'Beeeep...'
'Beeeep...'
'Click.'
"...Hello? Anyone there... Well, uh, if you are listening to this message in a home, or a warehouse, or something, then please just ignore this. But, uh, if you're a nightwatchman working at a certain pizzeria, then just keep on listening.
"Well, um, you're probably the new nightwatchman, since you're hearing this message. Now then... um... Welcome to 'Karkat Vantas' Pizzeria'. Congratulations on getting the job, by the way. Most people either don't qualify for the position, or, um, usually leave the first night in.
"My, uh, name isn't important right now. I've worked here for about, fifteenth years, and I can say, there's really nothing to worry about. I mean, yes, a drive by shooting is scary, and yes, a cat being found in an oven is a bit... unsettling. But all of those mishaps happened during the day, and let me tell you first hand, there's not much that happens at night.
"So, uh, I guess I should start running down some things, first.
"Now, the computer is designed specifically for the security cameras. I've had some people trying to use it for other things before, so I'm letting you know now, there is no connection to the internet on the computer whatsoever. Second, um, you have two doors on your left and right. Next to them are a switch that closes the door, and another that controls the light outside of the door.
"Oh, and um, there is an air vent above you, but um, the most that can come out of that is a fly or two, nothing special.
"Now, this place isn't too big, in terms of the amount of rooms. You have the 'Main Hall', which is where everyone goes to eat. Um, next to that, on the right if you were walking in though the front doors, is the 'Game Center' which has a wide assortment of arcade games and such. I should let you know that these don't stay on at night. The power to turn them on is controlled in the computer for the cameras, but it's locked with a password.
"Next, um to the left, again, if you were walking in, closest to the door is the 'Ballroom'. Nothing much here, just balls, some slides and a bit of a fort complex with ladders to climb in. Further down is the bathrooms, as well."
"Next to the game center is the 'Kitchen'. Now I should let you know that in the kitchen is another room. That's the 'Maintenance Room'. It has some stuff for cleaning, janitor stuff, but he cleans up the place before you get here. In between those is um, just a room for staff. You know, office things and stuff, though it's kept locked up. And, um, further down from the 'Main Hall, is the 'Music Stage'. This is where, um, the Animatronics perform for the kids. They do songs, and such.
"Now...um, this is where it gets important.
"Karkat's has been known for its Animatronics, the 'Trolls' for quite some time. These are the livelihood of the place. Now when you came in earlier for the job, you might have seen one and mistaken it for an actual person. These Animatronics are very expensive and took many years to create. All the way from Japan. The kids absolutely love them and these Animatronics live on throughout the hearts of children everywhere.
"Um... I should let you know about what exactly... they'do'at night... Throughout my years of experience, and many others, too... the Animatronics sometimes just...'turn on'by themselves. Now, these things are very high-end. They don't run into walls or repeat the same thing over and over again. They've been programmed to see, hear, and practically feel a lot of things. You know, aside from emotion and things like that.
"But um... There's twelve of them scattered throughout the place. Um, four are at the stage, another four throughout the hall, one by the ballroom, another by the games, one by the front doors and um, usually there's at least one in the maintenance room for repairs, and if not, by the kitchen.
"So, they'll probably walk around the building throughout the night, up until daytime. Now, I advise you that if you see even one moving around, donotleave the security room to try and um, shut it off. These things um, don't recognize most human beings after the night for some reason. They can interact with the other 'Trolls' and the kids during the day, but um, anything else that doesn't look like a 'Troll' at night, say, no horns or no pale skin, will um, usually be dragged into the maintenance room by several and, um, sort of in a way... be fixed.
"Now that's something we want to avoid right now. Um, I had some tools that would help me should any of them come to the security room, but they're not with me right now. I'll deliver them on your second night... You know, if you haven't quit by then.
"Oh, and please, do not try to destroy them. Doing so could get you some time in the slammer for a bit... and um... the thing is that these Animatronics are quite... tough. With um, re-enforced die-cast and carbon fiber, along with a very strong skeleton, these things aren't really the easiest to destroy... unless you're the maintenance girl...
"Now, should they try and approach you, um... there's two ways inside the security room. The first is a door in the kitchen, next to the maintenance room door, and the other is in between the ball pit and the bathrooms. If one tries coming up to you, um, close the door right away. You'll be able to see them on the security cameras, they're all over the place, so you got a pretty good eye.
"If they stay by the door, just relax. Flick on the lights for the door a few times. They don't really like it too much, or, any kind of light unless it's daytime. You should do this if they start banging on the door, which would use up some power.
"That's... another thing. The generator is located outside. Now we don't connect the power to the main line as that would cost us a fortune. So we use this for the security room only. It powers the computer, the doors, as they use power when closed, the lights and anything else plugged in that room, like the fan on the desk. Now, if the power goes out, the lights go off, along with the computer and the doors open. And uh... this is something you should avoid until morning.
"Well, um... that's about it for now. Your shift ends at Six in the morning, and it starts at Midnight. Hope you do okay, and I'll leave another message for you later.
"See you later... um... John. I think that's the name they gave me..."
A/N This is only the beginning of this story. A new chapter to be posted later today, or tomorrow. It's been a year since I joined FanFiction, and the release of this story was to celebrate it. Woo. See you all next time.
- Water
