#{ he really can detect bs a mile away skjdfjksd }

[curseofbreadbear]

[Yet again, the girl's wording perplexed Freddy; she thought she had "lost Gregory, too?" From context, he assumed she meant that she thought he'd died...which meant that somebody else in her life had either passed or gone missing before him. That theory might have been correct, as not long after, she confirmed that Gregory was "all she had left." Perhaps...she had lost her family. The implication was there; it seemed that she was relying on her friend, which did not inspire Freddy with confidence about her home life.]

[Freddy was programmed to contact security or social services when it came to abandoned children; guards would look after them until their families came back, and in a worst-case, he might have to watch as the foster care system took over. He wasn't sure if he could commit to either method now, in his condition. Some intrinsic part of his programming wanted to look after her himself, knowing that she had a lack of guardianship...but he did not know if he would be a good fit. He was broken, and he was not sure if he could be fixed. He was at a complete and utter loss, and it devastated him.]

I̶̛̻̼̳͊͛ ̸̖̫̝̈̓A̴̜͍̬͐̈́͛M̴͌̑͘ͅ ̷͙̱̒̓S̶̛̥̟Ò̷̢̰͖Ŕ̷̬̰R̴̍͠ͅY̴͇̊.̷͚̑̏͠ (I AM SORRY.)

[That was as much as he could say, at least without overloading his voice box. He was in no condition to care for her. What a sorry excuse for a Fazbear.]

[Regardless, she continued, informing Freddy of the details surrounding Gregory's situation; apparently, he had been caught beneath Roxy Raceway. Something had "grabbed him," and refused to let him go. Perhaps Freddy was being overly skeptical, but that did not sound like a trustworthy account of events...if the animatronics here were being hostile, and he doubted that, then they would have hurt or killed him by now. He would be in no condition to communicate. There was also little chance that he had been kidnapped, as the animatronics would never keep a child from their parent or guardian. It might be that Gregory had gotten himself stuck in part of the sinkhole, but still...Freddy was wary of this explanation.]

[The girl also had an explanation for how Gregory had eluded Freddy's proximity sensors; he was apparently very sneaky, and was experienced with evading the animatronics. Freddy could believe this -- as effective as his sensors were, they were not foolproof. If something was far enough away, then he would not register it as an obstacle or a disturbance. Still...this "Gregory" character, at least the one Cassie was describing, struck him as odd.]

[Was he overthinking things?]

[Freddy didn't have the opportunity to voice his doubts -- besides, he wasn't sure if he'd be able to. Before he could say anything, the girl had an abrupt realization about the loss of her flashlight; his sensors indicated that she was again hovering over the edge of the platform. Had she dropped it? That was a simple enough fix. Freddy should be able to head down there, no problem...though he needed a roundabout route. He could not make that jump, either.]

I̸͓̞̅̊ ̷̙̋̉͝Ẇ̷̭I̵̩̓L̶̥̦̘͘L̸̢͚̈̉ ̵̝̌͗̂B̶̻͊̓̒É̵͍̝̹͌̐ ̴̢̮̈̑B̵͇̠̟͆͐Ḁ̷̳̙͋̒C̸̺̈̉͝Ḱ̶̛͚̇.̶̱̋ (I WILL BE BACK.)

[Hopefully, that was understandable enough to reassure her. Freddy walked away from the platform, guiding himself through the debris until he was on the opposite side -- the same one as her flashlight. He felt around for it on the ground, picked it up, and handed it back over the edge to her.]

D̷̝̬̎ͅO̶̢̖̗̓̍ ̴̗͖͂̿Y̷͍̫̍Õ̶̳͎̃̅Ŭ̵̹ ̵̭̹͝N̸̡̞͗͝ͅÈ̷̺̾̕E̶̗̩̿͜Ḑ̵̲̰̔ ̶͉̎H̶̛̛̹̉Ẻ̴̯̝̉Ḷ̵̨̢̊P̷͇̻͍̍ ̵̃̏͜Ĝ̵̟͋̓͜E̷̝͔̫͘Ṭ̸̓T̷̟̩͍̿I̵̪͛͠N̵͖̜̋͋Ġ̷̹ ̷̫̪͍͛̐̾D̴͈̤͇̒͗͝Ó̶̝̓W̵̖̊̈́N̸̥̊͑?̴̛̦͔̜̊ (DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING DOWN?)

@curseofbreadbear

Man... this was the most comfort and consolation Cassie has gotten in such a long, long time... even before she found herself into the remains of the former PizzaPlex. There were days she'd forget what it's like.

It's a rough life out there with no family.

And now, Gregory was the closest to one she had left, hopefully. So of course she will go to the depths of Hell for family, if necessary.

Gregory needs her.

" I thought I had lost him too. He's been missing for quite some time already. " She confesses. " But now that he's reached out to me, I... I can't let him slip away again. He's all I have left. "

She'll see to it at the end of her hope. Or the end of her life. Whichever comes last.

" ... I think you said you haven't seen him. " She sort of lays it out to make sure she got Freddy right. Well, pretty close, aside from confusing 'sensed' with 'seen' but that hardly impacts the meaning. It just kind of highlights that Freddy can't see, in his current state. " But he's said that he was under Roxy Raceway. That... something grabbed him and won't let him go. " She stares down at her own palms, trying to recall what her only friend's voice has told her so far through her Roxy-talky.

" To get to Roxy Raceway, he had to cross here first... right? " Like she is doing right now. She sighs deeply. " ... Gregory was known to be... very sneaky. " A rather formidable skill, but right now Cassie hates it. " So it doesn't really surprise me that he may have snuck past you... as annoying as that may be for me now. "

Why hasn't Gregory reached out to her sooner? Why did he let her think he was gone all this time? Valid questions, and Cassie does rotate them in her head among a bunch other things. But right now, her hope to have him back was overriding everything else. Those questions, she will cross that bridge when she gets to it, with her friend safe and sound at least.

" I need to get to Roxy Raceway. I need to get Gregory out of there! " Cassie looks down at herself again, realizing something. " Oh... my flashlight! I dropped it! " She looks down the platform they were on, seeing it down there. " I could hardly see anything with my flashlight! What am I supposed to do without it?? " She cautiously steps just a little closer to the edge, but not keen on being too close after nearly falling off it.

" How am I going to get it back now? I don't know if I like the idea of jumping down... " She whines at her plight. And she also still has to find the Inhibitor... because her mask was still 'out to lunch.' No doubt because an AR Inhibitor is active somewhere, jamming her mask controls.