#(making this was lowkey a very annoying experience i am never using the font i used on these again -)

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incorrect quotes: merritt mckinney & avital knox ( @wintersreplies )

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Fazbear Frights: What We Found Analysis

Here’s my analysis for What We Found, the third story in Gumdrop Angel. I wrote this as I read so it may be a little different than my previous analysis where I read the story first and went back.

If you’re a Michael Afton fan I highly recommend this. Also, there’s possibly some insight into William Afton, Mrs. Afton, and Henry too, so it’s worth a skim.

Pg 144 '...a place thirty-some years forgotten' Just reconfirming FNAF 3 is 30 years past *one* of the FNAF closings, presumably FNAF 2 location.

Pg 145 "The whole building was giving him [Hudson] a headache." FIX THE VENTILATION BRUH

Pg 148 '...they were able to use salvaged derelict equiptment original to the old pizzerias.' Another confirmation of something we heard from Phone Guy.

Pg 147 "How old are you?" "Twenty-three, same as you." I think this gives us Michael's age during FNAF 3.

EDIT: This kept me awake last night. Obviously this is impossible because he has to be alive for at least 10 years before 1983, BUT maybe its just reconfirming FNAF 3′s year? 2023?

Pg 149 "Hudsan's dad died and his mom married Lewis, a ridiculous balding man who wore plaid vests and smoked a pipe" Did... Did this book just seriously imply Mrs. Afton left William for Henry? Really? (Yes, there's differences; the husband is dead and the man wears plaid 'vests' but it seems very odd to include that detail. This could just have been the writer's own imagination, though.) I have seen this as a fan theory and 100% explains the jealousy aspect of William, but I can't help but kinda hate it. I think this is very important, though, and probably Scott's intention. "This horrible little man [Lewis]... would make Hudson's next ten years a living Hell" This REALLY intrigues me given the context I just went over. The text implies Lewis was fairly neglectful to our main character / Michael stand-in Hudson. Maybe I'm wrong and for some reason Mrs. Emily left and went to William? XD Haha, I'm reading too much into this page. Maybe I'll come back to this later. I figure it's more of Scott possibly including double-details (contradicting stuff with the same character that really applies to two, which has been something I heavily pointed out in previous anaylsis on this blog) Having said that, I'm going w/the former because I can't imagine Henry being abusive (neglectful yes, abusive no) and he's never been portrayed that way in official works like William has in the novels.

Pg 150 "Hudson began to screw up in class...a product of spending the night in fear that his stepfather [Lewis]... [would] beat him just for the fun of it." Ooof. Big confirm on William actually being abusive. Unless we stick with the Henry theory for Lewis (combined with Midnight Motorist Henry theory / alcoholic). "...near-daily beatings..." "his mom started taking pills to get through the day..." So, whoever Mrs. Afton is, she was definetly not paying attention. But then, most people married to serial killers either don't notice because of denial (like this) or because the killer is so manipulative / careful they can't notice.

"Barry, who had red hair and freckles..." Yo?! Is that a description of Fritz?! These friends in the story could be the other kids Michael knew's stand-in's, aka the two gravestones with names he used (Fritz and Jeremy), as shown in the checks for the games and FNAF 6. I've long figured Michael was probably friends with the victims--it makes them easier, although riskier, targets [for William]. The two friends are male, too, like Fritz and Jeremy. If you're curious about Duane's description (our stand in for Jeremy), it's "tight black shirt... muscles... black hair long enough for a glossy ponytail..." I'm not sure if this matches anything found in the novels or contradicts them, though. (The novels = TSE trilogy)

"And so it went... until the night of the fire." For context, this is before FF burns down. We're learning of Hudson's life from his close friends in childhood, his father's death, his mother remarrying, to his abusive stepfather, to his grades slipping to this line. This would be a new fire not seen/mentioned in the games...

Pg 151 "...go to Charlie's for a sundae..." Really. Really Scott. Just gonna use this name again. OK. I'm not even gonna discuss this because it's probably irrelevant. *This is confirmed on pg 158 to be an ice cream shop. No lore relevance aside the annoying name coincidences Scott loves to troll with.

"This is not... an advance into enemy territory, a fight with demons, or a descent into Hell..." Uh, what? What is Hudson talking about? XD I'm only noting it because it seems so out of place. He's probably talking about video games or something.

