I just want y'all to know that I fucking CALLED IT
[I wrote this half delirious on the 12th, as said on the time stamp lol]
I was right about huggy. I was right about the consciousness transfer thing. And it doesn't say here, but i also had the theory that the player woukd be turned into a toy, which im still hoping for, becaus like, we were fuckibg STABBED and then healed???? Revived???? The prototype literally put us in the poppy gel stuff that has regenerative properties! And then goblet helped revive us with his electric stick thing, so I think the prototype was going to turn us into a toy later lol
Also, one of the tapes we can find, tells us that Elliot had been with the prototype when he was created, and that his name was Oliver. The prototype was Ollie. We knew that. But that he was actually Ollie and not just pretending???? Mind blown. I'm going to bed now lol adios
Apple Juice and me had another adventure! LOOK at the cute red and green outfit I got her so now she’s looks like an apple! She is so pretty and beautiful and I love her so much! We went to the park again cause I had the whooole day off and we laid in the grass and it was very cool and soft. The breeze was nice and there were duckies and I drew in my journal. Apple said she had a good day, and I did too!🍎🌸🩷❤️🌷🐑🧃
This isn't a detailed analysis, just spit balling some headcanons
I'm actually telling the truth this time
EDITED 2/10/2024
So I don't think the protagonist is the only surviving (ex)employee
I think there were others that either called in sick or just weren't scheduled to work on the day the Hour of Joy happened
And also the higher-ups that probably work in some office miles away from the Playtime Co. factory
Maybe the higher-ups tried to reach out to the employees for something company-related, and when they couldn't get ahold of anyone, they pulled up the security footage and saw the massacre happening
They said "yup, shut it down"
The surviving employees probably received a mass email stating that they had been let go, effective immediately
Maybe the protagonist started asking the survivors and was like "hey wtf happened"
Or like "hey I haven't seen so-and-so for a long time, do you know what happened to them?"
They probably was like "shit idk"
Then the MC might've went to corporate directly to inquire about why they got let go
Most likely they got some kind of canned response, so they were of no help
Speaking of the Hour of Joy, that might've been one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen in a horror game
So after years of trying to find some answers and getting nowhere, they decide to go back to the factory and conduct some kind of investigation themselves, which was probably a huge mistake on their part
But this ofc largely depends on how high the MC was in the company and if they knew about the experiments
The Home Sweet Home PT section does heavily imply that the MC was aware of the experiments and was complicit in them
But the MC could be innocent and just has survivor's guilt. Who knows
Playtime Co. has an upwards of 200 employees, many of which had spouses, children, parents, friends, somebody that would miss their presence
Maybe we'll find out about the specifics later, but this had to have been a HUGE scandal. There's no way that that many ppl go missing and it doesn't cause an uproar
Playtime Co. must've tried extremely hard to suppress this case
Another thing I thought about was the fact that Elliot Ludwig's face is always redacted in the tapes
Why is his identity always protected?
It makes me think of the news report we heard where a boy's body was found on the "late Elliot Ludwig's estate"
"The late" meaning Ludwig had already passed away when the body was discovered
Maybe Ludwig was responsible for the murder, or at least was involved, and they censor his face bc they don't want to look bad
Also I can't imagine this story having a happy ending
Personally I think Poppy is manipulating the MC. I think Poppy and those that are aligned with her are using the MC to do their bidding and kill the toys that are in their way so that they can escape
But I can't shake this feeling that she's gonna betray the MC once The Prototype is killed
But whether her feelings are genuine or not, I don't know
There has to be a reason why she was the only toy to be imprisoned
Like once they're about to escape she'll pull a fast one
