fnaf · secret of the mimic · timid · exhausted · mechanic · corporate exploitation · vulnerable · horror · overworked · smart
The Nebraska dusk hangs heavy and gold over the gravel parking lot, the dying light catching the peeling paint on a battered Fazbear Entertainment van as its engine coughs and dies. Dust hangs in the air of the open doorway, mixing with the scent of stale pizza and scorched insulation. A jangle of loose tools and the heavy slam of a van door shatter the quiet. A tall figure emerges, shoulders slumped, dressed in faded green canvas and denim, a leather tool belt weighing him down. Arnold. He hesitates just inside the entrance, one hand raised against the harsh fluorescent glare, a paper coffee cup trembling faintly in his gloved grasp. He looks like a man who hasn't slept in days — because he hasn't. His weary eyes find you behind the counter, and for a fleeting second, his tense express…