#william afton can go fuck right off tho

[mynnub-blog]

I can't stop thinking about FNAF: The Movie

[doomzday-zone]

oh my god sorry I'm giggking thanks for seeing the poll too it's lowkey mind boggling sorry like wh.. what.. I have so many thoughts on this but I HAVE to be kind because wdym william afton -> sympathetic villain sorry in general but it makes me like abnormally angry when people are like No.. no he was really a good guy he just had to take extreme measures that led to his downfall.. EXTREME MEASURES?? HAD TO? QUESTION MARK sorry ohh I want to be kind crying into my little paws but haha guys wdym extreme measures that's not. that's

maybe I've just forgotten canon fnaf and I'm like so far off base but what is..wrong..with.. y.. scrunching my whiskers yYUOPEOPLE... YOU.. (you see me throw a chair with my mind and immediately collapse)

NO NO CAUSE . LITERALLY ITS LIEKKKK.

like people can think whatever they want, i honestly dont give a shit in the grand scheme of things, what PISSES ME OFF tho is when people assert that they are correct when they literally just dont have a fucking clue.

never once in five nights at freddys canon has child murder been portrayed in a morally neutral or good light. Never. its literally the SCARE FACTOR OF THE ENTIRE FUCKING SERIES. the good ending of fnaf 3 implies that the childrens souls have been released and fazbear frights and springtrap was supposed to be burned to the ground ending it all, the completion ending in fnaf 6, henrys ENTIRE MONOLOGUE is literally about freeing the remaining souls and literally says that william afton will BURN IN HELL. like literally what more evidence do people need?????

the missing children, the dead children etc etc is literally supposed to be sad. its supposed to be tragic. in fnaf, youre not supposed to root for william afton. IN FACT, you LITERALLY play as innocent bystanders trying to escape 95% of the time in the games. even when you play as micheal afton in sister location, literally doing his fathers bidding, at the end of the game nothing good happens to mike. this task was not noble, he did what his father asked him to do and he fucking died. like its so obvious if you have played the games or just know literally anything genuinely about fnaf.

even casually william afton is depicted time and time again to be generally repulsive, the only times he is seen as good or chill in any way is when hes LYING TO PEOPLE. and even then!!! he still offputting and weird, very few people genuinely want to be around him. in the entire series we only know that William has a single friend, and he KILLS HIS DAUGHTER !!!!!!!! FOR FUCKS SAKEEEEE HE ISNT EVEN SHOWN TO HAVE A PRESENT WIFE. LIKE ?!?!?!??!?!

child murderer has never been a "necessity" for afton, there is no precedent ever set for his character EVER. that would point towards him being grief stricken, that he has ever felt remorse for killing those children. the only teeny tiny little inkling we have ever seen of him feeling negatively about the dead kids is right before he was springlocked. he doesn't feel bad for killing the children, hes scared when hes faced with the consequences of his actions. ofc William 'baby killer' afton isnt gonna go around proudly proclaiming that he kills children, because then hed go to jail r smth. and he doesnt want that, he WANTS to kill more children!!!!!!! there is literally proof via his actions and dialogue in the games that literally just point to the fact that the only reason he does the things he does is because he likes to hurt people, he Likes to kill children. he was never pushed to the extremes, William afton IS the extreme !!

i will be so fr rn. i did NOT spend a chunk of my childhood being a weirdo nerd loser with no friends religious following the fnaf games and lore. i did not put in so much of my effort and time into going thru the games and dissecting and analysing them AGAIN, to be told by some little baby idiot who hasnt even played the fucking games that its all 'up to interpretation' when its fucking NOT !!!!!! ITS NOT UP FOR FUCKING INTERPRETATION WHEN YOU IGNORE THE ONLY CONCRETE FACTS WE KNOW IN THE ENTIRE FNAF SERIES. ITS NOT THE UP FOR INTERPRETATION WHEN YOU LITERALLY JUST IGNORE CANON.

its genuinely an idiotic notion. and like i said!!!!! like it literally doesnt have to be a big deal!!!!!! its okay to not know everything about fnaf, you dont have to lie about it. i promise not knowing all of the five nights at freddys lore is morally neutral, id even say its morally good to not know Anything about fnaf tbh. but i digress!!!!!!

people can think whatever they want, but you literally cannot cry and whine and pretend when ppl call you out for being a fake fucking fan, for openly just not giving a shit about the source material in a space about Celebrating The Source Material. its not up for interpretation when you are just a dumbass.

