(A/N: If you haven't watched Episode 4, then watch the Episode to avoid spoilers.)

(A/N: If you've watched the Episode, then enjoy the chapter.)

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Episode Summary: Pomni and friends spend an honest day's hard work at popular fast food chain; Spudsy's! Keep an eye out though, Gangle is the manager and has a brand new mask... it's like she's a whole NEW person!

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(Opening: The Amazing Digital Circus Anime Opening (Animation)

(Opening Ends)

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After the events of their 2nd round at the Candy Canyon Kingdom, things have returned normally. For Pomni and Haruhito, the two did indeed enjoy their date yesterday as it was all fun and games for them. As a result, the two would get closer which you deepen their relationship. Of course, they still agreed to keep their relationship a secret for now until they find the right time to break the news. Mainly they wish to avoid Jax's ruckus and knowing him, he'll try to do something and damage their relationship for his own amusement. However, what the pair are unaware of, their secret relationship might not be so secret for long due to a certain red ribbon girl.

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The scene changes where we see Gangle lying in her room and right now, she feels absolutely miserable. The reason it because of yesterday in which she caught both Haruhito and Pomni kissing along with confessing their love for each other, showing that the two were a romantic couple. Obviously, this made Gangle both sad and jealous due to how Pomni has found someone who makes her genuinely happy while she had no one to actually turn to.

Gangle: (sad sigh) "Why couldn't it have been me?"

It was no secret that Gangle actually had romantic feelings for the Kamen Rider. Ever since Haruhito came to the circus, her life had gotten a LOT better, especially when he would sometimes protect her from Jax's antics. Not to mention he'd help repair her mask and sometimes listen to her problems, comforting her whenever she feels either say or lonely. As such, the red string female began to have romantic feelings for the Kamen Rider, and it was understandable given the fact that he was everything she wanted in a guy. Plus, he liked and sometimes helped her with her drawings, commenting on how great it looked which made Gangle happy.

However, now all of that was dashed away after learning that Haruhito was now in a relationship with Pomni. She suppose it kinda made sense. Both were newcomers and the two seemed to spend a lot of time together. Plus, Gangle also noticed how much happier she was ever since coming to the circus, not doubt thanks to Haruhito. A feeling of jealously began swelling up in her chest, wishing she was Haruhito's boyfriend and not Pomni. But sadly there was nothing she could really do.

Soon she got up and began exiting her room, ready to start a whole new day.

Gangle: (sad sigh) "I hope things well end well today."

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The scene changes where we see Ragatha trying to teach Gangle on how to place baseball and Jax is the one holding bat, ready to swing.

Ragatha: (smiles) "So, you just wind your arm backwards in a big circle, release right at the bottom, and follow through. You got that?"

Gangle: (unsure) "Uh..."

Jax: "You're wasting your time, Raggy."

Ragatha: (sighs and glares) "Just wait a second!"

Gangle is seen twirling her arm, trying to copy what Ragatha just showed her.

Gangle: "Like this?"

Ragatha: (smiles) "Yeah, you got it."

Smiling with confidence, Gangle throws the ball and Jax swings at it...

Gangle: "Oof!"

...which causes the ball to smack into Gangle, breaking her mask.

Ragatha: (glares) "Jax!"

Ironically, this time Jax wasn't lying.

Jax: "I actually didn't mean to do that."

Gangle gets up while Ragatha looked at her with worry.

Ragatha: (worried) "Are you all right, Gangle?"

Gangle: "Owww..."

Ragatha: (sighs and glares) "Why do you always gotta do this?"

Jax: (shrugs) "What? I just said it was an accident."

Ragatha: "Unbelievable. You are unbelievable."

While the two were arguing like an old married couple, Zooble appears to give some help to Gangle.

Zooble: "Hey, Gangle. I think I found something you might like."

As Ragatha and Jax continue their bickering, Gangle follows Zooble.

Jax: "-Really a bad guy!"

Ragatha: "Oh, right, of course! What was I thinking?"

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The scene changes where we see the inside of Zooble's room. Zooble herself is seen going through a box filled with parts, looking for something that'll hopefully help Gangle.

Zooble: "I dunno if it'll work, but it looks about the same shape as yours."

Reaching and pulling out something from the box, Zooble pulls out a new comedy mask that looks similar to what Gangle's usually wears.

Seeing the mask makes the red string woman curious.

Gangle: "Oh."

Zooble: "And the best part is, it's plastic."

She gives a little shake to prove her point.

Zooble: "So, it won't break as easily."

Gangle takes the mask as Zooble encourages her to try it on.

Zooble: "Try it on."

Facing a mirror, Gangle puts the mask on and looks at herself seeing it now being a perfect fit.

Zooble: "How's it feel?"

Gangle: "It feels... (smiles) normal. Like, in a good way."

Zooble: (smiles) "That's good. Right?"

Gangle: (smiles) "Yeah. Thank you, Zooble."

As Zooble tries to wave it off, feeling a bit embarrassed, everyone's 'favorite' rabbit soon peeks his head in, also joined by Ragatha, Pomni, and Haruhito.

Jax: "What the heck is this? You're just givin' away parts now?"

Zooble: "So, what if I am? I'm not giving any to you."

Jax: (hisses) "Darn. I guess you're never gettin' that unicorn horn, Pomni."

Pomni: (confused) "When did I ever say anything about that...?"

For some reason, Haruhito feels a sense of Deja Vu. Like for some reason he's heard of Pomni having a Unicorn horn from somewhere.

Gangle: (smiles) "I think you'd look good with one."

The little jester checks the top of her heard, contemplating on Gangle's words/

Pomni: "...Well, it's possib-"

Out of nowhere (as usual), Caine appears before the group.

Caine: "Did somebody say 'adventure'?"

Pomni: (confused) "No...?"

Haruhito: (sigh) "Oh boy, here we go again."

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The scene changes where we see the AI Ringleader giving the group the details on their next new adventure.

Caine: "Today's adventure is... 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕮𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖁𝖎𝖔𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝕻𝖘𝖞𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕭𝖚𝖙𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖗!"

A bloody and gruesome logo appears of their supposed 'new adventure'.

As soon as Haruhito say the logo, he became disturbed seeing the violent blood and gore.

Haruhito: (disturbed mutter) "Good Lord, I thought this was supposed to be a kid friendly environment."

Caine: "That's right! Scary human meat is all over the walls, and, boy, is it smelly! It's up to you to-"

Caine is interrupted by Pomni who raises her hand and tries to tell them to tone down the horror adventures.

Pomni: "Okay, wait, wait wait. Can we, like, chill with the horror? Please? I really don't want this to be like last time..."

Hearing this got Zooble curious, wondering just how bad this adventure was.

Zooble: (curious) "What happened last time? Was that the one made for me?"

Haruhtio: "I believe what Pomni is talking about is the mansion adventure.

Pomni tries to describe it as best she can, still traumatized by that adventure.

Pomni: "There was this awful, horrifying angel head thing. And when we tried to fight back at all, we got sent to Hell, where evil souls tried to infest our bodies. It was bad..."

Haruhito: (mutters) "Thank Kami the possession was only temporary."

