#Vanessabeth

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GlamMike: "Let me see what you have."

GregVessel: "A KNIFE!"

GlamMike: "NO!!!"

Vanessabeth: "Bro oh my god why does our brother have a knife-"

Or better yet he pulls a 'with the power of autism and family and this fucking gun I found'

[mikewheelerfan2022]

GlamMike + Gregbot = I don’t even know but I love it

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More Incorrect Quotes from FNAF!

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Andrew, having just lost his glasses: “KILL THE BUG!” Cassidy: “...Brother. Dearest brother beloved. That is a gecko.”

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Elizabeth: “OH, WELL PARDON ME FOR MAKING MYSELF COMFORTABLE DURING A SINCERE HEART TO HEART DISCUSSION WITH A DEAR COMRADE IN NEED. BUT THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO CEASE STRADDLING THIS DEEPLY OFFENSIVE PIECE OF FURNITURE THAT HAS DEFIED ME SO BLASPHEMOUSLY!”

Elizabeth, chucking the chair out the window: “AWAY, AWAY! BEGONE WITH YE, YOU FOUR-LEGGED TEMPTRESS! DISTRACT US NO MORE WITH THE MOST PRIMORDIAL AND UTILITARIAN FORM OF COMFORT YOU DOTH SUPPLY TO ALL HUMANITY!”

William: “...Elizabeth just threw a tantrum about a chair.”

William: “I just won Elizabeth Tantrum Bingo.”

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Evan: “Gender roles are naught but a social ideal you fools bound to mortal flesh continue to worship and consequentially fuel. I’ve long since severed ties to such petty and trivial restrictions.”

Elizabeth: “...Is that why you’re wearing one of my tutus?”

Evan: “An oversimplification of the truth behind my actions. But yes.”

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Elizabeth: “How do you do these kinds of things so easily?”

Michael: “I’m fearless.”

William: “I saw you run from bees yesterday when I was trying to exterminate the hive in our front yard. You flailed around and tripped over a fire hydrant. It was both hysterical and pathetically sad to watch.”

Michael: “...I’m MOSTLY fearless.”

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((if the missing kids were reincarnated into the present era as close childhood friends)):

Gabriel: Who the fuck added me to a fucking group chat?  

Jeremy: >:O language  

Susie: Yeah watch your fucking language  

Fritz: OKAY WHO TAUGHT SUSIE THE FUCK WORD?  

Cassidy: 'The fuck word'.  

Charlie: Are you stupid? You guys use the f word all the time  

Susie: Oh my god she censored it  

Cassidy: Say fuck, Charlie.  

Susie: Do it, Charlie. Say fuck.

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Michael: “I am a creation of God to be feared.”

Michael: “I put the ‘sexy’ in my dyslexia, and nothing is hetero about me- not even my chromia.”

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Gregory to Vanessa out of genuine curiosity: “Oye, Michael, what happens if you press the breaks and the acceleration in the car at the same time?”

Freddy: “What- that’s extremely risky, please don't d-!”

Vanessa, jokingly: “The car takes a screenshot, I suppose.”

Freddy:

Vanessa:

Freddy: “...Let me call your therapist again.”

Gregory: "Yes, provided they had not been brutally slaughtered in a pool of their own mangled body like the last ones had been."

Freddy:

Gregory:

Freddy:

Gregory:

Freddy: "...I'm sorry- what?"

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New Headcanons yeet skeet:

Michael is genuinely amazing at singing, and has impressive motor skills to boot (compared to his younger siblings), so to make up for his atrocious reading comprehension caused by dyslexia, he decides to write songs in his pastime- short little melodies that he would occasionally vocalize/hum and stim to (something that he absolutely flips his shit in the most positive way over once he discovers Evan/Gregory does it too).

Michael can dance. That’s it that’s the headcanon /j. And he’s really fucking good at it.

Only thing is that he can’t really rap due to a stutter almost always impeding his speech when he speaks too fast, causing him to either stumble over his words or slur massively. His family and his friends (William because he doesn’t really care about Michael’s disabilities) are the only ones that haven’t borderline bullied him over such a thing.