COUGHS. anyways.... wher eam i................

[sharkmobster]

more funtime found family au stuff but this time focusing on funtime freddy and michael's relationship. it's incredibly rambly and turns into off-kilter dialogue but i gotta get this off my chest.

tw mentioned child abuse/death

• doesn't actually like michael (at first) even tho i draw them hanging around each other a lot

• bon bon is the only reason he does loaf around him. (bon bon and bonnet being the only ones who like Michael in the beginning.) They're attached to each other so it's inevitable that they would hang around mikey.

• ft freddy plays really mean spirited jokes on michael bc he's not allowed to harm him. he has to get real creative. (ft freddy has a lot of anger inside of him. people write him off as being dumb and goofy but really that's just a mask that he put up so he didn't scare people away. of course the funtimes know how he is, knows who he is right to his core bc they're all connected on a deeper/technological level.)

• (slaps funtime freddy. this bear can fit so much trauma and abandonment issues in him!)

• can be incredibly vindictive when he wants to be and takes out a lot of his agression on Michael. michael shares the afton name (bc he sure as hell doesn't look like william in my au lol) and that alone is enough for ft freddy to bully him.

• (the funtimes blame william for abandoning them so ft freddy takes it especially personal when his ankle biter comes around to "liberate" them. and on some deeper level freddy is just terrified that michael will abandon them all, just like willy did. he never voices this of course. opting to show his apprehension and fear in a more destructive way, pushing Michael further away.)

• canon ft freddy: sinister but still goofy and knows how to have a good time

my ft freddy: goofy and repressed anger issues, doesn't know how to enjoy himself without causing someone some kinda pain.

• michael gets fed up with being terrorized eventually and confronts him, and ft freddy drops the silly act for a bit just ready to blow up at him. (he can't even place why he's still so angry at michael when really he's been nothing but hospitable and accomodating to their wants and needs but fuck he's just so wound up he doesn't know what to do) michael compares him to william during the argument (cruel and vindictive just like william wanted) and ft freddy nearly rings his neck, absolutely seething but bon bon doesnt let that happen of course. (idk if this is confirmed canon but bon bon was designed to placate freddy. he raises his voice even slightly and bon bon's petting his face, stopping him from getting even more agressive)

• ft freddy shuts down after the confrontation ends (emotionally, anyway) and the blow out itself is completely anti climatic, nobody getting hurt. he ends up isolating himself from the others with bon bon hovering around like a concerned mother hen. Baby and the others give him space but michael (after he cools down anyways) won't leave him alone.

• See the thing is: Michael understands. Michael understands more than anyone what it's like to feel so deeply, what it's like to hate and hate and to keep hating until that rage is your whole life. It's suffocating. and he had to deal with that all on his own, choking on his own grief and rage without anyone to guide him. (his brother is dead bc of him and he carries that with him everywhere he goes, in everything he does.)

• They're living in the countryside of France at this point in time, far off from any wandering eyes, a thick forest surrounding their home. Freddy has a few hiding spots that he scouted out within the first few days of staying there. And that's where Michael finds him, hiding out in a small alcove by the a creek, throwing rocks at the trees (and sometimes wildlife).

• freddy doesn't aknowledge him, ignoring him like a child would and bon bon frets nervously between them, not wanting another fight to break out. Michael tells them that he's not here to fight anymore, he just wants to talk. you like to talk, don't you? and freddy doesn't say anything, running his fingers through the dirt, absentmindedly.

• michael asks bon bon to leave so that they can have a private convo and bon bon freaks out like absolutely not, he might hurt you and michael asks freddy directly like "are you going to hurt me?" freddy still isn't talkative, and he's rigid when he shakes his head no after a bit of silence. Bon Bon asks if he's alright with him leaving and freddy just shrugs, still staring at nothing in the distance. bon bon hesitates for a few moments before finally leaving, telling Michael to call out to him if he's in danger but michael rushes him along.

• it's just them now, nothing but the sounds of nature around them. michael asks how he's feeling and freddy shrugs again. Michael strikes up a one sided conversation, stepping closer and closer to him over time not really getting any kinda response out of him but eventually, during his rambling, freddy finally looks at him and says "Y-You just don't get-get it." and then goes back to the silent treatment.

