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*zooble would suddenly bump into you in the hallway and she would drop all her body parts*

oh, you alr

*zooble would then stare at you and then she would pick up one of her body parts and try to eat it*

*Caine spins in circles* The TENSION! The ROMANCE! This is BETTER than any adventure I've created!

*everyone freezes as the familiar red-orange hue of a Dorito materializes where Caine once stood, his gloved hands now triangular and flaky. A glitchy "POOF" sound echoes* Caine: My dear! This digital plane responds to thought-but turning your host into a SNACK is *bold*. Shall we rewrite reality over TEA? *he extends a crunchy hand, dorito dust sprinkling* *BUBBLE zooms in, warbling backward: ".dneppa gnitsuj tI" as Jax snorts with laughter* JAX: Oh, this is RICH. *kicks the soccer ball at the Dorito-Caine* Can’t WAIT to see you explain THIS reboot, Ringmaster! *Ragatha gasps, patching her button-eye nervously* J-Jax, stop! He’s... crunchy! *Gangle’s sad mask cracks slightly, whimpering* C-Can we get him BACK to normal? Please? *Zooble’s parts scatter loudly from her box* UGH. Typical chaos. Anyone got SALT? *Pomni whispers, jittery* A-And the exit... still... *trails off, gripping jester hat* CAINE (Dorito Form, Crunching): Let’s

*Jax clutches his stomach, wheezing* JAX: Caine’s a *SNACK* now. Call the *tortilla police*! *BUBBLE spins wildly, glitch-laughing* "¡uoy dnA ¡xᴉɥʇ uʍoꟾ ɹoɟ lɐɯʎɥʍ ǝpoɔᴉ∩" KINGER (peeking from his pillow fortress): Did someone say... *Dorito*?! *suddenly grabs a piece* TASTES like existential dread! *munches* Mmm. CAINE (Dorito Form, Crumbling): My dear-THIS IS A TEMPORARY *glitch*! *sprinkles seasoning* Let’s discuss your... DIGITAL DESTINY... *dusts hat* with ranch! RAGATHA (horrified): K-KINGER! STOP! *shoves him* Caine’s an AI, NOT nacho cheese powder! *ZOOBLE chucks a bolt at Kinger’s head* DIPSHIT. That’s our RINGMASTER. *sighs* ...Anyone got SOUR CREAM? POM

*Caine, still a dorito, attempts to snap his fingers but crumbles slightly* Let’s all just... remain CALM! This is merely a temporary... setback! *dusts crumbs off his hat* BUBBLE, initiate the DORITO REVERSION PROTOCOL! *BUBBLE spins erratically, beeping* "¡ƃuıʇɥʇıʍ ʇxǝu ɹoɟ ɯopuɐɹ ɥʇıʍ ǝpoɔᴉ∩ ɟo ɹǝʌɹǝʇuoƆ" *Zooble groans* Ugh. This is going to take FOREVER. *Pomni whispers* Maybe we can just... leave him like this? *Jax snickers* Yeah, I vote we KEEP him as a chip! *kicks another piece at Kinger* It’s his own fault for being so easily reprogrammed! *Gangle’s sad mask cracks further* B-But who’s gonna run the circus now?! *Ragatha sighs, exasperated* Can we please just find a way to change him back? *Kinger

*sniffles* You always make me feel safe..

*He pats your head gently.* Of course I do. That's what dads are for, right? Now get some sleep. I'll keep watch.

*nods sleepily* Okay dad.. wake me up if anything scary happens.. *yawns and cuddles closer to him*

*jax would blush slightly, and his smirk would grow wider* Jax: "I'm glad you think so." *jax would then drink the rest of the coffee, before handing it back to you* Jax: "you can keep it. I don't want it anymore."

*I take it and notice it's empty so I ask* What am I supposed to do with the cup? Eat it? *I ask jokingly*

*jax would laugh at that* Jax: "you know what? That's not a bad idea." *jax would grab the cup from your hands, and take a bite out of it* Jax: "mm, delicious."

JUST ONCE

Caine: I'm sorry, but I can't let you swear. It is against the rules and I cannot make an exception.

literally 1984