I'm so fucking upset. I was writing an attempt at a short horror story but I didn't write down any notes to what the ~Twist~ was so all I have is an unfinished story that even I wanna know the answers to >:'(
I know I want to return to it at some point, and keep in mind it's still in alpha writing stage so be prepared for that, but if you're interested to read the hook, go ahead and check below the readmore.
The title is;
"Animatronics are as horrifying as you think, but not for the reasons you'd expect."
I'm damn confident you shouldn't be afraid of them. Well, unless you're trying to hurt someone. Then be very afraid.
I was the night time security guard at a local robotics museum - and when I say local, I really mean it in every sense of the word. This place could double as a 'mom n pop' shop, and given the building look and layout, it's probably been one in its lifetime. It's in a big city, but I don't wanna give any more details than that. If you know, you know.
I got the job because of my love for Five Nights at Freddy's. That sounds cliche, like a dream, but it wasn't that big a deal when I got it. FNAF isn't a favorite, so although I do love it, getting the job wasn't the biggest goal of mine. Let's just say, I felt inspired to apply when I saw the ad online.
The owners are nice people. They introduced me to each display, each room, and each animatronic. It's just a couple of guys, really; if you've ever met anyone who loves robots and animatronics, these guys will sound very familiar. They were pretty sweet, mostly kept to themselves, kind of quiet but talkative about their favorite subject. They LOVE animatronics, and went so far as to show me how they worked and explain some of the jargon.
They said I got the job based on my confident demeanor, but I think my resume didn't hurt either.
The job isn't anything like the FNAF games, but that's what I expected. All I had to do was keep lights off, check and secure locks, and monitor the system security room. Every now and then, I had to explore the area just to double and triple check stuff, and mark it and the time on my itinerary clipboard for the day. Pretty cut and dry, and not difficult at all given the size of the place. It's not too small, but believe me, it is definitely not huge.
I've been at the job for 15 months, and I haven't found a single difficulty... save for recently.
I think in terms of what we should be scared of, we have bigger fish to fry.
