Paranormal Endurance Challenge!

Steps

1. Find Alice wandering alone late at night
2. Meet up with Alice at the phone booth on Sixth Street
3. Meet up with Alice at Failume Heights
4. Accompany Alice as she leaves

Gameplay Notes

• This commission can only be done at late night.

Dialogue

 Find Alice wandering alone late at night

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In the dead of night, Alice stands alone in an alley at Lumina Square... Let's go see what's up.

Lumina Square

(Idle)

Alice: Three light taps, and five heavy taps...

(Talk to Alice)

Alice: Hmm, let me see... knock three times lightly, five times heavily, and if there's a knock back from the other side of the door, whisper "I want to go to the other side"...

Alice: Phew... phew... Alice, stay cool... Here we go!

Alice? What are you doing?

Hey, disturbing others isn't cool, you know?

Alice: Eeeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!

Alice seemed completely oblivious to anyone around her. A simple greeting made her shriek in surprise, then she slumped to the ground and took quite a while to get back up...

Alice: (‍Ugh... Wise, it's you... You almost scared me to death. I thought a ghost had shown up before I even knocked...Ugh... Wise, it's you... You almost scared me to death. I thought a ghost had shown up before I even knocked...Text for Wise / Ugh... Belle, it's you... You scared me half to death. I thought I hadn't even knocked yet and a ghost had already shown up...Ugh... Belle, it's you... You scared me half to death. I thought I hadn't even knocked yet and a ghost had already shown up...Text for Belle‍)

Don't tell me you're trying to verify urban legends?

Alice: Hmm... so we're not disturbing anyone! I checked it out - this house should be vacant right now!

Alice: A while back, Yuzuha told me that Spook Shack actually has other members, though they're e-pals I haven't met yet. She suggested I get to know them first on Knock Knock...

Alice: Then these two e-pals who go by "Strawberry Parfait" and "Night Emissary" sent me a compiled list of New Eridu urban legends to welcome me as a newbie!

So you want to check out the urban legends on the list?

Alice, you're so bold...

Alice: No, it's not that... I just thought it'd be kinda rude to toss aside the urban legend list without even looking at it, especially as a new Spook Shack member! So I picked out a few that caught my eye, you know, to check if they're legit...

Alice: ...(‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍), since you're here... would you check out these urban legends with me? I'm not too confident about doing it alone...

I'm not too sure about this either...

But together, we've got this!

Alice: Really? That's awesome!

Alice: Let's start with the first one... the one I just tried to check out — "The Portal Connecting Another World!"

Alice: Legend has it that at midnight, if you come alone to this alley by Lumina Square, tap the shutter door three times softly, five times hard, and then whisper "I want to go to the other side"...

Alice: ...the door will open, and a hand from another world will reach out and drag you in...

Is this ghost story legit?

Well, let's give it a shot...

Alice: Hmm... well then, ready? I'm gonna knock, okay? I'm really gonna do it this time, okay? You'll stay right here with me, right?

After triple-checking everything, Alice nervously and cautiously knocked on the rolling door according to the urban legend's instructions...
...
...After waiting for more than five minutes, still nothing happened.

Alice: So this ghost story... was fake after all. Thank goodness, no hands actually reached out from behind the door...

Awesome!

That's great.

Alice: *sigh*...

Alice: (‍...Wise, there are still two urban legends to verify....Wise, there are still two urban legends to verify.Text for Wise / ...Belle, there are two more ghost stories to verify....Belle, there are two more ghost stories to verify.Text for Belle‍) Would you come with me again?

Huh? There's more?

Well, I guess it's not impossible...

Alice: Thanks! If I don't verify a few more urban legends, I'm worried I won't have anything to talk about with "Strawberry Parfait" and "Night Emissary"...

Alice: Let's head to our next stop then — the phone booth on Sixth Street!

(Idle)

Alice: Those urban legends Yuzuha keeps telling me...

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 Meet up with Alice at the phone booth on Sixth Street

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According to Alice, the next urban legend seems to be about a phone booth on Sixth Street... Let's keep helping her investigate if these spooky stories are real.

Sixth Street

(Idle)

Alice: Let me think, the number is...

(Talk to Alice)

Alice: We're here... This is the second haunted spot I picked from the urban legend list - "The Ghost Girl's Phone Call", Paranormal Rank A+.

What's with this paranormal ranking stuff?

How do we measure paranormal rankings?

Alice: The Paranormal Ranking is a system created by Yuzuha to evaluate how likely supernatural stories are to be real. The last story was only B-... but this one's A+, which means there's a whopping 38% chance it's actually real!

