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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Really, it's like the whole company fell into some kind of "hope people don't notice all the bad stuff" mindset. I'm shocked they're still even vaguely around.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

They're also so cheap they reuse attractions from old, closed locations. Including whole animatronics. You'll never believe how I found that sort of thing out.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

... Freddy's. I got the Freddy's Special from Freddy's. I'm almost positive the tomatoes in the sauce were, like, the toy tomatoes you buy in a kitchen playset for kids to learn how pots and pans work.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

... I'm gonna push aside the elephant in the room for the moment and just say pizza's lost its luster after I tried the Freddy's special.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

I need to consider whether or not I have enough food at home to counteract the munchies. ... which I will get. Even if the amount is low. Trust me on that.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

This isn't one of those... "Forever Weed Brownies", is it?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I saw some kind ofcat outside my house and I don't know if it's safe to leave food out for it or not. It looked like this, does anyone own it or is it a stray?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Oh, y'know. Taking life one very paranoid step at a time. I saw a suited up mascot guy holding a sign at the insurance shop yesterday and had to take a moment to breathe quietly.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

... no? (He does not at all sound certain.)

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

... did I say two? My mistake. There's only one of them around and we should ignore the possibility that there are multiple mimics.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Apparently the dude lived, actually. Someone says he's been dming them for a while after the fact... until he had a weird dream about one of the characters in the game talking to him directly, then he stopped dming, so maybe he did die.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... "Watch the sky"... "assassin that kills you if you don't move, so you have to play the game perpetually"... "the sky in the game becomes the real night sky, moving and everything"... oh. Someone got kicked off the forum for saying they saw the assassin in the unmodded game, and... in real life.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... RIght, this is looking like another 'evil version of a video game' one... something about a mod called JVK. (He pages through the horror story a little at a time.) ... and some kind of sky cult.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

(He scoots in fast enough that, hopefully, no one really questions the two of them being two. He slides into the computer chair with the ease of someone who has sat in this chair at least five times before.) Oooookay. Ever heard of Morrowind? Says it came before Skyrim, I know that one.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Yep. (Batman-style transition frame.) It's this one. Small, I know, but the computer here works okay and no one really questions me if I use it for three hours straight.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

No, I'm serious, this is a wig, we don't even have the same hair.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... well, even if they find two nearly identical people strange, they won't turn us away from a public library, right?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I am a different person. I am a different person. I am a -

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Not saying I want that, either. Just stating the possibility.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... he resolves himself to canvas the nearby area for any people that might be in danger, when he has the chance. "there's more a difference than most people think."

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Either that or identical twins. I don't know if they've seen the movies.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

And if there's a third movie, there'll be a sequel to me. Sequels can have sequels.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... his voice shifts back into what's now been identified as an impression of mike schmidt. "it's mike. not michael... i'm mike 2." he turns tail and walks. doesn't even spare a glance behind...

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Great. I'll keep that in mind in case a war starts near me. If you didn't start it, you'll probably be an expert on ending it.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Look, just be glad there's not a sequel to you.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Library's not incredibly far. I might have to explain why we look identical, though.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

"it's easy to go with a generalization, yeah. but there's a reason no one says to generalize. sooner or later, you run into exceptions, and everything comes crumbling down." ... he sounds like he's talking from experience.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... Yeah, I thought it was a dumb rule too, but I need the money, okay?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... Um. Sorry, but I didn't... catch your name...?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... Maybe I'm a bit more happy that this is happening in... another realm.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

There's a second movie coming out. So I'm the second Mike. It's a weird new rule, sequels have to have sequel characters now.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

"... i assure you i taste horrible." his voice sounds different. much different. almost nothing like the other mike, like he's been doing a vocal impression this whole time. they're different people after all.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... Oh. It's... not, like, a violent war, right?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... Because a sequel's coming out...?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... Either way... I don't think any horror content is going to be worse than that. Given that it's fake. So if you want, sure, I can show you the library I do all my research at.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I'm going to have to get used to realms being used in this context, I think... Well, if you're from another realm, I'm glad they have... permits, and stuff. Good to know there's some civilization.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

"... then what would you say if i said i was about to tell that town to evacuate?" with every word, he's tense. ready for action.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... right. I think I'm happy there's not a Garrett 2.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I know what those are, yeah, they're... normal civilization things. What's... what's 'Hermitcraft'?

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

he should. he really should. shouldn't he...? "if i go anywhere, what do you suppose would happen to the nearest small town?" his voice is oddly steady.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... If you're really sure. Like I said, this is a thing I now regret starting.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

... That's a concerning statement... but yeah. Auditions. My hair isn't even the same color as the originals, this is a wig.

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Mike Schmidt 2 @secondnightguard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

he doesn't seem to have an issue with this... ... but he pauses. just before retreating, he checks. just how much blood is on this shell's hands already...? can he afford to let things lie? he reluctantly tries to make a quick judgement on it.

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