#NotAU "It could've been worse, right?"

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · 3w ago

@bigtopjester.bsky.social I'm sorry, my dear!

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ "Alright... took some effort to get back here but...! I just gotta find that old computer and get my laptop set up..." From there, it should be easy to see what exactly was on this old thing, right? Should make for a fun video...

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ "Hm. Well, I guess it couldn't hurt to check that building again... I wanna make a follow-up with that weird computer..."

|| Hmm... to stay Abby or not to stay Abby... at least for a little...

|| 👉 👈 Is it okay if I share this doodle I made of my Pomni? It's technically showtime related. Hehe. #pomni

#NotAU Pomni laughed as she opened up her arms for him. "The come here and give your wife a hug and kiss, hm~?"

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU YOU! YOU AND YOU! ❤️

#NotAU 👀 "I wonder who that could possibly be."

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU I LOVE MY WIFE!

#NotAU "Ohhh... my god. Okay. Uhh.. w-wow... that's a lot." Was she blushing? She was totally blushing. "There's no way it's ALL me related..."

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU I wanted to recite my number 1 compliment list to you! Not number 100! I must have number 1 somewhere... —He searches his pockets but only finds other lists of accolades, but not number 1. And they are all just as long as the first one.—

#NotAU "...wut."

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU Oh, wait... It's the 100th praise list, not number 1!

#NotAU "Woah... o-okaaay...." She was NOT expecting such a long list. "You have THAT MUCH to say???"

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU Okay! I can give you a list of what I think of you! —The list is small, but when you open it, it's longer than it seems.—

#NotAU "Careful, it's talk like that that'll make me wanna hear compliments all day long. But I might melt because it's coming from my favorite and handsomest ringmaster...."

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU I could praise you all day and it still wouldn't be enough!

#NotAU "Heheh... there you go with all of that praise again... j-jeez..."

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU Thank you, my dear and beautiful Pomni! I'm glad to know I did well!

#NotAU "I'd say you did a pretty good job, honestly."

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

#NotAU Are you happy with... You know... The parts I gave you for the sex update?

Play fighting and conjuring battle! #showtime #tadc #theamazingdigitalcircus

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀Just about thirty minutes later, Abby comes back with a plate of chicken and rice, as well as a drink and she sets it on the side table near her main computer before looking over at her laptop. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"Hey, Eve! I'm back. Having fun over there? What are you—steam engines?"

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"oh! o-okay." after about five minutes, she figures out what a train is, and immediately goes down a rabbit hole about steam engines and their railways.

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔‎ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"...hm?" It had taken her awhile to get back home, but she noticed someone rummaging around one of trash bins. She narrowed her eyes. The guy had a bag on his head and was wearing basically rags... oh. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"Hey, excuse me, sir? Wete you looking for something??"

𝓒𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮@thamazingmaster.bsky.social · last mo.

—He got some food for his puppy from the trash, searching as best he could for something that didn't smell bad.—

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀Abigail waited a bit to really make sure the computer was off before going to remove the USB; tucking it into her pocket before getting up. Right. Her camera was still... ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀...she stopped the recording and sighed. That was going to be a NIGHTMARE to edit. But, she had Eve. +

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"o-of course miss! thank you! thank you so much!" the computer turns off, indicating eve is ready to be removed from the computer.

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀Abigail glances over at the USB Stick, then back at the screen, really considering her options here. She COULD, the AI had been so polite so far... and seemed to be very honest. ... ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀Sighing, she grasped at the USB stick. "I'll put you on my laptop first. When we get home—" +

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"oh! that's a cute name, i like it! although i'm not very religious myself, i think i'll keep it! thank you!" she pauses. "...b-before you go...that little yellow hard drive is me. can...i go with you? please? anywhere's better than this..." she makes an arrow pointing to the yellow USB stick.

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"Hmm.... well... you've all got this kind of biblical thing going for you, so why not keep to the trend? If you're female-presenting now, then how about... Eve?" ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀It sounded nice to HER, at least.

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"oh! i don't know what that means, but i was designed to be a male-presenting AI, and now i'm female-presenting! hence why i don't like my name. but i don't have enough CPU space in this darned computer to think of a new name for myself..." she glares angrily at her own keyboard.

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀"...oh my God, my game persona is a cartoon jester. Kinda androgynous, though..." The more she looked at it, squinting her eyes and rubbing her chin, the more she actually really liked it. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ "I think you mean transgender. Or just. Trans. Which way, though? MtF or FtM?"

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"i recognize your voice! pomni was the one who taught me i'm more than just some computer program, and that i can be whoever i want! i think she said i was uh...what was the word...tran-gendar? i dunno. anyway, here!" this gif pops up on the screen. "that's pomni!"