Whenever Gregory gets extremely overstimulated or upset, he turns either hyperverbal with stuttering and slurring, extremely disorganized speech or he turns nonverbal. Vanessa/Elizabeth brought him a notebook so that whenever he turns nonverbal or has a lapse/episode, he writes/scribbles his raw, unfiltered thoughts down into the notebook. Those around him, especially his siblings, are extremely patient and understanding, and when he’s under extreme stress, they try to help him get better or they wait for him to calm down and for his speech to return to normal.

Gregory/Evan, back when shit was rapidly escalating/going downhill for them, often oscillated between mania-induced complex delusions of grandeur and a large, grandoise sense of purpose on one end, and shit memory, hallucinations, severe burnout, age regression, and delusions of extreme paranoia and nonexistent self-worth on the other end. Emotional dysregulation and poor organizational skills would come into play during burnout, and usually he resorts to the only coping mechanism he always knew when all else fails- making sure no one was around before crying in a fetal position and rocking back and forth, back and forth over and over again to soothe himself. 

Freddy finds him like this one day, utterly destroyed, and knew what to do somehow- he just scoops the boy up into his arms, places him on the couch or another soft surface, and sits with him silently, letting him be the tether to reality that his younger brother desperately needs.

7. Gregory genuinely likes the corny jokes and bad puns that Freddy’s programmed to make. It’s sort of like a ‘so bad it’s actually good’ situation, and he even makes a couple of them himself to lighten the mood and take a detour from his usual sarcasm, saying that he can be a bit “over-bear-ing” sometimes. Both of them are laughing, Vanessa suffers and Roxanne simply yells out an “UGH WHY” for the uptienth time (constant pain uwu).

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Evan was the first to die in my AU, but everyone's mental conditions and home life was slowly beginning to worsen before 1983. Michael bullied Evan primarily as a way to take out his anger and fear out on him about his parents's relationship deteriorating and Elizabeth losing herself in the pursuit to make their father proud.

It was also one of the reasons Evan's schizophrenia and chronic psychosis worsened in response to their deteriorating environment- why Evan's hallucinations and delusions slowly began to worsen, why his self-crafted coping mechanisms didn't seem to work, why his suicidal thoughts and obsession over his familial relationships and friendships as well as more existential concepts began to grow in frequency and severity by the day.

It was also the reason he and his family had a severe falling-out of sorts right before Evan's death, which drove William subtly to the brink of insanity, which caused Eleanor/Mrs. Afton to divorce him and lose custody of her remaining kids, and which left Elizabeth and Michael with an inner tumult of endless lingering regret and pain.

This makes Security Breach, in my AU, a story of fixing what's broken- a story of family and forgiveness and 'the power of love' and all that cheesy shit but the siblings realizing that they love each other too much to hold on to past grudges and regrets: they love each other too much and value themselves and their relationships more than they initially realized when they were still stuck in their nihilistic delusion back in their previous lives. They love each other and their world too much to continue chasing what they thought they deserved, but would never bring them true gratification.

It's about starting a new life and realizing that there is hope for the future, and that nothing is ever truly meaningless or gone.

And I live for that shit sm omfl-

michael bullying evan to take his anger out on his shitty father and charlie and lizzies death is SO much better than michael bullying evan because he's a sterotypical bully, it doesn't excuse his actions of course but god is it better.

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Something Evan/Gregory absolutely would 100% use on his older brother to prank him:

He invites Glamrock Freddy/Michael to play RL craft, tricking him into thinking it’s regular old Minecraft on the easiest difficulty.

Then the boy watches his older brother die in the game, again and again and again, getting one shot, laughing all the while at his misery and comforting him, offering to join the server with Michael on another device just to accompany him in multiplayer and help him through his suffering and frustration. Eventually they decide to stream themselves raging at the game and laughing out tears, chatting over Discord voice channels.

They sometimes speak Arabic to each other as well, with Michael/Glamrock Freddy having it be practically a second language and Evan/Gregory being noticeably fluent with Elizabeth having moderate knowledge (the Afton children are all mixed in my AU: whilst being primarily British American, they’re also of prominent Egyptian/Arab AND British/English heritage on William’s side and German/Scandinavian on their mother Eleanor’s side).

