-11:30pm at the Freddy's-
Deciding on being early to my first shift, I arrived outside the pizzeria as the last of the cleanup crew are leaving. Paying them no mind, I enter the lobby and am greeted by a skitterish frail man that seems relieved that I have shown up. At the sight of me, he scurried over and took my hand.
"You are Jared right? The new night guard?"
Slightly put off by the urgency in his tone, I introduce myself.
"Oh thank god- wait no, thank you! Thank you for taking the night shift, you truly are a life saver, more than you know!"
Before I have a chance to question him, he darts out of the entrance and disappears into the night. 'odd… I had better be prepared if it has such an effect on people.'
Steeling myself for the night ahead, I make my way to the office. On the way there, I take note of how eerie and unnerving the pizzeria is without its usual patrons.
'is this why he was so freaked out?'
-in the office-
Once I sit down, I immediately notice a note on the monitor. it read, 'listen to the call for instructions – Afton' just as I read it, the phone rang and automatically answered.
"Uhh, he-hello"
it sounded the guy that I met earlier, but a bit calmer.
As I listen to his spiel on how this place works, I check the cameras and find the animatronics in their designated locations, frozen in stasis. 'do they shut down when the pizzeria close? That's not recommended with my fathers animatronics, they may lock up if they do.' And only as that thought forms, I hear the phone guy confirm my suspicions, simultaneous with the Freddy's head snapped to the camera and glowering at it.
'I think I pissed it off'
As I finish that thought, the camera goes static and comes back, but Freddy returned to lifelessness. After that, everything seemed to run smoothly til the phone guy mentioned an accident.
"There was an unfortunate event that made fazbear's close and renovate about 11 years ago after some kids went missing and only one was found in critical condition… but since then there have been no more accidents so there should nothing to worry about… just, make sure that if any animatronics come near the back office, you immediately shut the doors. Don't take any chances if you value your life."
And with that, the call ends, but I'm left with déjà vu and a throbbing headache. The bell rings that its 6 a.m. and I take my leave, casting a sidelong glance at the animatronics and noticing each of them had newer exteriors than their endoskeletons, like they've been replaced within the last few years.
'guess there was a reason for that, but why not the whole bot? Why only the exterior?'
'you will learn soon enough, the tragic past of this location… after all, you were there…'
Again, the disembodied voice comes and goes with cryptic messages, but currently, my thoughts are heavy with information that I need to sort through, so I left deciphering it for later as I make my way home. At the house, I routinely shower, wake my father and make breakfast while working through all the mysteries that have plagued my mind since my employment. Father wasn't feeling well so I brought him his food and decided that rest was the best option before returning to work the next night.
-Night 2-
Well rested and clear of headaches, I enter Freddy's and notice that I haven't seen anyone here after 11:30 except the previous guard, and he too is nowhere in sight. On my way to the office, I glance at the animatronics and notice their eyes following me as I pass… Freddy seemed particularly resentful, though maybe that was a trick of the lights.
-to be continued in the next chapter-
Sorry for this being way late, I've just been busy but the next one will come a lot faster, I promise!