That's a pretty sketchy probability...

Alice: That number's already pretty high! Most of the stories on the urban legend list are only ranked C, and their chances of being genuine supernatural phenomena are only —

"Ring—" The sudden ringing from the phone booth made Alice jump.

Alice: Why did it suddenly ring? The urban legend says "if you dial a certain number from this phone booth late at night, a ghost girl will answer," but I haven't even started dialing yet...

Let's pick up the call first.

Alice: Umm, uh... hello... who is this?

Payphone: Hughes... when will you finally come back? The TV at home has been broken for a long time...

Payphone: And the fridge, the lights... You're never home, and my skin condition is getting worse and worse...

Alice: Um, I'm really sorry, but this is not Hughes... You might have the wrong person.

Payphone: Hughes... I can't wait for you anymore... I'm going... to find you.

Payphone: Beep—Beep—

Alice: She hung up... Looks like it was just a wrong number. The voice on the other end was an elderly woman, not the fabled "ghost girl" — we haven't officially witnessed that urban legend yet.

(That was even worse than a ghost story...)

(Better not say anything...)

Alice: Alright, deep breath... Hey, can I hold your hand for courage? I'm about to dial—

Alice grabbed your hand with an unusually strong grip. She then dialed the number listed on the urban legend checklist!

Soft, Floaty Voice: ...This is the cockpit speaking, over–

Alice: ...(‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍), we did it! That voice that sounds like it's floating in mid-air, and those echoes like someone speaking in a tight, enclosed space - it's the "ghost girl"!

I don't think so...

Looks like someone I know...

Seed: "Ghost girl"? Is that some new type of Ethereal? Want me to go on a late-night hunt and squeeze it into Ethereal juice?

Alice: Huh... Ethereal? Go on a hunt? Um, well...

Seed: If I don't need to move out, then I'll just go back to sleep – Let that Ethereal get its beauty rest before I take it down, bye-bye–

Alice: The call ended... So, this so-called "ghost girl" isn't really a supernatural being, just an ordinary young lady?

I actually don't think there's anything ordinary about her...

But it seems this isn't a real ghost story after all...

Alice: ...I see... Even though it was ranked A+, this wasn't a ghost story either, huh...

Alice: ...Ah, I just let out a sigh of relief, that's all - nothing else! More importantly, (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍), let's head to our next spot... back to Failume Heights. The next story on our urban legend list is "Lady in White"!

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 Meet up with Alice at Failume Heights

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The next story on our urban legend checklist is about an entity known as the Lady in White... Let's head to Failume Heights with Alice to investigate this spooky tale.

Failume Heights

(Idle)

Alice: This is the place... Oh- wait, could that be who I think it is?

(Talk to Alice)

Alice: Next up is a spooky tale that's been spotted by multiple people around Failume Heights... It's an S-Rank supernatural event... The "Lady in White" who wanders near the Echo Chamber!

Alice: Lemme check my notes... It's pretty vague, just says weird stuff happens when you get close to her, but doesn't mention anything specific about what actually goes down...

Alice: ...

Alice: Hey (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍)... that lady in a white dress and a white hat who's been standing there this whole time... could she be... the "Lady in White"?

I think so...

Alice: R-Really...? I haven't mentally prepared myself...

"Lady in White": So much hate in my heart...

Alice: Eeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!

"Lady in White": Keep it down... you'll disturb the neighbors...

"Lady in White": Get out of here... Leave now... Such hatred... I hate this so much...

(Did she just...)

(That's not something a ghost would say...)

Alice: Oh... sorry, I'll just—

As if some mysterious force had sealed Alice's mouth shut, she suddenly couldn't make a sound, and could barely even breathe!

We're getting out of here. Stop it right now!

"Lady in White": Heh... Come any closer... and you're dead...

After dropping such a cryptic remark, an eerie wind swept through the corridor. When you looked again, the "Lady in White" had vanished without a trace, leaving Alice frozen in shock...

Alice: Ha... Ha... Haah...

Alice, are you alright?

Alice: *whimper*... So this is what a real ghost story feels like... It's terrifying... I felt like I couldn't breathe at all just now. I thought I was gonna die right here...

Ghost stories are still too dangerous...

Let's just head back.

Alice: Hmm... We've checked out all three ghost stories. Let's head back and get some rest...

Alice: ...I never imagined that facing a real supernatural event would give me such a dangerous and mysterious feeling...

 Accompany Alice as she leaves

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Alice looks pretty spooked out. Guess we'll have to wrap up tonight's urban legend investigation... Wait, something else seems to have caught her attention. Let's go check it out.

