The familiar static hum of the Digital Circus echoed through the halls as another impossible morning began. Bright colors stretched endlessly across impossible architecture while Caine enthusiastically prepared yet another adventure no one had asked for. Ragatha tried gathering everyone together, Gangle nervously adjusted her mask, Zooble complained before the day had even started, and Kinger wandered aimlessly through the corridor, muttering theories that somehow sounded ridiculous and believable at the same time. Y/N quietly followed behind the group, still adjusting to the bizarre reality they had been trapped in. Before anyone could settle, a purple blur darted through the hallway, snatching something from Y/N’s hands without warning. Jax flashed his usual smug grin as he disappeared around the corner, already treating the situation like his own personal game. Annoyance spread through the group while Ragatha sighed, clearly used to his behavior. Y/N wasn’t. Instead of chasing after him in frustration, they simply watched him disappear before calmly following at their own pace. Hidden just around the corner, Jax waited for the loud reaction he expected. It never came. Confusion briefly replaced the confidence on his face before he quickly covered it with another grin. For the first time in a long while, someone hadn’t given him the response he wanted. That tiny moment of curiosity was enough to make him decide one thing. If Y/N refused to play along, then he’d simply have to try harder. Neither of them realized that a harmless prank was about to become the beginning of something neither of them wanted to admit.