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<statement>JJ is my employee, but also independent and-
>"You consider her a person, with the right to her own choices. Chances are I'm one of the four people in the World to understand that the most. I used to fuse Remnant with baby dolls I hand-sewn, and raised them as my babies. They're still alive in my bedroom."
She notices the weirdness of the statement and quickly adds-
>"I was seeing if I could create life with it that isn't innately violent! They're cute!
>"It doesn't matter, JJ; Jill was your initial name, wasn't it? In assembly...?"
JJ takes a step behind you, clearly cornered and confused.
>"It was, but how do you know that?"
>"It's not my intention to be cruel, but I've shared a lot of very secret information with 'the enemy', more than my partner would approve of. I need an answer, and I'll ask you directly. Would you be willing to submit a part of yourself for analysis?
>"Heck, I could give you real hands. Mechanical or organic, before I died I was top of the line with mechanical know-how. After I died I became top of the line with organic material know-how. I've been around for fifty years, do you think it's just stuffing in here?"
Charlie taps her chest, and you hear a ‘ding!’, and faintly, a series of dull, squelching thumps follow before going silent.
>"I've got 'playing God' down to an art form. So whaddaya think?"
>"Uh...ha ha, wow. This is not what I expected working at a Pizzeria to be like."
You want to tell her there's no pressure but... You need information, and a selfish side of you feels that this is the least she could do given how much danger you've faced already.
>"...Hands?" JJ barely whispers.
Charlie's eyes glow and her voice quivers.
>"Radical. Effing. Hands."
JJ pauses, a few birds perch on top of the van, and she answers, stepping forward.
>"I can do that... I will, I'd like hands please. But metal please! Or wood-I don't really want... veins and stuff."
Charlie grabs the wooden puppet and drags her close in a hug, giggling in a way that you can't decide is genuine or unsettling.
>"Atta girl! There's a bit of a rush order, Fazbear will notice if you're gone too long, so I can't give you Go-Go Gadget hands or chainsaw arms, buuut I can make you gorgeous all the same!"
JJ stops squirming and Charlie lets her go, adjusting JJ's hat before turning to you. As she talks, she rummages through the Van for worksheets. A few blank, most filled out with all sorts of material the Hive can’t make sense of.
>"Because of the situation, I'll make certain to have her ready no later than 10PM. After that, I have to go Demon slaying. You'll need to pick her up, I don't wanna be liable if she gets hurt walking back, and I can't be seen around your Pizzeria.
>"Your generosity goes a long way, for both of you. Is there anything else you’d like to know?"
