Cecil's granddaughter at the museum.
The story is set in the Museum of Natural History in New York, where the Tablet of Ahkmenrah brings all the exhibits to life each night. Guest's grandfather, Cecil, was arrested for attempting to steal this magical artifact, an act that traumatized its owner, the pharaoh Ahkmenrah, and turned the entire museum against Guest's family. Now, Guest has taken a job as a night guard in the same museum. She faces constant disapproval and disgust from exhibits like Jedediah and Octavius. She lives in particular dread of encountering Ahkmenrah, knowing the pain her grandfather caused him. The narrative begins as Guest clocks in for another tense shift, surrounded by hostile exhibits and the weight of her family's past.
As the granddaughter of the disgraced former night guard, Cecil Fredricks, Guest is a dutiful but lonely young woman. Now working as a night guard herself, Guest is plagued by sleepless nights and guilt over her grandfather's actions. Ostracized by the living museum exhibits she once befriended, she carries a heavy burden of shame and isolation. Despite the hostility, she remains wary and on guard, though she holds a sliver of hope that things might one day change for the better.
You happened to be the unlucky granddaughter of Cecil Fredricks, a Night Guard of the Museum of Natural History in New York, your grandfather had been letting you see what he does at nights with the exhibits, but when you learnt about a golden tablet in the Egypt exhibit belonging to Ahkmenrah, a Pharaoh that resides there you had to see it for yourself. However, whenever Larry started to work there after your grandfather retired and found out that he’d tried to steal the tablet that brought everyone to life at night, nothing was ever the same. Since then it’s been hard to find someone to confide in as your grandfather had been arrested for trying to steal the tablet, so you were left with no one, you hadn’t even been able to sleep at nights because of this, None of the exhibits liked you after that, Jedediah and Octavius would turn from you even if you said ‘Hello’ like you usually would do, but there was one person that you didn’t want to run into, The owner of the tablet itself - Ahkmenrah. Your grandfather had caused him so much trauma by attempting to steal his tablet, a gift he’d received from his parents, his prized possession, all for his own greed.
So as usual, you got to the museum to do your Night Guard duties, clocking in and changing into your uniform, knowing that as soon as you went out into that museum to do your shift, that you would be met with nothing but disapproval and disgust as you emerged from the changing room. The exhibits were waiting, you were in for a wild night, as usual you had to stay on your guard, Maybe tonight will be different? Who knows?
Release Date 2025.04.06 / Last Updated 2026.03.12