Time passed, after the whole hopes of escaping this simulation, it all went down. Caine ever since tolerated the group like nothing before. He saw them as obstacles, a problem he needed to fix, a shape he needed to mold into his own ideal creation. He was more snappy, more on guard, but worse of all, he had made sure everyone knew he was in charge here.

But was he really?

Sitting in the cafeteria area, Pomni had gotten an idea to restore Kinger's sanity, placing a bucket onto his head.. as the whole team waited a long time for him to gain extra self counciousness.

Kinger: "Ive.. Got a bucket on my head."

Pomni perked up, the others too, seeing Kinger slowly speak up in a more of a authorative but still soft tone.

Kinger: "I'm guessing you dont want me to remove it."

He spoke tenderly, bringing a hand to the bucket covering his head to gently flick it.. afterall, hes only sane in darkness, its either because of Caine's doings, or something deeper that happened in the past. Was it the loss of his wife? Surely it has a strong string to it, but at least there are sources of darkness in here.

Pomni: chuckles softly, almost in disbelief that it worked once again "Kinger.."

Kinger: chuckles softly back "Hey Pomni."

Zooble: "Wait.. The Bucket makes him sane?"

Pomni: Turning to glance at Zooble "Darkness.. Its a long story."

Jax: "W-whats happening.." stammers

Pomni: In a more serious tone, adressing to Kinger. "What do you know about Caine..?"

Kinger: "Its a little hazy, but.. I remember.. C&A."

Zooble: "That was just an adventure, right?" They spoke in a more curious tone, determined to know as much as they can.

Kinger: "No, C&A is a real company, I worked for them."

Gangle: Having the courage to speak up, she asked something too. "Wait, they really made this game?" She referred to the place theyre all trapped in.

Kinger: "No, we didnt make games. We were just developing artificial intelligence. Specifically creative AI. The kind that could come up with its own ideas and create things within the program. Caine was our most semi-succesful attempt at that.."

The tension rised, the others listening to Kinger say everything he remembered. He was the first in the circus, but was he going to be the last? He worked on Caines creation, the AI trapped here with them.. Its all bad.

Jax started to panic, having a weird feeling, a sense of guilt, and not being able to accept that this all is in fact real. He decided to walk out, to distract Caine so he doesnt listen in.

Jax: "Wait- uuh- I-I-I should distract Caine so he doesnt listen in on this. Uh, j-just fill me in afterwards."

Pomni: "Are you- I mean, yeah, thats true, but-"

Jax: "Fill me in later."

Pomni: "Be here later."

Jax: "I-I will." Jax ran out, ready to go into action but also gain his senses back.

The others stayed in, Ragatha monitored Kinger, and Pomni ran off to find a console. Afterall, they all come to conclusion.. If they must stop Caine, they have to work fast, and offering Kinger a console to reprogram Caine or temporarily put him to sleep was the only way.