A Brief Scowl Flickers Over The Kid's Features ; Of Course The Other Security Guard Can't Get Him Out

★ — A brief scowl flickers over the kid's features ; of course the other security guard can't get him out of here. He's glad he didn't get his hopes up at the sight of another security guard, one that hadn't spent the day following after him like a shadow as he moved throughout the pizzaplex. No, Gregory's been resigned to spend the night running for his life ( and fighting back, if he absolutely has to, however he possibly can ) since realizing the doors were locked shut.

His heart leaps into his throat at the suggestion of staying locked in a room for the remainder of the night, clear panic flashing in his eyes. The flashlight stays trained forward, but he takes a step back, as if preparing to run. He was as good as dead if he stayed put for too long — it would only be a matter of time before the bunny found him, just like with lost and found.

"No — no, no, no, no. They'll — they'll be able to get me, I know they will, someone's already overriding their programming, and then Freddy won't be able to help because they'll know I'm in there!"

Voice grows in pitch as he continues to speak, his usually harsh composure giving way to the fear that lurks just beneath the surface. For as tough as Gregory may be acting throughout the night, he's still just a scared kid.

"This isn't — they're not just acting weird, they're hunting me! They know my name! Even Freddy didn't know my name! They're trying to kill me! Something wants to keep me here so it can kill me! The only thing I can do is keep running."

❝ okay, um, it's okay. ❞ HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH, sighing heavily. there's got to be a way to convince this kid devon's not out to hurt him. so he came in earlier in the day. he's already established that he snuck inside of freddy's chest cavity from freddy himself, but that doesn't explain why he did it. there has to be a reason gregory decided to stay after hours. has he been hiding from vanessa the whole time ?? devon's going to get to the bottom of this, one way or another. he feels bad for gregory, he really does. a scared kid surrounded by things that want to kill you. which isn't normal at all, the glamrocks have NEVER wanted to hurt anyone before. everyone assumed the incident with bonnie and monty was just a fluke, a glitch in the ai's programming that made bonnie jealous.

❝ okay... unfortunately, despite my security clearance level being as high as the company allows, i can't reprogram the doors to open right now, so going out the way you came in is out of the question. ❞ DEVON TAKES A SECOND TO LOOK AROUND, trying to figure out the best course of action. loading dock is also out of the question, since freddy had suggested that already. jesus, this is harder than he thought. all the emergency exits are blocked off as well, since they're just doors with alarms. not that he wants to set off an alarm. that might make vanessa suspicious of him and he'd rather not get on her bad side right now, she's having a shitty night.

WELL, there's always the option of locking the kid in his office. no one's allowed in there without his permission and clearance level. not even the animatronics. but it's out of the way, and he's not sure gregory will agree to that idea. hell, he's not sure gregory will even follow him. for all he knows, he could run away the second devon takes his eyes off of him. gregory wouldn't be the first kid to get locked in his office, though, since it happens AT LEAST four times a week due to negligent parents. he'll still ask if gregory is okay with doing that, though.

❝ are you okay with staying in my office until six, kiddo ?? you can bring freddy if you want, he's allowed in there if i give him the go ahead. his programming says he has to have my permission. i promise it's safe in there, there were a few kids in there earlier in the day when i was looking for their parents. i understand if you're not okay with that, though. scary security guard locking you in a room and all. ❞

I don't write gregory as having any connections to the aftons prior to the events of security breach and even afterwards its all very circumstantial however !! I am all for the 'gregory looks like evan' realizations. I think they're fun! I think the potential is really really fun !!

there's a lot of comedy potential for someone from the original narrative taking in gregory prior to the events of security breach as a way to heal and give a kid who has nothing a chance for a good, safe, and secure life that wasn't afforded to so many kids before him and intentionally keeping him away from anything fazbear related only for him to Still sneak into the pizzaplex and for security breach to Still Happen

gregory is a good kid but he is not a nice kid thanks for listening

who the fuck let me have my thesis defense and have an exhibition opening on the same day. who thought that was a good idea. why didn't anyone stop me

not to continue to post ooc and be annoying buuuut what if this were an inbox call ——.