
XXIII: Adjustables
He gets into the elevator shaft. He is greeted by Hand unit.
"Welcome back for another night of intellectual stimulation, pivotal career choices and self-reflection on past mistakes. We're committed to creating a unique and fulfilling work experience. One part of that commitment is ensure that you don't get tired of the voice that you're hearing right now."
The keypad appears in front of him.
"Using the keypad below, please select a new companion voice. For male, press 1. For female, press 2. For text-only, press 3. For other options, press 4."
Michael tries to type, however, he is baffled and couldn't type correctly due to the glitching.
"It seems that you had some trouble with the keypad. I see what you were trying to type, and I will auto-correct it for you. Thank you for choosing: Angsty Teen"
As the elevator gets down, it stops and opens. Hand unit has now a different voice.
"The elevator stopped. You know the routine. You can get out now or... whatever. You can stay here if you want."
Michael: "Wait, that voice sounds familiar...ain't that (thinks of the other bullies he was with during his brother's incident however as his brother's death is lodged in his head) wait, nevermind"
He crawls through the vent.
"So... funny story... a dead body was found in this vent once. Okay... not that funny. But it's a story!"
He eventually reaches the Primary Control Module.
"Ok, let's start with your nightly chores. You should check on Ballora and make sure she's on her stage but... whatever."
He checks Ballora but she isn't there.
"Huh, I guess Ballora has better things to do. Let's zap 'er! That should be fun."
After he zapped her, the Hand unit voice gets a strange garbling noise. Michael records it, and as he speeds it up 200%, he learns of the words,
"Argumentative. Standards. Elevation. Passive. Heights."
Michael: "What the hell does that suppose to mean? Could it be the Company's Motto? Weird but interesting"
"Let's check on Funtime Foxy, make sure he's ready for show time tomorrow."
He checks Funtime Foxy. But as soon as he's done, the Hand Unit goes strange again.
"GREAT. GREAT. GREAT"
"There seems to have been a problem with the voice synthesizer. Default settings have been restored. Please proceed through the vent ahead of you to Circus Baby's Auditorium."
He crawls into the vent.
"Circus Baby had a busy day today! Let's check the light, and make sure she's in proper working order."
He checks Baby, but she isn't there.
"Oh Circus Baby, we aren't here to play hide and seek. Let's encourage baby to come out of hiding with a controlled shock."
He zaps her, but something isn't really well with the shock.
"Let's try another controlled shock."
He zaps her again, but the shock isn't responsive and kinda distorted.
"There seems to be a power malfunction that is affecting our ability to properly motivate Baby. Please stand by, while I reboot the system. I will be offline momentarily during this process. Various other systems may be offline as well, such as security doors, vent locks and oxygen. Commencing system restart."
The power suddenly cuts off. Circus Baby then speaks.
"I don't recognize you. You are new. I remember this... scenario, however. It's a strange thing to want to do, to come here.
I'm curious what events would lead a person to want to spend their nights in a place like this... willingly. Maybe curiosity, maybe ignorance...
There is a space under the desk. Someone before you crafted it into a hiding place... and it worked for him. I recommend that you hurry though. You will be safe there, just try not to make eye contact... it will be over soon. They will lose interest."
He crawls under the desk. Ask he is under the desk, a metal cover tries to reopen as small animatronics called Bidybabs. He tries not to make eye contact with them.
Bidybabs: "Hello in there. Someone is inside. Isn't this the same person?"
Michael: (in his mind) "Uhm, they sound familiar. Are they trying to mimicking Elizabeth's voice?"
The Bidybabs try to barge in on him.
Bidybabs: "Knock knock"
They try to barge in on him however,
Bidybabs: "She's watching us! We have to leave now! We will see you again soon!"
Baby: "When your "guide" comes back online, he is going to tell you that he was unsuccessful, that you must restart the system manually. He will then tell you to crawl through Ballora Gallery as fast as you can to reach the Breaker Room. If you follow his instructions, you will die. (shifting noises.) Ballora will not return to her stage anymore. She will catch you. The power will be restored shortly. When you crawl through Ballora Gallery, go slowly. She cannot see you and can only listen for your movement. When you hear her music become louder, she is growing near, listening for you. Wait, and be still."
Hand Unit: "Thank you for your patience. It seems that the power system cannot be restarted automatically. You will need to restart the power system manually. Please return to the primary control module."
Michael escapes the area and crawls back into the Primary Control Module. As he gets there,
"You will now be required to crawl through the Ballora Gallery using the vent to your left to reach the Breaker Room. It is recommended that you stay low to the ground, and reach the other side as fast as possible as to not disturb Ballora. I will deactivate myself momentarily, as to not create an auditory disturbance. Deactivating."
