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Description
About Gerald the Giraffe:

Gerald is the tallest animatronic at 8 feet and can reach to 9 feet when his neck extends. Due to his older and more realistic design, Gerald’s body acts as a base for the neck and houses everything the animatronic needs to operate. His body is supported by two iron bars that attaches to a sturdy wheeled cart. His original show hid the bars supporting his body by covering it in false foliage. However, these were removed to avoid distracting the children and Gerald relied on its dull colors to avoid being noticeable. His legs, while they do not touch the floor, do move when he does to give the illusion of walking.
Gerald the Giraffe was 'hired' in the late 80's, having been purchased from an educational zoo attraction that was shut down due to budget cuts. They originally purchased him with the idea of replacing his outer frame with a plastic cover and using him as an outdoor greeter, but those plans were cancelled after the Missing Children Incident. In hopes of boosting their image, they retrofitted him with slightly-better eye-recognition and updated his programming.

He was placed in the Prize Corner of a new, smaller restaurant and operated for several weeks. His new programming allowed him to separate people into three categories: Workers, Children, and Visitors. He did routine counts of employees in the restaurant and tallied every time a worker had gone over the break-time limit or was doing things outside of job description. This tally was sent to the manager’s computer at the end of the shift, to try and combat the criticism the company had received for not keeping a closer eye on possible suspects. However, complaints were filed by both parents and employees for Gerald's behavior. Parents were worried that the animatronic could be tampered with, while employees were upset that they were being scrutinized so heavily. Gerald was retired after the restaurant closed to move to a more energy-efficient facility.

Day Patterns

Due to not being involved in the Missing Children Incident and being untampered, Gerald is friendly to everyone who approaches his counter. He is programmed to be very supportive and enthusiastic, congratulating kids for their earnings and encouraging them if they do not have enough tickets for the prize they want. When not busy with visitors, he actively scans the restaurant from the Prize Corner and checks for suspicious behavior. If confronted with negative behavior, such as bullying from children or aggressive attitudes from adults, he responds by scolding them. If it continues, he will send an alert to the manger to deal with the situation.

If he is left alone and the band is playing, he will bob his head and hum along with the music. He can be asked to leave the counter to ‘dance’ with the kids, but employees are encouraged to not let Gerald dance because it distracts him from his secondary function.

Night Patterns

Gerald does activate at night, although he tends to wake earlier depending on how active the other animatronics are and how often they pass by his area. His programming does not end after hours and upon waking, he will start wandering the restaurant taking count of employees. He starts by going to Office and if he is unable to get in, he will tally the guard as ‘Not Patrolling’ and start his search for the other 'employees'. After visiting each animatronic, he will enter the Service Room and linger there in search for something. After a while, he will leave and return to the office to start his counting again.

His movements are very quiet thanks to employees oiling his wheels to keep attention from being drawn to his cart. This means that he has no sound cues as he wanders the restaurant. This silence is countered by his size, he cannot hide in any room and is always seen on cameras. He is also the slowest of all the animatronics due to having to maneuver his cart around obstacles. Unlike most of the animatronics, it is not advised to flash your lights at him. He will reboot just like the other animatronics do, but this also restarts his counting and he will return to the office to start the count again with the security guard.

If he gets into the Office, he becomes aggressive and will try to chase the security guard out of the office. He raises his volume to its highest setting in order to scold the security guard, distorting the words accidentally in the process. If the security guard does not leave while Gerald is screaming, he will attempt to push the guard out of this office. Because of his bulk and not being built to herd humans, he will more than likely crush the guard accidentally. Once the guard leaves or dies, he will revert to normal programming and leave to continue his rounds. After death, Gerald will simply mark the security guard as 'Left Shift Early" and no longer visit the office on his rounds.

Description
About Gerald the Giraffe:

Gerald is the tallest animatronic at 8 feet and can reach to 9 feet when his neck extends. Due to his older and more realistic design, Gerald’s body acts as a base for the neck and houses everything the animatronic needs to operate. His body is supported by two iron bars that attaches to a sturdy wheeled cart. His original show hid the bars supporting his body by covering it in false foliage. However, these were removed to avoid distracting the children and Gerald relied on its dull colors to avoid being noticeable. His legs, while they do not touch the floor, do move when he does to give the illusion of walking.
Gerald the Giraffe was 'hired' in the late 80's, having been purchased from an educational zoo attraction that was shut down due to budget cuts. They originally purchased him with the idea of replacing his outer frame with a plastic cover and using him as an outdoor greeter, but those plans were cancelled after the Missing Children Incident. In hopes of boosting their image, they retrofitted him with slightly-better eye-recognition and updated his programming.

He was placed in the Prize Corner of a new, smaller restaurant and operated for several weeks. His new programming allowed him to separate people into three categories: Workers, Children, and Visitors. He did routine counts of employees in the restaurant and tallied every time a worker had gone over the break-time limit or was doing things outside of job description. This tally was sent to the manager’s computer at the end of the shift, to try and combat the criticism the company had received for not keeping a closer eye on possible suspects. However, complaints were filed by both parents and employees for Gerald's behavior. Parents were worried that the animatronic could be tampered with, while employees were upset that they were being scrutinized so heavily. Gerald was retired after the restaurant closed to move to a more energy-efficient facility.

Day Patterns

Due to not being involved in the Missing Children Incident and being untampered, Gerald is friendly to everyone who approaches his counter. He is programmed to be very supportive and enthusiastic, congratulating kids for their earnings and encouraging them if they do not have enough tickets for the prize they want. When not busy with visitors, he actively scans the restaurant from the Prize Corner and checks for suspicious behavior. If confronted with negative behavior, such as bullying from children or aggressive attitudes from adults, he responds by scolding them. If it continues, he will send an alert to the manger to deal with the situation.

If he is left alone and the band is playing, he will bob his head and hum along with the music. He can be asked to leave the counter to ‘dance’ with the kids, but employees are encouraged to not let Gerald dance because it distracts him from his secondary function.

Night Patterns

Gerald does activate at night, although he tends to wake earlier depending on how active the other animatronics are and how often they pass by his area. His programming does not end after hours and upon waking, he will start wandering the restaurant taking count of employees. He starts by going to Office and if he is unable to get in, he will tally the guard as ‘Not Patrolling’ and start his search for the other 'employees'. After visiting each animatronic, he will enter the Service Room and linger there in search for something. After a while, he will leave and return to the office to start his counting again.

His movements are very quiet thanks to employees oiling his wheels to keep attention from being drawn to his cart. This means that he has no sound cues as he wanders the restaurant. This silence is countered by his size, he cannot hide in any room and is always seen on cameras. He is also the slowest of all the animatronics due to having to maneuver his cart around obstacles. Unlike most of the animatronics, it is not advised to flash your lights at him. He will reboot just like the other animatronics do, but this also restarts his counting and he will return to the office to start the count again with the security guard.

If he gets into the Office, he becomes aggressive and will try to chase the security guard out of the office. He raises his volume to its highest setting in order to scold the security guard, distorting the words accidentally in the process. If the security guard does not leave while Gerald is screaming, he will attempt to push the guard out of this office. Because of his bulk and not being built to herd humans, he will more than likely crush the guard accidentally. Once the guard leaves or dies, he will revert to normal programming and leave to continue his rounds. After death, Gerald will simply mark the security guard as 'Left Shift Early" and no longer visit the office on his rounds.