• Michael's quiet, having made his way up to standing right next to freddy (he's only a tiny bit taller than him when he's just sitting like that). he nods his head, considering something for a while until finally he goes "Did I ever tell you about what it was like? Ya know. Being William Afton's golden child?" freddy doesn't say anything but he pauses from drawing circles in the dirt, tilts his head just a fraction to let mikey know he's listening.

• michael stares at the creek. "He wasn't the most outwardly loving father. Wasn't really the nicest one, either. But, I wanted his approval so bad, I'd do anything for it." Freddy slowly turns his head to watch him carefully. that's got his attention. "I did a bunch of stupid shit back then, all cause I wanted to be noticed by him. But all that attention went to my little-" and michael draws in a sudden breath, pained. stays silent for a moment, working up the courage to speak. "I did something awful to my brother. All for my father. And it's an awful thing to say but his death didn't matter. Pops didnt bat an eye and Mom was too far gone by that point after Elizabeth...." he looks back in the direction of the cottage. "Well.... you know what happened to Elizabeth." Freddy's stare is hard and unyielding. "He's gone now and I was the only one who cared enough. His fuckin' abuser cared more for his passing than his own father did."

• "He threw me into the basement. Did you know that?" Michael bounces from one foot to another, anxiety written into his very bones. he's lost in his rambling now, having never spoken these words out loud to anyone. "I killed his son and he locked me away in the dark for three years." Freddy fully turns to give Michael his undivided attention, stock still, hanging off of his every word. "I got out. Eventually. I ran away and lived on the streets for years until someone got a hold of me. Told me my old man was missing, presumed dead. Got a pretty penny from the fazbear business he co-owned with Mr. Emily. Things were going good, I guess. I was overwhelmed for the most part, didn't do anything other than bounce around from hotels every few days. In some way, I felt like he was still out there, watching me. I just kept running. And then i found out about you." He glances at freddy and looks away quickly when he finds an unblinking visage staring back. "Found out about all of you. Locked away in a storage facility for over 30 years. In the dark. All alone." an incredibly long silence stretches out between them, freddy fidgeting, hyperaware of every noise going on around them.

• "You think I don't get it. But I do. I think I understand you more than anyone could." Michael's staring back at him, raw emotion across his face, eyes soft with empathy and that's what makes Freddy turn away from him. Suddenly uncomfortable. "I don't want to fight with you. Not you. Not Ballora, or Foxy, or Eli-" He visibly winces, but regains his composure. "...I just... need you to understand that I want to help."

• Freddy's never been so quiet, and it's such an odd sight. Michael's not sure if he should say anything else or if he should leave the bear alone. the bear speaks up, finally "W-We could've kill-killed you."

• "That was always a possibility, yeah. I woulda deserved it." Freddy's not sure if he likes the way Michael talks about himself sometimes. "I needed to get you guys out of there, though. That was more important than whatever could've happened to me." Michael huffs. "Besides, if I hadn't bailed you guys out then I would've never gone to Paris. Ballora has good taste in real estate, I think." and despite everything, freddy lets out a sudden breath that could've been mistaken for a sensible chuckle. Michael smiles anyway.

• Things settle down afterwards, though there's no bite to Freddy's jokes now. They're not as close as Michael wants, Freddy still keeping his distance, keeping his walls up but it's something.

• Freddy starts watching horror movies with him late into the night and until dawn. Doesn't let Michael sleep in afterwards and he might just regret this but it makes Freddy happy. Things go back to normal in the cottage, as normal as things can be for a motley troupe like them anyways. Michael starts laughing at his jokes more.

[equizona]

FNAF 1, getting them to like you and a few relationship headcanons?

Ook so this is a gift for my friend! We're both very big friends of FNAF, also this might be a bit long- also Purple guy is William Afton and I refer to him as both.