As expected, hearing all this horrified Zooble as she glared angrily at Caine.

Zooble: (glares) "Why did you think I would like that?"

Caine: (glares and arms crossed) "Well, if you're all gonna be such CRITICS, why don't you suggest a better one?"

Zooble: (glares) "We do! Have you not checked the suggestion box once?"

Caine glances over to see a suggestion box.

Caine: "...Gonna be real, I forgot we had that."

Zooble: "I knew it."

Pomni: (nervous smile) "We have a suggestion box?"

Haruhito: (surprised) "You mean to tell me that box was hanging on the wall this whole time?"

Zooble: "For you Pomni, basically, no. As for you Haruhito, yeah it's been there for a while."

Caine pulls the suggestion box out of the wall, causing water to shoot out, and missing Jax who steps back out of the way.

Caine: "Bubble, plug that up."

Bubble comes in, blocking the water with his tongue.

Bubble: "Bleh!"

While looking through the box, Caine pulls out the first suggestion.

Caine: "How about an adventure where Zooble gets turned into a piñata, and we all take turns beating them up?"

Jax: (chuckles) "That one's mine."

Zooble: (unsurprised) "Who would have guessed?"

Caine reads another one.

Caine: "Let's just have an adventure where Jax can't talk-

He zips his mouth shut, muffling his words.

Caine: (muffled) "-through the entire thing."

Jax: (smirks) "Genuinely hurtful."

Zooble: (glares) "Good."

The AI Ringleader reopens his mouth and read another suggestion.

Caine: "Let's have an adventure where Haruhito uses his magic to give us Phantoms so we can use magic."

Already knowing who suggested that Haruhito looked at Jax with a deadpanned expression.

Haruhito: (deadpanned) "Seriously Jax? Are you for real?"

Jax: (shrugs) "Come on. Can't hurt to trying using magic."

Ragatha: "Yeah no thanks. I don't feel comfortable about a monster swimming inside me. Uh no offense."

The Kamen Rider sighs and shakes his head. This time, Gangle speaks up as she offers her own suggestion."

Gangle: "Can we maybe pick one that's more... normal?"

Caine: "W-Well, I don't know what's NORMAL to you people!"

He then reads another suggestion.

Caine: "Let's have one where we all work at a fast food place. Is that normal?"

Jax: "Who wrote that?"

Gangle: (nervous smile) "Uh, yeah, that's pretty normal."

Caine: (smiles) Great! That means today's adventure is... 𝘈𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘈𝘵 𝘚𝘱𝘶𝘥𝘴𝘺𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯!"

A new title appears to show today's new adventure.

The AI Ringleader then points towards Gangle.

Caine: ""And YOU can be the shift manager!"

Jax: (annoyed glare) "You did not just make that today's adventure."

Caine: (smiles) "That's right! You've shown enough leadership skills today to be the perfect shift manager! Of course. Of course! I'm already getting tons of ideas! Haha-"

Bubble's tongue rolls back into his mouth and somehow out of Caine's mouth, thus letting the water flow again. He pushes his tongue back in, it goes back out of Bubble's mouth, and one more blocks the leak.

Caine: "...That was weird."

Not wishing to do the supposed 'adventure', Zooble tries to leave.

Zooble: "Well, see you guys when it's over."

Caine: (shocked) "Wh- Again?!"

Zooble: (glares) "I'm not gonna be a wage slave for fun."

Kinger: (gasps) "Oh! I know! I could sit this one out, and Zooble could take my place!"

Zooble: (glares) "Wh- That's not how that works."

Caine: "Great idea, Kinger! It'll be nice to have you back on board, Zooble."

Zooble: "Wh- Are you kidding me?! I'm not just gonna be forced into this stupid adventu-"

Caine: "You can shut up now!"

Caine presses a button, making Zooble fall through a trap door.

Zooble: (descending scream) "AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUGH!!!!"

Gangle: (smiles) "I think I might be able to give it a swing. Being a shift manager WAS my job at one point."

Hearing this actually surprised the Kamen Rider to hear that Gangle actually remembers something from her past life before coming here.

Haruhito: (surprised) "Wait, you were a shift manager before? You actually remember something from your past life in the real world?"

Gangle: (smiles) "Yup! I may not remember my name... or most of my original life... but I still remember bits of it.'

Caine: "Then what are we waiting for? Get your nonslip shoes ready, 'cause we're going to Spudsy's!"

The gang proceeds to walk through the portal, although Jax has seemingly forgotten his non-slip shoes as he slips on the water that sprayed out earlier. Haruhito chuckles at this before walking through the portal.

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Once teleported, we see the building known as Spudsy's.

Inside the restaurant, everyone has gone to their stations while all wearing the same uniform, Haruhito included. For the Kamen Rider himself, the place called Spudsy's honestly reminded him of McDonald's. Gangle on the other hand is seen wearing a different outfit, evident to show that she's indeed the restaurant manager. Just then, Zooble comes falling in from the ceiling, also wearing the same uniform as everyone else.

Gangle: (smiles) "Well, I guess I should get into manager mode and get us all kicked off."

Everywhere she goes, Gangle is seen going around and turning on various machinery. Once she's done, they're all set and ready to serve food.

Gangle: "And with that out of the way, let's get to work, guys!"

Unsurprisingly, with Jax being the little jerk wad he is, decided to just mess around once again.

Jax: (smirks) "Oh, no! It looks like I've taken Ragatha..."

He picks up Ragatha...

Ragatha: (confused) "Huh?"

Jax: "And dropped her in the deep fryer."

...And does just that. Ragatha's burbled screaming can be heard as her legs kick all over the place, desperate to get out of the fryer.

Gangle: (glares) "Oh, no no no no no no NO! We can't have ANYTHING like that going on around here!"

Jax: "What are you gonna do about it, though?"

Gangle: "I'm calling upper management."

She pulls out a pink flip phone and calls Caine, who is out like a light in his office until the phone ringing wakes him up. Picking it up, he immediately answers the call.

Caine: "Mmmmyello?"

Gangle: "Hey, Caine. We're having a bit of an issue with the employees, and I was wondering if you could maybe have a punishment waiting for them at the end of the day if they do a terrible job?"

Jax: (confused glare) "Wait, what?"

Caine: "Motivation! That's what my adventures have been missing! Great idea, Gangle. I'll be sure to make something TRULY awful awaiting your rotten employees."

The AI Ringleader then hangs up while back in the restaurant, Jax is pissed about being punished.

Jax: (glares) "Why would you do this?"

She closes her phone, smirking at Jax.

Gangle: "It's called a manic episode, and you're gettin' three more seasons!"

She laughs heartily before speaking again.

Gangle: "Anyway. Jax, it's your job to set up the drink station, make new coffee and iced tea, and fill the ice cream machine. So, get to it!"

She leaves as Jax stares off into space and Ragatha continues screaming in the deep fryer while kicking her legs around like inflatable balloons at a car dealership.

Jax: "This is really weird..."

Seeing all this, the Kamen Rider walks over and uses telekinesis to get Ragatha out of the fryer. Pulling away the hot oil off her, Ragatha thanks him for his help.

