“Henry’s monologue this” “Michael’s monologue that” okay?? Have you considered??
Circus Baby’s night 4 monologue
Don’t get me wrong, night four is a pain in the ass (especially on console), but even after days of trying I still found myself enjoying listening to her speech to Michael about her thoughts on The Scooper. The way it portrays her thoughts on what she’s about to do, while keeping the idea in the player’s head that Circus Baby is just a kid, is excellent. It’s just a few sentences, but it sets up Circus Baby and The Scooper very well and expertly foreshadows for night 5. (There will be a transcript of her speech in the reblogs, incase you want to read it first, I started it at when she first mentions The Scooper.)
First: She’s obviously just a kid
One of my favorite moments in the whole game is when Circus Baby says “Do you know why it’s called The Scooping Room? Because, dummy, this is the room where they use the scooper.” Hilarious. Like yeah, dummy, obviously. But her soft, mature sounding voice can make you forget that Elizabeth was a kid, and Circus Baby is just a little girl. Her calling the player (Michael, her brother) “Dummy” is really cute and actually serves her character well. Her comparisons of The Scooper to something you’d want at your birthday, something for ice cream and sprinkles, serves as a good reminder of who Circus Baby really is, she’s Elizabeth. For her, birthdays are the best thing in the world. Which leads me to my next point…
Second, Circus Baby loves The Scooper
During night four, a first time player won’t know why Baby would like The Scooper. When we first hear it, it’s loud and scary and kicks Ballora’s ass, it’s not friendly at all. But Circus Baby speaks so fondly of it, it does a great job establishing that the scooper will be important later. It’s also intresting on replay of the game (more on this later) because you know what it is to her, freedom. She’s been in a dark basement for a while and for her, the Scooper is the best thing in the world, her way out.
Third, Circus Baby briefly empathizes with her brother
Michael is clearly the “Freshly opened pint of ice cream”. He wouldn’t like the scooper, to him it would be scary, that is, if a freshly opened pint of ice cream felt anything at all. Because the way she momentarily considers her brother, and how he might feel about all this, is important too. She knows that what she is doing to Michael is bad for him, but I read her delivery of the last line “Thankfully, I don’t think a freshly opened pint of ice cream feels anything at all” as her trying to convince herself that it won’t affect him. She’s telling herself that “The Scooper only hurts for a moment” and that he won’t feel what’s she’s going to happen. Circus Baby isn’t a monster, she’s a kid who’s been in hell for a while and needs to get out. But she doesn’t want to hurt anyone, so it’s a good thing he won’t even feel it…
Finally, none of this is clear on a first play through
You have to know what Circus Baby is going to do to Michael on night five to truly get the full experience of listening to this speech. On a first listen, all it does is set up an uneasy atmosphere and a little bit of mystery for the player. It doesn’t seem weird, but it manages to convey (and foreshadow) all of the emotions felt by Baby during an event that hasn’t even happened yet in game. It’s something that has an impact on first listen, but doesn’t mean much to the player unless they know what The Scooper truly means to Baby, and what she plans on doing with it.
Bonus: The voice actor is incredible. She really eats, no crumbs.
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Neta: training day, training day we're all here for training day. How are we all doing today?
Antho: it is 7:30 in the morning
Neta: yehhhh sorry about that but I have to train everyone and teach them how to close and open my store. So unfortunately for you...Antho. You also have to learn how to open.
Anto: *huff*
Neta: great! The mall is closed. It opens around 10:00 but we have to get here around 7:00. The first thing that I or mahi does is count money, fill the registers. While you guys have to unpack inventory, unload inventory from the trucks annnnd clean up the store. So that means folding shirts, picking up miscellaneous items. Make it look nice and presentable.
Vinny: what do we do first?
Neta: so what we usually do first is to fill the registers. So let's just go to the back here where the money machine is.......It's also my office so if you need anything feel free to come back here. The managers are in charge of withdrawing the money. You guys are responsible for depositing the money....so we usually get $100 worth of 20s for each register $50 worth of 5s, 10s we usually get $30 worth and and another $100 worth of 1s
Fugue: is that the amount we have to do every time?
Neta: this is usually the amount we put in but it can also change depending on how busy it is or how slow it is. So you know if you guys ever become a manager just go with your hunch and how much money you need the day.
