Scenario:Lich - Envy Ensures Enmity

Envy Ensures Enmity

Lich is proud of receiving a rave review for her scary performance from the first guest. However, upon seeing that a typical lovey-dovey couple is coming in next, her jealousy compels her to give this pair an extra dose of vengeful fright.

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As per (Captain)'s request, Lich has joined Danua and Lady Grey in working at a haunted-house style attraction.

Danua leads a guest along a predetermined route while Lich and Lady Grey wait at their stations.

Danua: Come here...

Hansel: Follow us please. Wouldn't want to get separated now, would we?

Gretel: Stray too far and a ghost will eat you!

Tough Guy: Whoa, talking puppets, huh? They went all out on the props.

Danua continues leading the man through the dark forest.

Zombie Staff: Uuggh...

Tough Guy: Agh! That's freaky... But I-I got this...

Perturbing Voice: Heeheehee...

Tough Guy: Aaagh!

Danua: There's more...

Gretel: This is only the beginning, pal! Better screw up your courage!

Tough Guy: Out of the forest and into a cave... It's so damp and sticky in here. Something's definitely going to jump out—

Lich: You rang?

Tough Guy: Gaaah! I knew it!

Lich: Heh.

Tough Guy: Huh? Or not?

Lich: I curse you! Wooo!

Tough Guy: Yaaargh! Get me outta here!

Lich: Heehee, take that.

Afterward, the man leaves a rave review.

Lady Grey: You were fantastic, Lichi. The customer was delighted! He said it exceeded his expectations.

Danua: So awesome...

Hansel: Danua was moved by your performance. She's eager to learn from a master.

Lich: Aw, you're making my head swell. Has it ever occurred to you that too much flattery just stacks on more pressure?

Gretel: Nah, you deserve the compliments! You're a superstar in Danua's eyes!

Danua: I'll do my best...

Lich: Wow, I'm that good huh?

Lich: Eh, maybe I shouldn't be that surprised that I'm a natural.

Lady Grey: Hehe... Well, it looks like we struck gold asking you for help.

Zombie Staff: Heads up, everyone! The next guests are ready to come in, so please take your places!

Lady Grey: Oh dear, that's us. We need to get back to our spots.

Danua: I'll go with you...

Lady Grey and Danua leave with the attendant.

Lich: All right, I'd better head to my—

Lich: Actually, what's the rush? I've got time to kill since I'm last on the route.

Lich: I think I'll go get a sneak preview of who's coming in next. Better than waiting around anyway.

Lich parks herself behind a bush near the forest entrance.

Lich: Mwahaha. Come in, my prey.

Lovebird 1: Oooh, it's so dark and scary. Can't we go home?

Lovebird 2: I said it'd be fun, so trust me. Here, hold onto my arm.

Lovebird 2: I'll smash any ghosts or goblins that pop out. No one's getting their hands on my honey but me!

Lovebird 1: Aww, my hero!

Lich: Typical lovey-dovey tripe.

Lich: She's pretending to be freaked and vulnerable, and they both know it.

Lich: Then he gets to act like a strong protector. What a laugh. Just look at his smug grin. So lame.

Lich: Heh. Okay, if that's how they want to play it, I'll give them a special show.

Lich: Let's see what their true colors are when the sword of fear hangs over their heads.

Lich: Who'll leave the other behind first? I can't wait to play homewrecker. Hehe.

Unknown Man: ...

Meanwhile, a mysterious figure also secretly watches the couple from a different hiding spot.

Envy Ensures Enmity: Scene 2

Lich's personalized pranks on the couple proceed smoothly, and all that's left is to pull off the big finale. However, the couple is attacked by another staffer dressed as a machete-wielding zombie, and they're chased off the designated course. Sensing that this isn't part of the act, Lich follows them.

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Danua: Wait... Don't leave me...

Lovebird 1: Eeeek!

Lady Grey: Teehee...

Lovebird 2: Aaaugh!

Lovebird 2: Th-this is more intense than I thought...

Lovebird 1: I-it's all fake, right?

Lovebird 2: Course, babe... Haha...

The couple continue deeper into the forest, their faces frozen with fear.

Double Trouble: ...

Lady Grey: (Hm... Did some extra parts get added to the script?)

Lady Grey: (Maybe I just never noticed them...)

Vengeful Voice: Oooo...

Lovebird 2: Ack! Wh-what was that?

Lovebird 1: Cut it out! This place is freaky enough without your dumb jokes!

Lovebird 2: I'm not joking, I swear! You have to believe me—

Lich: Heehee! Fight, fight, fight. Get that PDA crap out of here.

Danua and Lady Grey's extra parts, along with the ghostly wail, were all added by Lich.