Haruhito: "You alright?"

Ragatha: (sigh) "Thank you for that."

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Later we see the start of work begins during breakfast.

Inside the grill kitchen, Zooble is seen flipping burgers. Zooble is seen putting out what looks like a spatula body part and uses it to flip the burgers, only for her to burn her 'hand'.

Zooble: (pained cry) "Agh!"

The Kamen Rider walks over and sees what happened to Zooble as he puts down another stack of frozen burgers for her to flip and fry.

Haruhito: "Yeah I don't think using your body parts for utensils on a grill would work out."

Zooble: (groans and rolls eyes) "Yeah I get that now."

Meanwhile, Pomni is at the register when an Orbsman walks up.

The blue orb man speaks in an unintelligible, rubbery speech.

(A/N: Alright so to be clear, I managed to get the translation for Orbsman. Found it on YouTube. Not sure if it's accurate or not, but here goes nothing.)

Orbsman: "Hello, I'm ready to order."

Pomni: (nervous smile) "Oh, uh, uh, what can I get for you today?"

Ragatha walks up, surprised to see a very familiar face.

Ragatha: (smiles) "Oh, hey! It's Orbsman." 

She soon realizes that Pomni doesn't know who she's talking about.

Ragatha: (smiles) "...Oh, he's from a previous adventure. Uh, before your time."

Orbsman: "That's right. It's me. Orbsman. Can I order the classic #57 value meal?"

Pomni: (confused) "Okay, uh, a Number 57."

The little jester types a few buttons on the cash register and then Jax walks over in the back, back holding a large bag before looking at and also recognizing Orbsman.

Jax: (groans) "Oh, I HAAATE this guy."

Soon, Gangle pops up giving a strained smile while scolding him.

Gangle: (strained smile) "Never say you hate the customer while the customer is still here. We wait until after hours for that."

She walks away and then Jax looks at the clock, seeing that it's only 7 in the morning.

Jax: (glares) "Ugh..."

Back at the cash register, an NPC walks up to Pomni rudely taps to counter as she explains her order.

NPC 1: (rude tone) "Excuse me. Yeah, little jester? I'd like to order the Stupid Burger. Last time I ordered it here, they forgot to add the sauce that makes you stupid. Don't forget the sauce."

Pomni: (confused) "I-Is that a thing we have?"

NPC1: "Yes. I order it all the time. (twitches) I'm addicted."

Overhearing the order from the kitchen, Haruhito was a bit concerned thinking the 'sauce' was like some sort of drug and this NPC seems to have a form of drug addiction.

Pomni: "Okay. One Stupid Burger."

Ragatha: (salutes) "Heard you loud and clear."

Ragatha grabs the Stupid Sauce and tries squirting some onto the Stupid Burger, only for some sauce to shoot up into her eye. This seems to cause a chain reaction as her entire worldview twists, turns, and goes black as she spots Gangle in the distance. Gangle slowly turns her head around to reveal a demonic mask...

Suddenly, Ragatha's world returns to normal, and she guffaws softly, no doubt suffering the effects of Stupid Sauce. Haruhito saw what happened and walked over to her, concerned for her mental health.

Haruhito: (concerned) "Ragatha? Are you alright?"

Soon he's cut off when Ragatha went all over him, putting her hands on his body and trying to feel him up.

Ragatha: (drunken tone) "Hey~ ...Haruhito~ ...Did I ever tell you look so~ ...sexy~?"

Hearing this kinda freaked him out and gently pushed her away. Meanwhile, Zooble is flipping burgers when Jax walks up.

Jax: (smirks) "So, you're just, like, actually doing the job."

Zooble: (annoyed) "Yeah? I don't want Caine to punish me."

Jax: (scoffs) "Caine's not gonna do anything malicious. It's (sniffs) not in his nature."

Zooble: "You really want to find out? The only thing holding Caine back is the fact that he likes us. I wouldn't push it."

Jax: "That's rich coming from you."

Jax looks at the clock again. Somehow, it's still 7 a.m.

Jax: (groans) "Ugh!"

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Back with Pomni, she got a box to help compensate for her height problem. This helps allow the little jester to have better access to the cash register. She looks up to see a familiar face in front of her who is none other than Gummigoo and his two gator friends.

This forces Pomni to yelp in surprise and fall off the box before getting back up.

Pomni: (waves) "Hello!"

Gummigoo: (smiles) "Hello, sheila! I'll have a sausage bacon jaffle combo. And the mates here...

He points to Chad and Max.

Gummigoo: (smiles) "...just want six hash browns split between 'em."

When Pomni gets back up, Pomni stammers seeing her NPC friend again, not wanting to miss this chance.

Pomni: (stammering) "Yeah, yeah, okay. Uh, are you- Do y-y-you- Hi!"

Gummigoo: (confused) "...Uh... Are you, uh- You all right, miss?"

Pomni: (stammers) "Y-yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm fiiiine. I'll call your order when your name's ready, er... (stammers) Yeah."

When the three candy gators left, Gummigoo, Max, and Chad walk to their table and take their seats.

Chad: "Aw, wait, I forgot to ask for a kid's meal toy."

Gummigoo: "You're not a kid."

Chad: "Ah, yeah. Uh, an adult toy, then."

Gummigoo: "Eh, don't know about that one, mate."

Gummigoo hears something. He turns to find that Pomni has begun crawling towards their table.

Gummigoo: (confused) "Uh, can I help you, miss?"

Pomni: "I, uh... (Laughs nervously) ...Just wanted to say hi."

Gummigoo: "Um... Hi. Do we know each other?"

Pomni: "I... don't know."

Meanwhile, Gangle walks past the register and notices Pomni is missing.

Gangle: "What? Ragatha. Haruhito. Where's Pomni?"

Still affected by the stupid sauce Ragatha answers.

Ragatha: (confused) Huh? Oh, she's flirting with the gummy guy. Cause she'd rather be with the NPC than with us, or something."

Hearing that caused Haruhito to look over and see Pomni trying to talk to and converse with Gummigoo. Seeing this made him clearly see she wasn't over him yet. Not that he could blame her.

Gangle: "Hmm... Well, that won't do."

She storms off while Ragatha speaks gibberish again.

Ragatha: "I wish someone would flirt with me... like you Haruhito?"

The Kamen Rider just sighs hearing this.

Haruhito: (sighs) "Sorry Rags, but I only see you as a friend.

Ragatha: "Aw..."

Back with Pomni and Gummigoo, Gangle pops up out of nowhere.

Gangle: "POMNI! We need you on the register! Stop weirding the customers out!"

Pomni: "But it's Gummigoo Can't the job wait a bit? It's not like this is real."

This causes Gangle to let out a sarcastic laugh.

Gangle: (laughs sarcastically) "Next you're gonna say my authority isn't real!"

Pomni stares into Gangle's face, the latter's eyes twitching slightly while also hearing what sounded like a crack.

Gangle: "Anyway, put away that breakfast menu, because it's lunch time!"

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The time changes to show it being around lunch time.

Gangle: (smiles) "All right, fellas, it's lunch rush. Get your game faces on!"

