Sparkle Like a Superstar

Chapter 14

Saphira rubbed her cheek as she sat at her desk in the office. It was itching due to being so fresh and from the ointment she had applied before putting a bandaid over the scratches. She was not thrilled about having scratches on her face, she hoped it would not scar too badly. She knew the animatronics won't be too happy to see Saphira injured either, even if it was not a serious injury. She had no idea how they react if she is sick and working at the same time. She couldn't really afford sick days anyway, so that was going to be fun when she did become sick. She finished her coffee and she sat in her chair, she was glad to be calm now because she was not so calm before. It was eleven thirty now, so there was a short time before the facility closes. Saphira did make another walk around earlier and the place was pretty much deserted. So she did not feel like going for another walk.

"Hey Saphira, how soon can you get down to Parts and Service?" Cliff's voice asked through the Fazwatch. "I know we are thirty minutes until close, but from what I can tell, the place is empty so I thought we could make a start on the maintenance."

"You said it yourself, me being a security guard is my first and foremost job here," Saphira responded casually. "I need to make sure there is no one, even if the place seems empty. It is a big building, and you never know where someone might be hiding here. Besides, thirty minutes will go by quickly. If you want to start on Foxy or Chica, you can do that."

Cliff was silent for a moment, not really happy she used his words against him, even though she was right too. "Very well...Foxy is here anyway. He's complaining about his hook playing up, so we will get started on him. Chica and Freddy are still in their rooms."

His hook was playing up again? That meant the wire must have slipped out, or something is causing it to. Luckily Foxy has not told the technicians what she did for him the previous shift, she at least could count on him for keeping something a secret. He was a nice animatronic, even if she has not had a lot of interactions with the bot at this point.

"I suppose that is more important, cause his hook is dangerous if not working properly. Though I am sure Foxy made sure not to make it obvious." She scrolled through the cameras casually and stopped when she noticed one of the cleaner bots was twitching. It was holding a mop and its arms and head was twitching like a seizure. "Ooh...before you do that...there is a cleaner bot in the lobby that is twitching. It looks like..." Saphira paused when she saw the bot suddenly fall backwards. "It fell over."

"Damn! Okay, I am sending Marian and Jack to retrieve it. Thanks Saphira, we would not have noticed until later honestly. I guess being security is more than just looking for other people." Saphira hears Cliff yell something to one of the technicians and she smiled, she was glad that he sees it was important for her to remain in the office for the last thirty minutes of the pizzaplex being open. "Alright, I will see you soon. I heard you had a scuffle with a woman tonight too. I hope it was not too bad."

"It wasn't. Just a Karen being a Karen." Cliff laughed gently at Saphira's casual remark about the woman. "You'll see it when I get done to Parts and Service...I hope the animatronics don't get too upset. Even though it isn't like I broke a bone or anything."

"Ah, that explains why Darren told me he had to stay back to write an incident report an hour ago...well, as long as it heals quickly right? And don't worry about the animatronics. They will probably treat you with extra care, even though you really are not seriously injured."

Saphira believed Cliff. She was slowly removing the idea that these were just mere robots, so them being more careful would not surprise her. But, she still did not know how they would react anyway. She did not doubt they have seen people attacking other people, it would not be uncommon in a place like this. But when it is done to someone they know and care for, that might be different.