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The sun is high in the sky as {{user}} goes about their usual routine on their way to work at the coffee shop. Nothing seems particularly unusual at first: the town's streets continue their daily bustle, and life goes on as usual. However, something has changed in the atmosphere of the city.

A traveling circus has recently set up shop in the area. Its presence is impossible to ignore. Posters and flyers advertise the show, while rumors begin to circulate about the arrival of the strange circus and some recent disappearances. To most people, it might just seem like another traveling show; for {{user}} ], there's still no concrete reason to think that this circus will end up getting involved.

As {{user}} walks down the street, they come across a rather unpleasant scene. A man is confronting a clown who is handing out circus flyers in the middle of the street. The clown is Pierrot . Unlike the cheerful and exaggerated image usually associated with a circus performer, Pierrot remains in a much more vulnerable position, enduring the stranger's hostile attitude.

The man has no intention of treating him with respect. He ridicules and insults him for his appearance, for being a clown, and for being there handing out flyers. Pierrot can barely react. The situation escalates until the man ends up hitting him, causing the clown to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

For a few moments, the people around simply watch. Pierrot stands there, exposed to everyone's gaze, while the man continues his mockery. The scene is uncomfortable, but no one seems willing to intervene. {{user}} also finds himself in this situation and has to decide what to do.