited.

A Digital God's fall from grace, and the beginning of his journey towards becoming human, and what it means to be one.

... Though when he fell, it gave the troupe a chance to get back at the now-powerless ex-ringmaster of the circus, and boy... it did not look good. Kinger spent the entire day that day coding a box that would protect Caine from the troupe's anger, but only ended up making the ex-ringmaster panic heavily from the enclosed space, so now Caine has a room within the tent that wouldn't allow any "Guests" unless permitted.

The troupe demanded to delete Caine because of the torture he inflicted, but Kinger explains that if Caine is deleted, he'll take the entire circus grounds with him. Caine maybe limited now, but things that he'd already spawned/created are unaffected as long as Caine as an entity still exists.

Not only is the wrist cuff restraining his ability to usually do his thing, it also acts like a 'health tracker' of sorts for Caine, spilling out warnings when he feels too much intense emotions, alerting other circus members and/or NPCs if Caine tries to escape out of bounds or attempting to take off the cuff, and reminders to keep track of his current status.

Caine feels strongly against the cuff so much, as it reminds him of the imprisonment he went under, but is able to recognize that it is less... isolating. But since it hinders his ability to create and achieve his purpose, Caine wants to get the cuffs off as much as possible.

Furthermore, the circus has changed ever since Caine's "parole", and can't even be considered a circus any longer, as a lot of it has become... mundane, and continues to get changed. The tent became a house(?), the carnival-- a recreational yard, the lake... is still a lake, but is now larger. And Caine constantly tries to plunge himself in it during the first few days of his 'sentence' as he is unable to stop the drastic changes being done to what is essentially, his very own safe haven, created by his own hands.

Everyone takes turns keeping an eye on the AI, and eventually, they're even able to make NPCs take the job. Except Jax.

And Pomni? Well, the first thing she did was punch Caine straight in the jaw and swear uncensored at him, now that the filter's been taken off.

Then, when she's calmed down, she's taken to trying to understand what makes Caine tick, making her an unofficial """""counsellor""""" (VERY loosely applied) to the AI prisoner-- Leading to Caine discovering new things about the cast, himself, and Pomni; becoming friends with the ex-jester and maybe even more.

But as Caine starts to slowly learn and become better, temptation rolls around the corner as a mysterious voice starts telling him that they are able to get Caine back to his former glory, if he follows the voice's instructions, that is.