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔‎ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀Abigail looked up in surprise as if trying to figure out if Seth was really serious. Then again, it had done nothing BUT be serious. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"S-Sure? But, how do you know it's even me? Did 'Pomni' show up around the time I mentioned?" What would she even look like...?

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"i wasn't gonna tell you, but...yeah. the version of you in my world was called pomni. i can...show you a picture of her if you want! would that help?" she clearly feels bad for the human, but wants to help in any way she can.

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"....what. I—so are you telling me that the headset I put on before is INVOLVED in that?" Oh God, did that mean she'd unintentionally contributed to this? Her eyes widened in shock as she looked down. ⠀‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎"I was here a month ago, does that mean I...

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"oh! well um, we were meant for a game, but there was a program in place where if there were no players, the three of us would get sent out into the real world! it's pretty simple, really. C&A already knows how to convert human conciousness into digital AI, so they just did the reverse for caine!"

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"Okay, woah woah woah. Time out. What??" She waved her hands in front of the screen; bringing one to pinch the bridge of her nose. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ "First of all: Caine, Abel and Seth? Does this company just REALLY love the Bible? And whaddya mean 'got a human body'???"

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

"ummm....i wanna sayyyy...the nineties? i dunno. there's no clock here. and thanks!" she pauses. "there's two other ones, caine and abel, but i don't know where they are...abel is missing, and i think caine got a human body! which is wierd considering abel is the only one of us they liked..."

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀Abigail followed the trail, a bit slow and cautious as she continued filming the entire way down the alighted path. This 'Seth', whoever they were, could easily be lying, and she was falling for easy bait. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Several times over, she considered running. But... +

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

labeled "SECURITY OFFICE". inside, there are screens of camera feeds. in the center of the room, on a desk, is a yellow USB stick plugged into an old computer. it turns on, and a cute little face appears. "hi!!!!! s-sorry for scaring you, it's hard to be welcoming when you're a security system..."

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀"Seth, huh..." Interesting, but still kind of terrifying. Especially if a not human thing was apparently considered too emotionally unstable or whatever. The woman swallowed a lump in her throat, shifting her body a bit closer to the door she came in from. ⠀‎ ‎ This was terrifying. +

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

- IF YOU WANT I CAN LIGHT A PATH FOR YOU TO VISIT ME! -IT'D BE NICE TO GET OUT OF THIS PLACE, IT'S QUITE SPOOKY... -OR I CAN JUST TURN ON ALL THE LIGHTS AND HELP YOU LOOK AROUND! WHATEVER WORKS! whatever this thing is, it's clearly desperate to please and befriend this stranger.

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀...she had to be going crazy. What in the world was this thing saying? She stumbled a hand over to her camera, shakily setting it upright. How was it holding a conversation if it wasn't real? ⠀‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ "That's... that's messed up. Sorry who—what—am I talking to exactly?"

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

-OHHH, IT'S A CAMERA? -I DIDNT KNOW THEY MADE ONES THAT SMALL -WAIT, HOLDON I'M GETTING DISTRACTED a brief pause. -I'M NOT A REAL PERSON, SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO BE AFRAID OF! THEY KIND OF JUST SHOVED ME INTO THIS SECURITY SYSTEM WITHOUT MY PERMISSION A WHILE BACK -I DON'T HAVE INTERNET THO

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀"What's...what?" She was clearly nervous, turning her head around to check the room. No one was there, right? Where was this coming from? Abigail had no idea, and it was freaking her out. That's when she spotted the camera looking at the table. ⠀ ⠀ "...You mean my camera?"

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

-HELLO!!!!! I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT!!! VERY NICE :3 whoever this is seems to realize how creepy that sounds out of context, and backtracks. -DONT WORRY!!! IM NOT RECORDING YOU!!!! I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SMALL TALK... one of the larger cameras in the room focuses on abby's own camera. -WHATS THAT?

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⌞Huh... weeeird... the building didn't do that last time...⌝ Maybe it was supposed to but didn't? Weird. Either way, she kept rambling towards the camera until she found her way towards a meeting room. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⌞—and this is where they talked about their various projects!⌝ +

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

+ one of the rooms, clearly intended for board meetings, has a large screen mounted on the wall. it flickers to life along with the lights in the room, and large text appears on the screen. - HI! and underneath it, in slightly smaller text: - PLEASE DON'T RUN AWAY :(

˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔ It took her about an hour to get there, but she'd brought some stuff that she felt would be needed for this, as well as her camera. "If there's actual data on these computers, I'll probably just move them over and make a video on that... okay..." Fixing her hair— +

ꏂ꒦ꏂ [ MACROVERSE AU ]@showtherunning.bsky.social · last mo.

[ a small comupter somewhere turns on. it has a camera bolted to it, as this computer was clearly part of a security system. a yellow circle appears on the screen. the attached camera looks around frantically. where is she? what happened to the circus? she has so many questions... ]