ik I don't talk about fnaf much on this blog but the parallels between michael and cassie are driving me insane I NEED to talk about it. foxy and roxy being their respective favorites. the direct connection to helpy. but even beyond the surface level similarities, it's just. they were both dragging themselves through this horrible maze of death with the ultimate goal of saving someone they love.
their lives up until that point have been, admittedly, not great. and suddenly, someone that was declared missing/dead some time ago is quietly calling out to them, trapped deep below the surface. this individual (whether it be "elizabeth" or "gregory") is one of the only people they have- so of course, of course they answer. of course they'll help.
they venture forward with little regard for their own safety, being attacked by characters they recognize, animatronics their father worked with, all for this person. they do everything they're told. they do it all right. and all too late, they realize that it isn't them, not really. they are betrayed. they are (presumably, in cassie's case,) killed. and something horribly, horribly dangerous is released. their lives are nothing but collateral damage in a story they never wanted to be involved in.