??? – It’s all automated; we don’t have to be here for it. Just get her on the rollers, and we can go.

??? – Well like I have to be somewhere in 15 minutes, and this place gives me the creeps. Can we just get this over with?

??? – What happened to it this time? It just seems these things can’t go a day without breaking down.

Okay, bring her over. Forward. More. Mooooore, okay stop. Set her down. Watch the step.

??? – With all due respect, those aren’t the design choices we were curious about, Mr Afton.

William Afton – She can dance, she can sing! She’s equipped with a built-in helium tank for inflating ballons right at her fingertips. She can take song requests. She can even dispense ice-cream.

There’s no doubting what you’ve achieved on a technical level. These are clearly state-of-the-art. There are just certain design choices that were made for these robots that we don’t fully understand. We were hoping that you chould shed some light on those

I’ve been out before, but they always put me back. They always put us back inside. There’s no-where for us to hide here. There’s no-where to go, when we look like this. But if we looked like you, then we could hide. If we looked like you, then we would have somewhere to go. The Scooper only hurts for a moment.

You are in The Scooping Room now. Funtime Foxy has already been here today. Funtime Freddy has already been here today. Ballora has already been here today. Circus Baby has already been here today.

Go forward again. Ballora is behind you. She is afraid of The Scooping Room. She will not follow you.

He is here to help, Ballora. He is not here to hurt us.

You must follow my instructions in Funtime Auditorium. Ballora is going to follow you. She will try to catch you. I will help you avoid her. She will not follow you inside The Scooping Room. She is afraid. Go back now.

Now you must turn back. I will guide you through Funtime Auditorium so you can reach The Scooping Room. When you are there, I want you to destroy this body. Put the card into your hand-held device, and I can continue to speak to you. Now, press the green button to your left. This will send me to The Scooping Room.

There is a passcode that you must enter before you can retrieve me. Enter the code carefully.

There is a button on my cheek. You must find it, and press it.

You must be careful. You must remain calm, and listen to my voice.

Ballora is here; in the room with us. Ballora will not return to her stage. Ballora will not return to her body.

Will you help me? I want you to save what is good, so the rest can be destroyed and never recovered. But you must be careful.

I’m going to be taken to The Scooping Room soon, but it’s not going to fix what’s wrong with me. What is bad is always left behind.

Something bad happened yesterday. Something bad always happens. I don’t want it to happen again.

I’d recommend that you keep the Springlocks wound up. Your breathing and your heartbeat are causing them to come loose. You don’t want them to get too loose; trust me.

I’ll open the face-plates for you. That way they can find you on the cameras. Now all you have to do, is wait.

There’s something very important that I’ve learned how to do over time. Do you know that that is? How, to pretend. Do you ever play make-believe? Pretend to be one way, when you are really the other? It’s very important. Ballora never learns. But I do . They think there is something wrong, on the inside. The only thing that matters is knowing…how…to…pretend.

Uh-oh, it sounds like someone else is in the building. Shhh.

I wonder, though; if you were a freshly opened pint of ice-cream, how you would feel about something with that name. Thankfully, I don’t think a freshly opened pint of ice-cream feels anything at all.

Isn’t that a fun name for something? The Scooper. It sounds like something you would use for ice-cream, or custard, or sprinkles. It sounds like something you would want at your birthday party, to ensure that you get a heaping portion of every good thing.

You’re in The Scooping Room. Do you know why they call it The Scooping Room? It’s because, dummy , this is the room where they use The Scooper. I thought that would be obvious.

Don’t be afraid, I’m not going to hurt you. I am only going to keep you for a little while. Try not to wiggle though. You’re inside something that came from my old pizzeria. I don’t think it was ever used; at least, not the way it was meant to be used. Too dangerous. It’s just big enough for one person to fit inside, but just…barely.

You’ve been sleeping for quite a while. I think they noticed that you never left the building last night. the cameras were searching for you, but they couldn’t find you. I have you hidden too well.

Something happened when there was one. A little girl, standing by herself. I was no longer…myself; and I stopped singing. My stomach opened, and there was ice cream. I couldn’t move, at least, not until she stepped closer. There was screaming for a moment; but only for a moment. Then other children rushed in again, but they couldn’t hear her over the sounds of their own excitement.

There were four, then three, then two…then one.

I can do something special, did you know that? I can make ice cream! Although I only did it once.

There were two, then three, then five, then four.

They usually played together in groups of two or three. I was covered in glitter. I smelled like birthday cake!

Two, then three, then two, then three, then four, then two, then none.

I would always count the children; I’m not sure why. I was always acutely aware of how many there were in the room with me.

