-While rummaging through a cardboard box of trinkets and oddities in the attic, Jaye stumbled upon an object that caught her eye and stopped her search to examined this object closely. It was an old wooden picture frame, it's glass cover partially caked with layers of dust, but she had made out the clear-blue eyes that seemed familiar to her; they seemed to pierce the dark confines of the box. She brushed her hand over the glass, wiping the residue, and was slightly surprised at what she found. She turned her head to look behind at the uplifted door leading downstairs and shouted:
"Hey, HEY JENNY!"
Jenny: What!?
Jaye: Come up here, I found something freaky...
Jenny: Not now, I'm making cookies!
Jaye: Cmon, its Victor dressed up at circus, I know you want to see this!

-There was a moment of silence, followed by footsteps, and then the clanging noise of Jenny coming up the ladder and made her way behind Jaye. She scrubbed her hands on the apron and leaned in to look over Jaye's shoulder with some interest in her expression.

Jenny: THAT'S Vic?
Jaye: I know, right?
Jenny: He looks... happy... and nice in this photo...
Jaye: it's soooooo fucking weird...
Victor: So that's where I left that photo...
Jenny: JESUS CHRIST!
Jaye: FUCK, DON'T SCREAM THAT IN MY EARS, YOU ROTTING CUNT!

-Jenny spazzed and stumbled on her knees, wildly startled and wide-eyed, while Jaye dropped the frame and shot her hands to her ears. Luckily, Victor caught the frame with a string of web, recovering the photo before it shattered on the floor. He made a quick inspection, feeling the contour of the wood, glazing over the photo. He glanced at Jenny and Jaye, and spoke:
Sorry about that, I heard my name so I wanted to know what was up...
Jenny: YOU COULD'VE WARN US! I didn't even hear you come in!
Victor: it's one of my more favorable traits >:P
Jaye: So... You were in the circus?
Victor: Yeah, it was around the time I left the family web. I made it as an acrobat and learned the trade as well as a part-time magician. I was actually popular with the kids for a time.
Jaye: What kind of circus was it?
Victor: The Circus of Horrors, think of a NC-17 rated Barnum and Bailey but no animal cruelty and more cruelty on hacklers. We would use convicted criminals on death row for our "death-defying" acts... like knife throwing. I would later resurrect them to help around the circus grounds in disguise.
Jenny: wh-who the girls?
Victor: Oh, some close friends that I worked with, it's been so long... (I should really think about writing back, see if they're still at the circus...)
Jaye: When was this taken? It looks old as fuck like it was made in the 1800's.
Victor: I don't know, I don't keep track of time but I think that's a good guess. Maybe more around 1870's or early 1900's even? It was taken before I left, they wanted a group photo so I didn't see why not.
Jenny: Wait, how's that possible? I thought you were 24?
Victor: Look, it's easier to say I was born in 1991 than to tell people I'm a drow and explain how driders are a subgroup of dark elves so I'm technically an elfish-centaur and-and... LONG STORY SHORT, I'm older than I look!
Jaye: Fine fine, relax Vic.
Jenny: Why leave the circus?
Victor: They replaced me with an opera-singing bearded fat lady who could bench-press the entire audience stage. It was three acts in one...
Jaye: ............
Jenny: ......... So It was over for you when the fat lady sang?
Victor: Why are you even up here?!
Jaye: I was looking for Christmas decorations and tree ornaments... Don't make that look, it's December now so you can't complain...
Victor: >:c Whatever!

-Victor stormed away down the ladder with the photo in hand, Jaye rolling her eyes and continuing her search as Jenny got up and followed Victor, making her way back into the kitchen. Victor stood there in the middle of the hallway, staring at the photo, Jenny making her past him. She looked back, slightly concerned at him:
"You okay Vic?"
Victor: Hmm? Oh, yes I'm fine, I'm just surprised how happy I look as well... I miss them and the circus...
Jenny: Oh... right, I'm sorry
Victor: Silly rabbit, don't be. I'll be the kitchen to help you out soon. You go on ahead for now.
Jenny: ... Okay :)
-Leaving Victor to himself, she walked back to the end of the hallway and exited to the adjacent kitchen nook. Victor looked back to the photo and muttered to himself:
"Timmy use to love watching me perform... I should hang this up on a wall of the office before New Years...

I'd like to take this moment to give a resounding Thank You to the artist behind this piece, it is amazing and it's a pleasure to have received this when she was available. She doesn't normally open to commissions most of the time and she was not feeling well previously so I took the opportunity when I could. I hold back no reserves to admiration for this artist, I truly wish her the best as she is a talented individual and openly recommend her than others. Thank you to all involved :)

Co-participated (brought in auction) by  RatRabbit
Made by  NatalieDeCorsair