A/N: You people make me laugh. Seriously. Close to 200 views already. Geez. Anyway, Night 2.
The next day, Ruby came in early. You'd think she'd do so to talk to Mr. Kiin about quitting, but no. Instead, she went straight up to the stage where the animatronics stood.
"Hey, guys," she chirped, doing her best to make sure her voice didn't waver. As it was only 11:00, they didn't move, staring straight ahead of them with frozen expressions. "I think maybe we got off on the wrong foot. My name's Ruby Rose, and I'm the new night watch! So...I'm not an intruder or anything. You don't need to come banging on my doors, alright?" Still no reaction. With a sigh, she hopped back down, failing to notice that their eyes were following her.
Mr. Kiin was just strolling out of his office when he saw her trying to talk to the animatronics. The only reason he didn't intervene was because he knew they couldn't move until midnight. Honestly, he was more concerned with how she actually came back the next day. Most night guards either died or ran for the hills after their first day, but not this girl. Maybe it had been a good idea to post that ad at Beacon, after all.
"Ruby," he called after her gruffly. She stopped and turned to him, smiling. "I'm sorry I didn't warn you about the animatronics and their...habits. Most people just tend to leave if I do."
"Oh, it's okay, sir! I think I'll be fine, if I just keep a watch out!" He gave a sigh of relief, not expecting her to be so forgiving.
"Good to hear. Anyway, keep your guard up. They get more active as the week continues. Hope to see you tomorrow." With that, he left. Ruby chose to ignore the implied 'hope you don't die'.
~0~
She was getting the feeling these 'bots just really didn't like her. Even after her polite introduction, Newt and Carlos hadn't left her alone all night, one or the other popping up at her doors at least every half-hour, and it was only 3! After about the 10th time Carlos tried to surprise her, she couldn't help but yell at him through the door a little. "Oh, come on! I didn't even do anything to you guys!" He only giggled at her and walked away. Jerk. With a huff, she sat back down at her desk, swiping through the cameras.
She stopped when she caught a pair of ice-blue eyes staring at the camera, peeking out behind the curtains. Was that Indigo? She was sure that he'd been too broken to move! But there he was, just staring. At least he wasn't grinning like the others. With a sigh, she put the scroll down and slammed the door in Newt's face again.
She put her hands on her hips and turned to face the 'bot, who was once again staring at her through the window. "Ser-i-ous-ly! I didn't do anything! What do you want from me?" Newt tilted her head to the side, before opening her mouth and letting out the most unearthly screech she'd ever heard. So that's why the music is recorded. Choosing to ignore her, she again returned to the cameras.
"Indigo's gone."
...
Without trying to find him first, she punched the left door button closed. Just in time, too, as the loud clanging of metal on linoleum echoed through the building, followed by what sounded like someone pounding on the door. After a minute, it stopped, and the clanking retreated to where it came from. She just watched with the cameras as Indigo pulled the curtains shut around himself again, with one last glare at her.
Slowly, she turned back to the other door, where Newt still stood staring. "Why are you guys all jerks?"
"SKREEEEE."
"Huh."
~0~
Once again, the clock hitting 6 made her rise out of her chair with a cheer, mainly because she had only 10% power left. Not feeling daring enough to walk by the stage again, she went straight for the front door, only to meet Mr. Kiin there, who looked surprised to see her.
"No problems tonight?" he questioned softly, glancing over at the animatronics.
"Well, yeah, but they're kind of predictable. Bunch of jerks."
She noticed how he glanced at his leg. "Quite."
A/N: Yeah. They are indeed a bunch of jerks. More development on background and the robot's personalities next time.