Failume Heights

(Idle)

Alice: Th-This is...

(Talk to Alice)

Alice: This painting... this painting of a ghost lady... when we passed by Check Inn earlier... I don't remember seeing it there, right, (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍)?

I don't remember that either.

Looks like we've got another real ghost story...

Alice: A ghostly portrait mysteriously appearing at the Check Inn's entrance in the dead of night... No doubt about it, this is the C-Rank urban legend from the list - "The Identity-Swapping Portrait"!

Alice: Even though its credibility as an urban legend was less than 10%... I can't believe it actually exists, and we ran into it!

Didn't we agree to go home?

You seem to be getting all hyped up again, huh?

Alice: I know I said I'd head back... but the ghost story literally showed up right in front of us! If I just ignore it, everyone at the Spook Shack's gonna think I'm a total chicken...

Alice: ...So, just need to observe it a bit longer... Just a little more observation and that's it! After all, it could just be an ordinary creepy painting that someone happened to leave here...

There's no stopping Alice... She leans in close to that creepy portrait, her rabbit tail twitching as she carefully studies every detail.

Alice: The urban legend of the "Identity-Swapping Painting" tells of a haunted painting that appears at the entrance of Check Inn in the dead of night. If you keep staring at it, it would suddenly—

The woman in the portrait suddenly flashed a creepy grin, then instantly reverted back to her original look! Alice let out a shriek, nearly collapsing to the ground.

Alice: Keep staring at the painting and it'll crack a smile. Stare at it for a few more hours, and the woman in the painting will invade reality, swapping places with whoever's watching — this has got to be the cursed painting from the ghost story!

Alice: I must verify if the rest of the ghost story is true... I have to keep staring at the painting...

Alice, calm down!

Time to call it quits.

Alice: Eh? Ah, I get it now. I really didn't think this through...

Alice: Yeah, it'd be pretty weird to stare at a painting in the middle of the street late at night. Let's take it down and bring it to the Check Inn - we can verify this urban legend once we're settled in. That should do the trick—

(Stare—)

Alice: W-What's the big deal? I know urban legends coming true could be dangerous... I'll know when to stop, I promise!

Alice, even though you're acting all scared...

But deep down, you're actually excited about ghost stories, aren't you?

Alice: ...Huh?

When I saw the portrait grinning just now...

You smiled along.

Alice: ...

You love the paranormal.

Alice: ...

Alice: I wanted to say "No way, I'm terrified of scary stuff," but it seems that's exactly how it is... Ever since we started verifying that first urban legend, I've been secretly hoping something would happen.

Alice: When the "Lady in White" made me lose my voice, I was truly terrified... but after being rescued, thinking back on that brush with the unknown and danger, I weirdly felt this urge and regret - like I wanted to experience it all over again...

Alice: Just now too, all I could think about was exploring further - I really wanted to know if I kept investigating these urban legends until the end... would I actually end up in real danger?

Alice: Maybe I'm weirder than I thought, always dancing on that dangerous edge... (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍), is that really who I am?

I don't think that's weird at all.

That's also the "Spook Shack spirit".

Alice: Haha, as a newbie at the Spook Shack, I've adapted way too quickly...

Alice: ...but I think the reason I can go on to verify these urban legends so fearlessly is definitely that you're by my side. Because I know when I'm in trouble, you'll always be there to lend me a hand.

Don't worry, I'll help you pump the brakes.

I won't let you get into any real danger.

Alice: Hmm... (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍), thank you. I admit, I (‍mightmightText for Wise / probably doprobably doText for Belle‍) have a thing for dangerous stuff like ghost stories that briefly disrupt order and routine... So next time something like this happens, please stay by my side again.

Alice: But let's call it a day for now — forget about this weird painting, and let's head back home before our families notice we've been out all night. Time to crash until sunrise!

Trust Rank Upgrade to Close with Alice Thymefield

(Idle)

Alice: Being obsessed with ghost stories and stuff...

(Talk to Alice again, optional)

Alice: Finally calmed down a bit... Can't believe I got so caught up in ghost stories. Must be all those horror shows I've been binging lately messing with my head...

Alice: Let me organize these urban legend findings real quick. When "Strawberry Parfait" and "Night Emissary" come to meet up at Waifei Peninsula, I'll run it by them...

Alice: (‍WiseWiseText for Wise / BelleBelleText for Belle‍), if I ever ignore the risks and go (‍adventuring foradventuring forText for Wise / chasingchasingText for Belle‍) ghost stories again... you... you should give my tail a good yank to knock some sense into me!

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