Freddy Fazbear

This guy ain't a fluffy teddy bear

Like at all

Well, atleast in the beginning

He is very violent and scary-

But as I said before, no idea how your going to make him not kill you

You better befriend the other animatronics first

Try with Foxy, surprisingly he is the friendliest-

But yeah, after you befriend Foxy, Bonnie and Chica, mabye even golden freddy, then they're probably going to try convincing Freddy not to kill you

It might not work, or it might

Most likely will

Get in with puppy eyes towards him

But yeah, after they convinced him to let you live, he's not going to be your friend

He's going to ignore you like no tomorrow

And scare teh shit out of you

Trying to get you to leave, he doesn't like you

Freddy was the last one to die of the animatronics, and he feels very guilty about it

If you find him in an episode where he is very panicky and guilty, hug him and tell him it's not his fault, he couldn't have prevented it

No matter what you do, do not say that it was William's fault, Freddy will go cray-cray and kill you

But yeah, after that he might warm up to you a bit

And then he will try going into conversations you hold with other animatronics

And after some time he will make conversations with only the two of you

Will be terrified of losing you or having Purple guy kill you and making you an animatronic

Boy will be so panicky and scared of confessing to you

What if you reject him and he never sees you again

Will take like a week of non stop support from the others to get him to man up and confess

Although, Chica will most likely just tell you how he feels, or mabye Foxy will

You can chose to Confess to him instead

Once that's out of the way and your together

Oh boy oh boy

Remember what I said about him not being a fluffy teddy bear?

Remember that I said not in the beginning-

He is now

So many hugs

He is the king of hugs

He likes singing and writing songs, get him stuff he can write with please

And give him ideas- .

Give this boy love- I stan freddy (ಥ﹏ಥ)

Like seriously, he's touched starved, shejdbsusnqua

Bonnie the Bunny

So, surprisingly

Bonnie is the second least friendly and second most violent

But unlike Freddy he's actually kinda friendly

You won't succeed in befriending him first

But you can with Chica

And if shes your freind Bonnie will be willing to give you a chance

If one of them is giving you a chance then he guessed he can to

Only to make his friends happy

And then you do become his friend

And then he and Chica are teaming up to make all the others like you and not kill you

Foxy was easy, he's a friendly fox lol

Goldie was a bit more difficult, but he got the memo of not killing you

And then you never see him again actaully-

Anyways

Bonnie is very violent and not very easy to become friends with

But he will do almost anything for his friends

It might take you a few weeks to make him your friend tho

He has slight trust issues-

Anyways, let him teach you guitar please

Also if you sing that's a plus-

After some time and he realizes he likes you?

Oh boy its oBviOUs-

Like he is so flustered and shy and isnt his normal self

He will never confess, so luckily he's obvious so you can confess to him instead

Bonnie also loves hugs

And will hug you if your in a relationship all the time

It's his right now, right?

No not relaly Bonnie but sure-

Anyways, flat out will do anything for you

Feels bad he wanted to kill you though-

Make sure he isn't feeling insecure about that

Also pat his head, will pretend he thinks it's stupid but he loves it-

Foxy the Pirate Fox-

You know, he is surprisingly the friendliest-

Befriend Chica and Bonnie before you meet him and he will show up to meet you because, 'the others are befriending them so why cant I?'

Again, he is a good fox uwu

Anyways, if you dont

When he is banging on the door, try making conversation

The second or third time you do that he will stop, sit down and talk to you

Also if Bonnie comes he will just growl at him

He may be the Friendliest, but he is almost on par with Freddy when it comes to strength, which puts him on the second place if strength

Not to mention his speed and hook

He buff boy

And he will protect you if he sees you as a friend

Not looking at him in the camera makes him like you more

Whether it's on purpose or not, it makes him feel like you want him over with you to talk and that yourepsect the fact he doesn't like being seen through the camera

Plz dont call him a wolf it makes him very angry-

Anyways, if you befriend him, none of the animatronics will be able to do shit

And so Chica befriends you instead!

And then Bonnie does it

And then emediantly the three will bothered Freddy until he let's you live

Freddy may be strong but he can't beat all three so he is kinda fucked on the matter

Goldie will just understand and stay away

Again you never seem to see him again-

Oh well

Anyways, the second Foxy realizes he likes you

He's at your security office door confessing his love-

Of course you except

And now your a thing

Ngl Bonnie will be weirded out in the begining-

So will Goldie but we dont know where he is so that wont matter now will it-

Anyways, very touchy

Will try to impress you whenever

Ejeeje will make Chica teach him how to make cake and pizza, he knows you need to eat and he makes it for you-

Will probably be terrible in the start but dont tell him you'll make him sad

But again, cuddling and hugging is a must-

But he won't touch you in the start

He's worried, he's strong and broken

And he has a hook-

He could end up hurting you

But after you hug him and tell him you trust him

He will be all over you every. Single. Second-

Lmao he's a good boy, keep him uwu

Golden 'Goldie' Freddy

Who?

