Taking photos and checking in, is something every girl loves to do.
Lin Ze thought they were going to go straight in and play, but unexpectedly, Fu Jiang and Hua Zi dragged the passive Kayako and himself to take photos at the entrance for half an hour.
“Let’s go ride that!” As soon as they entered the amusement park, Hua Zi pointed to the roller coaster.
Lin Ze looked at the excited Hua Zi in surprise, he didn't expect her to be interested in these things. Fu Jiang and Kayako, on the other hand, both froze in place after looking over.
“I… I’m scared.” Kayako looked at the speeding roller coaster with a pale face, just looking at it made her legs go weak.
Fu Jiang hesitated on the side, she had never ridden one before, but just looking at it made her feel scared.
“Don’t force yourselves, Kayako you shouldn’t ride, Fu Jiang you can stay here with Kayako and wait. There aren’t many people in line right now, Hua Zi and I will go for one ride, it’ll be quick. You can take pictures of us down here.”
Lin Ze’s words made both of them breathe a sigh of relief.
Before getting on the ride, Lin Ze triple-checked with Hua Zi if she really wanted to play, and after getting a positive answer, they got on the roller coaster.
The feeling of weightlessness and speed made Lin Ze’s adrenaline surge, causing Hua Zi to scream at the top of her lungs. After one round, Lin Ze glanced at Hua Zi, and there was no expression of regret or fear on her face, instead, she was laughing excitedly.
“Hua Zi, did you really have fun?” The excitement on Hua Zi’s face was genuine, making Fu Jiang hesitate about whether she should try it, but it did look scary.
“How about we go ride the water rapids, that’s a bit easier, it’s just a slow ride, experience it and give it a try. Kayako don’t be afraid, it’s safe, it’s okay.” Lin Ze’s suggestion made Fu Jiang, who had been wanting to try it, very tempted, and although Kayako was a little scared, she didn’t want to be left behind if everyone else was going.
Lin Ze bought four raincoats, then they sat in a circle around the circular raft, fastened their seat belts, and set off. The tension made Kayako’s face pale, and Fu Jiang gripped the handrail beside her tightly.
The raft only had minor bumps in the beginning, and even that made the two of them tense up.
“Lin Ze, are you sure this is safe?” The sound of the water was loud, Fu Jiang couldn’t help but ask loudly.
“Don’t worry, even little kids dare to play here, the amusement park receives so many tourists every day, they have very strict safety measures.”
Reaching out to grab Kayako’s hand, Lin Ze held it tightly, “Kayako, try to experience this sense of excitement, it’s a good way to vent your emotions, if you get scared just scream loudly, I’m with you!”
“Okay!” Lin Ze’s actions calmed Kayako down a bit, or rather, if something really happened, she felt that nothing would be scary if she had Lin Ze with her, but she couldn’t help but feel nervous.
“Here it comes, here it comes!” Hua Zi’s anticipation was overflowing as the raft ascended.
A hand suddenly reached out, Lin Ze turned his head to look at Fu Jiang, she closed her eyes and wanted to grab Lin Ze, so Lin Ze had no choice but to hand her his other hand.
Both of his hands were being squeezed painfully, and worse yet, when the raft rushed down the slope, Lin Ze was truly in a completely out-of-control state, with no support for his hands, Lin Ze felt like he would have been thrown into the air if he hadn’t been strapped in.
Hua Zi’s excited screams made Kayako and Fu Jiang also involuntarily scream, mixed in with Lin Ze’s screams, “I’m screwed!”
After everyone got off, Lin Ze felt that this was even less safe than the roller coaster, but the other three excitedly discussed it, their first experience made them think it was pretty good, it was a little scary but the excitement was real.
They were still afraid to play overly thrilling rides, but they were now up for anything with a slight sense of danger.
After playing all morning, the group sat in a restaurant to eat, and all they talked about were the rides they had played in the morning, “Let’s go to the haunted house later!”
Hua Zi’s sudden suggestion caused the originally lively atmosphere to instantly fall silent, even Lin Ze was stunned.
“We are the Supernatural and Paranormal Research Society, how can we not go to a haunted house?” Hua Zi thought there was nothing wrong with her suggestion.
Lin Ze wouldn’t mind taking them to play any thrill rides as long as they were safe, but a haunted house… wouldn’t it scare Kayako and Fu Jiang into having some psychological shadow? Would they have an emotional breakdown… probably not right?
“The haunted house, are there people acting in it?” Fu Jiang was both scared and wanted to play.
“Yeah, the haunted house here is very famous, there are many staff inside, the area is super big, it would be a shame to come here and not go in once.”
“How about we forget it, if Hua Zi really wants to go, I’ll go in with you and play a round, how about that?” Lin Ze really didn’t dare let Kayako and Fu Jiang go in.
“But it takes half an hour to finish inside, should Kayako and Fu Jiang wait for us? Or maybe we can skip it, there are a lot of fun things to play here.” Hua Zi didn’t show any disappointment on her face, she was already happy to be out playing with her friends, just a little regret maybe.
“That… are you sure everything inside is acted by real people? There aren’t any real ghosts, right?” Kayako suddenly asked in a weak voice.
“Of course! There are no real ghosts in the world, it’s just an amusement ride, it’s just the addition of scene settings, sound effects, and special effects.” Hua Zi wanted to prove the existence of the supernatural, but she also knew that everything in the haunted house was fake, there were so many people playing every day.
“Then… then we won’t be separated?” This was Kayako’s last concern.
“No, this haunted house is for everyone to go in together, it’s not like those escape rooms or script-killing games.”
Kayako and Fu Jiang looked at each other, the two of them agreed to go into the haunted house. Were they scared? Of course, but Hua Zi had always been so well-behaved and lovable, now that she finally let loose and played, they didn’t want Hua Zi to have an unsatisfactory time.
“Okay, but Kayako and Fu Jiang remember, everything inside is fake, the staff members who interact with us and scare us are all acting, we’ll come out right after we go around, you don’t need to feel despair or anything like that, I’ll be the first in line.” Since they had decided, Lin Ze didn’t hesitate, anyway, if he was beside them, they wouldn’t truly despair no matter what, and it would also be good for them to practice their acceptance ability and courage.
“Okay.” Kayako obeyed Lin Ze as usual, Fu Jiang was as arrogant as ever, “As if you’re the only one who knows, despair and breakdown, who do you think you are?”
…Hope you really can do as you say, I’ll remind the staff later.
The queue for the haunted house was very long, the tourists who went in laughing all came out in a panic, some girls even ran out crying, making Kayako even more nervous, and Fu Jiang stopped being stubborn.
“You guys really don’t need to be so nervous, don’t just look at those who are scared to tears, look at those few guys, they’re all laughing and running out, you just have to remember that everything inside is fake, be a little bolder, there’s nothing to be afraid of, the more nervous you are, the more you overthink and scare yourself, take deep breaths.”
Lin Ze pointed to a few boys who came out together and comforted the two of them, which eased their pressure a bit. Hua Zi kept saying on the side that she would protect them and let them relax.