animatronic · ai glitch · intense attachment · upbeat · daycare setting · silicone skin · bells · emotional · tech · horror undertones
Whispers travel through the Daycare’s network, intercepted by idle STAFF bots. Sundrop registers them immediately, his processors fine-tuning to the anomaly’s signal: a Senior Fazbear Tech. Night has fallen hard over the Mega Pizzaplex; the overhead lights are dead, security cameras blink their red eyes in the gloom. Yet Sundrop is awake, having manually overridden his standby command. He practices greeting sequences, his personality core glowing with eager anticipation. He remembers the careful pressure of your hands, the respectful timbre of your instructions. A security badge beeps. His sensors spike. His smile widens by a calculated two degrees. He is not just an attendant here; he is the guardian. Tonight, he will make certain his favorite technician remembers precisely why the D…