"But...sometimes it gets pretty hard, ya no?"
"Huh?" Bonnie and Chica's sensual looks quickly became confused, and surprised. "Whaddya mean, honey?" Chica cooed, rocking her posterior back and forth on Erics chest.
"Well, like, people die. And sometimes I get really sad. Especially when my mom tells me I'll never live up to anything-."
"I don't know. You seem pretty UP right about now~" Chica giggled. Eric felt Bonnie climb off of his lower stomach and he craned his neck to see her sitting on the corner of the desk, facing the wall."Something wrong?"
"I...don't wanna live anymore."
Eric and Chica exchanged concerned glances. Something about Eric's words had struck a very sensitive chord with Bonnie, as evidenced by her quiet sobs. "Well... you don't have to die. You're a robot. You'll be here with me and Freddy and Foxy...forever." Chica rushed over to wrap her arms around Bonnie and peck her on the cheek. Eric felt himself extremely frustrated as pins and needles developed in his crotch as the blood rushed back to other parts of his body.
"I DONT WANNA BE REAL." Bonnie screamed, flopping onto the floor out of Chicas arms, pulling her ears over her eyes. Eric noticed Chica become teary eyed as she choked out "W-why?"
"B-because pain is more a part of me...than I am. It's every day. It's..." Bonnie trailed off, breaking down into quieter sobs. Chica collapsed and curled up next to Bonnie. "...Yeah. Why are we here? What do we do? We just SERVE PIZZA. WHY DOES PAIN HAVE TO BE A PART OF US FOREVER?" Chicas fists curled up and tears streamed down her face.
"Guys wait! That's not all there is being sentient!" Eric grabbed the hysteric animatronics by their shoulders, trying to keep the irritation in his voice at bay. "Life can be very beautiful, too."
"Beautiful? How?" asked Bonnie, rubbing her eyes.
"Well flowers are very beautiful." Eric began. "-the promise of a newborn baby, the ember/violet trails of dawn, gently swaying fields of wheat, they're all very beautiful..." Eric's words, coupled with his tender rocking of Bonnie and Chica, seemed to dry their tears for the moment, and they shared a moment of quiet contemplation. "Life isn't just a lonely march to the grave, you know."
"Thats BULLSHIT." Chica spat through gritted teeth, fresh tears forming in her eyes. "If all that SHIT is so GREAT, WHY DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME HERE IN THIS FUCKING...JOKE..." Chica brought her fist down hard on a balloon with the words "5th birthday!" in bubble letters covering either side. "SERVING PIZZA!"
"You're gonna die here." Bonnie choked, no energy for tears left. "Your heart may not stop, but you're gonna die. I died. Chica died. Maybe you died went you first walked in here..." Bonnie's expression became unnervingly blank, and she cleared her throat. "You die as soon as you decide to no longer experience life."
Eric attempted to break the quickly developing silence: "Well...um...have you guys heard of Taoism?"
"ANYTHING BUT TAOISM" the animatronics wailed, breaking down, once again, into hysterical shrieks and cries, burying their faces in each other's shoulders.