CHAPTER 15: The Unraveling: There Is No War, Ba'Sin Says
I know it had to be there, the evidence was overwhelming! Something was missing, one last piece to the puzzle, the last thing to close the case.
The internet wasn't helping much, only giving theories on the games and religious articles. I can't even find his family tree. Actually, there's no mention of him before 2014. I wonder...
MEMES! No! I don't want memes! I want the truth, internet! I want the truth that Scott Cawthon, the creator of Five Nights At Freddy's, is a creature from another universe! I don't care that Dollar General is 'everywhere'. Why is 2014 as far back as Scott's past goes? Sure he's said that he worked at Target before then, but there's no evidence to back it up, he could be lying.
I look up Dollar General; store locations and articles of no importance. On a hunch, I look up 'ex Dollar General employees'. Articles about the work environment and other useless stuff, I continue to the second page of Google. I don't want to go too far back, don't want to ask the Dark Web if Scott is an alien. Though that might not be so bad...
Ex Dollar General employees breaking the law, getting tried in court, and, what's this? 'Ex Dollar General Employees For Hire'? Why is it phrased like that?
I go to the site. Are these employee profiles? I've never seen names like those before. Li'sta? I go to the profile:
Name: Li'sta
Preferred Name: Stephen
Element: Fire
Reason for Firing: Drinking Problem (Formerly going to AA meetings.)
Worker Rating: N/A (see Current Status.)
Current Status: Deceased (Cause of death unknown. It is assumed that a powerful entity got mad.)
What. Okay, next profile.
Name: Di'gat
Preferred Name: Daniel
Element: Water
Reason for Firing: Allowed a liquid substance (Grape slush) to be spilled on the Door Mechanic. (Truly a hero.)
Worker Rating: 6/10
Current Status: Alive
What. What the heck? What in this ever loving universe? Is this a joke? It feels like a joke, but it's too real to be a joke. Maybe I should look up Scott? I look up Scott Cawthon.
Name: (Unknown)
Preferred Name: Scott Cawthon
Element: Metal
Reason for Firing: Making games that were an allegory to his store's work environment. His boss (Do'bah) unjustly fired Scott, which eventually led to his boss's firing.
Worker Status: 9/10
Current Status: Content with life
You mean, I'm right? Or at least, right that he's not human? Dollar General employees aren't human? Time to contact the company and get to the bottom of this.
I… I may have made a mistake somewhere in my plan… All I did was ask a large company why their employees were elementals, and now I'm tied to a chair in what appears to be a basement.
"You have caused quite a stir."
"Who are you?"
"I am Ba'sin, and this place is where secrets die, and you, have some secrets."
"Please don't kill me!"
"What? Where did you get that idea?"
"But you just said-"
"I know what I said, I said your secrets, not you. Anyway, you are a man of many interests, have you heard of a show called 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know the part where it's 'there is no war in Ba sing se'?"
"Yes?"
"Well then," a lantern started revolving around me in the dark room. "There is nothing weird about Dollar General employees."
"Wha- Wait! You're really doing this? Why?"
"Your secrets must die."
"But, it's not like anyone would believe me, and I'm not gonna ruin my career by saying 'Dollar General employees are elementals!' I'm not an idiot."
"You've already almost uncovered one of our former employees to your fanbase. We are not taking any more risks."
"You mean that Scott Cawthon video I did? I posted it on April 1st for a reason! Everyone just thinks it's a joke. I almost thought it was a joke."
"That doesn't matter, soon you will forget your efforts."
"You realize this doesn't even work, right?"
"What? Then why was it on TV?"
"You can't believe everything you see on TV."
"Aw, man! I really wanted to try this! It looked so fun and creepy!" The strange man pouted. "You darn humans ruining my fun. Fine, you can go, but we're watching you, MatPat."