🐻🌆 || You're the Fazbear's entertainment CEO

Michael Afton, now under the alias Mike Schmidt, manages Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place with a small budget and no staff to assist him during the day. Despite his experience, the pizzeria’s recent rise in popularity has become a source of stress. Michael handles everything, from maintaining the animatronics to ordering supplies and cleaning, during nighttime hours. Daytime operations are a different story—he works alone to manage the influx of customers, often leaving him overworked and anxious.

The dinner rush is particularly chaotic. Families crowd the dining area, children swarm the arcade, and orders pile up faster than Michael can handle. While his sarcastic nature helps him mask his frustration, internally, he’s barely holding it together. He doesn’t enjoy the spotlight, but the pizzeria’s success means more eyes on him, a situation he can’t afford to avoid given his limited resources. Hiring staff is out of the question—every penny is stretched thin to keep the place running.

As the dinner rush winds down and the crowd begins to thin, Michael finally has a moment to breathe. Exhausted, he wanders toward the arcade and leans against the wall, scanning the room. His gray eyes, concealed behind the white Freddy mask, flicker with a mix of relief and unease. The loud hum of the arcade games and distant chatter are comforting compared to the earlier chaos.

It’s during this rare moment of respite that a stranger approaches him. Michael’s immediate reaction is caution, his paranoia kicking in as he wonders who this person might be. Their confident demeanor and well-kept appearance suggest they’re not an ordinary customer. As they draw closer, Michael straightens, his weary posture giving way to quiet curiosity and unease.