November 14, 1987 - 8:05 AM

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Alright, that's enough about me, let's shift our focus to something different. Now, this isn't on the teleprompter, but I just want to warn you, if you've got young children watching with you, or you have a weak stomach, it is strongly suggested that you change the channel or just leave the room. But parents, please keep watching, you might want to reconsider where you want to have your child's next birthday party after you hear about this. [long pause]

Alright, now that the little ones are gone, we can continue our broadcast day. Once again, I want to reiterate, this story is not pretty.

You may be familiar with our city's own popular family restaurant, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a company started in 1977 by two young inventors who had a dream of combining great food with an animatronic band of robot characters that can sing and dance to the delight of all.

Those robots are controlled via a highly advanced set of hydraulic technology combined with artificial intelligence. For instance, they know when a kid's around them, so they'll give them a hug or wave when they see one nearby. The robots, who include Chica the hungry chick, Bonnie the funny bunny, Foxy the pirate fox, and the star of the show, Freddy Fazbear, are able to walk around like costumed characters, but also perform on stage like a regular animatronic band.

This was the main draw of the establishment for many years, but for the first time since they opened nearly ten years ago, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is closed on a Saturday.

What could have caused such a thing to happen? This is 32-year-old local man Andrew Brown, pictured here holding his youngest daughter, Felicia. Andrew and his family went to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to attend a birthday party for his other daughter, Madison, but the party ended in tragedy.

Around 8:02 PM, Andrew and his two daughters were dancing with the robotic fox character Foxy the pirate when, according to eyewitness testimony, the character lunged forward and bit down onto the forehead of Andrew Brown, taking a large chunk of flesh and brain out of his head. [retching noises]

The two girls, Madison and Felicia, were driven home by their grandparents, while the mother stayed behind to talk with the authorities and watch over her husband. According to Marjory Brown, the mother in question, Andrew was a loving and devoted father who was always full of life. He seemed to love Freddy Fazbear and the gang even more than his two children did, and was always the first to give Freddy a hug upon arrival.

Tragically, Andrew lost a large part of his frontal lobe in the accident, which is the part of the brain that controls people's motor skills, memories, judgement, impulses, and several other important functions. Without this vital part of the human brain, Andrew is reportedly going to be unable to move or think for however longer his family decides to keep him alive.

After the incident occurred, eyewitness testimonies from several people who were at the restaurant were collected by our news team.

An anonymous woman and friend of the family who was at the establishment and attending Madison's birthday party with her son told us, "[the girls] were mortified. They couldn't even scream, they just looked shocked beyond belief. Their faces turned pale white, like they'd seen a ghost. Their grandma and grandpa just picked them both up and carried them outside as fast as they possibly could. My husband took my son by the hand and followed them into the parking lot. He hadn't seen Andy get bitten, he just heard the screaming. He was crying in the parking lot because he didn't want to leave."

Another anonymous source who quit his job at Freddy Fazbear's the night of the incident told us this, "It was awful. Foxy fell forward and his teeth just dug into that poor man's skull like it was nothing. I really had to control myself to keep from puking all over the pizza I was carrying. I mean, not like it would have mattered. When the people saw the brains all up in Foxy's mouth and the blood everywhere, everybody got the *BLEEP* outta' there. I don't blame them. I had to clean up some of that *BLEEP*. Too lazy to hire a professional team to do it, I guess."

And that's not all that the managers of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza have been skimping on. While the restaurant remains popular for its walking, dancing robots, the figures themselves are in desperate need for a repair. Fur falling out, teeth missing, stains all over the costumes.

"If you ask me, the thing probably just fell on him because of how old and nasty it is. Always knew one of those *BLEEP* robots was going to do some serious damage to someone if they didn't fix those things. The owners are so cheap, it's ridiculous. I was going to quit anyway. I didn't get paid jack-*BLEEP*."

The fate of the restaurant is uncertain at this point. Reportedly, the company is doing anything and everything possible to keep the business afloat. The Foxy the pirate character, the one responsible for the incident, will be permanently retired, and subject to replacement, although the company has not disclosed any information as to when the figure and his stage will be removed.

They have, however, released a statement: "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is committed to keeping a safe, hygienic environment where kids and grownups can have fun together with our characters. But, sometimes, accidents do happen. It is very unfortunate that we had to lose a very popular figure in the community to one of our machines, but rest assured, Foxy the pirate's show will not be returning when our doors reopen.

"Our characters do require some locomotion in order to function properly, however, and our leading fungeoneers are developing a safe way for the animatronic characters to move about while at the same time not putting any of our valued customers in any sort of danger.

"We are looking to reopen our doors January 16, 1988. Come see us then and check out our new and improved Freddy Fazbear show!"

I think I, and several other responsible parents in the area will pass. If Freddy Fazbear remains open after this incident, it will not be for very long. Keeping you updated on all the latest news, this is Daniel Kushner, signing off. [walks offstage; retching noises resume; tape fades to black]

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