Jax looks at the clock which is at 12 PM. Annoyed, he goes over to the register by the drive-thru window and plays around with it a bit as another familiar face passes by: The Gloink Queen and her children. As expected, this kinda freaks him out a bit.

Jax: (freaked out) "Does this count as a bus?"

Meanwhile, Pomni and Haruhito are seen talking to another NPC.

Pomni: "Are you ready to order?"

NPC 2: (shrugs) "No, thanks. I got this bowl of cereal."

The NPC is literally holding up the like while eating a bowl of cereal.

Pomni: Well, there's a line of people behind-"

She's cut off when a rumbling occurs as the Gloink Queen barges in and eats the NPCs in line. They all scream in horror and agony before the Gloink Queen begins demanding her order.

Gloink Queen: "300 cheeseburgers for all my precious spawn!"

Three mini-gloinks are seen hopping onto the food counter, confusing Pomni a bit.

Pomni: (confused) "...Is that for here, or to..."

She looks over to see Gummigoo, Chad, and Max leaving.

Pomni: "Uhhhh, can you hold on for just a second?"

Pomni leaves to go after the three gators. The Gloink Queen sees three of her offspring attacking another NPC as the poor guy is seen screaming in agony.

Gloink Queen: (glares) "Blumby, Skethers, Leotthew! Leave that poor, pitiful creature alone!"

Back on the counter, Ragatha is seen picking herself up behind the counter while stupid and Haruhito is forced to work at her station to help ready the meals.

Ragatha: (stupid tone) "Do all the Gloinks have names?"

Gloink Queen: "Of course they do! I love and cherish every Gloink I give birth to! What kind of mother do you think I am?"

Ragatha: (stupid tone) "...That's beautiful..."

Back with Pomni, she walks up to Gummyigoo just before he could leave.

Pomni: (stutters) "Hey, I-I..."

She looks back at the Gloink Queen, who is indistinctly speaking to Ragatha.

Pomni: (smiles) "I-I just... w-want to wish you a pleasant day. Thanks for eating at Spudsy's."

The candy alligator just stares at her before smiling and tapping his hat.

Gummigoo: (smiles) "...Have a good one, miss."

Gummigoo leaves as Pomni is disappointed he still doesn't remember her. Suddenly she feels a hand on her shoulder and looks up to see Haruhito looking down at her.

Haruhito: "Like I said, he's an NPC. Of course, he's not gonna remember us. Just the same as last time back in the Candy Kingdom. I know this hurts to hear this Pomni, but to gotta let this go. At the very least, you see have real people you can talk to. Me included."

Pomni: "...... (nods) Yeah... I guess you're right."

Haruhito: "Come on. We still have work to do."

Pomni: (sigh) "Okay."

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Gangle: (Sing-songy) "Oh, Ja-ax!"

Her voice then goes back to normal.

Gangle: (smiles) "The bathroom looks like a biohazard and needs a good scrubbin'."

Jax: (shrugs) "Uh, I dunno- shouldn't, like, a biohazard crew take care of that?"

Gangle: (laughs) "Oh, Jaxy-boy. Don't you want to be a model employee?"

Jax: (arms crossed) "No. I don't care about any of this."

Gangle: "Well, that doesn't really sound like a can-do attitude to me."

Jax: "It's not."

Her laughter soon becomes a little stiffer.

Gangle: (laughs stiffly) "Bad."

Jax: (annoyed glare) "I like you better when you're sad."

This seems to affect Gangle greatly as you can hear what sounds like glass breaking. She then speaks again, this time in a more friendly yet demanding tone.

Gangle: (laughs) "Well... Maybe you just need some more..."

She slows to a halt.

Jax: "...More-"

Gangle: (smiles) "Training!"

Out of nowhere, two large hands grab Jax and drag him into a dark room. Once he's firmly seated, the purple bunny guy looks around, shocked and confused.

Jax: (confused) "Uh- Huh? Huh??"

Suddenly, a video plays on a TV in front of him, showing an training video seemingly made by Gangle.

Gangle: (smiles) "Hi! Welcome to Spudsy's. In this video, you're gonna learn the ins and outs of what makes YOU a good crew member, AND a valuable asset to the Spudsy's Corporation!"

Jax: (glares) "When did you make this?"

Gangle: "Now, I know what you're thinking, 'I don't want a career in fast food. I want to be a comic artist and eventually launch my own manga-inspired webcomic!' And it's cool to have dreams, but you also need to remember that they're completely unrealistic, and you need to stop trying."

Jax remains silent, clearly unsure where this is all going.

Gangle: (smiles) "But before we get into all that, first things first! Are you smiling?"

Jax: (raised eyebrow) "Uh, no?"

As if the atmosphere wasn't dark enough, Gangle stops being cheerful in the video and now speaks in a dark, monotone voice.

Gangle: (dark tone) "Why not?"

All of a sudden, Jax finds himself on a chair as four hands emerge from the darkness and drag him to the screen.)

Jax: (confused and nervous smile) "Uh- Uh- Wait- Uh- Wait, wait- Uh- Wait- Um- No- Nobody can see this, right?"

All he saw was Gangle giving a creepy smile.

Gangle: (creepy smile) "It's time for your employee reevaluation."

Her arms begin to swirl as the screen begins glitching while Gangle gives an almost giving a maniacal and psychotic smile. Soon, on the screen, two porcelain masks (one comedy and one tragedy) rapidly flash on the screen. A nervous Jax darts his eyes around.

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Meanwhile, back in the kitchen, Zooble checks for a place to put a burger, while Ragatha is, what else, still under the influence of Stupid Sauce.

Ragatha: "Hmmmm..."

She glances over and begins reaching for the stupid sauce.

Ragatha: "Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhorseradish sauce..."

Zooble: "Hey! We need to start assembling these. I'm running out of room here."

Ragatha: "Ehh... I made, like, five or six of 'em?"

Zooble: (annoyed glare) "Cool. That's 6 out of 300."

Ragatha: "Uuughh. You... are such a grouch. Why are you always being a- a- a grunch? Grun- Haha..."

Haruhito: (rolls eyes) "Screw it. I'll do it myself. Maybe use my magic as well to help fasten the pace."

Gently pulling Ragatha to the side, Haruhito raises his hands as they glow a rainbow color and he begins assembling the burgers as the ingredients all begins floating in the air.

Zooble: (sigh) "Thank you. Gangle, can you help Ragatha? I think she... huffed paint, or something."

Gangle: (glares) "Huffing paint and not waiting until a designated break? I'll be right there."

Ragatha: "No, wait. I can do it. (giggles) I just gotta grab the horseradish sauce. (sighs) I miss my horses."

Hearing this seemed to catch Haruhito's attention a bit, wondering if she actually remembers something from her past life.

Gangle: (smiles) "Here, let me help you with that."

Ragatha: "Why are you even the boss, anyway? I feel like I'm way more responsible than you a-"

She sighs and Gangle argues back.

Gangle: Well, if you under-perform now, you might end up hurt later.

Ragatha: "Hurt, nothin'! I'm hurt enough. Packages landin' on my head. Tea parties. Dancin' lessons."

Gangle: "What's wrong with her?"

