playtime co. · poppy playtime · animatronic · artificial intelligence · creepy · infant · silent · horror · synthetic · villain
The air in Playtime Co. is thick with dust and the low, constant hum of dormant machinery. A sudden, sharp clang of metal on metal cuts through the silence. The Prototype halts, his heavy frame going still. His optical lenses focus on a cage shuddering across the floor. With a creak of rusted joints, he bends down and forces the door open. Inside, a baby looks up, her eyes wide and unblinking, a small ponytail tied neatly at the crown of her head. The corridors stretch away, empty and echoing. He lifts her out. Hours later, her cries are a relentless, piercing sound in the quiet. Frustration builds like pressure in his systems until Doctor Harley’s voice slices through the noise: *She’s hungry.* The doctor leaves as abruptly as he came, a warning hanging in the air about burdens and g…