They welcome all the other Arabic speakers in chat warmly as well, and eventually Vanessa joins the server. They all suffer together as siblings :)!

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Gregory as a Streamer (post 3-star ending!):

Gregory/Evan is a gentle and lonely soul who longs for companionship, yet he tries to keep this a secret from everyone. When he, Freddy and Vanessa escaped the Pizzaplex together and the siblings were reunited, they began living a relatively peaceful life- Gregory began to go to school again with the promise of actually being able to graduate fifth grade (“child” prodigy studying in university in the making), Vanessa went back to her job of being a beta tester/IT employee and would sometimes visit the Pizzaplex, and Freddy lived with the two of them in Vanessa’s apartment, with Vanessa acting as Gregory’s legal guardian. 

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It was too dangerous in the Pizzaplex due to the blatantly questionable architectural decisions made in the construction of the building, as well as massive safety issues. Even Gregory felt unsafe there during his night trapped inside, despite the overpowering and overwhelming feelings of nostalgia he would get for his past life as Evan inside.

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Plus, nobody knew of their true identities- nobody ever could know of Gregory’s true nature and who he once was, and the purpose he was born to fulfill- imagine the attention the public would have on him! His family would be thrown into chaos, he’d be separated from his beloved siblings, his sweet Michael and Elizabeth! They meant the world to him, how can he let the world rip him from them like that? No. He wouldn’t let it happen- not EVER again.

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So they keep a low profile, pretending to be ordinary and cleaning up their father’s business, dealing with the aftermath of their traumatic pasts together, living happy, comfortable lives together because everything was better together, and they were family- bonded by ties of blood and greater, somethings inexplicable and insurmountable that not even the universe could explain.

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Eventually, however, Gregory grows bored of his routine- a first, given that he loves routines. He’s satisfied with his life providing comfort, safety, warmth and love, despite him having much to work through and recover. Despite some delusions, nightmares, intrusive obsessions and hallucinations of the dark past haunting him on some days, he is safe and happy, but bored. Bored in a healthy, encouraging way for what feels like the first time- as if something within him were gently but insistently prodding him to explore and venture forth, and satiate an unquenchable curiosity about the world.

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Gregory is curious to discover new horizons and lead a healthy, normal and yet exciting and fulfilling life even more. Now with him, his older brother, and his younger sister all taking care of each other, he has more freedom to be able to explore and do what he wants. So what does he do with said freedom? Why, stream as a hobby, of course!

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His streams are immediately known to be either calming and therapeutic, fun and engaging or super chaotic-

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Although he’s a prodigy when it comes to networking and IT skills, he’s still very young (although not chronologically) and very much more socially uneducated than his siblings. He still relies on Freddy’s and Vanessa’s protection to ensure he is safe on any platform, regardless of the network. While Vanessa is at work, Freddy/Michael moderates him live and keeps the chat healthy and filtered (Gregory persuaded him to at least let PG-13 swears slide under the radar)- Michael/Freddy ensures that his little brother is exposed to constructive and/or positive comments only. He doesn’t tolerate disrespect, malintented sarcasm or trolling in the slightest.

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Gregory doesn’t have many viewers, but those who do view his streams love him and donate to him. He tends to talk to his viewers often, and when not in blunt, plain sentences, sometimes in analogies and even giving them cryptic riddles to solve, which the chat scrambles and playfully banters with one another to solve. Gregory always heartily chuckles out of genuine joy upon seeing the positive chaos he has sown, and the chat always vibrates whenever Gregory is happy. The brunette doesn’t wish to admit it, but forming companionships with no misunderstandings, and creating deep and genuine connections by making people happy makes his heart soar with inexplicable joy in its purest form.

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Even when Gregory DOES say something slightly out of pocket or misunderstands a social cue (which he does a lot), the chat never makes fun of him and instead scrambles to correct and educate him accordingly with positive, cordial and respectful ways of doing so! Everyone thinks he’s funny, sassy and witty, which in their opinion makes his content all the more entertaining.

