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I am not quite sure if you can see this but this is Ginger! Isn't she adorable! I can barely lift her anymore, she has gotten so big!

She's quite adorable! I love cats, even if they uh, frequently like to enact violence on me personally,.

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he’s the cutest cat i’ve ever seen

bonus:

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Don't leave him behind :(

#nooooo #scooping him up in my arms #fnaf

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I may have figured out FNAF.

(Aka: "Phone Guy and the inherent tragedy of every developed FNAF character.")

Now, this isn't some deep theory post. It's just my observation watching the characters of the series and what happens to them.

FNAF is and always has been, a tragedy. (Everyone already knows this in relation to the ghost kids, but let's look deeper.)

And all this time I've been wanting more character development for my faves, I failed to realize that they already had it. But in the opposite direction as I may have liked.

You see, FNAF characters - every single one of them that even has a character to speak of - goes through a fall arc. Every single one of them (even the few who get rescued in the end, like Vanessa.)

Michael Afton has a fall arc (Bite of 83, and his gradual deterioration in the Sister Location Custom Night)

William Afton has a fall arc (his envy of Henry leads to his downfall, and then leads to himself getting Springlocked and deteriorating physically as well as mentally)

Other characters can have either a physical or mental state of getting worse as the story goes on, but many have both.

The Glamrocks get dirtier - and most of them are broken by the end. Glamrock Freddy survives but by the end, only his head is left.

There are exceptions to this rule - we don't yet know what Steel Wool is going to do with Gregory and Cassie - but for the most part this story is about everyone suffering because of FNAF, even if they start out in a relatively good place at the beginning.

Now to the part I've been waiting to tell.

All of Phone Guy's calls through the three games are about a fall arc. (Yes, even FNAF 3. It's subtle but it's there.)

He starts out as an older teen/young adult who seems really happy and excited to be a part of the Fazbear Experience. Listening to the tapes, you can hear the smile in his voice as he's reading the script.

But then, gradually, he starts smiling less and less. If you listen to the first tape and then the last tape back to back, you'll notice the fall from grace... What started out as a sweet, happy young man turns into a sad man with guilt and trauma. And even though he is telling us to "Remember to Smile!," he no longer puts any effort into even faking a smile by the end.

And it gets worse when you realize that this is someone who is bearing the burden of something he didn't do. People who are too nice often find themselves bearing the burden of other people's actions. And it feels like this is the case here. Phone Guy did not want anyone to get hurt on the job. Whether they actually listened to his tapes or muted him is not clear, but the fact is it would upset him greatly to hear someone got hurt on the job, and bear the guilt of the incidents. Phone Guy is good at hiding his emotions and pretending everything is fine, but as I'm listening close during a deep dive, it's clear his heart is affected by this.

That's not even getting into what William Afton did... Phone Guy has to pretend to be happy and smiley, but he can't help get passive aggressive when he finds out William broke the rules.

And then, listening to the less subtle ways the restaurant broke his heart... He went from a cheerful youngster wanting to work for a company that seemed like a lot of fun, to someone just trying to keep it together for the next person. By FNAF 2, he "succeeded." He's "lucky" because he gets to be paid more as a manager. But FNAF 2 contains probably the worst trauma ever for him... failing to save five children, and then dealing with the guilt. Then, (for whatever reason), he steps down from his previous position to take the night shift. Well, I have an inkling why, but it's dark. Does tumblr still allow us to say it without censoring it? I think the reason is that he's punishing himself for not being able to do more.

And then the FNAF 1 fall arc. This has all led up to the most unconvincing attempt of hiding his emotions we've seen so far. Phone Guy here is nervous. He's frazzled. He knows he's going to die. (But goshdarnit if he isn't going to talk to the nightguard he's training and try to help as much as he can.)

(And I know a lot of what Phone Guy says is just Scott trolling the player, but I can't help love it and want to analyze it nonetheless.)

And how could this be complete if I also don't analyze the trailer line:

"Hello hello? If you're hearing this, you've probably made a very poor career choice!" - If every other instance of Phone Guy lines can be dismissed as not being dark humor, I think this definitely is. But take a moment and consider: who is he really talking about here? The player is not going to have a long career at Freddy's. Nightguards at Freddy's tend to be a short time gig (for whatever reason). Whose job can safely be called a "career" then? It's Phone Guy. He's talking about himself. He regrets working here and he wants to warn you away from the job... And why would the trailer line be cut from the game? It isn't out of character. It's just something Fazbear Ent would not let him get away with saying.

Basically, this is the first instance of the FNAF fall arc, but it's a darned effective one. It's a tragic tale of a man who just wanted to have fun at a place that seemed nostalgic and happy.

#this !!! ^^^^^^ #SO TRUE !! #these are literally my thoughts exactly #i've just never been able to put them into words #fnaf

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Henry AND baby Scotty?? Be still my beating heart

Here have some more

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Phone Guy: Canon vs Fanon

Canon: kind, shy, timid man who likes gallows humor. Quirky and disarming. Not easily angered.

Fanon: MIKE IF I SEE YOU STUFFING PIZZA DOWN FOXY'S THROAT AGAIN YOU'LL BE BLOCKED, REPORTED, AND I WILL PERSONALLY HAVE YOU SCRUB EVERY ANIMATRONIC UNTIL THEY SPARKLE! SPARKLE, YOU HEAR?!?!!?!

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Phone guy :0

#op i LOVE your phone guy he is such a guy #fnaf

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My Jeremy Fitzgerald interpretation

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Ultimate Custom Night

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Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

It hurts

Can you see me?

#dialtown

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Duality of man

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Feuilly: Fuck capitalism. It’s a rigged system that keeps us poor and it isn’t fair. You shouldn’t need to work three jobs to afford basic necessities.

Feuilly, playing Monopoly: Sorry, if you wanted to win you should’ve tried not being poor.

#les mis

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Hyperfixation is taking control of me

#starkid #hatchetfield

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fuck the 50+ animatronics trying to kill William and disembowel him afterward. the real hell here is Mr. Hippo and Phone Guy being in one place together. they’ve been talking for six hours straight and have somehow managed to go from simple introductions to the proper way to prepare baked alaska. they’re still talking. William is crying

#honestly good for them #i think they'd get along well #fnaf

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for a UCN collab on IG!

(reblogs>likes)

#i love this guy sm #fnaf

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[ coffee shop ☕ ]

the cast is hanging out !! (they were waiting for Randy to arrive)

reblogs are highly appreciated <3

#dialtown