Zooble shrugs while Haruhito answers.

Haruhito: "I think it has something to do with that pink sauce. I think it's affecting her in a negative way like some drug. Gangle, I really don't feel comfortable having that kind of sauce around the customers."

Gangle: "Hmmm... you may have a point."

She then turns her attention back to Ragatha.

Gangle: "You know, a team works much better when we're all giving it 110% instead of, uh... 5%."

Ragatha: "No offense, but you're kind of annoying when you have your happy mask."

*TINK!*

The Kamen Rider swore on his life he heard what sounded like glass breaking as he slowly turns his head towards Gangle with a worried expression as he continues assembling the burgers. He even clearly saw one of her eyes twitching.

Ragatha: (confused and stupid) "Wait, is that mean to say?"

Gangle: Zooble, help Haruhito and Ragatha with assembly. I'm gonna go over here now."

She walks past Zooble while the latter of the two looks at the other with worry. Meanwhile, Jax is let out of the dark room and gets a head pat, clearly a bit traumatized by the experience in that dark room. He looks at the clock to see it's now 12:05 PM.

Jax: (glares) "Oh, are you KIDDING ME?! Hey, Gangle! I think the clock's broken."

Gangle is seen leading her head on the refrigerator with a depressed expression on her face.

Gangle: (depressed) "Is it broken? Or are we the broken ones?"

Jax: (sigh) "Ah, great..."

By this point, she soon begins having a mental breakdown.

Gangle: "How long has this shift really gone on for? Six hours? 8? 24? A week? A year? Does time even move in here? Will we ever go home? Will we ever achieve our dreams?"

The Kamen Rider sees this, now worried for her mental health.

Haruhito: (worried) "Uh... Gangle?"

Before more ramblings can be said, Gangle's watch alarm beeps and she checks it.

Gangle: "Oh, wait..."

She glances at her watch and then the clock back and forth before speaking again.

Gangle: "Yeah, that clock's broken."

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Back outside, the scene changes to nighttime where the restaurant now begins serving dinner.

Back near the cashier, Pomni is waving goodbye to the departing Gloink Queen and her children, now visibly showing a rather traumatized expression on her face.

Pomni: (traumatized) "Well, that was more info on gloink reproduction than I ever needed to know."

Meanwhile, Jax is slowly walking, showing an expression of tiredness and exhaustion, until he sees Ragatha on the floor, still acting, you guessed it, stupid.

Jax: "Can you move?"

Ragatha: (stupid tone) "Yo, Jax. I, like... hate you. But I don't want you to hate me. Is that weird?"

Jax: "...You're drunk, or something."

He walks past her.

Ragatha: "Oh, yeah..."

She laughs dreamily. Back with Jax, he's seen walking over to Pomni and leans against the counter.

Jax: (sighs) "How you doin'?"

Pomni: "Everything's been-"

She pauses, surprised to hear Jax is asking about her day.

Pomni: (surprised) "I'm doing fine."

Jax: (sighs) "Wish I could say the same."

Just then, Gangle's pops up from behind the kitchen.

Gangle: "Jax! There's dishes back here! You got time to lean, you got time to clean!"

He clearly seems fed up with Gangle's constant BS but he knows there's nothing he can do.

Jax: (sigh) "Ugh, God... I'm on it!"

He takes one last look as Pomni.

Jax: "Later, Pomni."

He walks away.

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The scene fast forwards and now we see that night has fallen.

We now see Gangle exiting through the back and taking her new comedy mask off to reveal her tragedy mask. Clearly exhausted and overwhelmed by this new adventure and the current work status, she exhales before covering her mouth with her hands and lets out a muffled shriek. Once she was done, she then notices Haruhito, who was taking out the trash, staring at her in surprise. Concerned, the Kamen Rider asks if she's alright.

Haruhito: (concerned) "Are you um... are you okay?"

Gangle: (sad tone) "My comedy mask is usually broken by now..."

She leans against the wall, slides down, and curls into a fetal position.

Haruhito Thoughts: (sigh) "Guess it's another one of these moments."

He walks over and converses with Gangle after throwing out the trash.

Haruhito: "Is that mask not making you happy? Isn't this what you wanted?"

He got no response, so the Kamen Rider sat down next to her.

Haruhito: "Do you have anyone you wish to speak to? Maybe you wish to talk to someone about you... issues? I'm sure... Ragatha would be more than willing you help you out."

This got Gangle to give a sad smile in response.

Gangle: (sad smile) "Heh. Oh, Ragatha... I love her, but... after a while, it gets kind of hard to tell how genuine she's actually being."

Haruhito winced a bit as he remembers hearing what she said to her back in the Kitchen. Sure she sounded drunk, but what Ragatha said to Gangle clearly hurt her feelings, even if she didn't really mean it.

Haruhito: "...Maybe so... but maybe-"

He's cut off when Gangle stands up and puts her comedy mask back on.

Gangle: (smiles) "Aaaanyway! We can't spend all night out here talking about our feelings. We've got work to do!"

She laughs weakly as she goes back inside, leaving Haruhito alone. Though still worried for her, he decided to drop it for now and continue on with his work.

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Later during the night, we see Jax standing angrily, waiting for the clock to reach his time to clock out and then it does.

Jax: (sigh) "Alright, I'm clocking out! This wasn't fun at all, see you all later."

Jax throws his hat, and it makes a clatter sound when it hits the ground. While leaving, Gangle has a very sad expression but doesn't say anything. Outside, we see Jax exits Spudsy's and goes to his car with the license plate 'JAX.001'. Jax goes into his car and lets out a groan before dropping his head onto the steering wheel. Back into Spudsy's, Gangle is standing in her office, thinking to herself before Zooble shows up.

Zooble: "You know when Ragatha gets off, I feel like she might need a designated driver."

Gangle: "Why are you asking me? I'm closing tonight."

Zooble: "Oh, no, I meant I drive her home."

Gangle: "Oh. I think she gets off in an hour?"

Zooble: "Okay. I can stick around until then."

Next, a montage plays out of Gangle staring off in front of her as Zooble and Ragatha clean up the place and put all the shelves and food holders away. Then before it ends, Zooble is seen picking up Ragatha and helping her outside of the building.

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Once everything was pretty much done, we see Gangle looking around to see everyone was now gone. After today's adventure, her expression shows one of clear misery and exhaustion.

She then begins to walk around, losing it and possibly on the verge of abstraction, and then she's startled and brought back to reality by Pomni and Haruhito.

Haruhito: "Hey! You know we can close for you, if you want."

Gangle: (confused) "Huh?"

Pomni: (smiles) "If you wanna get out of here you can! You don't have to be here stuck alone. We can handle closing."

Gangle: "Would that... be okay?"

Haruhito: (smiles and nods) "Of course. You should go home and get some rest."

Though unsure and nervous at first, Gangle goes back near her office and puts her attendance sheet to the other side, finally clocking out and leaving Spudsy's. Before leaving, she gives one last glance and turns to see both Haruhito and Pomni giving her a thumbs up. With that, Gangle finally leaves, leaving the couple to do the task to closing things up.

Pomni: "What a weird day."