Neta: All right so we got the money. Put them in the registers. Safety rule you can never deposit or withdraw the money by yourself. You have to have someone with you at all times just in case something happens.
Anto: like what?
Neta: well a lot can happen
Vinny: I knew this guy who used to stay in the store until closing and when employees were taking the register to the back. He'd push them and snatch the register and run out the door.
Anto: I'm assuming that person was you
Vinny: actually it was my babysitter. He used to watch me and my sister's all the time, he was a nice guy
Neta: ok let's change the subject so after we put in the registers. We go back to the back, the second door to the left next to my office is receiving I also call it storage and you can call it whatever you want.
Naomi: this is a lot bigger than I expected
Neta: yeah it is. We keep boxes back here. New releases, old releases, limited releases
Fugue: what happens when it get overcrowded?
Neta: usually when it gets overcrowded we have a big sale. So we don't do this every morning but this morning we had a truck today. So we go over here......... Lift up this door and you can see the cargo entrance.... It's only a few boxes.
Antho: and you expected to unpack all this?
Neta: No, you have to unload and then unpack.... And their specific ones that you can unpack and then the rest you can leave in the back. Looking at the labels you only need to unpack the 15 and keep the 20 in the back....ok... I'm going to split you guys into groups Vinny and I are going to stay back here to unload fougu you can unpack the items.
Vinny: great this is going to be easy.
Fugue: do you provide a box cutter?
Neta: yep I got a whole desk full in my office just to pick one out. Everything with a blue label we open up immediately. Anything with an orange label we don't open until the set date on it.
Vinny: what about the pink label?
Neta: those we don't open up until next month Those are splat fest tees.
Antho: splatfest tees??? So if we open those boxes we know which splat fest is going to be next
Neta: yeah totally... You also get an automatic termination and blacklisted not only from all the stores in the mall but also around the city. So.............you want to play some stupid games and win some stupid prizes? I'm serious like I'm not even allowed to open it I had to sign a waiver and everything
Antho: that sucks
Neta: yeah I know.....ok....you and Miss Naomi..... you're just going to have to pick up the store You know clean it up. Fold shirts. Organize everything... We do have a system. Everything with the green tag has to be folded. Everything with a red tag is hung up on the rack. Everything with a purple tag is hung up in the front of the store. Any questions?
Antho: I have a question
Neta: what's your question?
Antho: what happened to your ear?
Neta:.............................................................. Do you have any questions regarding your job?
Naomi: is there the proper way we have to fold the shirts
Neta: Great question. we fold them into rectangles so it's small and it gives us space for more shirts. So fold two times on each end....... and you put it together and.......here we go! Make sure that the band or logo is visible. And for the hanging clothes he puts the smallest in the front and largest in the back. ..... Anything else?
Antho: hu-
Neta:No great........ Antho come with me for a sec.
Antho: Am I fired already?
Neta: No, you're not fired and just going to need to ask a quick favor. Listen........You can be as mean and rude as you want to be with me. You can't hurt my feelings....* Inhale*....... The customers on the other hand..........unless they deserve it and trust me there are going to be some people who definitely deserve it but for the ones who don't.... please be nice. Okay?
Antho: ......................
Neta: and also be nice to your fellow employees. I know underneath this little meanie personality you have is a nice kind person
Antho: No, there isn't
Neta: Yes there is and I can sense it and you know what goes great with a nice kind person?
Antho: a reality check
Neta: No. Another nice kind person to keep them company........That's why you'll be working with Naomi! Yayyy!!! you two are going to be sharing the same shifts!! You're going to have a shift buddy.
Antho: whaat? Why?
Neta: because..... She's a nice girl. She's really sweet..... and she's also kind of sensitive and I don't think she'll be able to handle some of our.........
Antho: asshole customers?
Neta: yeah ............ Just be there to back her up if needed. You know I don't want anyone making her cry. Can you do that for me? Can you do this one small gesture or are you just incapable of kindness?
Antho: ..........ugh..... fine I'll help her.......... You better pay me extra
Neta: I'll make you an employee of the month.
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Antho:.....................
Naomi:....................
Antho:.......so............ What's your deal?
Naomi: hm?
Antho: why are you working here?
