Persona 4: Seven Nights at Junes

Night 1

Narukami Yu stood in front of Junes: Family Diner- the family owned restaurant that every young child loved, including his little cousin. He sighed, waving at his Uncle who he would see again in six hours. His Uncle, Ryotaro Dojima, waved back, and drove away, having to work at the station again that night. Yu looked again at the building, lights still on, and then at his watch. It was quarter to Twelve, midnight. Mustering up all his courage, he stepped towards his new job. It was only supposed to last for a week, and even though he was still underage, it was summer, and they'd gotten his guardian's permission to hire him. They were desperate.

As soon as he stepped through the front doors, he felt a chill run down his spine. He was being watched.

"Hello?" He called out. There was supposed to be someone else here to show him the ropes. Coughing could be heard down the hall to the right. Pretty soon, a man rounded the corner, a cigar in his mouth, and bags under his eyes. Yu knew him, that's right, it was another detective. Someone his Uncle worked with and brought over sometimes. "Adachi-san?"

"Oh, so it's you they hired?" He asked, taking another drag from his cigar. He puffed out the smoke, looking a bit annoyed. "Must be desperate. Follow me." He said, gesturing. Yu followed him down the dimly lit hall. He brought him to a small office near two emergency exits. The office had two entrances, a rusty fan, some monitors that looked a bit outdated, and a tablet on a desk. The chair looked worn, and the computer that sat next to the monitors and tablet was an older model.

"Okay, so, you just have to check on the animatronics once in a while, and make sure no one sneaks in on you. If something happens, or someone wanders in, these doors can shut with a push of a button." He demonstrated, sounding bored. "The animatronics tend to wander a bit too, but they're basically harmless." He looked at Yu with narrowed eyes. "That game that people talk about, about the murderous animatronics?" He scoffed. "It's a game. It's not going to happen, so don't worry kid." Adachi clapped Yu on the shoulder and then pointed at the monitors. "You can switch the feed using the Tablet. That Computer will display how much of the power you use throughout the night. Be careful not to use it all." Yu looked at him, alarmed. He had a limited supply of power that was supposed to last him six hours? Adachi sighed, stretching his back, and then huffing out a breath. With another drag of the Cigar, he looked at the clock and smirked.

"Okay kid, my time has come to clock out. Good luck." And he left before Yu could say anything. He sat in the chair, using the monitors to look at the animatronics. On the main stage, there were four animals. A blue Penguin in a tie, but defined eyelashes, a plaid hat upon its' head and a piano in front of it, a white rabbit in a frilly pink outfit, in front of the Mic, a black bear sitting at the drum-set, wearing a scarf of yellow, and an orange dog, a guitar on a stand in front of it. Yu switched the feed, finding another animatronic, a green bird with a bib on that read 'Ready to Eat!', near the kitchen. He didn't find that strange. He then looked at another feed and saw a cage. Inside, there was a red bird, more flamboyant than the other bird, but it somehow looked sad to Yu.

He sighed and sat back, looking at the time. 12:00. Movement caught his eye as his thoughts just said 'let's get this over with'. His eyes found the monitor that had caught the movement, and saw, to his dismay that one of the ones on the main stage had moved. He switched the caged bird feed to other feeds, trying to find it. It was among the tables, and still moving. He felt his breath quicken as he realized that it was coming towards him. He had to fight the urge to immediately close the door. If that game had taught him anything, it was to wait and conserve power. He held his breath when the orange dog poked its head into the room.