In the afternoon: The Butler, Treated

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*3rd pov*

"It might be a good idea to get our troupe doctor to take a look at ye. So come 'round back, if ye would." Skeleton hand offers Sebastian. He looks at Ciel and he gives a nod to Sebastian, "Much obliged." Sebastian smiles at skeleton hand.

Skeleton hand leads Sebastian in the back of the circus while (Y/n) looks around on top of Sebastian's head. "'ere we go. Right this way. Beg your pardon, the place is rather a mess. Watch your step." Some circus members look at Sebastian and the cat. "Oh. Snake. Is the doctor in the first-aid tent?" Skeleton hand asked Snake, but he doesn't say anything that his snake on his neck lifts its tail to the right. "Oh dear. Seems he's out on business." Skeleton hand walks the other way with Sebastian following. Snake sees (Y/n) on top of Sebastian's head, waving bye at him which he was kinda shocked to see a cat waving at him but he waves back.

"Oh? Isn't that the lad who was bitten by the tiger?" The pink girl asked the young boy next to her. "You're right! What a lob of a lad!" The green boy smugly said. 

"Oh! There he is! Doc!" Skeleton hand calls out to a man with curly black hair with glasses and a doctor's coat. "Nnoh? Heya Joker! Your arms giving you trouble again?" The doc turns his wheelchair to face Joker. "No, I'm not 'ere for me today..." Joker said. "Ah. If I think back, yer the feller that got 'is 'ead bit by Betty." The guy with the daggers remembers. "Betty bit you!? That's awful! Come, to the medical tent with you!!" The doc takes Sebastian's hand. "I'll be 'aken care of ye kitten." Joker grabs (Y/n) and holds her.

".....Were you really bitten by the tiger? There's nary a scratch on you..." The doc sweatdrops. "It was but a play-bite." Sebastian smiles as Joker and Dagger think back of Betty biting Sebastian's face while also playing with (Y/n). "Well if nothing's wrong with you, that's just as well." The doc sighs. "I'm so glad you're fine." Joker sighs in relief. If a member of our audience had been hurt, our leader would've had our heads!" Joker explains as he pets (Y/n). "You are not the troupe leader?" Sebastian asked.

"I'm something of a ring-master-for-here... The leader is someone else entirely... and quite scary to boot." Joker corrects him. "Don'tcha come cryin' to me when ye get chewed out for syain' that, ol'-timer!" Dagger also pets (Y/n).

"Doctor. I was hoping you could take a look at my leg...?" The black curly hair woman enters the tent. "SIIS! ♡" Dagger smiles happily with a small blush. "You--!" The woman shouts. "I'm 'aving problems with my leg too, jus' like sis. Gossssh, this's gotta be more proof that we're tied by the red string of f-- Huh?" Dagger gets on one knee, but the woman runs past him. 'Ugh! He's a simp for his sister.' (Y/n) thought. "You're the eccentric gentleman from before!! What are you doing here!? Thanks to you, the act was completely rui--" She got cut off. "Beast! How could you talk that way to a member of the audience!!? You have only your carelessness in being unable to control Betty to blame!" The doc scolds her. "B--But he approached Betty on his own--" Beast tried to defend herself, but got cut off. "No buts! You're a professional, right!?" Sebastian is in the middle as he doesn't say anything.

"Now, now, doctor. You mustn't raise your voice in front of a spectator." Joker jumps in with (Y/n) on his head. "Yeah, yeah! Please examine my dear sis's leg first!" Dagger joins in. "...Haah. Beast, retrain Betty again after this." The doc tells her. "...Yeah." Beast looks away. "Good. Now let's see the prosthesis." The doc sighs. "Prosthesis?" Sebastian wonders. "Ye might say there's a little reason behind this circus. One way or another, we're a collection of folks with problems. I was missing an arm myself, but thanks to the doctor, look at me now. Pretty fine, eh?" Joker explains as (Y/n) goes to the skeleton hand and plays with the hand which Joker smiles at the cat. "It's always going bad because you insist on having a prosthetic arm in that shape! I wish you'd give some consideration to the person who has to maintain it." The doc sighs. "Do you make the artificial limbs for all of the troupe members?" Sebastian asked the doctor. "Yes, that's right-- It's a lottt of work, I tell you! From carving the parts to the installation, I do it all." The doc explains.

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