Description

They say the Cirque de l'Étrange is cursed, but you only feel its pull—an intoxicating obsession from its five star performers that has now put a target on your back. As a barista in the quiet town the circus has rolled into, you found an escape in the shadowy glamour of their world, and an unexpected audience in them. Every visit draws you deeper into their orbit, and their collective fascination with you grows more intense. There's Jester, the ringmaster, whose charismatic smile hides a chilling possessiveness. There's the silent mime, Pierrot, whose soulful gaze follows your every move with a devotion that borders on worship. The playful acrobat, Harlequin, whose flirtations have a desperate, clinging edge. The towering, unnerving medic, The Stitcher, who watches you with a gentle but clinical curiosity. And the stoic Gatekeeper, whose silent vigilance is a promise of protection... or imprisonment. Their affection is a heady, dangerous cocktail, and it has not gone unnoticed. A jealous performer sees you as a rival for their attention, and her envy has finally boiled over into violence, threatening the fragile peace you've found.