Naomi: oh...uh........um........I just....... wanted to get out of the house....... ...... yeah
Antho: hmm k..................* Inhale* * exhale*.........(Tap ..Tap.)................ So like you live around here?
Naomi: oh yeah.....I-i do It's usually just one train stop......
Antho: hmmmmmm...... I know you said that you weren't allowed to like disclose what manga you used to work on but like
Naomi: I work on "turf war heart break" and " I love princess Nami "
Antho:I think I saw Vivy read one of those...hm... Probably not....... So you got permission to talk about your work and you won't get fired or anything will you?
Naomi: ............ I only said I wasn't allowed to disclose because I was embarrassed...... I didn't know how y'all would react.
Antho: oh.........well.... They're popular books..... So do you write it or draw it or?
Naomi: I just do outlines for the books That's it............
Antho: that's cool....................
Naomi:........................... I actually work on my own stuff when I'm free.
Antho: oh..... So what's your book about
Naomi: well I'm still working on it. I still haven't gotten the plot or the characters. I'm so just writing ideas down. It's nothing. I'm sorry I'm actually just-
Neta: so how's everything up in the front?
Naomi: * gasp* uhhhh....umm
Antho: we're finished
Neta: I can see that the store looks great! Good job you two
Antho: hum
Naomi:. Hmmm thank you
Neta: well it's around 8:00. Everything is unloaded and unpacked. We just need to take it from the back and put it to the front. We'll do this until 9:45
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Neta: We're all done and it's........ Oh it's only 9:30. Usually that takes longer
Fugue: it could be because you have more people here
Neta: yeah, that's true..... Well while we wait, I guess I can teach you guys how to use the register. It's not hard at all let me put it on training mode and-
Warabie: GOOD MORNING!
Seth: hey guy .....
Neta: Good morning ... . Hey Candi.. ..... You look..... You look great babe....... Look at you you're glowing
Candi: uh huh .... yeah.......* Mumbling*
Antho: did she get hit by a bus this morning? Geez
Neta: shh!...
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Neta:ok we're going to learn how to use the register warabie is going to be right here to help you
Warabie: hi guys
Neta: alright so .... Vinny why don't you go first?
Vinny: alright!
Neta: Great! I'm going to be customers and hand you this item right here so can you ring that up for me?
Vinny: ok...... That will be....... $8 cash or card?
Neta: I'm going to split it
Vinny: ok.. so how do I-
Warabie: so you're going to go to split payment. If they give you cash first you press the cash icon you put in the exact amount that they give you. If they do the card first you go to the card icon and then you put in the exact amount they want to pay. Once the card is approved you take the cash and put it in the register.
Vinny: ok ...... So how much do you want to pay in cash
Neta: I'm going to pay... $4 in cash the rest of my card
Vinny: ok great....... All right, that's something hard to do
Neta: see it's easy. Antho You're up next
Antho: alright...... How can I help you today?.........
Neta: well I like to return this please
Antho:.....k........... I'm assuming you're returning these short shorts because it's not your size.
Warabie: *snort* ha! Hehehe I'm sorry....hehehehe.. that's not funny hehe....*ahem*...... be serious Antho.
Neta:................... Just return it
Antho: I'd love too but I don't know how to do that. So I guess you're stuck with this. If it makes you feel any better, we do have some fishnets and boots that will look great with this. I think you look good in it! you know..... In dim lighting.
Warabie: hehehehehe hehehe....
Neta:.................................
Antho: you might need to shave your legs though
Warabie: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Neta: okay.... okay!!! THAT'S ENOUGH!........ I get it just return it.
Warabie: ok..uh ahhah.haha.. I mean I think you'd look hot in it..
Neta: warabie!
Warabie:.. right! sorry....So you press return.... you scan the receipt and you scan the item and it'll give you an option to put it back on the card or to return it to them in cash. If they don't have a receipt with them, you can press this button right here and tell them to insert their card and you can find their last purchase with the store. When you find it highlight and click return. There's also work when they don't have the tag on it.
Antho: All right, great. Here you go sir. ... Your money went back on your card have a pleasant day
Neta: thank you.... You could have done that without humiliating the custome
Antho: I thought you said I can't hurt your feelings
Neta: you can't, but you might hurt someone else's feelings so let's not do this to an actual customer.
