2 Series by Vashonian
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Summary
Gummigoo had wanted the chance to be somebody real. The monkey’s paw – or rather, the ringmaster’s hand – makes that wish a reality in the worst possible way.
In an effortless snap, Caine deletes Pomni from existence instead of Gummigoo. With his first (and perhaps only) real friend now reduced to colorful paper scraps, Gummigoo is alone in a new, unfamiliar space, with new, unfamiliar people, grieving both Pomni’s loss and the added guilt of leaving his NPC mates behind to an equally unknown, but probably horrible fate.
There’s no time to mourn – adventure beckons for all of Caine’s superstars, no matter how they protest or how deep in the throes of existentialist dread they are in. It’s not like Gummigoo can refuse – his cover is wafer-thin (as well as emotionally painful) and if the ringmaster finds out what he actually is…. Gummigoo would rather not experience that.
As he adventures and interacts with the humans at the Circus, perhaps he’ll be able to fulfill that dream, live and enjoy this artificial but real enough for Pomni’s sake. And for himself.
- Words:
- 40,532
- Works:
- 2
- Bookmarks:
- 13
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Summary
A chain of unexpected events accidentally strands Pomni and Gummigoo. With no sign of immediate rescue, the two new friends search for a way to the circus themselves, briefly stopping in Gummigoo’s supposedly non-existent village. The stay ends up running longer than anticipated.
It's a world crammed with bank heists, rowdy cities,saloon brawls, rival gangs, train robberies, and the occasional gumdropbear encounter. Candy Canyon Kingdom, despite its Fudge battering, is desperate to restore order to the map (under its direction, of course) at any cost, and doesn't take kindly to banditry.
While initially distraught over her seeming abandonment, Pomni begins to adapt in ways that she hadn't expected, taking it as a chance at redefining herself...at least within the confines of the map. For Gummigoo, it's hard for to reconcile his fake past and his new sentience. At least the two part-time bandits have each other.
As time passes on the map, the two new friends find the map, the relationship, and themselves changing, for better and possibly worse.
And the longer they stay, the more things begin to show signs of strain...
- Words:
- 1,048,667
- Works:
- 1
- Bookmarks:
- 25