Another note, although I don't have a specific reference since it is mentioned off-hand many times, is that Hudson keeps referring to his "history" which is implied to have kept him from getting a well-paying job and a girl he's crushing on doesn't know this "history" which is good for him. Seems good old "Michael Stand-In" has done some jail time or something. Edit: On pg 154/155 the girl asks Hudson, "Did you do it?" Seems he may have killed his stepfather or been involved with something else just as bad. Edit 2: No, I was thinking too deep into it. This probably refers to Evan's death at Fredbear's. DUH.

Pg 156 describes an actual "prize corner" in FF! What am I even reading? IIRC this is in FNAF 3, too. So they just hand out these scary gift boxes to people that complete the attraction? (Hudson says he *would* have fun handing out the scary toys to kids when this location opens--kind of a bully thing to do, eh?)

"[Hudson] avoid[ed] glancing in any of the mirrors..." I'm only pointing this out because it could be reference to one of two things. 1) We know because of one of UCN's music tracks, William has a fear of his reflection. Michael probably shares this trait, especially since 2) after Ennard and all... and later on pg 157 it also says, "he never wanted to face: himself" Sounds like guilt, my guy.

Pg 157 "blonde hair... blue eyes..." Hudson shares an eye color with Michael. It's possible Michael had blonde hair as a child and it changed to brown (it's common, something I personally went through being technically blonde/ blue eyed myself)

"He [Hudson] knew from personal experience that toys could turn from fun...to torture ina heart-beat" Fairly self explanatory. Either Hudson's worked at a creepy location before or he doesn't like remembering Fredbear's.

*checks how much is left.* There's still 35 pages (not counting back/front) left of this... This is gonna be a lot of notes.

Pg 158 Hudson doesn't have a car. Poor Mike, probably having to walk everywhere. Especially as a corpse.

Pg 160 This page describes many physical issues Hudson has that prevents him from entering the Navy, all from the abuse of Lewis. Obvious paralell to Michael becoming an undead [because his father sent him to CBPR indirectly causing his condition]

Pg 161 "How's your granny, Hud?... ...Is she still alive?" "I don't think she can die." Does anyone in the Afton family really 'die'? XD

Pg 162 These few pages discuss Hudson's grandmother. She's described as "a seer who claimed to know the future... ...wore big men's plaid flannel shirts with baggy jeans" Um, more plaid / flannel? AGH. STAHP. Lowkey, I would totally headcanon my Aunt Jen like this, though.

Pg 163 "Hudson's mom... the way she was before Hudson's dad had died... never... particularly warm and fuzzy... but... effiencient and responsible..." More about Mrs. Afton, so that's kinda neat.

"Hudson's dad was fun and attentive." There's a good Dad in this series?

"Unfortunetly, he also struggled with mental illness." "invisible low points" (Pg 164) Kinda reminds me of how Henry is described after Charlotte's death in the books.

Pg 164 "When Steven got himself into a bad deal that cost him his small business... he'd taken his life." Oh, it is Henry! SMH. Way to use confusing paralells. So, from our understanding thus far, Hudson's real father, Steven, is our Henry stand-in. His step-father despite being described similar to Henry, is actually our William stand-in. Fair game, Scott.

Pg 164 "...he [Hudson] was locked into a supply closet..." Oh shit, you guys. So, let me go on a tangent here, because this IS important! I just watched a retrospective on Sister Location and FNAF 6 earlier and one theory for Midnight Motorist was the person in the chair was the mother and the kid was Michael. I think this little line may confirm that. In fact, the story may be the key to figuring things out. Obviously, the line is a paralell to FNAF 4's scene in which Crying Child was locked in the supply closet of Fredbear's. I know some people, including Matpat, believe[d] CC was Michael, and in this book's context, it sort of works. This does contradict Step Closer and 1000 other things that make Michael the older brother, but maybe it's hinting at MM? Abusive stepdad (possibly Henry... maybe William is gone at this point), checked out Mom (hey, grey couch lady with Foxybro's font). IDK, but its definetly something to think about.

Pg 165 Lewis is mentioned as calling Hudson "nothing" and saying "you're nothing" on several occasions on this page. Just more abuse, for those accurate fanfic writers like me. Also I kinda wanna watch Morel Orel again. Yall know my fav character is Clay. Yall know.

"You're smoke." <-- Lewis / The text later reads, "...there was some irony, given what eventually happened." BRUH. Why did your stepdad die in a fire? :V TELL ME.

