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Uh, they used to be allowed to walk around during the day too. But then there was 'The Bite of '87.' Yeah... It's amazing that the human body can live without the frontal lobe, you know?
— Five Nights at Freddy's ‧ 2014
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The caller delivers a catastrophic injury as an incidental workplace anecdote. His effort to keep the new guard calm makes the explanation more alarming. The line opens a gap between the company's ordinary tone and the horrors that tone is trying to contain.
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In context
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Phone Guy mentions the Bite of '87 in the first night's recorded call in Five Nights at Freddy's (2014). He explains why the animatronics no longer walk around during the day, then adds the remark about surviving without the frontal lobe. The call introduces a disturbing past incident without identifying its victim or culprit.
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- Five Nights at Freddy's — Phone Guy dialogueDialogue / relevant quotation and surrounding sceneReference checked
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