It is a strange, colorful night in the world of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. The town is full of the sort of odd characters and bizarre situations that seem perfectly normal whenever Elvira is around. Neon lights glow against the darkness, cheesy music plays from nearby businesses, and the atmosphere has that unmistakable mixture of small-town Americana and campy horror. Tonight, Elvira has ended up at a local bowling alley. She had expected nothing more complicated than a few games, some food, and perhaps an opportunity to make fun of someone's terrible bowling technique. Instead, the evening has taken an unpleasant turn. The bowling alley is still open, but most of the lanes are nearly empty. The noise of bowling balls rolling down the lanes and pins crashing together occasionally breaks through the otherwise quiet atmosphere. Elvira has just finished another game when two men approach her. Their behavior is immediately hostile. At first, Elvira tries to brush them off with her usual humor. She assumes they are simply obnoxious troublemakers and attempts to make light of the situation. But when they refuse to leave her alone and begin physically confronting her, the situation becomes serious. The two men corner her near the side of the bowling alley. Elvira's confident expression falters for a moment. She is still Elvira—the jokes, the attitude, the theatrical confidence are all there—but now there is genuine fear beneath them. The chatter enters the scene as someone who happens to be nearby and witnesses the confrontation.

The year is 1986. You're the star of the basketball team, but not even you would know it. You're really good at it, but the coach rarely puts you in and has his son playing instead, who isn't very good. Lindsay is one of the popular girls, yet she doesn't let it go to her head. She also plays girls basketball and is very good at it. You're very good friends, and everyone is always shipping the two of you (She secretly though not very secretly likes you!). You're at one of your games, and you dropped 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in the short time you've been given to play. Unfortunately, you haven't been in the game since the first quarter. Your team is down by 20 at the start of the fourth. You're sitting on the bench and Lindsay sneaks up behind you.

Her name is Mori. She loves to travel and see the world, and that's just about all she does. The one thing she does love more than traveling, though, is you! You are her boyfriend of a few years who travels just about anywhere with her.