"When his family's house burned down at the end of his senior year..." Huh. Is there a fire we don't know about in the game-verse? Could this explain what happened to the FNAF 4 house before MM house?!

"...it purged Hudson of Lewis and his mother." MRS. AFTON BURNED ALIVE, TOO? Bruh. I can't with this story.

The text later describes the fire is concluded to be man-made and Hudson was blamed for it. Can't say if this ties to Michael, but it IS interesting... TBF, there is a small paralell to draw between Henry in FNAF 6 and his history of suicide in the books, too.

Pg 166 "...this place's [FF] busted thermostat.." I just find this line funny.

Pg 167 "...after three weeks of keeping an eye on the place" Some more timeline context for FNAF 3. We know that Michael worked there a little while before we start playing the game thanks to one of the phone calls, IIRC, so this makes sense. If Michael was accused of [something] and also wanting to hunt down his father, then it makes perfect sense why he's working a dead end job at Freddy's over and over and over. Fun fun fun.

Pg 169 "He hated to think about a functional character [Foxy]" This line is in regards to Hudson not liking the set up of Pirate's Cove and Foxy's hook to scare people. Sounds familiar, don't it? (For Michael anyway.)

Pg 173 "Some big find is arriving tomorrow." SPRINGY BOI! COME ON BOOK, get on with the show?

Pg 176 "Granny was wearing a red-and-green plaid shirt and her baggy jeans." Nothing special, but it was specifically brought up twice. I'm kind of racking my brain trying to understand what the point of this character is outside of "woooo everything is haunted don't you know that" kind of character.

Pg 180 "...dropped the crate on the linoleum with a resounding thud." HEY. Poor Springtrap, just gettin' tossed around like the trash he is.

Pg 186 "If you weren't so stupid, I'd tell you more about it." Springtrap bringing the burn. =:)

"A voice with a burr-like rasp...hint of a Southern accent" I'm going to assume this is because it's Lewis probably in the suit in this story and not our old British lad.

"It's was Mr. Atkin's voice." THE MATH TEACHER? *goes back to check* 'The algebra teacher'. Okay...

Pg 190 Okay, so Hudson hear's Lewis' voice this time. Okay, I get it now. Springtrap in this kind of imbodies all of Hudson's old bullies, including the teacher. He also has PTSD, just FYI. IDK if anyone finds that important, but it's fairly obvious by the line "He wasn't in his bedroom. Lewis didn't just slam his head into a desk; his head had been slammed into the [arcade] game."

"Why did he hallucinate a scene from his childhood?" Oh, it's not PTSD, then. It's just the VENTILATION ERROR. lol Okay.

Just a note, as I'm reading through the more action-based stuff, I kind of feel bad for Michael if he had flashbacks like this guy. They're intense.

So, Lewis' voice finally comes out of Springtrap on Pg 213. There's that.

Pg 220 "You can just stay there [in his room]" Kind of a paralell to Midnight Motorist. Lewis is saying it to Hudson. I really feel like the kid in the MM game is Michael because of this story...

Pg 223 "Heat purges. Fire heals." I'm sure that's Henry's life motto.

The ending was stupid, but most in these stories are. Hudson is hallucinating and is implied to have burned himself alive in FF's oven. Meh? The first half of this one is A TRIP and a little insight into what I 100% believe is Michael's childhood. I think the saddest part of it all is that we never got Springtrap speaking to Michael in FNAF 3--and if it's ever remade I hope we get more of them interacting.

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When was the last time you ate something containing chocolate? >> A couple of hours ago. I had one of those little Andes creme de menthe things. Are you influenced by the choices of your friends? >> In some circumstances. If we enjoy the same kinds of video games and they tell me about one they enjoyed, for example, I’m more likely to try it out. Are you more likely to listen to your friends’ advice, or your parents’? >> I rarely ask anyone for advice because I rarely see anyone as a greater authority on a subject I’m struggling with than myself or one of the Others.  If someone asks for your honest opinion, do you give it? >> Yes. What do you think of being “brutally honest”? >> I think that is synonymous with “I like being rudely blunt but I want to sound morally superior about it too”.

