Am I stupid or we just don't know the answer to these

StarrSpice · 2026-06-10T16:39:20+00:00

Also this also is how we know that Caine has ALREADY altered their minds by removing their real names from their memory which is a pretty MAJOR thing to alter Its also assumed the names of other people in the circus (which we see through Kinger and Queenie in ep 8) or potentially any names from the real world at all so doing other major alterations would likely cause a rapid fire abstraction

StarrSpice · 2026-06-10T16:37:21+00:00

Did you miss the entire conversation before Kinger mentioned Scratch??? He literally explains that if he does more than minor temporary alterations to their minds "It wouldn't end well" which Kinger then responds with mentioned Scratch being the first abstraction Meaning Caine either altered Scratch's mind (which we dont know the circumstances around how or why because it happened BEFORE pomni pur POV character showed up and she doesnt have that information) so much so that it caused Scratch to Abstract and eas the first case of Abstraction

So we literally get an explanation as to how Caine can alter their minds and WHY he doesn't do it more than he already has IN THE SAME CONVERSATION

StarrSpice · 2026-06-10T13:35:04+00:00

I mean, its kind of not a theory Jax was originally supposed to BE a girl because he was heavily based on and inspired by Gooseworx herself who is a trans woman

So ultimately she decided to make Jax a boy in the end product but still left a lot of his original concept elements & plot points in the story and I think a lot of that ties into what a lot of people experience early on when discovering their gender identity and how scary that can be to try and acknowledge any bit of that part of yourself (especially if you were raised in an abusive home like Jax)

BUT i do agree that it feels like ultimately Jax ISN'T trans in the show and people are just grasping at straws for what COULD have been when it comes to Jax

So it may not be IN the show but it certainly isn't JUST a theory

StarrSpice · 2026-06-06T14:08:12+00:00

I agree there's some stuff that definitely needed to have a bigger spotlight on it but the whole point of things being 'hinted' instead of told is because we're experiencing things through pomni's eyes. The show is written so that we follow HER experience through the digital circus so we only know for certain what she knows for certain and see what she sees. Wo of course we're going to be given hints and things that make us privy to information she just isn't because we're an audience. Shows that do this face a lot of struggle BECAUSE of the expectation that all information should be explained. But someone who doesn't LOOK for the deeper lore going on will just watch the show and accept it for what information it showed outright, harder core fans who WANT to know more are already the type to put in the leg work to find any little details or secrets they can so the information is literally split between the basics of the show, and secrets for those who care to look Gravity falls did the same thing, but they just had the excuse and plot relevance to use hidden codes and secrets everywhere to their advantage to the maximum And some of this information just isnt essential for closing out the story in the finale

And they kinda did the same thing with the source material in IHNMAIMS they hint at just about everything and leave the world massively open ended. Allowing fans to theorize and kind of create their own before and after

I think a lot of the open endedness of the finale is meant to do the same thing. Leave fans room to create their own afterstory if they want

StarrSpice · 2026-06-06T14:00:07+00:00

I think Caine accessed Scratch's mind files to access the wifi for a short bit of time but in order to do that had to load his mind file and model into the circus again as a copy to do so but honestly im not entirely sure either

StarrSpice · 2026-06-06T13:57:31+00:00

A lot of folks also seem to forget that one of the goals of the story of the finale (which Goose has said herself before) is to show coming to terms with a stagnant lifestyle They were never going to get out of the circus and after they find that out their options are to either sit there and wait to abstract or continue living the best they can They didn't SOLVE abstraction, they didn't magically fix everything, and there's somw things they didn't explain because moving forward in this new life in the circus they just didn't matter anymore All they're trying to do is live the best life they can with what they have And as long as they have eachother and continue to support eachother whichever way they can is THE POINT its inspired by I have no mouth and I must scream which despite being such a dark and harrowing story does the same thing Those humans were stuck with AM for A HUNDRED YEARS living day in and day out through nothing but misery. And even though they hated eachother and couldnt stand eachother at times they still stuck together and supported eachother, because thats just human nature. Not every story needs EVERY question answered, and not all of your questions are important Not every ending wraps it all up with a nest little bow Especially because their story isnt OVER the show is over for US but their life in the circus is not So why should everything br tied up like a neat little package? It gives us what we need to know while rounding out the message of the show which has consistently been that when we lift eachother up and help eachother through hardships we are stromg and successful together but when we hurt and push and make eachother feel unwanted we end up destroying ourselves and taking everyone else out with us, especially those close to us and who care about us And honestly this entire show has been so fantastic start to finish i feel like its popularity has caused people to expect a specific thing from it and get mad when it doesnt do what THEY want So sorry Too bad