Oh right

The golden teddy

Yeah, uhm

You cant befriend anyone-

If you even want to meet this boy stay away from everyone

And dont get scared when he appears

Question 'freDDy? I thOUgHt yOu weRe oN StaGe?' And he will lose it

Will start screaming stuff like "I'm not that ugly piece of shit-' "I'm golden why would you think I'm FredDy?"

Start laughing and tell him it was a joke

And he will be a flustered mess

Tease him about it

He will leave, but come back once he is less flustered

Do this a few times and he will stop trying to scare you

He is surprisingly friendly

And since you make him to flustered to scare or kill you, he will just have to be your friend until you stop so he can kill you

It ends up with you being a good friend

And making him feel better and less alone

So he ends up telling the others to fuck off

And spending all the six hours in your office with you

Ends up liking you very early on

And it takes him years to tell you he likes you

Surprisingly, its Freddy telling him to confess

Because 'your annoying just tell her already' but we all knownits because he cares about Goldie

And so he confesses

And you except because you wouldn't be here if you didn't :D

My hand hurts from writing and I still have Chica and the rest of Goldie to write-

Anyway, once you're together

You will learn he isnt actually that touchy

He will cuddle and give hugs once in a while tho-

Also stay away from freddy, the others are fine but he gets super jealous over freddy-

Ok onto ChIca-

Chica the Chicken

Shes very friendly uwu

Befriend her

Emediantly

Foxy will befriend you to, and so will Bonnie

And them they make Freddy 'befriend' you

Goldie gets the memo, and again nobody ever sees him again-

Seriously, what happened to Goldie-?

Anyway

Chica is so friendly

Your both going to be the best friends

She will make Cake and Pizza amtaht you can eat

And you can make it together

She will introduce you to cupcake

And then your all friends!

Shes very friendly

Also lots of gossiping about the animatronics and the outside world

And hugs, shes very affectionate

And friendly

Did I mention it takes her ages to realize she likes you?

No?

Because she does-

And it's a bit sad because who dosent want to date the chicken

Shes amazing

Also, shes the only girl so if your a girl she wont have to be the only girl anymore which is such a pLuS for her

She loves you with all her heart

Will not hesitate to start a fight with all teh other animatronics if it's for you

She may lose but she tried

Foxy would never fight her though, so its fine-

Bonnie also loves his friends so he wont

Which puts foxy and Bonnie away from the fight

Which makes it Freddy vs Chica

But we found Goldie

He wants to beat Freddys ass-

So nownits freddy vs Chica and Goldie

But Goldie tells Chica to fuck off

So now Foxy, bonnie, chica and you are chilling in the security office

It's a bit cramped not gonna lie

But you hear the two fighting

So you watch them trough the security cameras

It's very funny and your all laughing-

You all feel a bit bad but it's funny and you cant help it-

Chica is cuddling you all the time-

__________________

Why did I write this? What did Chica's turn into? Why am I doing this? Send me help-

Anyways, gift for my freind cuz why not and you all can have it to-

[honeyycorpse]

Repost cuz I forgot some things-

Anyways

This is my Afton family for my fnaf au. The afton kids,Emily kids, nor any children at the pizzeria die in my au cuz I cant handle child death and what's better than a big happy family?

Also

Yes

Will is 48, mike is 21, liz is 16, andy is 13. So the kids are older because I said so.

Now let's ramble with the info

William Afton- The guy is intimidating at first glance but hes generally a nice guy, just has a resting bitch face. After going through what his father had done to him and later on what his ex-wife had done to him, Mike, and Liz, he became extremely protective of his family. Will is a pretty extroverted guy, he could strike up a conversation with a raccoon in the trash can for crying out loud but he's also very dramatic and pushy. Hes grown thick skin over the years and learned to deal with his temper. Hes not the greatest dad but he tried his best to keep his keep his kids happy. He treats everyone at Freddy's like a family and cares a lot about them Including the animatronics. Oh he's also engaged to scott, who is my phone guy- and Henry and Will's cat Clyde are their third and forth wheels. They be vibin tho

Michael Afton- Unlike his father, hes a nice guy 24/7 hes the type of guy you can go up to and ask for directions without feeling uneasy. He's very loud and weird, in a good way. He loves to bother tf out of Will and make jokes that make Will sigh in disappointment or even taking his trumpet and playing it to scare his father. Charlie is his best friend, they've been friends since childhood since their dads are also best friends. Charlie and Mike are total dumbasses together but they're inseparable. Mike is in a relationship with Jeremy but they dont act like it in front of others, they'll make fun a gay people despite both of them liking men. As for things with Ennard, that's his main man. Ennard isnt the smartest as time goes on so a lot of people at freddy's gets frustrated with him but Mike treats Ennard like family even if hes a bunch of wires and mental scraps. Mike also has a dumb cat named Inky. Him and Ennard both enjoy eating rats.

