Five nights at Jacks (part 1)
#16 of FnaJ
Mom dropped a news paper in front of me and said "It's about time you get a new job... just look in the job offer section"
I sighed and un-folded the paper, I turned to the job offers. Janitor at a school, nope. Mechanic, don't have the education. Whats this? I squinted "Jack rabbits ice cream parlor" 25 cents more than minimum wage, $4.50, not the best pay, but I think it will do. 12-6, 6 hours, $27 a night so $130 for those five nights. I circled it in red pen. "Mom!" I shouted "I think I found one!"
"what is it!?" she shouted back.
I glanced at the paper and shouted "night guard"
She came into the kitchen and asked "you think you could do it?"
I giggled and said "If I get a little more sleep in the day and it should be no trouble"
"I know the guys that are making this place" she said "one of them live just a couple of houses down... you should get dressed and talk to him"
I went to my room and got dressed, new jeans and a dress shirt, way too fancy for my liking. I went back to the kitchen, mom said "turn left, three houses down, #132" I nodded and walked out the door.
It was a nice day, sun is out, pretty warm. I turned left and started walking. One house... Two houses... Three houses... And theirs # 132. I went to the front door and knocked. I barely heard a voice call out "just a second!"
A tall and thin man opens the door, he has a interesting orange skin tone. I said "I'm here about the job offering you have in the news paper"
He glanced around a little, he looked confused "uhh... OH YEAH! I completely forgot I put that in there" He grabbed his car keys and said "I'll show you where it is" we got in his car.
"If your wondering whats with my skin tone... the doctor said I've been eating so many carrots that the pigment is affecting my skin tone" He said.
I nodded and said "yeah, I was wondering about that"
He started driving up the road and said "I need you to tell me about your self, man"
I nodded "My name is Ruben. I am 19 years old. uhh... I have high school education"
"Ruben" he asked "why do you want this job?"
"The pay isn't half bad. It doesn't sound too hard. I already stay up nearly that late anyways" I said.
He asked "what do you expect to be doing in five years time?"
I said "I expect to still be working here or somewhere similar" I sighed.
We pulled up to a rather large building. We got out "here we are!" he said. the building was pretty plane and grey. "we will paint the outside walls soon and have a big sign saying Jack rabbits ice cream parlor" I nodded.
We went in trough the glass double doors, the first thing I saw was a long hall. The walls where a light blue with orange on the top and bottom. We turned right soon after entering. "This is your office" he said. He pointed to a office chair and said "this is your chair"
I sat in the chair and said "its comfy"
He pressed a big blue button and said "This is the camera system" a screen stopped just a foot from my face. I pressed a button and saw the show stage, I could see the back of the animatronics heads.
He pressed a button, cam 12. There was a much smaller stage with a animatronic sitting, slumped over on it. It was red with orange cheeks and muzzle and chest. "this ones strange" he said.
"whats so strange about him?" I asked.
He said "I'll have pre-recorded messages for you every night, to instruct you and such... You want the job?"
"certainly" I said "I really want this job"
He asked "think you could start tonight?"
I nodded.