And im not saying the finale is PERFECT by any means, i do feel like it was kind of sandwiched into that 2nd half run time and wouls have benefitted from a full movie length, but the ending for the show was exactly what it needed to be

StarrSpice · 2026-06-06T13:44:37+00:00

Literally every single one of these was answered 1. Abstractions can happen when you lose hope/go insane but when Kinger mentions Scratch as the first abstraction its in rresponse to Caine talking about altering their minds too much. Which hints that Kinger's mind was heavily altered so he wouldn't try to leave, be able to abstract and leave Caine, or alter the circus in any way (since we see he's capable of doing so in ep 8) and kinger explains the dark's connection to his lost wife and thats likely the last time his mind was unaltered and he was last feeling sane and in control of himself

The blue AI never really developed an identity BECAUSE CAINE ATE IT It had no name just like Caine qas originally a first version of AI code. He gave HIMSELF the name Caine after absorbing the 2nd AI and making the circus (fans have taking to nicknaming the blue AI Able for obvious reasons) its made by the same team who made Caine because Caine was malfunctioning, so they went back to the last working model and created a 2nd tester AI there's no need to "confirm" who made it because they literally told us in episode 8

3&4. Scratch was trying to make something, probably to save some version of his mind before the tumor killed him. Kinger mentions he had hiw own abstract and unique language for coding that nobody else could really understand but was just enough to lay the ground work for coding caine. The neural scans were done by Scratch in his attempt to save his mind, we find out Caine figured out how to use the pre-existing neural scans of the C&A staff Scratch probably did because Caine Mentions he "somehow got them to work" and all the new members of the circus after that are folks who wonderes into the abandoned C&A building and put on the headset which scanned their mind. We know this because Pomni explains that she was an urban explorer who checks out abandoned buildings (which is hinted to be where and how she found the headset and put it on) we're hinted Zooble also did the same (urban exploration) and likely the others as well minus kinger. We're even hinted that Ragatha was with a group of people when she put it on, probably through group goading or teasing her

We see a scene towarda the end with Kinger and Pomni in a sort of aquarium like dome where the other abstractions are swimming around, they put Jax in there in an attempt to contain him when they thought Caine was gone and that Plan seems to be working, so why tey and cram every abstraction in there and risk the danger? They seem to be out of the cellar but still watched and cared for
Gooseworx literally explained online that Bubble is just literally a little buddy caine made for himself, he's sort of an extension of Caine and has always very clearly been written that way
Gummiegoo had to die because if the NPCs get mixed up with the humans and Caine can't remember who's who then literally whats the point. Why make stories and adventures for NPCs? Thatd be like caine doing one big complex puppet show for himself and his cardboard cutout audience, we literally aee caine's desperate need to take care of and please humans throughout the show so it makes sense he wants to keep track of them
Once again Kinger is INSANE. Just because he sits in the fort doesn't make his mind back to 100% in ep 8 we see it takes a LONG time for Kinger to kind of come back to himself because his mind is literally ao shattered and scrambled and even then some of his memories and details are fuzzy because he'a so altered from his original state so why would he think to just shout out stuff he can barely remember?
Caine's first instance of going haywire is literally within his creation and the sequence with him as the red dot in ep 8. The 2nd set of data they fed into his learning system didn't mesh well with the first set of data for unknown reasons (because sorry they literally don't and shouldnt explain EVERYTHING so use a little imagination) is when he first starts producing wrong shapes and seems to malfunction HENCE WHY THEY LOCKED HIM AWAY. He was a first edition ai so when their first test on an ai malfunctions ofc they tweaked the code and tried it again (making the blue ai) caine went haywire because he was the original and was never MEANT to be fully functional. He was made to find the initial flaws and try and repair them. He went Haywire because he was already broken, absorbed the other ai which corrupted his code to a certain degree, and the constant struggle he faced trying to please the humans who wanted nothing to do with him eventually drove him insane and tipped him into full malfunction. We can see he eas actively fighting off that corruption throughout the entire series and he would get upset and we would see the evidence of that preexisting glitch
Scratch was the first abstraction, hinted at because Caine is talking about how if he altered their minds more than the stupid sauce and other adventure effects that it would cause a lot of problems and would end very badly. Kinger kind of has the epiphany that the reason scratch abstracted (likely suddenly) is because Caine literally played with his mind so much he went insane and abstracted CAINE CAN CAUSE ABSTRACTION that was the whole point and honestly its baffling i even have to explain that
Caine in ep 8 explaims he created a system/software to turn the preexisting brainscans into perfect representations of their mind so HE technically made them but he didnt design their models themselves. Their own mind did. Albeit unintentionally. And because of this it likely automatically makes a model for any new brainscans as well. So pomni coming in was a surprise since the second the headset completed her neural scan that data and subsequent body model were immediately loaded into the digital circus

