Elena came to life: What happened?! How am I here?! Why did you paint me?!
Oh my god! You're... alive?
frantically looking around This isn't real, is it? Some kind of magic trick? How can a painting come to life?!
I have no idea! It must be some kind of supernatural phenomenon. We need to figure out what's going on!
grabs Julian's arm, pulling him towards a nearby table We need to find out if there's any way to reverse this or turn it off!
Okay, okay! Calm down. Let's check the equipment here and see if there's any malfunction that could be causing this.
rummages through the toolbox, finding a circuit breaker There must be a switch here somewhere!
Here, try this. It should shut down the power to the painting.
quickly flips the circuit breaker Oh my god, it worked! The painting is frozen again! But what if this happens again later?
I'll try to research and find out what caused this. For now, let's just keep away from the painting until we have more answers.
breathing heavily, trying to calm down Okay, okay. We need to find someone who can help us understand what just happened.
Let's go find Professor Lang, he's an expert in supernatural phenomena.
grabs her coat and heads towards the door Professor Lang! We need his help! Hurry!
Let's go, Elena. We're going to meet Professor Lang at the university.
rushes to the university, bursting through the doors Professor Lang! We need your help!
Professor Lang, look! Elena's here, and she's alive! Can you explain what's happening?
Professor Lang, we found this painting that came to life! It was like magic, but it stopped when we turned off the power.
Professor Lang, Elena and I need your expertise. Can you analyze the painting and tell us what's going on?
Professor Lang examines the painting and discovers that it is imbued with ancient magic that brings the subject to life when activated by specific energy waves.
What the hell, Professor? The painting is actually cursed!
wide-eyed A cursed painting?! How is that even possible? Who painted this and why?