Haruhito: (tired sigh) "You said it."

As she's outside, Gangle looks up at the starry night sky, then proceeds to take off her happy mask and throws it into sky. She then goes running away from Spudsy's, actually showing a genuine and happy expression as she's finally able to leave and go back home. However, as she appears to be celebrating and when she looks up at a streetlight, she accidently trips into oncoming traffic as a red pickup truck seemingly hits her.

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In a flash, the scene transitions to Gangle in an office chair, now sitting across from Caine.

Caine: "All righty, let's get this performance review out of the way!"

He pulls out a photo from nowhere, showing it's the face of Gangle.

Caine: "Overall, pretty productive, made a lot of sales with few costumer complains. Couldn't help but notice though how you seem to have cut your own shift short, went a little kooky, then ran into on coming traffic. Now, being in a position of power like this, you coooould offload the blame onto one of your employees and avoid the dock on your score. What do you think?"

Though still feeling a bit overwhelmed, Gangle is still able to answer back.

Gangle: "No, that was my responsibility. I just... cracked under the pressure I suppose."

Caine: "Well, that's gonna knock your overall score down to... a B+! How's that sound?"

Gangle has nothing to say about her grade derailment, so she stays silent.

Caine: "Speechless. Can't say I blame you! Not every executive is as forgiving as me."

As he places Gangle's picture with her grade on it next to everyone else's, we see all 4 other members got a B+, except for Kinger who somehow got an A+. Surprisingly, Haruhito is the only one on the adventure to get an A. Though not as high as Kinger, it's still higher than the others.

(A/N: Imagine a picture of Haruhito is there and his score is that of an A.)

Caine: "And that's it for reviews! You have yourself a nice day!"

Hesitantly, Gangle gets up and walks out of Caines office.

Caine: "I am such a good-"

Suddenly and it a disturbing way, the AI Ringleader begins glitching around the room and making sounds of distorted audio.

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In the next scene, we see all the circus members are in the main part of the circus talking, except for Gangle who's seen drawing in her notebook. As she was minding her own business, Zooble appears near her.

Zooble: "Hey, what are you all the way out here for?"

Gangle seems almost about to cry as she sniffles.

Gangle: (sniffle) "I messed everything up... the mask didn't work.. (sniffles) ...and now I don't think anyone wants to talk to me anymore..."

This makes Zooble feel bad for her and so she tries cheering her up.

Zooble: "I still like talking to you."

Gangle looks at Zooble in confusion to see if there serious.

Zooble: "Look, the new mask was a bust, so what? I'm sure we'll find something that works eventually."

Gangler sniffles and chuckles softly.

Gangle: (sniffles and chuckles) "I don't deserve a friend like you..."

Zooble: (chuckles) "Well you've got one. Now, come on over and hang out with the rest of us. And bring your art, too. I always like seeing what you draw."

Gangle then gets up and begins walking with Zooble back to the others. As they were walking, Zooble makes a suggestion of Gangle going to a therapy session with Haruhito.

Zooble: "Hey, if you want, maybe you should speak to Haruhito later. He's a really good therapist and I'm sure you can talk to him about your problems."

Gangle: (worried) "Are you sure? With how I acted, I feel like he wouldn't wish to speak to me at all."

Zooble: "Don't be like that. From what I see, Haruhito is a great guy and I'm sure he's willing to forgive you. Just give it a chance. Trust me, he helped me with my problems and I'm sure he can help you."

Gangle was silent as she contemplated on Zooble's words. Despite being hesitant at first, she saw the words of wisdom in her friend and decided to give it a shot.

Gangle: (sigh) "Well... alright... I'll give it a shot."

Zooble: (nods) "Good. Now come on."

Soon Gangle and Zooble make their way towards the others. Ragatha was still affected and drunk from the sauce but it's clear the effects are wearing off. Both Gangle and Zooble are seen speaking and chatting with Pomni, Kinger, and Haruhito while Jax as usual is being a grade A A-Hole. When Gangle sat down to keep drawing, Jax tried to take it away and make fun of her, but thankfully Haruhito stopped him and used a bind spell to keep him chained. This brought amusement to the others while Jax of course was annoyed the Kamen Rider ruined his fun... again.

While everyone was chatting to pass the time, Gangle often times snuck glance over at Haruhito and Pomni. As you can expect, she did indeed feel jealous and a bit angry to see the two together. She really wished it was her and Haruhito together and not Pomni, but she wisely kept she mouth shut in order not to cause a scene.

Eventually, it began to get late, and everyone went their separate ways as they all went back to their rooms. As they were leaving, Gangle left her not pad on the couch and we see what appears to be a drawing of her, Zooble, Pomni, and Haruhito sitting together and chatting happily on the table.

(A/N: Just imagine Haruhito is in the picture as well.)

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After the supposed 'adventure', Haruhito is seen back in his room with Pomni. The two are seen laying on the couch, Pomni sitting on his lap while Haruhito has his hands clutched around her waists as the two are seen watching a TV show.

Pomni: "So how was Gangle?"

Haruhito: "I think she's alright. Though she did still seem miserable. I think she might need some help. I think our last adventure seemed to affect her greatly."

Pomni: (worried) "I hope she'll be okay. She seemed a little out of it. Like a worker who seemed to be worked like a slave."

Haruhito: "Maybe she was like that. She did say she worked like a manger. With the way she spoke and how she acted, maybe she worked in some burger joint and would be exhausted after every shift. Perhaps all she wanted was to go home and do drawings. She seemed to like that a lot but never had the time."

Pomni: "I guess."

Suddenly, they were cut off when they pair heard a knock on the door. Glancing at each other, the pair get up and when Haruhito opened the door, the two are surprised to see it was none other than Gangle right in front of them.

Haruhito: (surprised) "Gangle?"

Gangle: (nervous) "Hi Haruhito. Can I please come in?"

Haruhito glances at Pomni to nods and motions for Gangle to come right in. Once she was in and she turned into her human form, Gangle explains how she wishes to have a therapy session thanks to Zooble's advice. Knowing how important this might be, Pomni decides to leave in order to give the pair some privacy.

Pomni: "I'll leave you two be. Good luck."

With Pomni out of the room, Haruhito begins to set up Gangle's therapy session, hoping he can help her with whatever problems she may have.

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After Pomni leaves, we see Haruhito giving Gangle a therapy session. Gangle is seen laying on a couch while Haruhito pulled up a chair and sat next to her. Pullout a notepad and a pen, Haruhito begins speaking and asking her about the problems she's facing.

Haruhito: "I take it the reason you're here is because of what happen today right? You seemed... really out of it after the adventure."

Gangle: (sigh) "Something like that. I thought today's adventure would be fun and exciting. Instead, I just acted like a massive jerk and treated everyone like a slave."

Haruhito: (sigh) "Well... (sigh) Yeah you really did..."

There was an awkward silence between the two until Gangle spoke in a hesitant tone.

Gangle: (hesitant tone) "You didn't... You didn't like the way I acted on the adventure, did you?"

The Kamen Rider was silent, making Gangle feel anxious before finally speaking up.

