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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.1199998855591px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"As soon as the first break arrived, I skipped out on going backstage (not that the others minded) and decided to visit (y\n). I was really hoping she'd be willing to replace my music box. I really did miss /I opened the door to her office and saw her sitting at her desk doing some sort of paperwork. It didn't seem like she heard me come in so I walked up to the front of her desk and stood there staring. After a few minutes, I got bored of not being noticed so I screeched at her like I did some of the previous night guards. Bad move...br /(Y\n) shrieked and fell out of her chair. I started laughing till I saw the glare she was wearing on her face. I gulped and backed away a little. Even though she was human, (y\n) was still scary when she got /She pulled herself up off the floor and shouted, "What the heck, Mary?!"br /"Er... Um... S-sorry, (y\n)," I /She sighed and sat back in her chair. "If you're not here for something, Marion, then please leave. I'm very busy this afternoon."br /"No, wait! Um...," (cue eyebrow raise) "I was actually wondering if I could have a small favor."br /"After what you all did to Mike last night, I highly doubt I'll be doing any of you favors for a long time," she growled angrily. "And besides, I just did you a favor by letting you free roam during break. What more could you possibly want?"br /I twirled my thumbs bashfully and responded, "It's nothing big, really. I was just wondering if I could have a new music box. I've really missed my old one for a while and I'd love if I could have one /"(Y\n) sighed and mumbled, "I can't believe I'm doing this," before saying more clearly, "Fine, I'll get you a new music box. But this is my last favor to you Marion. I'm not happy with any of you at the moment and I really shouldn't be doing this for you. But mark my words, if you screw up, be it something to do with Mike, the children, their parents, or the other animatronics, I will take it away and you won't get it back. Is that understood?"br /I nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, (y\n), thank you so much!"br /She nodded and said, "You're welcome. Just don't make me regret doing it." Returning to her paperwork, she ended the conversation with, "I'll have it in by tomorrow. And Mary, please let the others know I need to speak with all of you immediately after closing. Though I'm sure they know already."br /"Yes ma'am," I said before exiting the office. I returned to prize corner and awaited my next break to speak with the others./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.1199998855591px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Once Mary left, I set down the paperwork and laid my head in my hands. Where do I go wrong with the animatronics. They were all so sweet before. Sure, they got into their own little shenanigans, but I never expected them to revert back to how they were before. What if they actually intended to kill Mike? Not only would the restaurant be shut down, but they'd be scrapped for good. We're they really willing to risk so much? I must be missing something. There has to be something else at play /For the first time since discovering phone guy's secret, I got online and researched the history of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. Of course, I already knew about the children being murdered and stuffed into suits, someone being framed for it, and how Fredbear's Family Diner was the first location where the incident took place. But was there something more? I never searched back before Fredbear's because I never thought it was necessary and if I recalled correctly, phone guy had used a golden suit to lure the children and commit the murders. However, the only golden suit I'm aware of would be Goldie's and he never mentioned anything about that. Granted that could possibly explain why Freddy disliked him for so long. Though Goldie's antics could as well. It was definitely time for some more /After a long time, I came across a very old newspaper article. The name of the building was crossed out for some reason, but the article included an image that shocked me. In the picture was Golden Freddy and what looked like a golden version of Bonnie. I'd never seen that animatronic before so I guess it was scrapped or moved elsewhere. Scrolling through the article, I read that these just weren't animatronics, but they also doubled as suits. By simply pulling a lever on the inside of the suit, the harmful parts were pushed to the side and a human could cli mb inside and walk around in the suit. But as the article continued, the story became more horrid. Both suits could be faulty at times. The first accident occurred a few months after the two had been featured. Both levers collapsed and crushed two workers, causing them to bleed out. Immediately after the incident, a safe room was established that the animatronics were unable to detect where a worker could go to die without bothering customers should another incident occur. While both suits proved faulty at times, the Spring Bonnie suit proved to kill an unnatural amount of individuals, earning it the name Springtrap. After quite a few deaths occurred, the place was shut down and the suits were retired. br /Beyond that, I didn't find much more on the history. Quite obviously Golden Freddy was renovated and brought back later. At least, I think he was. Though I didn't find anymore information on Spring Bonnie. Also, I found a handful of articles mentioning strange occurrences after the two original deaths due to the suits. Some individuals even claimed to recall shadowy figures that looked like the two animatronics. How strange. This history was even darker than I could have ever believed. I was definitely going to have to speak with Goldie soon. But glancing uip at the clock, I saw it would have to wait. It was closing time and I had a more pressing issue to deal /I exited the office and took the time to make sure everything had been cleaned properly, was in it's rightful place, and that every door except the front was locked. Once I had inspected everything, I went to the main stage