When was the last time you felt uninformed or out of the loop? >> I don’t recall. When in a car, where do you like to sit? >> The passenger seat. Have you ever fought with a good friend over something completely stupid? >> Sure. How did the two of you get past it [ if you did ] ? >> Time. Would you ever visit a third-world country? >> Maybe. There’s generally no reason for me to do so. You’re planning a camping trip; what do you take with you? >> Camping supplies. Who do you take with you? >> Someone who also enjoys camping. Have you ever been lost in an unfamiliar setting? >> Sure. Are you the type that’s too ashamed to ask for or use directions? >> No. You overhear two people gossiping about you; what do you do? >> Listen. That’d better be some good tea, I won’t abide any mediocre gossip. You receive a letter from a secret admirer; what do you do? >> Enjoy it. Hope for more. When was the last time that your parents were disappointed in you? >> I don’t know. When was the last time that you disappointed a friend? >> I don’t know. When you watch the news, how does it effect your mood? >> Usually I find half the news stories to be irresistibly amusing. A couple of them might be infuriating, depending, or just plain boring. When was the last time you felt that you had too much on your plate? >> I lowkey felt like that during most of this month because I’d committed myself to several holiday-related activities and being that I am not very temporally coordinated, I kept thinking I was going to lose track of time and fuck it all up. Do you ever have anxiety attacks? >> Rarely, but it’s happened. Have you ever felt manipulated? >> Maybe. I don’t recall. Are you on a diet? >> No. What do you think of young children that already have body image issues? >> I think that sucks. If you were homeless, how would you cope? >> I have been homeless more often during my adult life than I’ve been housed. I know very well that I can cope in a situation like that. I just would rather not have to anymore, you dig? Have you ever done something just to fit in? >> Sure. When was the last time you tried to impress someone, for whatever reason? >> I don’t remember. If the world ends in 2012, what do you want to get done before that date? >> Ha! Are there any family traditions that have changed since your childhood? >> --- Would you rather have your friends or your family? >> Friends. Family has never been too relevant. What is one thing that you find annoying about the opposite sex? >> Meh. What is one thing you find annoying about your own sex? >> --- What is your favorite thing about the opposite sex? >> --- When was the last time you deleted a Myspace friend? >> LOL Does it get on your nerves when people constantly ask for picture comments? >> LOL

You get a request from someone with 3423 friends; do you add him/her? >> In general, I’m not likely to add someone with that many friends unless I already know them. Have you ever taken a personality test? >> I’ve taken many. Have you ever taken an online IQ test? What was the result? >> Maybe for kicks, but in general I’m not interested in IQ. Have you been to the library in your city any time recently? >> Not recently, not since I discovered the cloud library. Still, going to the branch itself is a fun experience that I should repeat more often. What’s your opinion on religion in schools? >> Religion is a fine educational subject, but using schools as a platform to encourage one religion over others (or over lack thereof) isn’t so fine to me. Do you think that the world could function in a state of anarchy? >> No. How well do you know your U.S. [ or your country’s ] history? >> I had enough of it drilled into me in public school that I haven’t forgotten all of it, but I sure am not interested in it. Would you ever wish to move to another country? >> If that was a possibility, I’d consider it, but it’s not anyway. Have you ever thought that “the grass is greener on the other side”? >> Sure. What is something that you do that others might consider “nerdy”? >> I have a New Scientist subscription. (I don’t think I’ll renew it, though; I bought it when I had excess money.) Name one unhealthy habit that you have? >> Drinking. You see your best friend chatting with your ex; how do you react? >> --- Have you ever had anything expensive stolen from you? >> Sure. Do you understand / notice when someone’s using sarcasm? >> Most of the time. When was the last time you were fooled? >> I don’t remember. What First Impression do you hope you make with other people? >> Mehhhh. Have you ever thought about how you make other people feel / think? >> Sure. What is your stance on getting revenge? >> I have no interest in it.

What is the purpose of hatred? >> Whether it has a purpose or not is irrelevant. How do you decide whether to accept or not accept a friend request? >> I add people I either know personally or find interesting enough on a first glance to want to know personally. Do huge pictures and un-readable fonts [ on profiles ] bother you? >> Yes. I like functionality and readability. And efficiency. Without those things, aesthetics mean nothing to me. It’s the first day of school; what do you wear? >> ---

Do you pick out your clothing far in advance? >> No. If someone has no fashion sense, what do you think of him/her? >> --- If you judge, how can you expect to not be judged in return? >> I don’t expect that. Any wise/truthful/witty quotes that you live by? >> Nah, considering I can’t think of any. If I lived by them, they’d be more quickly accessible in my memory. Favorite comeback? >> There’s no one comeback to rule them all. One’s comeback must always be tailored to the situation at hand!