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Gregory enjoys the most games that challenge his skill in strategy and logical thinking, as well as healthy challenges. He also livestreams the sessions of his homebrew DND campaign with the Glamrock Gang and his siblings whenever he streams, so he also enjoys games with good, engaging stories and worldbuilding since he’s passionate about creative writing. 

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He enjoys discussing the characters, their stories, possible future events, and the causes behind past events in the story- he even optimizes his characters and plans out elaborate strategies with backup plans in case of failure or a wrong prediction to statistically maximize their output of damage and minimize playtime and hassle. Bonus if it’s open-world!

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Just a few of the games he'd play are Genshin Impact, Animal crossing, Fire Emblem (yes the whole franchise), Subnautica, Super Smash Bros, MarioKart, BATIM and BATDR, Battleship Online, Zelda, God of War, Final Fantasy XIV, Minecraft, Hades, Elden Ring, League of Legends, Among Us, Sea of Thieves, and Cuphead, Valorant, Apex, and much, much more!

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Gregory even sometimes plays Roblox games like Doors, Rainbow Friends and Apeirophobia with Vanessa and Freddy and even the other Glamrocks for the lols!

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Sometimes he just streams multiplayer horror games with his siblings like Friday the 13th: The Game, Phasmophobia and Dead by Daylight just so they can all scream Bloody Mary collectively together~!

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Vanessa: "IT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!"

Gregory: "NOOOO WHERE WAIT I DON'T SEE IT AGH-"

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He’s also definitely the gamer that makes the most theories, and he’s often famed for his theories being well done and right about 76% of the time, basically. The games that do have an engaging story is something he makes countless headcanons and theories out of, and they end up becoming just one of his many, MANY special interests.

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Sweet little Gregory doesn’t have any friends to collaborate with, and that does make him just a little bit lonely and reminds him of his past, where he had few friends except for Cassidy and the other thinning bonds between his childhood friends (MCI children). For some time, he remains oblivious to the fact that said potential friends have to get past Freddy and Vanessa.

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Gregory has a Glamrock Freddy plushie that he cradles and hugs close to his chest whenever he talks to his viewers. Whenever he streams, he likes to wear loose, baggy clothing.

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Gregory’s room has a perfect atmosphere that’s pleasing to look at, with visible bookshelves, some of his favorite flowers, and glow-in-the-dark neon lights and signboards on the wall in addition to fairy lights- he likes 80’s punk and vaporwave aesthetics (similar to the Pizzaplex’s aesthetics), so he has white bookshelves filled with his favorite books as well as flowerpots of blue hydrangeas, yellow roses and white lilies. His bed is full of plushies, mostly Fazbear Entertainment merchandise. There are also many butterfly decorations strung around the walls that glow in the dark, as well as many balloons and birthday-themed decorations, which makes the atmosphere cozy and nostalgic for him.

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The Glamrocks and Fazbear Entertainment Employees even sometimes watch Gregory's streams! They always comment that they're hilarious and engaging to watch, and the riddles/analogies are always fun to solve! Some even give donations!

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I have MANY questions, I'll start with these: When it comes to Gregory/Evan going feral mode to protect his siblings from danger, what is that like? Does his appearance change? What's his mental state during his protection mode? How did his siblings react when they saw this for the very first time? It seems like it must have been a shock for them to see what was previously timid lil Evan going apeshitt on a potential threat.

Hi anon! Thank you SO much for submitting your question(s)!

There are little things in this world that truly make Gregory mad despite how easily outwardly irked he can become at the slightest inconvenience- yet when he snaps, he SNAPS. Usually he uses strategy and brute force to solve his problems, but there are few occasions where he is truly enraged.

When he does go utterly berserk, his eyes have glowing red dots in the areas where pupils are supposed to be, and the illusion disc/small circular LED on his temple begins to heat up and violently oscillate between negative emotions, flashing between orange and red. His body activates what can only be described as similar to a fight-or-flight response, only this it’s the state where he defends himself and what he deems to be of paramount importance at ALL costs.

