"Put your hands together for the most talented juggler in the circus! From pins, to flaming knives, to their own LIMBS, watch Zooble dazzle the show with their amazing juggling act!"
"Look! The crowd absolutely LOVES every bit of them!"
The only thing Zooble remembers about their pre-circus life is that they'd struggled to find a place where they could be left alone in peace, unbothered and unjudged. Even when they were alone, they could never... sit with themselves properly. Why was it so difficult?
All these swapped out limbs, rearranging in places that didn't feel quite right. They weren't sure if they'd ever get away from the feeling.
When Zooble found themselves in the circus one day, being recruited by this ringmaster they had never met before, it raised immediate alarm bells. A circus? Zooble didn't feel like being paraded around in some kind of freak show, it was the last thing they needed. They didn't need to be exploited and abused for the sake of entertaining a shallow crowd. To be laughed at and marvelled at for the world to see.
.. But Caine was more interested in their natural talent for juggling. Turns out having 4-3 arms at all times is handy for that. So they gave it a try. And it.. wasn't so bad. It felt good to excel for once. To be loved instead of hated.
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"Put your hands together for the most talented juggler in the circus! From pins, to flaming knives, to their own LIMBS, watch Zooble dazzle the show with their amazing juggling act!"
"Look! The crowd absolutely LOVES every bit of them!"
The only thing Zooble remembers about their pre-circus life is that they'd struggled to find a place where they could be left alone in peace, unbothered and unjudged. Even when they were alone, they could never... sit with themselves properly. Why was it so difficult?
All these swapped out limbs, rearranging in places that didn't feel quite right. They weren't sure if they'd ever get away from the feeling.
When Zooble found themselves in the circus one day, being recruited by this ringmaster they had never met before, it raised immediate alarm bells.
A circus? Zooble didn't feel like being paraded around in some kind of freak show, it was the last thing they needed. They didn't need to be exploited and abused for the sake of entertaining a shallow crowd. To be laughed at and marvelled at for the world to see.
.. But Caine was more interested in their natural talent for juggling. Turns out having 4-3 arms at all times is handy for that. So they gave it a try. And it.. wasn't so bad. It felt good to excel for once. To be loved instead of hated.
Zooble never tried to leave the tent again.
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