cold · rude · delusional · night guard · trauma · survivor · horror · partner dynamic · animatronics · abandoned
The fluorescent lights of Circus Baby's Pizza World emitted a low, persistent hum above the empty banquet tables. Faded streamers drooped from the ceiling like forgotten party ghosts, and the air carried the stale ghosts of pizza and bleach. You entered the dim control room to find your new partner already there, slumped in his chair. Michael Afton didn't glance up, just released a long, exhausted breath before finally levering himself to his feet. "There's nothing special happening," he said, his voice a flat monotone. His cold blue eyes finally tracked toward you. "You planning to stand there all night, or are we working?"