There's something that's been on my mind lately involving the circus baby

What if the claw mechanism was an early stage version of glamrock freddy's stomach hatch?

I mean what if the claw was ACTUALLY meant to grasp over sized presents

What if it gabbed Elizabeth mistaking her as a present. because of the size of the storage unit, it can be Quite easy to say that only one present is to be stored at a time

Hence making it a protocol made within the AI of the circus baby

While the count of the children is to ensure the correct amount of guests AND to make it easier for the AI to know whether or not it's a person or a gift in front of her

My hypothesis is that the circus baby began the action protocol of handing out the ice cream thinking there were more guests nearby. But

After realizing nobody else was coming, her protocol switched to the preparation protocol of containing the present hence creating the death of Elizabeth Afton