Should mangle be a boy or a girl?
I'm gonna let y'all decide that because I'm torn
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"No, I refuse. Just because you're uncomfortable doesn't mean I have to do what you say."

Currently you and Mike are switching through the cameras, while Goldie is standing guard by the vents.

You might not have enough context yet, but the two "lovers" are having an argument.

"Well I don't think this is you helping us like you promised. Now it it?"

You scoff and keeps looking through when something catches your eye. You stare hard at it. Trying to figure it out..like a game, or so to say.

You wave Goldie over, he groans and walks over, using his cool guy attitude. But that quickly diminishes.

He knows exactly what it is.

In his head he's trying to find a way to protect the ones here. But at this point he can't. In a way he's equal to this. He can't just beat it to a pulp. He needs a plan.

"We need to make sure the box is always winded up. Now."

You'd ask Jeremy, but he stayed back to watch the house tonight. The next unnoticeable person who could slip by easily was you.

But even that's difficult.

Although, a thought comes to mind. Why can't Goldie go if he can teleport in and out.

He has a plan.

Let's say you have a plan to stop something one and for all for the greater good. And for the first step you are completely capable of doing it yourself. But you need someone else to do it so it plays out. Would you do it?

Or would you risk everything and do it yourself?

Exactly.

You, don't even bother to question why you were next in line to do it. Or even any other routes to take. As you go out and search for the box, you stick dangerously close to the walls. Having your back against it, so you're able to look from all directions.

You get to the space where the box is, and it's a toy area. Why would this box just be here? Is it apart of the set up?

You get close to the box and examine it a bit. It looks so brand new. The slowly turn the crank, but it makes the music chime throughout the hall.

You slow down the cranking and be a bit more cautious. You keep cranking, but you hear heavy foot steps and immediately yank your hand away from the box and back into a corner.

Heavy footsteps come down the halls. A clinking on metal can be heard as well. It eventually gets far enough and you finish cranking and get the hell out of there.

Once you're back in the office, you try to relax yourself and flip through the cameras. The blue bunny isn't in his new spot.

You still try to see where he's at. Mike is a bit dense so he didn't see what you saw. The blue bunny looked as if he was on a wild goose chase.

He went to each room that had certain words. He did this repeatedly until you put it together. Once you did you stopped following him.

Win the game, set them free

Its clear that he's trying to communicate. Maybe that gives you the chance to get close and reason with him.

The gold bear was thinking the exact same thing.

This was the next step in the plan. Let's call it "operation: blue bunny hop".

Back to more important matters, let's stop and try to think this "plan" through. Or should I say appreciate it's brilliance.

This plan uses the art of manipulation to its finest point. Of course, there is a "puppet master". But who is it? Who is slowly pulling the strings here? Who is being played?

Is the one pulling the strings someone that's been introduced thoroughly? Perhaps someone who started it all. Or maybe it's someone who hasn't been introduced and is staying behind the scenes.

Regardless, whoever is doing this is brilliant. They've thought this out very carefully and have been watching. Very. Carefully.

Yet that brings up another question, doesn't it?

Who's being manipulated?

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Woo! I hope y'all don't mind it's a bit short!

But I wanted to get this out as fast as possible!

So please don't hate it!