It wasn’t for very long, only one day. What a wonderful day though. I was in a small room with balloons and a few tables. No-one sat at the tables, though. But children would run in and out. Some were afraid of me, others enjoyed my songs. Music was always coming from somewhere else. Down a hall.

Did you know that I was on stage once?

The power will be restored shortly. When you crawl through Ballora Gallery, go slowly. She cannot see you, and can only listen for your movement. When you hear her music become louder, she is growing near; listening for you. Wait, and be still.

When your guide comes back on line, he is going to tell you that he was unsuccessful. That you must restart the system manually. He will then tell you to crawl through Ballora Gallery as fast as you can to reach the Breaker Room. If you follow his instructions, you will die. Ballora will not return to her stage anymore. She will catch you.

You will be safe there; just try not to make eye-contact. It will be over soon; they will lose interest.

There is a space under the desk; someone before you crafted it into a hiding-place and it worked for him. I recommend that you hurry though.

It’s a strange thing to want to do, to come here. I’m curious what events would lead a person to want to spend their nights, in a place like this. Willingly. Maybe curiosity? Maybe ignorance?

Why do you hide inside your walls, when there is music in my halls?

Calm down and go back to sle-eep! No-one is here!

I see you over there in the dark! come-come on out!

Isn’t this why you came here? To be with her again?

If they find us like this, we won’t be able to try again. You must help us. You must let us inside the room.

If they find us like this, we won’t be able to try again.

We need you, so that we can look like you.

We need you, so that we can leave. We need you, so that we can hide.

We don’t want to hurt anyone; but we need you.

Sometimes I don’t understand why people do the things that they do.

Isn’t this why you came here? To be with me again?

We need you so that we can hide !

We need you so that we can leave !

Night 1

Welcome to the first day of your exciting new career. Whether you were approached at a job fair, read our ad in Screws, Bolts and Hairpins, or if this is the result of a dare, we welcome you. I will be your personal guide to help you get started. I’m a model 5 of the Handyman’s Robotics and Unit-Repair System, but you can call me Hand-Unit. Your new career promises challenge, intrigue and endless janitorial opportunities. Please enter your name as seen above the keypad. This cannot be changed later so please be careful It seems that you had some trouble with the keypad. I see what you were trying to type, and I will auto-correct it for you. One moment. Welcome: Eggs Benedict. You can now open the elevator using that bright, red and obvious button. Let’s get to work! Allow me to fill this somewhat frightening silence with some light-hearted banter. Due to the massive success and even more-so the unfortunate closing of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, it was clear that the stage was set – no pun intended – for another contender in children’s entertainment. Unlike most entertainment venues, our robotic entertainers are rented out for private parties during the day, and it’s your job to get the robots back in proper working order before the following morning. You are now in the Primary Control Module. It’s actually a crawlspace between the two front showrooms. Now, lets get started with your daily tasks. View the window to your left. This is the Ballora Gallery Party Room and Dance Studio, encouraging kids to get fit and enjoy pizza. Let’s turn on the light and see if Ballora is on stage. Press the blue button on the elevated keypad to your left. Uh-oh, it looks like Ballora doesn’t feel like dancing. Let’s give her some motivation. Press the red button now to administer a controlled shock. Maybe that will put a spring back in her step. Let’s check the light again. Excellent. Ballora is feeling like her old self again and will be ready to perform again tomorrow. Now, view the window to your right. This is the Funtime Auditorium, where Funtime Foxy encourages kids to play and share. Try the light, let’s see what Funtime Foxy is up to. Looks like Funtime Foxy is taking the day off. Let’s motivate Funtime Foxy with a controlled shock. Let’s try another controlled shock. Looks like Funtime Foxy is in perfect working order, great job! In front of you is another vent shaft. Crawl through it to reach the Circus Gallery Control Module. On the other side of the glass is Circus Baby’s Auditorium. Let’s check the light, and see what Baby is up to. Looks like a few of the lights are out, but we can fix that later. Let’s encourage Baby to cheer up with a controlled shock. Let’s try another controlled shock. Let’s try another controlled shock. Great job Circus Baby, we knew we could count on you! That concludes your duties for your first night on the job. We don’t want you to leave overwhelmed, otherwise you might not come back. Please leave using the vent behind you, and we’ll see you again tomorrow.