Elizabeth Afton- Lizzy is actually bby. She's is a big sweetheart but also a tough girl. Mike would always rough Lizzy up to the point where he would let her beat tf out of him but it was all to teach her how to defend herself. She's a big theater kid just like her father was in high school and a big dramatic. She doesnt really fuck with the kids at her school because she just doesnt get along with people her age, she'd much rather be around people much other than her. She's also a rambler like her father and will talk to strangers about the most random of things and before they could reply she'd be off doing something else. Yes she's extroverted but if they aren't family or treated like family she wants nothing to do with them. She also doesnt work very well with others, it's her way or the highway. You'll most likely walk in on her talking to her phat chunk of a cat named Blinky tho.

Andrew Afton- Andy is the youngest of the Aftons and the quietest. While the other Aftons are very extroverted, hes very to himself and isnt a fan of people, but he does have a best friend named Brandon, Who's dad also works at Freddy's. Instead of his head being bit it was actually his right arm that was so badly bitten, it had to get it amputated. Will does make prosthetics for him though and you'll rarely see him without it. Andy blames himself a lot of things that arent his fault, like his mother's death. She died from complications during child birth with Andy. Andy is actually half siblings to Mike and Liz but they all treat each other like full siblings. He's very emotional and finds comfort in his interests which are, collecting toys and plushies from freddy's, Carebears, Hello Kitty, and many more. And yes his cat is Pinky and shes an old bitch and only likes Will and Andy but no one knows why? She used to sleep in Andy's crib with him when he was a baby and he stole Will's cat from only 1 month old.

[pajama-nerd]

Part seven of this FNAF dream BS sorrynotsorry

Night 2 post shift

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“Dude, I’ve been doing some research on this Afton guy. First of all, there’s some speculation on the fact that he might now be some kind of cybernetic organism,” Louis said, as Jess finished wrapping her hand and put it between the ice bags. She winced at the chill but sighed.

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. Probably just someone stuck in a theory-spiral, tho,” they said. Jess looked at her ceiling and heavily doubted it. “Anyway, not what I wanted to talk about. Apparently, Afton had kids,”

“What, like heirs to the company?”

“No, like, biological children. A brother and sister. James and Clara Afton,” they said.

“Where’d you find that?”

“...I found their obituaries,” Louis said. Jess felt something tighten in her throat and she shivered. “James was apparently involved in an accident with one of the Fazbear animatronics, and there’s no information on how Clara died, just mention of an upcoming funeral. Jeez, it was only about six months ago, in August,” Louis said.

Jess narrowed her eyes, a vague memory pinging in her head. She opened the browser on her computer and pulled up her history.

No. no. no. no—wait.

She clicked the link.

"In other news: The grand opening of Circus Baby's Pizza World has apparently been cancelled due to reported gas leaks in the building. Sources close to the establishment question the report, saying that the strange activity around the area at night suggest something else is to blame—”

Jess paused the video and looked in the lower right-hand corner, where the date of the report – August 16th – was timestamped.

“Jess?”

“What date was the obituary?” she asked.

“August...20th. Why?” Jess mentally reviewed everything she knew about Circus Baby and her murderous gang of robo-buddies and tilted her head.

“Can you send me all that information about the Fazbear murders?” she asked without answering.

“Yeah, one sec,” Louis said. She could hear him typing and clicking, and her email alert pinged, linking her to several of the pages.

One conspiracy theory message-board registration later, she was looking at all the data.

“So,” she started, once she’d run through it all once in her head. “Someone was killed outside Fredbear’s Family Diner, so they sold the company, and in a complete overreaction by the new owners – probably to avoid future liability – they put facial recognition in the bots for the new location,” she said.

“Yeah. Wild, right?” Louis asked, but Jess was thinking how facial recognition would make it easier to determine who was a child and who was an adult.

