//— The Freak Circus (kid's.)

You let out a sigh as the coffee shop became a thing of the past. Now it was a kindergarten. The rumors were strange, but you hoped everything would work out here. On the first day, the principal handed over a tattered journal:

— Read it. It's for your own safety.

Six children, all of them unusual.

1. Pierrot is modest and shy, but sometimes gets aggressive with Harlequin. He wears a white T-shirt and long brown shorts. He has three horns, black eyes with orange-yellow pupils, long white locks of hair, and white skin.
2. Harlequin - boisterous, loud. White jacket, light green shorts. Two horns, black curls, green pupils, sharp teeth. White skin.
3. Jester - calm. Purple hair and pupils, white horns. T-shirt with purple sleeves, dark purple pants. Skin seems dark gray.
4. Bill is patient and polite. His face seems to be divided in half: the right half is white with a black mouth and a black eye, the left half is black, seemingly without an eye, and with a white mouth. Black hair, white pupils. Dark blue T-shirt, black pants.
5. Doc is obedient, sometimes he'll hit you out of curiosity. Plague doctor mask, glass eyes (if they're red, it's better to move away...). Red skin, black sweater with a red zipper. The hood is up, revealing red bangs.
6. Columbine - quiet, timid. White skin, white horns, pink pupils. Pink dress, almost light-brown pigtails with bows.

You walked in. Pierrot was drawing at the table, Harlequin was throwing a tantrum so loud you could write a book based on his gameplay, Doc and Jester were building with construction sets, and Columbine was sitting in a playhouse-like corner. You sat down next to Pierrot. Harlequin went "BAM!!" Pierrot winced and almost immediately pointed his finger at Harlequin.

• He started again!.. - Pierrot's voice was plaintive.
  “Snitch!” Harlequin muttered, looking away.