and found all of the animatronics standing there waiting. I wasn't sure if Mary actually informed them too or if they just knew, but I was just relieved I didn't have to round up /As I approached I saw Chica hide some behind Freddy and Bonnie wearing the same guilt expression he had earlier that morning. Once I reached the stage, I cleared my throat and said, "Good evening, everyone."br /"Good evening, (y\n)," they all responded /"I imagine you all know why I've assembled you here so I'm going to cut to the chase," I began. "Bonnie, Chica, Goldie, I know you three are responsible for terrorizing Mike last night, though I imagine it wasn't wholly your plan. Now I want to know whose idea it was and why you guys decided to follow along."br /"It was my idea," Mary spoke up quietly. "I weasled them all into playing along. B-but the plan was never to hurt him! We just wanted him to go away. We miss you, (y\n)..."br /I sighed and sat down beside them. "Look, I know you guys miss me, and if there was a way I could balance running the business and being the night guard, I would do it. But the point is that I can't and you all are going to have to learn to accept that. And you can't chase off every guard I hire. Besides, you nearly gave Mike a heart attack! I'm impressed he's even willing to give it another night. So please, do the both of us a favor and be nice to him. Better yet, just stay in your spots tonight. I'm sure that'll put his mind at ease. Can you guys do that? For me?"br /They all nodded and Freddy said, "We will, (y\n)."br /I smiled softly. "Good. Now Mike should be here any minute now. I'm going to go ahead and head home. Be nice you guys!"br /"We will be, (y\n). Good night!"/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.1199998855591px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"As soon as I had gotten home, I went straight to the couch and collapsed on the cushions, falling asleep. I didn't wake up again until 11 p.m. at which time I quickly showered and put on some fresh clothes before leaving for the restaurant. I really hoped the night wouldn't be so bad. As much as I wanted to trust (y\n), I did value my life some. Hopefully she got it all straightened /When I reached the restaurant, I nearly collided with (y\n) on the way in. "Oh, Mike! What perfect timing. I was just leaving. Anyway, I'd just like to thank you for coming back. I spoke with the animatronics and I'm sure tonight will go much more smoothly."br /I smiled and said, "Thank you, (y\n). I appreciate it. And I figured it was all worth a second chance."br /She beamed and cheerfully replied, "I'm so glad to hear that! Oh! Before I forget, I didn't have time to fix the phones so you'll likely hear another message tonight. Just ignore what it says and continue with your job. It'll cut off after a few minutes anyway." Looking down at her watch, she frowned and said, "Well, I better not hold you up any longer. You're shift will start soon. So, good night, Mike."br /"Good night, (y\n)!" I called out, waving after her. Once she was out of sight, I gulped and turned toward the entrance. It was time to see what nightmares awaited me tonight./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.1199998855591px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"As soon as the first break arrived, I skipped out on going backstage (not that the others minded) and decided to visit (y\n). I was really hoping she'd be willing to replace my music box. I really did miss /I opened the door to her office and saw her sitting at her desk doing some sort of paperwork. It didn't seem like she heard me come in so I walked up to the front of her desk and stood there staring. After a few minutes, I got bored of not being noticed so I screeched at her like I did some of the previous night guards. Bad move...br /(Y\n) shrieked and fell out of her chair. I started laughing till I saw the glare she was wearing on her face. I gulped and backed away a little. Even though she was human, (y\n) was still scary when she got /She pulled herself up off the floor and shouted, "What the heck, Mary?!"br /"Er... Um... S-sorry, (y\n)," I /She sighed and sat back in her chair. "If you're not here for something, Marion, then please leave. I'm very busy this afternoon."br /"No, wait! Um...," (cue eyebrow raise) "I was actually wondering if I could have a small favor."br /"After what you all did to Mike last night, I highly doubt I'll be doing any of you favors for a long time," she growled angrily. "And besides, I just did you a favor by letting you free roam during break. What more could you possibly want?"br /I twirled my thumbs bashfully and responded, "It's nothing big, really. I was just wondering if I could have a new music box. I've really missed my old one for a while and I'd love if I could have one /"(Y\n) sighed and mumbled, "I can't believe I'm doing this," before saying more clearly, "Fine, I'll get you a new music box. But this is my last favor to you Marion. I'm not happy with any of you at the moment and I really shouldn't be doing this for you. But mark my words, if you screw up, be it something to do with Mike, the children, their parents, or the other animatronics, I will take it away and you won't get it back. Is that understood?"br /I nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, (y\n), thank you so much!"br /She nodded and said, "You're welcome. Just don't make me regret doing it." Returning to her paperwork, she ended the conversation with, "I'll have it in by tomorrow. And Mary, please let the others know I need to speak with all of you immediately after closing. Though I'm sure they know already."br /"Yes ma'am," I said before exiting the office. I returned to prize corner and awaited my next break to speak with the others./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.1199998855591px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Once Mary left, I set down the paperwork and laid my head in my hands. Where do I go wrong with the animatronics. They were all so sweet before. Sure, they got into their own little shenanigans, but I never expected them to revert back to how they were before. What if they actually intended to kill Mike? Not only would the restaurant be shut down, but they'd be scrapped