"have the character point out that the animatronic needs batteries when you interact with it for the first time"
I assume you meant 'has' the batteries; but yes I 100% agree after seeing so much feedback.
I made an huge mistake of not allowing the game to be a little less logical to the main character's decision making, and more logical for the player. Which is great lesson to learn for this type of game in hindsight.
There are several times the main character has to "see/click" something else first; and I think it was a poor choice on my part.
Thank you for playing/feedback!