She directs the action without being spotted by the couple.

Lich: That should just about do it for mood building.

Lich: After one last touch here, I'm off to the cave for the grand finale. Hehehe...

Lich: Huh? Who's that?

Zombie Man: I'll make you pay...

Zombie Man: Raagh!

Lovebird 2: Whoa!

Lovebird 2: O-oh, it's just a zombie. And a shabby one at that. What a letdown.

Lovebird 1: Hang on. Since when do zombies carry machetes?

Lovebird 2: Huh? They don't—

Zombie Man: I'm gonna kill you!

Lovebird 2: Aaagh! Stay away from us!

Desperate to escape the machete-wielding zombie, the couple leaves the designated route, fleeing into an off-limits area of the forest.

Lich: Great... All my work down the drain.

Lich: Well, this stinks. I was actually starting to get into it for once.

Lich: Pretty boring to scare someone by threatening them with a weapon though. That takes, like, no skill whatsoever.

Lich: But I wonder if that guy was really just acting... Feel like he's taking this too far, even for a tryhard.

Lich: ...
Maybe I'd better go check in on the action just in case.

Feeling uneasy, Lich takes off after the couple and their pursuer.

Envy Ensures Enmity: Scene 3

The zombie staffer seeks revenge against the boyfriend for stealing his crush. Lich arrives just in time and causes the zombie man to faint with a display of intimidating magic. The primal beast is pleased with herself, thinking that she's ruined the couple's good time—until she storms off upon learning that her pranks have only managed to strengthen their relationship.

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The couple has been cornered deep in the deserted forest by a Walk of Terror staffer.

Zombie Man: Huff... Puff... End of the line!

Lovebird 1: That's enough! You're taking this terror thing way too far!

Lovebird 2: You win! Just show us how to get out of here!

Zombie Man: Shut it! I'll show you, all right... Show you to hell!

Gripping his machete tightly, the man steps closer to the couple.

Lich: Hey... Why don't you put that thing away?

Zombie Man: What the! Who are you!

Lich: I actually put a lot of effort into my plan... I can't have you pouring cold water all over it.

Lich: Are you even part of the scare crew? Now that I've got a better look up close, your zombie makeup sucks.

Zombie Man: Sh-shut up! This is none of your business!

Zombie Man: I'm here to take back my Linda! Ever since I saw her, I knew we were meant for each other!

Zombie Man: But this loser stole her from me, and now he has to pay the ultimate price!

Lich: Ah, so that's what this is about...

Lich: Trust me, I know the sting of watching the person you love get snatched up by someone else.

Lich: I can still see Jason at the altar—no, wait. I meant James. The memory of him marrying someone who wasn't me brings tears to my eyes...

Zombie Man: Then you know what I gotta do!

Lich: Nah, resorting to violence to get what you want isn't the intro way—it's chaotic evil.

Lich: Dorks like you give us wallflowers a bad rap!

Mortals: Eeek!

Lich: Prepare to die!

Zombie Man: Guh...

Lich: Heh, fainted out of terror? I don't blame him. If that spell actually hit, he'd be a puddle of goo.

Lich: Doesn't look like he'll be waking up anytime soon. Eh, it's for the best.

Lovebird 2: What kind of attraction is this...

Lovebird 1: I have no idea...

Lady Grey: Is everything all right? What was all that racket just now?

Lady Grey: Lichi? What are you doing here?

Lich: I'll fill you in on the details later.

Lich: I just got done correcting a minor snafu. You may commence with the compliments now.

Danua: Lichi... Amazing.

Lich: Heh.

Lich: These two guests are too terrified to even stand up. I'll let you guys take care of them.

Lich: (Things didn't go exactly as planned, but I still got the results I wanted. Now these two are destined to break up.)

Lovebird 2: Let me go, Linda! I don't deserve to be with you! Not after I was too much of a wimp to protect you!

Lich: Hm?

Lich looks at the couple, who are clutching each other tightly.

Lovebird 1: Idiot! I don't care about that! Let me be the one to keep you safe!

Lovebird 2: Oh, Linda! I love you so much!

Lich: ...

Lich: The heck is this?

Lady Grey: My, my, such unfettered love.

Lady Grey: Thanks to Lichi, this turned out to be a wonderful Walk of Terror. You even brought two sweethearts closer together.

Danua: Congrats, Lichi...

Lich: No, no, no...

Lich: It wasn't supposed to be this way! Have they gone bonkers!

Lich: This is why I'll never understand extros! I am out of here!

Instead of dropping the couple into the depths of despair, Lich unwittingly helped them strengthen their relationship.

The townspeople would later report hearing a girl's plaintive wail that Halloween night.