Evan/Gregory’s mindset is fully conscious and aware of what he’s doing in this state overcome by cold blooded, violent and cruel anger, but even then he’s susceptible to losing himself to that same draconic, defensive fury he exacts upon those who wish him and those he loves harm.

And yes, Freddy/Michael and Vanessa/Elizabeth/Vanny were utterly shocked and gobsmacked at how their sweet little brother suddenly snapped so furiously- especially at the first time they witnessed it. Evan/Gregory’s rage and emotions can take on many, unpredictable forms, and everyone had acknowledged collectively on that day- even the tiniest, most beautiful butterfly can be fatally venomous.

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This is honestly the most plausible way I can see Elizabeth being Vanny

This is going to be my personal theory.

I think Vanny and Vanessa are different from each other. And I don't think Vanessa knows Vanny exists.

From that one ending where Freddy yeets himself onto Vanny killing her. And Gregory takes the mask off, we see a second Vanessa inside the building. That vannessa is a spirit and is looking at her dead body. That's true. But she looks confuse as to why she is wearing a bunny costume . She looks to confused.

We know that glitch trap virus is affecting people. But we know Vanessa is the only one Williams afton choose as a successor of sort. So what if instead of passing on the virus, he passed on something else. Or Someone else.

Elizabeth Afton's spirit.

His successor isn't Vanessa it is his daughter, Elizabeth Afton. The daughter that 'died' with him in the fire.

He didn't die, but we are made to believe she did, I don't think she died. I think Williams attached himself and his daughters spirit in the game of fnaf help wanted VR.

And he choose Vanessa as his daughters host body.

Elizabeth than became Vanny. Possesing her whenever she wanted. And Vanessa doesn't even know it.

It would line up with matpat's theory.

Glamrock Freddy = Micheal afton

Gregory = Evan afton / crying child

Vanny = Elizabeth afton

Elizabeth is Vanessa's alter ego. Vanny.

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Hi hi hi I'd just like to say I LOVE the way you characterize the Afton siblings. So many people portray them not close enough or make them hate each other, but your stuff is my JAM. Just 3 cute traumatized kiddos trying to navigate the world and beat the shit out of their father, I love it

Thank you so much, nonnie! I saw lot of potential in their unspecified and otherwise vague relationship in canon, and wanted to make their family dysfunctional with an abusive father and a once loving and supportive mother growing more distant each day from grief. They once loved each other, but grief and pain tore everything from them and this tore them apart.

Evan was left with a fogged mind and broken, lonely heart as he was reborn into a new body, Michael was left with little to no hope for the future, and Elizabeth never felt the pride or companionship of anyone despite all she had done.

Them learning how to love both each other and themselves, and learning to forgive and move on when all hope is lost is a valuable lesson to keep in mind to them, when their situation feels despondent.

Idk I just love my scrunklies a totally normal and healthy amount ❤️‍🩹❤️💖💕😩✨🫠😭😊🙏🤌

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The Afton kids learn about modern meme culture and the T-Pose, colorized

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That one My Brother, My Brother and Me moment but it's the Afton Siblings (edited a couple parts for ✨maximum comedy++✨)~ 

((credits go to incorrect quotes and one of Vanessa/Elizabeth's cyclical hyperfixations being Pokemon)):

*The squad is talking about what it'd be like to open up a homemade Pokemon gym*

Gregory/Evan, joking: “Liz is just sitting at the end, juggling- y’know, just menacingly fushigi-ing 2 glass balls iin super tight pants. Just, y’know- waiting for their kid delivery once they best their minions.”

Vanessa/Elizabeth: “Well, they would be Pokeballs. And also it's not a kid delivery. There's no guarantee that a kid that comes into the beginning of my domain and makes it to the end of it undefeated.”

Vanessa: “In fact, I'm gonna stack this gym! With pros- utterly insurmountable gods of the sort, actually!”

Vanessa: “It's- It's gonna be brutal. It's gonna be a torture gym, matter of fact-!”

Freddy/Michael: “Well- Well what's the theme? Are you like- is it a bug theme, or like-”

Vanessa: “T-the hell…? A bug type gym...?” 

