Prologue
1983
"There's no doubting what you've achieved on a technical level. These are clearly state-of-the-art. There are just certain... design choices that were made for these robots that we don't fully understand. We were hoping that you could shed some light on those." The officer says across the table from William Afton. Afton smiles and responds by saying "She can dance. She can sing. She's equipped with a built-in helium tank, inflating balloons right at her fingertips. She can take song requests. She can even dispense ice cream." The officer nods his head and writes something down on his notepad across from William. The officer then takes off his glasses and says "With all due respect, those weren't the design choices we were curious about, Mr. Afton."
William Afton laughs. "Then what were you wanting to know?" William asks, the officer's face gets serious. "This is no laughing matter sir. Your daughter went missing, and several other children have gone missing all related to your pizzeria, and your robots are designed to have containment units inside of them." The officer says without making a slight smile, William sits back in his chair and smiles. "Look, the containment unit was specifically designed to make it easier to carry possible animatronic accessories inside of. You press the button, and all the hatches on the animatronic open up. That's it." William says, as the officer rubs his eyes and sighs. "Look, if you're doing something wrong, come clean with it. Make it easier on yourself. Several children have gone missing from your pizzeria the past few months, this can't just be a coincidence." The officer looks Afton in the eyes, hoping to get a confession out of the man, but William isn't falling for it.
William's smile turns into a frown, as William opens his mouth, thinking of what to say next. William says "In the future, you'll realize one thing. That you'll do anything to protect your children, and I already let one of them down. I'm not letting the other two get hurt, especially Dave." The officer sees emotion in William's eye for the first time. Every time William has been brought in, he always seems to be emotionless, but for the first time the officer sees something sparkle in his eyes. "Now, what's so special about Dave?" The officer asks, as William's smile grows once again. "You'll see one day." William gets up before saying one more thing. "Keep an eye out on him. Now, I've told you all I know." The officer nods and says "Alright, Mr. Afton. Hopefully this is the last time we meet." William nods and smiles, as the officer walks over to the door and allows William out of the room. William is smirking on his way out, knowing that he has set the puzzle pieces in place.