“Right. So then more kids died despite this, and the robots started acting aggressive to basically any non-child, so they scrapped that location and started over with Circus Baby’s Pizza World, which never opened because of quote/unquote gas leaks, and now it’s Circus Baby’s Entertainment and Rental,” she added.

“Rough summary, but yeah,” Louis replied.

“And the security guards?”

“Listen, this is why I’m against you doing this job. Almost every night shift guy or girl they’ve ever had has either been hospitalized, institutionalized, or have suffered ‘accidental deaths’ that the company gives no details on and accepts no liabilities for,” Louis told her. Jess conceded that with a slight headshrug.

“I agree that it would be insane of me to go back there,�� Jess replied with a nod before straightening as a thought struck her. “Ooh, hey...does your crackpot board have blueprints of Circus Baby and the Fun-Time robots?” she asked. The distorted snort that filtered over her speaker was exasperated.

“You’re not listening to me, are you?” they asked.

“I am hearing you, understanding you, and agreeing with you,” Jess replied. Louis sighed.

“Hold on, let me see,” they said.

Jess kept an eye on the time as Louis delved into the tangled web of the conspiracy theory boards regarding the Fazbear franchise and related entities. Every so often, she’d receive an email alert, and she pulled it up on her screen, scanning through pages of blueprints.

Ballora was the first she received, and she pored over it, studying everything from the limited motion of her arms and legs to the components of her internal structure. Other notifications popped up, but she ignored that, still working on Ballora.

“Have you read this?”

“Which one?”

“Ballora.”

“Yeah, I’m looking at it now. She’s huge.”

“Check out the features,” Jess suggested.

“I don’t swing that way.”

“Louis,” Jess scoffed. “She has Misdirection protocols?”

“Yeah, that’s kind of weird,” Louis admitted, as Jess pulled up one of the other animatronic schematics – Funtime Freddy. She scanned through it and tilted her head at the strange silhouette outlined in the chest cavity before scrolling to the last page for the list of features.

Storage Tank.

Voice Mimic/Luring.

Facial Recognition.

Individual Entity Tracking.

“Louis,” she said, flipping through her emails and pulling up the schematic for Circus Baby.

Ice Cream Dispenser

Facial Recognition.

Individual Entity Tracking.

Storage Tank.

“Yeah?” Louis said.

“I’m pretty sure William Afton designed these robots to kidnap kids,” she told them.

Silence.

“Uh...”

“Yeah. And given the date on the report of Circus Baby’s pre-emptive closing and the obituary for Clara—”

“Holy crap and Christ.”

“—I’m pretty sure that Clara was a victim of the testing process,” she said.

“Oh my god,” Louis said. Jess looked at her phone, where she could see Louis holding their chest and looking sick.

“You okay?”

“Am I— We have to tell somebody!” they snapped. Jess shook her head, eyes rolling slightly. “Jess, don’t dismiss this – you just uncovered a murder!” they added incredulously.

“There’s no way the company doesn’t know,” she replied, shocking them into silence.

“…What?!”

“Six murdered kids and animatronics freaking out on parents, employees, and night guards? It doesn’t make sense for the company not to know what’s up, even in the vaguest sense, and since my employee contract explicitly stipulates that they’re not liable for my death if it happens on their property, they do not care,” she said, shaking her head.

“So, what do we do?” Louis asked.

“Well, I’m pretty sure at least one of these animatronics’ AI has developed to the point of near sentience and they’re unhappy that they’re being used to kidnap small persons to whom they are also programmed to deliver joy, so...I’m thinking rescue mission,” she said.

Louis was silent for a long time, and after a minute, Jess looked over to make sure the call hadn’t frozen or disconnected. Louis was staring at her.

“Are you fucking serious?” they asked. She huffed, smiling slightly, before shaking her head.

“Hypothetical. You are a robot,” she said. Louis leaned back in their chair and wiped their hands over their face. “You are designed to look fun, and have all these things that make kids happy and also want to be near you. You are also designed to kidnap kids. Wouldn’t you be pissed off? Especially since it was an adult who created you? I’d kill all the adults, frankly,” she muttered, going back to her computer.

She pulled up the Entertainment and Rental website, waiting through the mini trailer/booking enticement and then pulling up the booking schedule. With a frustrated frown, she noted that most of the animatronics were booked months in advance.

No Bueno.

She drummed her fingers against the desktop and then looked at Louis.

“I need to ask you for a favor,” she said. They groaned.

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