for good. We're they really willing to risk so much? I must be missing something. There has to be something else at play /For the first time since discovering phone guy's secret, I got online and researched the history of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. Of course, I already knew about the children being murdered and stuffed into suits, someone being framed for it, and how Fredbear's Family Diner was the first location where the incident took place. But was there something more? I never searched back before Fredbear's because I never thought it was necessary and if I recalled correctly, phone guy had used a golden suit to lure the children and commit the murders. However, the only golden suit I'm aware of would be Goldie's and he never mentioned anything about that. Granted that could possibly explain why Freddy disliked him for so long. Though Goldie's antics could as well. It was definitely time for some more /After a long time, I came across a very old newspaper article. The name of the building was crossed out for some reason, but the article included an image that shocked me. In the picture was Golden Freddy and what looked like a golden version of Bonnie. I'd never seen that animatronic before so I guess it was scrapped or moved elsewhere. Scrolling through the article, I read that these just weren't animatronics, but they also doubled as suits. By simply pulling a lever on the inside of the suit, the harmful parts were pushed to the side and a human could cli mb inside and walk around in the suit. But as the article continued, the story became more horrid. Both suits could be faulty at times. The first accident occurred a few months after the two had been featured. Both levers collapsed and crushed two workers, causing them to bleed out. Immediately after the incident, a safe room was established that the animatronics were unable to detect where a worker could go to die without bothering customers should another incident occur. While both suits proved faulty at times, the Spring Bonnie suit proved to kill an unnatural amount of individuals, earning it the name Springtrap. After quite a few deaths occurred, the place was shut down and the suits were retired. br /Beyond that, I didn't find much more on the history. Quite obviously Golden Freddy was renovated and brought back later. At least, I think he was. Though I didn't find anymore information on Spring Bonnie. Also, I found a handful of articles mentioning strange occurrences after the two original deaths due to the suits. Some individuals even claimed to recall shadowy figures that looked like the two animatronics. How strange. This history was even darker than I could have ever believed. I was definitely going to have to speak with Goldie soon. But glancing uip at the clock, I saw it would have to wait. It was closing time and I had a more pressing issue to deal /I exited the office and took the time to make sure everything had been cleaned properly, was in it's rightful place, and that every door except the front was locked. Once I had inspected everything, I went to the main stage and found all of the animatronics standing there waiting. I wasn't sure if Mary actually informed them too or if they just knew, but I was just relieved I didn't have to round up /As I approached I saw Chica hide some behind Freddy and Bonnie wearing the same guilt expression he had earlier that morning. Once I reached the stage, I cleared my throat and said, "Good evening, everyone."br /"Good evening, (y\n)," they all responded /"I imagine you all know why I've assembled you here so I'm going to cut to the chase," I began. "Bonnie, Chica, Goldie, I know you three are responsible for terrorizing Mike last night, though I imagine it wasn't wholly your plan. Now I want to know whose idea it was and why you guys decided to follow along."br /"It was my idea," Mary spoke up quietly. "I weasled them all into playing along. B-but the plan was never to hurt him! We just wanted him to go away. We miss you, (y\n)..."br /I sighed and sat down beside them. "Look, I know you guys miss me, and if there was a way I could balance running the business and being the night guard, I would do it. But the point is that I can't and you all are going to have to learn to accept that. And you can't chase off every guard I hire. Besides, you nearly gave Mike a heart attack! I'm impressed he's even willing to give it another night. So please, do the both of us a favor and be nice to him. Better yet, just stay in your spots tonight. I'm sure that'll put his mind at ease. Can you guys do that? For me?"br /They all nodded and Freddy said, "We will, (y\n)."br /I smiled softly. "Good. Now Mike should be here any minute now. I'm going to go ahead and head home. Be nice you guys!"br /"We will be, (y\n). Good night!"/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.1199998855591px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"As soon as I had gotten home, I went straight to the couch and collapsed on the cushions, falling asleep. I didn't wake up again until 11 p.m. at which time I quickly showered and put on some fresh clothes before leaving for the restaurant. I really hoped the night wouldn't be so bad. As much as I wanted to trust (y\n), I did value my life some. Hopefully she got it all straightened /When I reached the restaurant, I nearly collided with (y\n) on the way in. "Oh, Mike! What perfect timing. I was just leaving. Anyway, I'd just like to thank you for coming back. I spoke with the animatronics and I'm sure tonight will go much more smoothly."br /I smiled and said, "Thank you, (y\n). I appreciate it. And I figured it was all worth a second chance."br /She beamed and cheerfully replied, "I'm so glad to hear that! Oh! Before I forget, I didn't have time to fix the phones so you'll likely hear another message tonight. Just ignore what it says and continue with your job. It'll cut off after a few minutes anyway." Looking down at her watch, she frowned and said, "Well, I better not hold you up any longer. You're shift will start soon. So, good night, Mike."br /"Good night, (y\n)!" I called out, waving after her. Once she was out of sight, I gulped and turned toward the entrance. It was time to see what nightmares awaited me tonight./p