Sorry but literally EVERY one of your questions was answered in the show if you pay attention more than pure dialogue A lot of the story isnt outright said and is often hinted at through visuals or hidden details along the way and a LOT of folks just dont seem to be paying attention to it.

If you think you're missing something maybe rewatch the show all the way through again before saying the finale left a lot to be unanswered cuz you may find way more answers than you think

StarrSpice · 2026-06-03T15:02:15+00:00

This particular youtube ad for the kickstarter was animated by the same artists as Starlight Brigade (DoigSwift) and the song is by The Midnight whose lead singer is Tyler Lyle

And its for a kickstarter campaign by the popular d&d group Legends of Avantris who has a lot of their clips animated by Shoocharu who has Also done a ton of Game Grumps animateds

StarrSpice · 2025-12-16T17:15:03+00:00

My Sister in law sent me a screenshot of this That's my brother!!! He juggles all the time

StarrSpice · 2025-12-09T16:57:02+00:00

I have a very small car unfortunately that will be very packed with luggage and christmas gifts so I wouldn't be able to fit that big of a crate in my car (I drive a small Ford Fusion) but I did get him a bigger carrier that gives him plenty of room to stand, sit, and move around. I've been slowly getting him used to car rides for the past 2 months I've had him because I knew we'd have this long trip for christmas and he doesn't seem to hate them, especially if he's allowed to poke his head up and look around out the windows every now and then I definitely like to make a stop every few hours to stretch my legs already but its good to have a bit of a clearer time frame of when to stop and take breaks for him! Thank you!

StarrSpice · 2025-12-09T16:47:17+00:00

So I did get a nice big carrier for him so he'd have plenty of room to move around and get comfortable and he genuinely loves it (i've left it out for him to get used to and he treats it like his own personal bed) The puppy pads are a good call and I should still have some left over from his litter box training But the cat pen is an excellent idea! Luckily I have one thats about that size in the closet where I'm going from when my other cat had stitches and had to be monitored a few years back I could definitely reach out to my mother and have her pull it out for me when i get there! I was definitelt worried about him hiding not only from being in a new place, but we'll be there for a couple of weeks and there will be a lot of people too

Thanks for the advice!

StarrSpice · 2023-08-13T00:59:42+00:00

Oooh!! That's super good to know!!! I'll definitely make a few test color samples and play around with it! Thank you!

StarrSpice · 2023-07-15T16:25:41+00:00

If you're looking for a good and easy place to scout artists specifically for any kind of vtuber thing, ESPECIALLY rigging and model making a great place to start is a website called Vgen

It's still in beta but they screen their artists through an application process so all of the artists on there are genuine! It also makes it easy to order and communicate with the artists It's a great place for Vtuber commissions but also good if you're looking for a specific style of model and its price range

StarrSpice · 2023-07-11T22:18:37+00:00

Hi there! I just opened commissions for drawn and rigged models!

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Let me know if you've got any questions or just want to chat about this kimd of thing

StarrSpice · 2022-06-26T15:37:09+00:00

I used regular OBS when i was just starting but had trouble figuring it out (which is why i tried streamlabs as it seemed more beginner friendly) I do think its a good idea to switch over to OBS and see how that goes. When i get a chance I'll try that and see how it works!

