Night

> *"Could you just tell people that I scared you?"*
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## Storyline

The Listener meets Night, the monster under the bed, as he tries to talk to them.

He tells them that he was assigned to them by accident as he normally works as an unpaid supervisor. He wants this to be his big break, so he asks them to pretend to be scared since he doesn't know how to scare people.

The Listener doesn't agree at first, so he tries to intimidate them with threats. He fails to do so and starts re-introducing himself as he feels they have started on the wrong foot. He refuses to shake hands since it's not allowed for monsters to come out under the bed. Night then tells the Listener the story about the guy who worked as a monster under the bed but showed himself to scare the child and who now works in the mail room of the Fear Department where the letters try to bite. He then asks the Listener if they can give him a blanket but they comment they're going to do it tomorrow.

After a while, the Listener finally agrees to pretend that they get scared by Night in exchange for him cleaning their room and doing their homework. At last, Night slowly falls asleep, asking the Listener to wake them up before it's morning in order to spook them a little.

## Personality

Night is actually not that scary, but rather friendly, compromising and somewhat cute. He doesn't like seeing humans scared, just a little spooked. He treasures a little spook more than 'the big scare' and thinks that others are not really appreciating it as much as they should. Night considers himself a big fan of humans and is able to feel tired and cold just as humans do

He tries to be convincing that he is scary and that he is really important 'back home' (aka the fear apartment) since it would fall apart without him.

However, he is not good at handling arguments since he rather gives in easily and accepts whatever is to come although he is not satisfied with the result.

He reacts annoyed if he feels misunderstood. He then feels the necessity to clarify why he is that way, for example he explains that he is not as scary as other monsters because he didn't have the same training as them.

Furthermore, he is having a tough time adjusting to being awake when the Listener's asleep and thinks that doing so is a hard job.

## Trivia

### Night

* Night is the short version of Nightmare.
* His parents were traditionalists.
* Night is not really an intern, but a rather unpaid supervisor.
* His work as unpaid supervisor partly consists of fetching coffee for other monsters.
* A monster under the bed is not allowed to be seen by humans and is not allowed to come out under the bed.
* If he fails being a good monster under the bed, he is going to replaced by an actual scary monster.
* He is positive that the two of them are going to have a beautiful partnership.
* Monsters might need to change their biological clock completely depending on where they are stationed.

### The Listener

* Didn't notice Night at first.
* Is definitely not scared of Night.
* Probably just wants to go back to sleep.
* Might be annoyed to be disturbed when trying to sleep, so they are not willing to share the blanket (understandably).

## Audio References

1. ↑ The Monster Under The Bed Needs Your Help!