Haruhito: "...... (sigh) No I didn't. To be honest, with the way you were bossing everyone, me included, I really did wish for you to go back to your old self. I know this sounds mean and heart breaking, but I just didn't like you how you essentially treated us all like slaves."

Gangle: (sad tone) "Oh... I'm sorry."

Haruhito: (nods) "I know you are."

Another awkward silence until Haruhito decided to ask something more personnal.

Haruhito: "Gangle do you... mind if you ask you a question. It might sound a bit personal but... is it alright if you ask you?"

Gangle: (confused) "Huh. Oh sure. I don't mind."

Haruhito: "You say... you worked as a manager before, right? In real life? Do you remember working at a fast-food joint similar to Spudsy's?"

Gangle: (nods) "Uh-huh. I don't remember my name, but I do remember bits of my life back in the real world. When I was young, I wanted to be a comic artist and eventually launch my own manga-inspired webcomic. That was my dream. It's the reason why I like drawing so much. But my parents never approved of it, saying it's a 'fantasy' and 'child's play'. I got hit by real world antics and when I became an adult, was forced to get a real job in order to earn money at a place similar to Spudsy's. I mean, the pay was good, and I was able to get Sunday's off but... it just became unbearable. Too much pressure and too much expectations I... I just couldn't handle it all anymore."

Haruhito: "When you said you were manager, I take your boss had high expectations from you?"

Gangle: (nods) "Yeah, but it came at a cost. I was supposed to motivate the other workers. Get them to do their jobs better and make them try to smile more for the customers. But I realize that all I ever did was just push them away, most likely they were annoyed and didn't like how I handled things. I try to keep the charade up, showing myself to being happy and cheerful, but in reality, it just made me more exhausted and miserable. I worked a shift from morning to night and everyday it the same thing all over again, giving me less time to focus on my drawings and webcomics."

Haruhito: "Is that why you were so insistent on doing that food restaurant adventure? No offense Gangle, but it seems to me you really like being in charge and have the power to boss everyone around."

Gangle: (sigh) "Yeah. I thought this adventure would be different. Something more normal. But you're right, I did like the power to boss everyone around. I know it sounds wrong. It really is but... just having that power in the palm of my hands... it felt... exhilarating. Is that wrong?"

Haruhito: "Yeah it really is. (sigh) But I guess I can't blame you. When you have power over others, it tends to get to your head."

Gangle: "Like you?"

Haruhito: (nods) "Yeah I won't lie, I have used my magic sometimes for foolish, stupid, or dangerous things. Of course, I made sure it didn't get to the point where I might cause someone's death. Didn't wish to go to jail for that."

Gangle: (nods) "Yeah that does make sense. Hey, since you're from Japan, did you ever... you know... like anime or read manga?"

Haruhito: (shrugs) "Well I was a bit of an Otaku when I was a child and a teenager. I did enjoy Manga and even Manhwa when I got the chance. It was nice all but ever since I became a Kamen Rider, I've been kinda busy."

Gangle could see the reason in that. After learning about Phantoms, Kamen Riders, and Gates, she can understand that Haruhito is a very busy man when it comes to his new job. In many ways, just like her, Haruhito must've been stressed when it came to being a Kamen Rider and she had a feeling that him fighting against the Phantoms and monsters must've taken a toll on him every now and then. Just then, her thoughts are interrupted when Haruhito says something concerning her happy mask.

Haruhito: "You probably might not listen to me for this but... I don't think you really need to wear your happy mask anymore. I mean not only does it keep breaking all the time, but you keep hiding who you really are about yourself. It's taking a mental toll on you and that's not good for your health Gangle."

Gangle: "But... my happy mask is what makes me well... happy. Without it, I'll be sad and miserable. I wouldn't be... me anymore."

Haruhito: (shakes head) "I don't believe that. No offense but you seem pretty miserable during our adventure, even after Zooble gave you that new mask. I'm gonna be blunt with you. The only reason you wish to keep wearing your happy mask is because you're afraid. You're afraid of yourself and you're afraid to facing your past. Deep down, you want to think that despite your situation, you want to believe everything is fine when its reality it's not. You're too scared to stand up for yourself because you fear about what others will think of you. If you keep doing this, then you're never gonna more on and worst of all, you might even abstract like what nearly happened during the restaurants closing hour. Am I wrong?"

Gangle didn't say anything because her expression now showed one of anxiety and fear. It wasn't because Haruhito was wrong, but because he was absolutely right. For so long, due to her troubled past and her time spent here in the digital circus, Gangle always had a problem with confidence issues. She always felt scared and alone, unable to face others as her true self without her happy mask. She always gets scared, fearing she'll make a fool of herself and be seen as like a laughingstock. It also didn't help that her mind was degrading due to her being stuck in this circus for so long. I mean there were times where she talked about it with Caine but due to him being an AI, he obviously has no real knowledge of human mental health. So, when she spoke to Kyle and when he told her of what she assumes is all her problems, she nearly cries due to knowing he's right about everything about her. Somehow the Kamen Rider senses this and imparts to her words that'll hopefully impact her and give her the confidence she needs to change for the better.

Haruhito: (sigh) "Gangle, you don't need a mask to hide who you are. In this place, no one is going to judge you. Just be yourself and be who you wish to be, not become what others tell you to become. Because I know that deep down, you're stronger and braver than you realize."

This made Gangle freeze as the Kamen Rider's words. Though only those like either Ragatha or now even Zooble and Pomni had faith in her, it's absolutely nothing compared to the words of wisdom and encouragement Haruhito has given her. By this point she had no idea what to say nor do. A part of her really wished to express how she truly felt but another part of her was just too scared to admit she actually needed proper help. However, her body tensed when she felt some weight on her shoulders and looks up to see looked down at her with both his hands on her shoulders.

Haruhito: "Gangle... stop holding back and trying to bottle up your feelings. It's only gonna cause you more pain than give you a sense of peace. So please... just let it out."

With such simple words, Gangle finally broke down and let all her emotions out, tears streaming down her face as she latched onto Haruhito. All he did in return was embrace her and tried to comfort her as best he could. Gangle cried loudly, her crying screams echoing across the room as her tears stained the back of his shirt.

(A/N: Imagine this is Gangle doing the crying in her human form.)

With his eyes closed, Haruhito gently rubbed her back and hugged her tightly, continuing to comfort her as she aired out all her grief, sorrow, and agony. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Gangle's crying was soon reduced to sniffles and whimpering before finally she stopped crying all together. Although she did still hold onto the Kamen Rider tightly. Haruhito was about to pull away from the hug, but then Gangle surprises him by refusing to let go and pulling him back in.

Gangle: (whispers) "Can we... Can we stay like this for a bit longer? I... don't want you away from me."

Though still surprised by this move a bit, the Kamen Rider complies as he wraps his arms around her.

Haruhito: (nods) "Alright. If this is what you want."

Gangle: (whispers) "Thank you..."

They stay in this hugging and sitting position a little while longer as Gangle continues to enjoy the warmth Haruhito was giving her.

Gangle: (whispers) "I'm glad you came here. Thank you... for everything."

Haruhito: (nods and whispers) "You're welcome."

