Cadence (OMN)

Cadence is a camera-based Threat that relies on manipulating the very flow of time itself to punish Night Guards for not collecting her instruments. While she does not directly kill Night Guards, only standing in front of the window, she changes how long the night lasts, increasing its length, forcing Night Guards to endure other Threats for longer.

Cadence appears as an average-height woman with a large, dark fedora with chains and flowers, dark skin, black hair that reaches to her waist, a clock accessory on her left shoulder, an ample chest, vines growing on her neck and from her fedora, reaching down to her waist, and a black suit with a gray dress. She also has flowers on her hair, and usually keeps her eyes closed.

Cadence appears on the window near the laptop, standing quietly. While she doesn't approach any of the doors, she creates instruments in certain sections of the establishment. While one instrument alone doesn't change much, two instruments slow down the night by around thirty percent, with three slowing down the night by sixty percent.

To "collect" an instrument, Night Guards have to use the built-in light attached to cameras, shining said light on the instrument for long enough will render it collected, accelerating time if applicable.

When an instrument appears, a chain will appear on Cadence's body. However, this doesn't really reveal much, as the Night Guards aren't permitted from leaving their Office, so they can't investigate and find the instruments.

Cadence's personality is kind, considerate, but she still understands what she has to do, and that's impede the Night Guards from completing their shift (due to her unsolved vengeance towards One More Night). She is also gentle, and believes that fighting is unnecessary, but she lets the other Threats have the final say to a Night Guard's fate.

Even if Night Guards are hostile towards her, she does not resort to fighting, due to how calm and collected she is. Cadence is usually reluctant to get angry, but sometimes may show mild irritation. At most, she appears disappointed if Night Guards fail to remember to collect her instruments, but she doesn't snap at them.

Cadence, due to her innate ability to manipulate time, also seems to be aware of what One More Night's fated conclusion will be, but wishes to change it. She tries to be kind, hoping that eventually, something will change, but nothing comes up. During later Nights, near Night 20, Cadence eventually becomes stressed and hopeless, still trying her hardest to convince the Night Guards to change their path, but their chosen ending is a fated conclusion, one she cannot change.

Cadence, despite trying her hardest to defy fate, doesn't appreciate it when Night Guards sidestep fate 'incorrectly', calling them out for their arrogance and saying she could tear them apart if she were equally as arrogant.

The reason why Cadence is banned from One More Night and is considered a Threat, is because one time, while she wanted food, she decided to manipulate time to her favor, quickening the pace of every single person, allowing her to get her ordered food much quicker. This was deemed unfair by other customers, and the higher-ups banned her from then on.

Cadence, holding some form of resentment, decided to come back, slowing down time to make Night Guards suffer, and she learned to never try and sidestep fate without caution, like what she did during that fateful day when she wanted a slice of pizza.

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