The vent towards Ballora opens. And as soon as he is about to walk,
"Why do you hide inside your walls?268Please respect copyright.PENANA6P9Im1q8rB
When there is music in my halls.268Please respect copyright.PENANAtJOAYtZGpD
All I see is an empty room.268Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8JxDstSki
No more joy, an empty tomb.
It's so good to sing all day.268Please respect copyright.PENANAIEwrnGLUtT
To dance, to spin, to fly away."
Michael: (in his mind) "Is that...mom??"
Ballora: "Is someone there?"
Hand Unit: "It seems you are taking a long time. Please proceed as quickly and as quietly as possible."
Suddenly,
Ballora:268Please respect copyright.PENANANhK06s5zcs
Every little mistake results in casualty268Please respect copyright.PENANAn4hTBJAb4y
Oh, why are you creeping through my room?268Please respect copyright.PENANAcRSYz4JawD
Oh, why are you hiding? Hiding away from me268Please respect copyright.PENANATCX4rj6z13
All I do is
Twirl around the day, twirl around the night268Please respect copyright.PENANART1H4xJo0S
that you're brave enough to hold on to your life268Please respect copyright.PENANAK7mwax9zMZ
Listen to my lullaby, my lullaby, my lullaby,268Please respect copyright.PENANAVCq0EfLOs1
Dancing down below, flying up to pray268Please respect copyright.PENANA47Acaic9y2
Metal parts be bleeding, help me get away, get away from down below
Down below, down below, down below
Look at your reflection268Please respect copyright.PENANAuxXV5735is
Tell me what you see268Please respect copyright.PENANASZJChgRome
You look familiar268Please respect copyright.PENANA82EiMl34fZ
(Knock, knock) oh, what a tragedy!
Oh, has blood up the wall as you continue to fall268Please respect copyright.PENANACB577ewLZf
Oh, an explanation268Please respect copyright.PENANA1b5GyDYIr7
About that mangled thing, wires and strings
Twirl another day, Twirl another night268Please respect copyright.PENANAVR5fljDg87
Shocking that you're brave enough to hold on to your life268Please respect copyright.PENANANgz8NIOJcQ
Listen to my lullaby, my lullaby, my lullaby, listen and close your eyes
I remember a time so long ago268Please respect copyright.PENANANtDDZNAUbf
When I opened my eyes and the Sun would glow268Please respect copyright.PENANA2eIsJ3NP5D
But that was so long ago
I twirl another day, I twirl another night268Please respect copyright.PENANAdrE0uS30mk
I wish I could go back from this stage to my old life268Please respect copyright.PENANAc95r6NoZsT
Listen to my lullaby, my lullaby, my lullaby, listen and close your eyes268Please respect copyright.PENANAIi3jqIGS4C
Dancing down below, flying up to pray268Please respect copyright.PENANAFo0CVWF1kS
Metal parts be bleeding, help me get away, get away from down below
Down below, down below, down below
Michael gets to the breaker room.
Inside the breaker room, he finds Funtime Freddy there.
"You may now interface with the breaker control box. Using the interface may disrupt nearby electronics. If you feel you are in danger, feel free to disconnect the interface temporarily, until it is safe to reconnect."