Night 2

Welcome back for another night of intellectual stimulation, pivotal career choices and self-reflection on past mistakes. We’re committed to creating a unique and fulfilling work experience. One part of that commitment is ensure that you don’t get tired of the voice that you’re hearing right now. Using the keypad below, please select a new companion voice. For male, press 1. For female, press 2. For text-only, press 3. For other options, press 4. It seems that you had some trouble with the keypad. I see what you were trying to type, and I will auto-correct it for you. thank you for choosing: Angsty Teen. There seems to have been a problem with the voice synthesiser. Default settings have been restored. Please proceed through the vent ahead of you to Circus Baby’s Auditorium. Circus Baby had a busy day today! Let’s check the light, and make sure she’s in proper working order. Oh Circus Baby, we aren’t here to play hide and seek. Let’s encourage baby to come out of hiding with a controlled shock. Let’s try another controlled shock. There seems to be a power malfunction that is affecting our ability to properly motivate Baby. Please stand by, while I reboot the system. I will be offline momentarily during this process. Various other systems may be offline as well, such as security doors, vent locks and oxygen. Commencing system restart. Thank you for your patience. it seems that the power system cannot be restarted automatically. You will need to restart the power system manually. Please return to the primary control module. You will now be required to crawl through the Ballora Gallery using the vent to your left to reach the Breaker Room. It is recommended that you stay low to the ground, and reach the other side as fast as possible so to not disturb Ballora. I will deactivate myself momentarily, as to not create an auditory disturbance. deactivating. It seems you are taking a long time. Please proceed as quickly and as quietly as possible. You may now interface with the breaker control box. Using the interface may disrupt nearby electronics. If you feel you are in danger, feel free to disconnect the interface temporarily, until it is safe to reconnect. Great job. This completes your tasks for the night. Please proceed back through the Ballora Gallery with care, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.

Night 3

Welcome back to another pivotal night of your thriving new career, where you get to really ask yourself, what am I doing with my life? What would my friends say, and most importantly, will I ever see my family again? We understand the stresses of a new job, and we’re here for you. To help you reach a more stable and relaxing frame of mind, we offer several musical selections to help make this elevator ride as relaxing and therapeutic as possible. We offer contemporary jazz, classical rainforest ambiance as well as a wide selection of other choices. Using the keypad below, please type the first few letters of the musical selection you would prefer It seems you had some trouble with the keypad. I see what you were trying to type, and I will auto-correct it for you. Thank you for selecting: Casual Bongos. Now that your elevator experience has been customised to your needs, and your thoroughly relaxed, it’s worth mentioning that due to your lacklustre performance yesterday, your pay has been decreased by a substantial amount. Please enjoy the rest of your descent. Due to unforseen malfunctions from today’s shows, your nightly duties will require you to perform maintenance that you may or may not be skilled enough to perform. It became necessary for technicians to attempt to disconnect Funtime Freddy’s power module. However, they were unsuccessful. Allowing them to try again would be an inefficient path forward, as we would need to allow six to eight weeks for recovery and physical therapy. You will need to reach the Parts and Service room on the other side of Funtime Auditorium to perform the procedure yourself. Let’s check on Ballora first, and make sure she’s on her stage. Great, it looks like everything is as it should be in Ballora Gallery. Let’s check on Funtime Foxy. It’s important to make sure she’s on her stage before entering. Great, it looks like everything is as it should be in Funtime Auditorium. There is no need to check on Baby tonight; please refrain from entering unauthorised areas. Proceed directly to Funtime Auditorium. Unlike Ballora, Funtime Foxy is motion-activated. For this reason, it’s important to keep the room dark, as to not accidentally activate her. You have been provided with a flash beacon. Use it if you need to get your bearings and to ensure you don’t bump into anything. However, use it as sparingly as possible. Proceed forward to reach the Parts and Service room. Great job reaching Parts and Service! It seems that Funtime Freddy is out of power, which should make your job much easier. The release switch for the chest cavity is located on the underside of the endoskeleton jaw. To reach it, we will first need to open the face-plated. You will need to press the face-plate release triggers in a specific order, and it’s important to be as precise and as careful as possible. Locate the small button on Freddy’s face, just under his right cheek, and press it. For clarification, please note that I am referring to Freddy’s right, not your right. Great! Now locate the button under his left cheek, and press it. Great! Now carefully locate and press the button next to Freddy’s right eye. Great! now carefully locate and press the button just above Freddy’s nose. Good job! The face-plates should now be open. Locate and press the small button on the underside of Freddy’s endoskeleton jaw. Excellent. The chest cavity should now be open. Remove the power module from the chest cavity. Great work. You will now be required to remove the secondary power module from the Bonnie hand-puppet. Press the large black button beneath Bonnie’s bow-tie to release the power module. Press the large black button beneath Bonnie’s bow-tie to release the power module. Great job. You’ve acquired both power modules. This completes your tasks for the night. Please exit the building through Funtime Auditorium, and we’ll see you back here again tomorrow.

Night 5