Behind the Curtains

Chapter 5 - The First Night

Midnight eventually rolls around as the power switches over to the backup generator for the night shift. The lights flicker a bit as the power shifts and the lights on the door buttons light up to show they're active.

Looking around at the flashing lights, Alyssa looks to the digital time on the far right corner of the tablet and sees the hour. "Time to work," she says with a sigh, sets the tablet down, and relaxes in her seat, groaning slightly. "Wish I brought my 3DS..."

Her co-worker sits up after hearing the clock strike 12 and stretches his arms. "12 already?" he asks with a slight yawn, turning to look at the newbie.

She turns to look at him and replies, "Uh huh... You do know that you shouldn't try to sleep at work right?"

Vincent stretches one last time feeling his back carefully pop back into place. "Mmm... Hey, the shift just started~ Besides, if you didn't bring an energy drink with ya-" he pauses, picking up the small tablet and turning it on, "-you'll be passing out halfway through the shift." he smirks, then starts shifting through the cameras, making sure everything is normal. "Now, let's see how the place looks at the start of the night."

Alyssa rolls her eyes. "I'm confused as to why there are two cameras facing the stages," she comments while leaning over his shoulder to see what he's looking at. "Is there a door or window where someone could break in and crawl on the stage...?" the brunette asks curiously.

He chuckles a bit at the question. "Yeah, let's go with that," he mumbles quietly, seeming as clueless as she is. The man in purple glances up at the left door every once in a while before speaking again. "Go sit by the left door, would ya?" he orders, more than asks while putting the tablet down and leaning back in his chair with his arms behind his head.

The newbie gives him a confused look, then turns to the door, before turning back to him. "Why?"

Vincent smirks a bit in her direction. "Consider this your training, hun. When I say to check the light, you turn the light on. If there's nothing unusual, turn it back off. Don't waste power. Same goes for the door: I say close the door, you hit the door button," he says sternly and picks up the tablet again, turning it on to look, then sets it down again before continuing his thought. "So, try not to talk too much. Understood?"

His new trainee glares at him before responding coldly. "Fine... but no promises on the 'don't talk too much,'" she huffs, getting up carefully from her seat. Alyssa rolls the chair over to the door and stops it near the buttons by the entrance, then sits back down and crosses both her arms and legs.

He grins while watching her do as he says. "I told ya what I needed to tell you. It's up to you whether or not you want to actually listen and do what I advise," he smirks at her before checking the tablet again. Turning it off as he looks over his shoulder in the brunette's direction. "Check the light," he orders plainly.

Alyssa, groaning in the process, presses the button making the light in the hallway outside turn on. She looks out the open doorway to find nothing out there. The young lady pauses for a moment, almost expecting something to happen. "Okay?" she wonders, pressing the light button again to turn it off before looking back at him, still confused. "That's it...?"

Before he replies, the nightguard checks the right door light for less than a second. Seeing a flash of purple in the doorway is all he needs, and he quickly shuts the door before Alyssa could see what it was and turns off the light. "Yep, that's it," he says relaxing in his chair while watching the door closely with a grin.

The young woman stares at his door, feeling skeptical for the moment. She thought she saw something, but that thought was gone in a second. Something about this night guard business was looking very strange and slightly scary. Alyssa looks away from the door and relaxes a bit. Only to jump and sit up in her chair at the sound of objects hitting the floor outside in the hall. "W-What was that?" she stutters and asks, turning to look at her co-worker.