The Protagonist (MC)
An ordinary café worker with a name, a gender and pronouns you choose. Everything that happens is triggered by one walk to work.
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Barista
Also known as: Mestre · Mestra · Monarca
The protagonist is deliberately blank — a dark silhouette with simple clothes — so the player can occupy them. What is not blank is their situation: they work under a Boss who is worried about a missing colleague, they cross paths with Pierrot on the way to a shift, and by Day 2 they have been drugged, taken, ticketed and walked through three tents by people who see humans as food.
| Job | Barista at a café | In game |
|---|---|---|
| Species | Human — the only one in the main cast | In game |
| Gender | Player's choice, with pronoun options added June 2025 | Creator confirmed |
| Default names | Mestra (feminine), Mestre (masculine), Monarca (non-binary) | In game |
| Height | Not stated; described in game as short | In game |
| Canon appearance | A dark silhouette; three variants appear in the Day 2 recap | In game |
Relationships
Pierrot
In gameStalker, potential love interest, and the reason the rest of the circus knows your name.
Harlequin
In gamePotential love interest, and the person most likely to treat you as a game piece.
Carol
In gameA former co-worker who goes missing — and who you meet again on Day 2, as a Fool.
The Boss
In gameYour café manager. Sends you home early on Day 1.
Story beats
Notable details
- In gameIn some scenes the protagonist wears Pierrot's yellow star pin and Harlequin's green heart pin on their collar.
- In gameIf you leave the name field blank, the game fills in Mestra, Mestre or Monarca depending on the gender you chose.
- In gameIf you type "Columbina" as your name, you get a dedicated cutscene instead.
- Creator confirmedWearing a colour associated with Pierrot or Harlequin would be read by each of them as a hint aimed at him personally.
Gallery
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