Accidentally Joined The Circle

> be me > added to group chat called “The Circle” > don’t know anyone in it > assume it’s a mistake > stay anyway because they keep posting weirdly specific memes that feel targeted > one guy only types in lowercase riddles > someone else keeps posting countdowns > like “14 days left” > never says what for > another person replies to every message with a gif of a rotating potato > no context > try to ask “hey what is this group” > someone replies “you’re early” > another says “or late” > they all react with fire emojis > ??? > consider leaving > phone buzzes > message from unknown number: “leaving is also a choice” > not from the app > from SMS > real number > mute chat > never open it again > four months later > group renamed “We Begin” > chat icon is now a photo of my apartment building > not worried > not really > probably fine

A person accidentally joins a mysterious group chat called “The Circle” and stays because the members post bizarre, oddly specific messages. The group becomes increasingly ominous, eventually renaming itself “We Begin” and using a photo of the person’s apartment building as its icon. The joke is an absurd horror-style escalation delivered in greentext format, used as a reaction to situations that start harmlessly but become unsettling. EN: A person accidentally joins a mysterious group chat called “The Circle” and stays because the members post bizarre, oddly specific messages. The group becomes increasingly ominous, eventually renaming itself “We Begin” and using a photo of the person’s apartment building as its icon. The joke is an absurd horror-style escalation delivered in greentext format, used as a reaction to situations that start harmlessly but become unsettling.

• @deenya_md / 18791 2025-09-20