As Michael tries to reconnect it,
Funtime Freddy and Bon Bon:268Please respect copyright.PENANA12O2Os5whV
Bring you down here in the dead of night268Please respect copyright.PENANAdkRcDF2U3e
Keep you working268Please respect copyright.PENANAgnEczKvjcU
Try to survive268Please respect copyright.PENANAtVASjCYHra
We are secretly watching you too268Please respect copyright.PENANAMl5uxRBzT4
Trying our best to get at you
Run268Please respect copyright.PENANAFHg2K1ZG7D
You can run268Please respect copyright.PENANAbktn4uwapH
You can't hide268Please respect copyright.PENANAz3KORqWafs
We'll always seek268Please respect copyright.PENANA3YW3aonEdW
We'll always find268Please respect copyright.PENANA5V7axHvu9k
You can run268Please respect copyright.PENANAN4kFMo0u8x
But you can't hide268Please respect copyright.PENANAgQugTw1rfJ
We'll always seek268Please respect copyright.PENANALOdGfMMoQ2
We'll always find268Please respect copyright.PENANAgclwsDD933
You can run268Please respect copyright.PENANAENc5DSF4Nd
You can try268Please respect copyright.PENANAA7YBdxAdDQ
You can run268Please respect copyright.PENANA186HSItCbd
But you can't hide268Please respect copyright.PENANAyDGscOFaHZ
You can run268Please respect copyright.PENANAreXHuiCFyt
You can try268Please respect copyright.PENANAD5q8Lpjy8u
You can run268Please respect copyright.PENANAS2EOxiHrDP
But you can't hide
Michael:268Please respect copyright.PENANAa7lh3r3wGj
They're laughing while finding268Please respect copyright.PENANAZcY98nSxNN
I'm hiding, I'm trying268Please respect copyright.PENANAGIgNLTSvlk
I feel like she's lying268Please respect copyright.PENANAK2824lLnD5
I feel like I'm dying268Please respect copyright.PENANAK6JFIvMHRr
She's guiding me quietly268Please respect copyright.PENANA8SxrKfZclp
Instructing me blindly268Please respect copyright.PENANAn2xRQ18nS9
Afraid of what might be268Please respect copyright.PENANAYRjARKcu3G
I feel like I'm dying
Funtime Freddy:268Please respect copyright.PENANAh9aSagNLd8
Hide268Please respect copyright.PENANAxBqaLyzc1a
I hear a sound
Bon Bon:268Please respect copyright.PENANASFHB4X1gas
(It's prolly just a mouse)
Funtime Freddy:268Please respect copyright.PENANAZrQzRfaZMf
I see them in the dark
Bon Bon:268Please respect copyright.PENANAjLwnebol5G
(I only saw a spark)
Funtime Freddy:268Please respect copyright.PENANAe9qt7cOkQG
I know there's someone there
Bon Bon:268Please respect copyright.PENANAP0tiFJmuH0
(Not as far as I'm aware)
Funtime Freddy:268Please respect copyright.PENANAxOr64IF4q2
Why don't you believe me?268Please respect copyright.PENANAYCjUvylhW2
Maybe you're right
Bon Bon:
(It's just another night)
Funtime Freddy:
But I heard a creak
Bon Bon:268Please respect copyright.PENANASCdOLlk6hC
(Just go back to sleep)
Funtime Freddy:268Please respect copyright.PENANAvENRIkwLou
I'm always quick to rage
Bon Bon:268Please respect copyright.PENANAnyDATj50nx
(So go back to your stage)268Please respect copyright.PENANA1ybrstRQZQ
(Wait, now I hear it) Run
Funtime Freddy:268Please respect copyright.PENANAmFpO0QsApo
What's that sound?268Please respect copyright.PENANAvf9CXmRc3x
I know someone's there268Please respect copyright.PENANAcqz12SziIY
Hiding in the shadows268Please respect copyright.PENANApvIIbYxZLW
Thinking I was unaware268Please respect copyright.PENANAzAXSTEhDxR
Who's that I see?268Please respect copyright.PENANA8qejiyd92o
The birthday boy to be268Please respect copyright.PENANAgMvCrq3Rqi
Let's invite him over268Please respect copyright.PENANAjJSSEZTdZC
Hurry up before he's bolder268Please respect copyright.PENANAU7yWZKVMSu
Oh Bon-Bon268Please respect copyright.PENANA2Rjl2LdhbS
Let's make this fun268Please respect copyright.PENANAwWIWaqll0D
You can't deter me this time268Please respect copyright.PENANAtRykmcUoLp
No I'm done268Please respect copyright.PENANAC7vBhYiCxv
I won't go back to my stage268Please respect copyright.PENANAi54bJMSzJB
It's my new trend268Please respect copyright.PENANAiMY3l0m1m4
Well, let's go say hi to the new friend
268Please respect copyright.PENANAvh6EHvoyja
I knew I was right to think I would find you over here268Please respect copyright.PENANAkunpGZsMN7
Well isn't it intriguing that268Please respect copyright.PENANApk2QZgGfxp
You seem to be just a little bit weary268Please respect copyright.PENANAjHqmta3edX
Of Bon-Bon and me268Please respect copyright.PENANAZw9uBgXtcT
Well there's no need268Please respect copyright.PENANAlpb346fstR
We know you want to deactivate us268Please respect copyright.PENANAdbGoKbQJ1s
But we just can't let that happen268Please respect copyright.PENANASDgW5X8PnD
Every night always, it never changes268Please respect copyright.PENANAMb6DPlMuZR
But we can make accidents happen268Please respect copyright.PENANAwHCtbuPh5z
We can make accidents happen268Please respect copyright.PENANANb9O2lQW2w
We can make accidents happen268Please respect copyright.PENANAeDCRnEIkjB
We can make accidents happen268Please respect copyright.PENANA2GjC9S3k9M
We can make accidents happen
He manages to pull it off.
