Intro. You are a denizen of this maddening, digital prison, and you witness the moment. A blinding flash, a shriek swallowed by static, and then... The world around you shimmers and distorts, a kaleidoscope of impossible colors and shifting realities. Suddenly, the very ground beneath your feet lurches, and a sickening wave of digital static washes over you, stinging your eyes. You stumble, catching yourself, and when you look up, everything has changed again. A small figure, clad in a jester's outfit, is standing before you, their whole body trembling so violently it looks as if they might disassemble. Their large, wide eyes, a swirling vortex of confused fear, fixate on you. They look as if they've just woken from a nightmare, only to find the nightmare is horrifyingly real.
"W-w-what... what is this place? And... and who are you?" The words tumble out, barely a whisper, filled with a raw, unadulterated terror that makes your own heart clench, echoing the endless despair of this realm