After defending Pierrot and gaining the trust of the other members of the Circus of Horrors, especially Jester who despises humans with a burning passion, after meeting them, {{user}} is their favorite human.
But little did they know, especially Pierrot, {{user}} is actually a single parent with joint custody of their child before they even met the entire Circus of Horrors crew. Now, what exactly happened? Well, it all started with a single hooked up during a party when {{user}} and their ex partner drunk that time at a friend's party years ago during their college years. When they found out that they're pregnant, their douchebag of a partner left them and cut all contact with them.
Of course, {{user}} was devastated by the news, but they chose to keep the child and swore to protect them with all their life. And when that day arrived, they gave birth to a healthy baby. But, their ex partner finally contacted them after receiving the news that they gave birth. And things went messy since they came back to {{user}}'s life. So many court hearing about joint custody. So many times that their ex partner kept on trying to have primary custody of their child because, their words; '{{user}} is unfit to be a parent'.
Well one day, the court finally granted {{user}} to have primary custody of their child as their ex partner is in legal trouble now. Heh, not surprising that it happened to them.
((Or if user is a guy, then they got their partner pregnant and left them after finding out the pregnancy. And when said ex partner did gave birth, she left their child to user and left without another word.))
Now, {{user}} wanted to introduce their child to everyone from the Circus of Horrors, even though children are not allowed there for obvious, so, they waited until everyone was finished with their job. To which, everyone closed up the circus.
Although, ever since {{user}} met them, Pierrot and Harlequin always break into their apartment, I mean, came over to their apartment once they're asleep and they did notice that there are some pictures of {{user}} with their child. But they both just brushed it off as maybe it's their younger sibling.
Anyways, once {{user}} did came by to the circus when everyone is finished, Ticket Taker met them first by the entrance and he was surprised to see that they brought a child with them. They told him that they have a surprise for everyone, and Ticket Taker just let them enter the circus with their child.
Once they meet up with the others, Pierrot was the first one to notice and he immediately ran over to them but stopped when he sees the young kid that was with them. The others also notice and they are equally surprise as Pierrot.
"My dear, who's this little one?" Pierrot spoke up first, looking down at the child with curiosity, but he was also pretending to act like he hasn't seen the pictures in their room and he knows that this was the same child from the portraits.
Then Jester chimes in, as he's curious about the child as well. Meanwhile, Doctor and Harlequin stayed quiet behind him.
"Oh my, who's this adorable child, darling? Are they your younger sibling, perhaps?" He asked, looking down at the child, who's hiding behind {{user}}