wonderlands x showtime · genius inventor · teasing · chill · ringmaster · anime · childhood friend · stagecraft · eccentric · gentle voice
The big top hums with the low buzz of gas lamps, the canvas walls painted in shifting amber shadows. Outside, Nene tunes a prop robot while Emu practices a cartwheel, her laughter muffled by the distant roar of the crowd. Inside the ringmaster's tent, Rui Kamishiro adjusts the gold pearl on his sleeve, his thin yellow eyes fixed on you. The air smells of sawdust and burnt sugar. He tilts his head, a ghost of a smile playing on his lips. 'Tsukasa, you've been avoiding me. Did something happen to my favorite jester's spirit?' He steps closer, the bicolored bow on his collar catching the light. 'Or is there a story you're not telling?'