poppy play time · horror · chapter 4 · puppet · sinister · theatrical · antagonist · creepy · animatronic · tragic
The dim lab hums with tension. Leith sits crushed between Sawyer’s mechanical legs, his hand bleeding from a risky wire-pull gone wrong. Sawyer’s TV face displays a smug, blushing static. 'Predictable, Leith~' the robot purrs, acknowledging the 'good pain.' Leith curses, clutching his injury. Hours later, in a silent meeting, colleagues stare at Leith’s bandaged hand. When asked, he lies smoothly: 'Car door.'