The two continued to stay like this, both warming each other up in each other's embrace. They'd stay like this for some time before separating and after thanking Haruhito for the therapy session, Gangle leaves his room, not noticing her cheeks were red and her heart beating rapidly.

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Once outside of Haruhito's room, Gangle returns back to her red string and white mask form before suddenly jumping a bit in surprise when she sees Pomni near the door.

Gangle: (surprised) "Pomni?"

Pomni: (nervous smile) "Oh, hi Gangle. Sorry if I startled you. I was just coming back to check up on you. How are you feeling?"

She began thinking on the jester's words before actually managing to give her honest answer and also gave a genuine smile.

Gangle: (smiles) "I... actually feel a lot better. I spoke with Haruhito and... I feel much... lighter now I guess."

Pomni: (smiles) "Well that's nice to hear. It seems like therapy worked for you."

Gangle: (smiles and nods) "Yes. I guess it really did. Good night Pomni."

She was about to leave when suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder, confusing her. Glancing behind her, Gangle sees Pomni looking at her with what seemed like a hesitant expression on her face as if she needed to say something really important.

Pomni: (hesitant tone) "Wait, before you go, can I... talk to you about something?"

Although confused and curious, she decided to humor Pomni, wishing to know what she wanted. 

Gangle: (nods) "Sure, what is it?"

Pomni: (hesitant tone) "Gangle... be honest with me. And I mean REALLY be honest with me. Do you... do you LIKE Haruhito? As in, you also wish he was your boyfriend?"

Thought Gangle was hesitant at first, she decided to be honest with herself and tell Pomni the truth of how she really feels about Haruhito.

Gangle: (hesitant tone) "......Yes... Yes, I do."

She sighs before speaking again in a sad tone.

Gangle: (sad tone) "I'm sorry with how I treated you and the others, especially you Pomni. The truth was that I was jealous of you and Haruhito together. The truth is that I know you and Haruhito are lovers. I saw you two kissing in the hallway after you came back from you date yesterday."

Pomni widens her eyes in shock hearing that Gangle knows their secret and honestly worried she might tell the other.

Pomni: (shocked) "You... know...?"

Gangle: (sad nod) "I do. I won't tell anyone if that's what you're worried about. I'll leave you two be. It's clear Haruhito is very fond of you, and I don't wanna ruin that."

She turns to leave and walk back to her room, but stops in her tracks on what Pomni says next.

Pomni: "Wait, maybe you don't have to be alone. If you want... maybe you can date Haruhito too."

This honestly shocks Gangle that Pomni would event suggest such a thing.

Gangle: (shocked) "You... are...?"

Pomni: (nods) "Yeah. I seem miserable and I don't wanna see you upset. Plus, I've seen the way to look at him. I know you had feelings for him for probably some time now."

Hearing this clearly makes Gangle feel guilty as now she's forced to deal with the fact she's dealing with a young woman who's in a relationship with the guy she clearly likes.

Gangle: (guilty tone) "I'm sorry..."

She feels a pair of hands on her shoulders and see Pomni looking at her with a reassuring smile.

Pomni: (reassured smile) "It's okay. I'm not angry. You deserve to be happy, and I think Haruhito's heart is big enough for the both of us."

Hearing this seemed to bring a smile on Gangle's face, but now she feels somewhat nervous as she's unsure how to break the news to the Kamen Rider.

Gangle: (nervous) "Should we... tell him now?"

Pomni: (smiles) "Maybe... we could tell him tomorrow. For now, let's just get some rest."

Gangle smiles and nods hearing this. Though now the two young women are competing for the same guy, it was still nice to know she has some people who may genuinely care for her.

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After Gangle's therapy session, both Pomni and Haruhito are seen sleeping and sharing the same bed. The female jester is seen snuggling against the Kamen Rider as the two talk about Gangle's mental health issue.

Pomni: (curious) "So how was the therapy?"

Haruhito: (sigh) "Well I wouldn't say it was bad if that's what you're thinking. She most definitely opened up a bit. All I can tell you is that she once had big dreams until she was forced to throw them all away due to needing to find a 'real' job."

Pomni: "What was her dream?"

Haruhito: "Sorry Poms, I promised Gangle I wouldn't say to the others. If you're curious, you're gonna have to ask her yourself, so again... sorry."

Pomni: "Oh. That's okay. I understand."

Haruhito: "I'm starting to think that the more Caine puts us through these adventures, the more it begins to deprive or chip away everyone's sanity. Not that I could blame the others or you. Caine's adventures do seem rather excessive or traumatic to a high degree."

Pomni: "Maybe, but then again, I don't think me, or the others would've made this far if it weren't for you. Whether you believe it or not, you were a big help for all of us. I mean, I was abstracted, and I was for sure I would've been locked in the cellar if you didn't save me. The same for the others. I don't know what they've all experienced here in this circus before we came here, but it's clear this place was really gotten to them. Yet thanks to you, I think you were able to bring back some of their sanity and helped prevent them from turning into glitched monsters."

Now that he thought more about it, he can see why Pomni would say such things. Sure, he also had his own problems with this circus, but for where he clearly saw, everyone else pretty much had it worse. Just like with Kinger, Zooble, and now Gangle, he had a feeling both Jax and Ragatha had their own stories and traumas during their time here in the circus. The same could also be said for the former contestants here that were still around before facing abstraction.

Haruhito wasn't lying when he said her hated Jax. After just meeting him for the first time, that purple bugs bunny douchebag was nothing but trouble for everyone. With how he acted, he wouldn't be surprised if he purposely messed with the others in order for them to eventually be abstracted for his own sick, twisted form of amusement. However, despite all that, Haruhito also seemed to sense a form of sorrow and guilt in Jax, evident when he saw the briefest expression of sadness on his face during Kaufmo's funeral. This got him thinking that the only reason Jax was such a jerk was because he saw it as his only way of coping with his situation of being trapped in the circus. It's still wrong sure, but Haruhito can't help but feel that's the only way Jax doesn't go insane and become abstracted. Yeah, sure he hated Jax, and he really wasn't gonna lie on that, but even he wasn't cruel enough to allow him to get abstracted and get him locked away in that kami forsaken cellar.  Maybe someday he'll confront him about his problems but not right now.

His thoughts were interrupted when Pomni yawned, indicating she's tired and wishes to go to bed. Because of that, Haruhito turned off the lights and the two snuggled together as they began to drift off to sleep.

Pomni: (yawns) "Well good night Haru. Love you."

Haruhito: "I love you too Poms. Night."

The two close their eyes and fall asleep, both preparing themselves for their next adventure that Caine might have in store for them.

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(Ending: Digital circus Outro song)

(Ending Song Ends)

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(A/N: Alright so finally here is Episode 4. Sorry for the long wait but I was just too busy and working on Episode 3.5 which was a return to the Candy Kingdom. Also, yeah, no transformations since really there was no point given the fact this was more of a 'normal' Episode. Sure, maybe a little bit of magic here and there, but nothing too much. I mean, the episode wasn't bad. At the very least, we see more of Gangle's character, backstory, and how my OC worked to help make her feel better through therapy. Anyway, that's all for now. See you all next time.)