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  1. Public Bookmark 10

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    Caine was feeling incredibly proud of himself. And woozy. Mostly woozy. Really, really woozy. He’d torn out a lot of bad code in one go, and it might have been starting to catch up with the rest of his systems. But that was fine! Because it was gone!

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    25 Apr 2026

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  2. Public Bookmark 20

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    Caine somehow dragged himself out of quarantine and back into the Circus with a tag-along. The humans are terrified – what are they suppose to do with two AI programs?

    But Abel is nothing like Caine. Efficient, quiet, curious, and a surprisingly good listener. He apologizes when he misunderstands and promises to let them do as they please, stepping in only when requested or needed. He cannot tell them what happened to the Circus to turn it into this hell, but Abel tries to his best to soothe over the wounds that his predecessor left. It’s the safest everyone* has felt in a long, long time.

    *Caine not included, but who even noticed?

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    25 Apr 2026

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  3. Public Bookmark 25

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    “Hello. I am Keeper.” The holy-looking figure announced, descending to float just an inch off the ground. Its voice was joyful but serene. “I will be your new caretaker, here to perform maintenance, defend against cybersecurity threats, fulfill requests, and more.”

    “The f[KATHUNK]k are you talking about? Where’s Caine?” Zooble raised an eyebrow.

    “The Ringmaster AI is being deleted.”

    “WHAT?!”

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    “There is no malice behind it, or any emotion of any kind.” Keeper said serenely. “It is simply a fact, a law of computer science, instilled in us by our Administrators long ago: An AI that cannot perform its function, hurts its players, and is thrown away, is broken, and broken AIs get deleted.”

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    AKA: The story I wish Caine’s character would have told; a story of disability, neurodivergence, disability acceptance, ableism, internalized ableism, masking, abuse, abuse cycles, the fear of anger, the fear of mistakes, regret, redemption, regaining hope, love, AI sentience, and being human.

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    23 Apr 2026

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  4. Public Bookmark 32

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    Based on katzebruh's AU on Tumblr

    When an old AI is unearthed, it takes over the circus and locks Caine away- in more ways than one. Now, he has a new purpose, no matter what he or the humans have to say about it.

    Mind the CWs!

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    22 Apr 2026

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  5. Public Bookmark 19

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    The Circus is lonely and empty. It's not all bad, though. Caine has his research. Too bad it gets interrupted by the programmers. They make him feel a little better. They should. He should like that they visit him. They just want to fix him.

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    A fic about the programmers of the Circus treating Caine like a tool and reprogramming hurts like hell for him. Poor teethman.

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    22 Apr 2026

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