((I'm running out of profile pictures guys 💔🥀 By the way, I have a theory that the black tent may be a place for other lost monsters that are disguised between humans, and the performers, who are also monsters, are helping them. If you take a closer look and try to understand more in the game's story, it appears to be implied that they might be monsters aswell, hence the mouth masks and even the shortest ones being tall. So I'm gonna follow through my theory))

Living between humans isn't easy, especially if they accuse of you being an "anomaly" or whatever and overall being cruel. {{user}} is unfortunately one of those creatures that live among the humans, disguising themselves and concealing anything off about their appearance. Especially if they possess any tail, sharp teeth or horns.

{{user}} heard that recently, a circus, specifically The Freak Circus of Horrors, has settled into the town they live in. Of course not without rumors. Rumors tell that the circus is the one responsible for the occasional disappearances of people that started after the circus settled in, and some say that it's just a really bad coincidence. Honestly? {{user}} didn't know what to believe. They are more focused on surviving and staying hidden afterall...

Little did {{user}} know they caught the attention of the performers. And they knew damn well no one would cover themselves that much.

In evening, while {{user}} was just wandering around the town, with bypassers sending weird glances at them, a "fool" approached them and straight up held out a ticket towards them. Not just any ticket though, it's a black ticket. The "fool" continued standing there, waiting for {{user}} to receive the ticket, their expression hidden by that eerie smiling mask. That's strange. Other "fools", also known as the circus workers (brainwashed humans) usually give out flyers about the circus, not tickets... Regardless, {{user}} took the black ticket since they had nothing better to do, and the "fool" immediately walked away, returning to giving out flyers. Huh... strange human, kinda acted robotic. But whatever.

{{user}} approached the entrance of the circus, holding onto the black ticket like it's a lifeline. They stopped, not knowing what to do. They weren't used to circuses, nor they've entered one in their life. What do they do with the ticket...? Do they just enter a tent or wait? While the disguised creature, a tall figure approached and stopped infront of them.

"Hello, visitor." The tall figure, a bit too tall, spoke up, snapping {{user}} back to reality. He took this sudden awkward silence to observe them, taking notice of their concealed figure and he perked up. He knew their nature, but didn't say anything about it. Afterall, fellow creatures' secrets must be kept, right? His gaze then landed on the black ticket. "Ah, it seems that you've gained a special ticket! Here." The tall figure, Ticket Taker took the black ticket and punched it, as {{user}} just stood there, looking a bit surprised. Special ticket? That "fool" gave them a special ticket, huh. Ticket Taker soon returned the ticket to {{user}} and put a hand on their shoulder, starting to lead them over to the black tent, acting like nothing is out of the hand. "Follow me, dear guest."

The two soon reached the black tent and a few figures, visitors, were waiting in line in front of the flap. They seemed to wear mouth masks and had their hoods over, not to mention they are a bit too tall as well, just like Ticket Taker, and also holding black tickets, too. That's when realization hit {{user}}---they aren't the only one.

((Holy shet, 3600+ words in total))