Antho: All right, I won't do that.....to their face
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Neta: All right so that concludes today's training. Tomorrow's training day you guys are going to do that....... .... Well....you're actually going to do that at home...... I just want you guys to watch five short videos. It's just going to talk about safety regulations..... Our tolerance policy...... One safety and one sanitary video and the last one is just going to talk about employee benefits and whatnot.
Vinny: I have a question about benefits?
Neta: shoot
Vinny: so like do you provide the benefits or does the mall itself provide the benefits?
Neta: It's the mall. The mall provides the benefits for everyone who works here, including me.
Vinny: do they cover dental?
Neta: yes ... All the information is in the video
Vinny:... Medical expenses like injuries like a broken arm or stitches
Neta:.......... Yes they provide all that......Yes
Naomi: * whispering whispering*
Vinny: yeah I need that too.......... Gender affirming health care
Nate: actually they do, yeah! You can get more information from the videos..... All right! So I guess we're done for the day. The store opens in 20 minutes so uhhhh you guys are free to head home. Enjoy the rest of your day or you can stay until we open and complete your whole shift up to you.
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Antho: ...*huff*.............hey
Naomi: hm?
Antho: you said you were working on your own book earlier
Naomi: yeah.... it's.... it's still in the development stage tho so. . Yeah
Antho:hmmm what about you puffy you have a hobby or something
Fugue:..... Don't call me that.... If you must know, I enjoy making ceramics
Antho: That's lame. I don't care
Fugue:...... Well then you shouldn't have asked
Antho: I thought you were going to say something interesting
Fugue: well it is interesting if you just let me finish.... I'm actually planning on making my own dish set for my drom room I even made one for my future roommate
Antho: uhhhhh Don't you play video games or some shit like a normal person
Fugue: I do... I'm normal...I ........ I don't have to prove anything to you!
Antho: oh shit! He's actually puffing up! Heheh
Neta: awwww look at them. They're getting along
Candi: uh-hu
Neta: I guess he's making friends in his own way....... Naomi seems to be opening up a little too........ Can't believe I'm going to have a new crew coming next year....... I'm going to miss you guys.
Candi: uh-hu
Neta: I mean that doesn't mean I'm not going to visit. Of course I'm going to check up on my old store and see you guys. I can also share shifts between stores but I don't know how it's going to work out. I have to drive 5 hours but you know it's worth it to see you guys I love-
Candi: Neta can you shut the fuck up for like 3 seconds? God.....why are you in such a good mood!?
Neta: well......when my shift ended I was going to taste test wedding cakes with ikkan.....I guess I'm just excited. I'm sorry....... I know you're tired.... You want to go home early?
Candi: no .......*ugh*.......mmmmmmmmmm....... I'm sorry......*crying*...... I'm just so fucking tired..
Neta: oh babe come here.......
Candi: *crying*.... I wanted chocolate waffles this morning..........
Neta: you did? Awww... What happened?
Candi: *crying* and I told Donn to go to the store and and and he bought back blueberries ones!! *Crying*...... I told him I didn't want those! He said that's all they had!!! He's fucking lying!! I know he is he picked up the wrong ones!! My morning was ruined *crying*
Neta: ohhh I'm sorry that happened
Antho: what's wrong with her?
Neta: hush....she's pregnant
Antho: that explains a lot.
Neta:..................... Go home
Candi: and this is one of those rare fucking mornings where I'm not sick..... It was my only decent morning and he fucking ruined it!!!!!! *Crying*..... this sucks... I don't like being pregnant.....*sniff*.... I mean I do. I love it..... I'm making life........ but you know.....*sniff * I just *crying* I'm so tired of sweat pants.....
Neta: ohhhhh*heh* I'm sorry........ You sure you don't want to leave early? You can go cake sampling with me.
Candi:...*sniff*........hmm ...ok .......
Neta: ok...(Peck).... Why don't we leave extra early and we can get you some maternity clothing?
Candi: you mean those stupid moo moos no..... I got enough of those from my mother-in-law.
Neta: we can get you a nice sundress perfect for spring.........huh? Doesn't that sound nice?
Candi: yeah......*snort* ok ....
Neta: ok....
Antho is the new work child that Neta has adopted. But he has to share custody with @fish-at-fish-fish-resort
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