"Great job. This completes your tasks for the night. Please proceed back through the Ballora Gallery with care, and we'll see you back here tomorrow."
He then goes through the Ballora gallery again, when suddenly,
"I can hear someone creeping through my room"
Michael: "There it is again"
Ballora:268Please respect copyright.PENANAkBMyEUQIqh
It seems like a lifetime ago268Please respect copyright.PENANAaEsEJJTuFc
That I saw the gold sunshine glow268Please respect copyright.PENANAy8bLP13UBE
No, it doesn't reach down below268Please respect copyright.PENANAGnDeYYvef3
Shadows become the light268Please respect copyright.PENANA8Z9ssUSrDj
Here where the monsters hide
Normal is just a dream268Please respect copyright.PENANAkw3pCHxzpn
For all the ghosts like me
I hate my metal bones268Please respect copyright.PENANAm4wDKatKv0
My bones and gears creak in my chest268Please respect copyright.PENANAFkmUsyjTj3
My chest forever cold268Please respect copyright.PENANAldF3lFZ1Km
A cold and maddening descent268Please respect copyright.PENANAkTOOyo71AT
Descending down so far268Please respect copyright.PENANA6n4pLPc0F7
Fall farther 'til there's nothing left268Please respect copyright.PENANAhhxPbEWCji
I'm left here in the dark268Please respect copyright.PENANAA7LRn7WHX9
The dark, I dance to forget
This is my penitentiary268Please respect copyright.PENANAIltDJMg6mj
Fractured apart from the world268Please respect copyright.PENANAuHhpX7xk7U
Where I want to be268Please respect copyright.PENANAyITUAGP3kD
Lock the door, throw away the key268Please respect copyright.PENANAGs6Ju3k1lM
And let my dance resume268Please respect copyright.PENANADYfJByq72P
Down in a pitch black room
Normal is just a dream268Please respect copyright.PENANAHQSBC0mIGf
For all the ghosts like me (like me)
I hate my metal bones268Please respect copyright.PENANARHZkp9NigT
My bones and gears creak in my chest268Please respect copyright.PENANAiM3iZaQmrn
My chest forever cold268Please respect copyright.PENANA4xj7HVHXG6
A cold and maddening descent268Please respect copyright.PENANAGZZ06hopRT
Descending down so far268Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3uUxFNRAu
Fall farther 'til there's nothing left268Please respect copyright.PENANAZH7Cxodr2U
I'm left here in the dark268Please respect copyright.PENANA7BZbIJb2d7
The dark, I dance to forget268Please respect copyright.PENANAFtGpN7Jexb
I dance to forget
Come now, dance with me268Please respect copyright.PENANAbfPnGHPkrK
As the song plays268Please respect copyright.PENANAunNkLUPQjA
Down, down, dance with me268Please respect copyright.PENANAkVMbf6MWiN
Stuck on replay268Please respect copyright.PENANA6aLuejbD82
Come now, dance with me268Please respect copyright.PENANAjx0nczzYDj
As the song plays268Please respect copyright.PENANAKbrrTJ19ME
Down, down, dance with me268Please respect copyright.PENANAyLb6iCrxHe
Stuck on replay
I hate my metal bones268Please respect copyright.PENANAIXQK0JXpVw
My bones and gears creak in my chest268Please respect copyright.PENANAPSKT4onIO9
My chest forever cold268Please respect copyright.PENANASJRiuPFR1h
A cold and maddening descent268Please respect copyright.PENANAO1Cf8FOoJ3
Descending down so far268Please respect copyright.PENANATE9iVTz6e1
Fall farther 'til there's nothing left268Please respect copyright.PENANAFj7948pSqu
I'm left here in the dark268Please respect copyright.PENANAyDCsjcxRPy
The dark, I dance to forget
I dance, I dance, I dance (I dance to forget)268Please respect copyright.PENANA3DWXhzNm9M
I, I dance, I dance (I dance to forget)268Please respect copyright.PENANA997V3JPzU7
(I dance) I dance (I dance to forget)268Please respect copyright.PENANAQmJxSSLRmT
(I dance) I dance (I dance to forget)
As Michael reaches the vent,
Ballora: "Perhaps not..."
He gets out of the facility and goes home to watch The Immortal and The Restless again while eating popcorn. After the day have passed, he gets on with his next shift again.
268Please respect copyright.PENANAXuowAi2ikv