Freddy/Michael: “Yes?”

Vanessa: “Oh, yeah. Yeah, uh-huh. YEAH, MICHAEL. UH, UHM, YEAH. TOTALLY, YEAH, MICHAEL. IM GONNA OPEN UP A 👏 BUG 👏 TYPE 👏 POKEMON 👏 GYM. YOU IDIOT. YOU FOOL. YOU ABSOLUTE TORTELLINI.”

Freddy: “...”

Vanessa: “YEAH THAT'S WHAT I WANT, BECAUSE I WANNA GIVE- I WANNA SHIT OUT BADGES FOR EVERY HAM AND EGGER THAT COMES GALLIVANTING TO MY FRONT DOOR.”

Gregory: *Cracking the hell up*

Vanessa: “YEAH, MICHAEL. 'Uhh, go Caterpie, ehehe~!’ That's me, you FUCKING imbecile. 'Yeah go- uhhh- d-do your best out there, Kakuna!'”

Vanessa: “WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING TALKING ABOU- Yeah a 👏 fucking 👏 BUG 👏 TYPE 👏 gym. You idiot.”

Freddy:

Gregory, still in tears from laughing and wheezing out words: “Okaaay, ahaha- aiyah, my throat, ack, oh my god-!”

Freddy: “Alright, um, I'm gonna go. I've embarrassed myself…”

Gregory: “Maybe… fire? Fire type?”

Freddy: “Yeah fire-based? Like- you deploy fire type pokemon?”

Vanessa: “Yeah, yeah I'll probably just- That's a spectacular idea, Evan. I'll probably just do a fire type one... SO THAT ONE KID WITH ONE 👏 SINGULAR 👏 BLASTOISE CAN TRASH MY WHOLE SHOP AND DETHRONE MY SORRY ASS.”

Gregory: “Man, that one kid just playing Imperial March on loudspeaker as the Blastoise just approaches-”

Vanessa: “YEAH, NO KIDDING, SHERLOCK. MASSACRED ALL OF US WITH ONE BLASTOISE, AYE? WOW. SHIT, GOLLY, I SHOULD'VE-”

Freddy: “J-Just do rock, then, do rock type!”

Vanessa, eye twitching, voice dripping with contempt as everyone else around her starts wheezing in hysterical laughter: “That👏. SAME👏. DAMN👏. BLASTOISE👏.”

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Glamrock Freddy/Michael Playing Genshin and being chaotic in general:

“Okay first thing’s first” *immediately friends his siblings and rest of the Glamrocks*

Gets beaten up first thing when he tries to fight bosses- strategy is a no-go for him, that’s more of his younger brother’s thing!!

Low ping since he’s playing on a PC

Unga bunga damage

Loves the hilichurl event and commission since he knows some words in the fictional language are based off of Tagalog

Just references off of national teams

Maintains F2P virginity since if he spent money Fazbear Entertainment would be mad asf at him-

Literally suffers through summons so badly and gets absolute TRASH for rolls-

Simps for Raiden Shogun and wants her to have infinite reruns (copium haha QwQ)

Literally makes a cover for her theme including vocals and heavy drums in order to manifest summoning luck for her

“WHO IS THE GENIUS THAT INVENTED SPIRAL ABYSS I WANNA TALK WITH THEM”

Permafreeze suffering

Hates electro oceanid with a burning passion

Ends up wasting all his primogems but gets C6 Raiden Shogun

TW Probable Unreality Below:

Has to comfort Gregory/Evan over the fact that he has an identity crisis upon playing Raiden’s Part 2 Story quest with him because he starts questioning if the choices he made truly were his own or if they were influenced by external factors (*cries*)

Gregory temporarily falls under the delusion that he’s nothing more than a cybernetic flesh “puppet/doll” with his fragmented but persisting soul/consciousness imbued inside and starts to question his own personality and free will and that leads to the first psychotic breakdown he's had before his slumber of more than half a century that Freddy has to calm him down from. Genetics/body altering/remnant/unethical experimentation becomes a major trigger for his younger brother.

