by npixelz » Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:04 am
Murmurlade, murmurlade, murmurlade. You thought a simple ghost would pose a challenge for a backstory, but you forgot one thing; I am the literary fairy. I can whip out a backstory for you ASAP. Now, let's begin...
"You see this amusement park here? Wonderworld? Quite the fun place, don't you think? Well, sit down and let me tell you a story, a legend, about a terrible tragedy that befell this amusement park. First, I will give you the facts, and then I will tell you the legend... So one Halloween, a child got lost in the amusement park and ended up staying inside of it even after it closed for the night. Their parents were distraught and asked the park staff to look for the child, but alas, it was to no avail. That night, the child climbed up onto the Ferris wheel to try and find the exit, but while climbing, they slipped and fell to their death. The next morning the staff found the child's body broken and battered at the foot of the wheel. They were buried in the park and there is a shrine for them at the bottom of the Ferris wheel to remember her. This much we know to be fact, but as I said, there is also a legend. Here it is; it is said that on Halloween night, every year, the child wanders through the park, still crying out for their parents. The child disguises themself in a ghost costume because they are ashamed of their battered body and do not wish for it to be seen. Legend has it that they've even been known to wander a bit out of the park, and if they see someone, they will aproach them crying out for their mommy and daddy. If you remove the disguise they will get very upset and end up haunting you until the night is over, even going so far as to bring you to your doom. But of course this is all legend, but there IS a rise in deaths around the park on Halloween since the child died. Pretty good story, eh? Now let's get some fast food, I'm starving!"