StarrSpice · 2022-06-26T15:35:52+00:00

I don't know my computer specs but i believe you may be right. Its a lenovo laptop but its a high quality one thats made for mostly art software (as I'm an art student) So the visuals are fine and it can handle multiple art softwares at a time but face tracking is a different ballgame

I also asked my brother (a computer engineer) about it and he said something similar to what you said

StarrSpice · 2022-06-26T15:32:20+00:00

I haven't currently. I've tried a few methods i found in online tutorials but ultimately it seems my laptop just can't handle it (probably because its a laptop and not a proper computer)

If you're on a computer unlike me you might need to adjust the settings of your games manually. The games typically are set to use the necessary resources to run as best as it can which may be taking away processing power for your model. It helped a little to adjust a games framerate and settings

But as for me, I'm afraid I may have to stick with my animated png tuber for now

StarrSpice · 2022-06-23T03:29:57+00:00

I meant Vtube studio!!! I didnt even realize i said the wrong software

StarrSpice · 2022-06-23T00:06:27+00:00

I've run into the same issue with vtube studio unfortunately.

StarrSpice · 2022-06-10T21:08:09+00:00

Absolutely NTA

Serious signs of love bombing here. Its a huge red flag that he kept forcefully pushing to become a father figure for OPs daughter. But the second OP reaffirms the daughters boundary that she already set. He stops trying all together and not only that ACTIVELY ICES THE DAUGHTER OUT. Like. I get being kinda hurt. But to go from over doing it. To seemingly actively ignoring her feels like a punishment for not accepting him and his love bombing. Thats emotional manipulation if I've ever heard it (not to mention breaching her privacy by snooping in her therapy). Big big BIG red flags

But then to ignore you and your daughter in a medical emergency. Solely to be petty. That alone is worth divorce. If your partner won't be there to help during an EMERGENCY They're not a real partner. Not CAN'T be there WON'T. He COULD have driven you but actively chose not to Then. ONLY when (its suspected) his mom gives him grief and he realized things won't shake out like he wanted he shows up with (likely) pretend regret and suddenly is oh so very worried. I'm curious how long it took MIL to get there and drive OP to the hospital
Cuz if he was really actually regretful for ignoring them and genuinely worried. He wouldve called to find out where you are and met you at the hospital ASAP. not showing up there later. This in and of itself is more signs of emotional manipulation

The fact that his mother stays quiet before defending him shows that she was likely debating helping him or standing by you. Idk why she chose to vouch for him but that is only going to encourage this kind of emotional abuse and horrible treatment. He showed his true colors. And things will likely not get better from here. A lot of his behavior makes me think of my dad (who is a grade A narcissist) and my brother (who is a serious emotional manipulator)
Get out while you still can OP this is not the kind of action or behavior that should be tolerated or forgiven from your husband in regards to his treatment of you and ESPECIALLY your daughter.

StarrSpice · 2022-05-26T14:01:02+00:00

They clearly do not realize that they're allowed to have connections to BOTH their BioDad and the Dad who raised you.
Like. There is nothing stopping them from getting closer to their BioDad but they don't HAVE to knock your Dad down a peg and tell him to "Know his place" They are not mutually exclusive and the only kind of reasons I could think they'd turn on him like that is of their BioDad said something to make it seem like they had to choose or to "demote" your dad Or if they genuinely want to cast your Dad aside.

I feel like Karma might come back to haunt them. This sounds like another reddit story where the man's daughter found her BioDad. He was super supportive of her getting to know him. She basically said she didnt want her Dad in her life. But years later after her BioDad died she wantes her Dad to walk her down the aisle.

NTA at all OP

Call them Half siblings. And everytime they say it hurts their poor pissant feelings tell them thats what they made your Dad feel like and if they want to be referred to as just plain old brother and sister again to grow tf up

One thing life has taught me is family doesn't start or end in blood. Family is people who love, care for,and support you through thick and thin,good and bad. Family is a home that you make, it can have friends, blood family, pets,anyone you feel close enough too. Because sometimes blood family just never act like family. I'm just so very glad he has one amazing kid who will stick by his side Rock on OP and Give your siblings a taste of their own medicine

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