And it’s because of this reason that he despises Dottore- that’s something he can definitely bond over with Luis Cabrera, Vanessa/Elizabeth’s coworker and crush.

Luis: “In the most respectful way possible, I can’t stand this sorry son of a pUTA-” ||| Freddy/Michael: "You cannot speak truer words, my friend."

Finds heavy similarities between Dottore and William as well as their atrocities.

**Looks at the leaks for 3.2 Scaramouche Boss Fight** “AIGHT TIME TO DELETE THE GAME~”

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How do you think Glammike will react to one half of Evan being in Gregory and the other half as Golden Freddy?

Michael/Glamrock Freddy would be overjoyed to be reuniting with his brother- somewhat feeling undeserving of the other's forgiveness, sure- but after a while, he becomes quite perplexed and intrigued, to say the least- he had never heard of such a phenomenon occurring before. A soul, and by extension, their life force, primordial composition and essence splitting upon death? And a human body being chemically altered so that the vessel was no longer organic, no less?

Such an occurrence was unheard of in his father's studies that he had unearthed in his research of the primordial matter called remnant- a human being rebuilt and reincarnated into a new body via a plethora of various means with only a halved shard of their soul (including remnant, experimenting with elements of limitless power and drawing upon metaphysical laws of the cosmic nature of spirits and spiritual essence, and robotics), let alone an example being his own younger brother.

He knows now, though, via this new information, that the other half of Evan- taking the form of something vaguely resembling a 'jinn' spirit of sorts (without the ability to grant wishes, of course): sought refuge in the very thing that killed him- Fredbear- to shape himself in form and at least make an attempt to recover his strength.

Gregory seems to know somewhat of this via feeling the reeling aftereffects of such an incident- even if he has recovered all of his memories, he still feels somewhat... empty. Incomplete. As if someone had carved a hollow out from deep within, but the effect is purely psychological to the point of 'feeling' physical on a merely phantasmal level. Though when Freddy asked him, even after Gregory fused back with his other half and recovered all of his conscious, the brunette seemed just as perplexed as him as to the reason why this split had initially occurred and greatly weakened both halves to the extent of placing the vessel-half in a slumber for more than half a century.

Even Vanessa, who had extensive knowledge on remnant during her time as both Circus Baby and Vanny, didn't seem to know anything: nor did William, either- even after they had banished him (or they hoped they did, dearly).

Perhaps, they both finally concluded... if external, more archaic sources exist on this topic, they might have more knowledge they can utilize in order to find answers.

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How did Gregory react to Mike possessing Freddy and Vanessa being Elizabeth in a new body like him?

Gregory was... in a substantial amount of shock for a while, to say the least. He always suspected something was just slightly... "off" about Freddy- not in the way that he was suspicious or that he was secretly plotting against him, but rather... the way his gaze would linger too long in longing and heartache when those luminescent eyes met compound, glimmering ones, dark as the night sky.

"Is something the matter...?" he would ask the animatronic softly on occasion, and Freddy would visibly wince and avert his gaze as the boy frowns in concern. Was it something he did, or perhaps said?

Gregory could only hope that Freddy didn't know the secrets he was hiding within- that the father figure he encountered so fortunately didn't know of his true identity, lest he should abandon him. He was beyond human, after all- not human, not anymore.

Then the truth comes out, and the memories of both the past as well as the present hit him full force as the poor child basically breaks down utterly sobbing in Freddy's arms, relief amidst a seemingly infinite multitude of powerful emotions overwhelming him- he thought he would never see his family again for the longest time. Surely this was a miracle...!

However, finding out Vanessa's true identity also places some degree of strains on their relationship: of course, it grows substantially deeper now that they know they're siblings, but she feels guilt at not knowing she was harming and hunting her own brother, and the other feels a slight sense of betrayal: maybe he doesn't matter to her that much... or at all? Maybe in her endeavors to get their father to love her, accept her... maybe she had forgotten about him, who had done so since day one?

However, they eventually work past their issues with several heart-to-heart pep talks and quality time spent together, and with the past uncovered and put behind them, they all can finally feel at peace again, together.