diff --git a/scenes/elevator_panel.gd b/scenes/elevator_panel.gd
index 57c78cc..b239648 100644
--- a/scenes/elevator_panel.gd
+++ b/scenes/elevator_panel.gd
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ var points_per_person := 100  # base + bonus per person above threshold
 
 var people_in_elevator := 0
 
-const CHASE_SHORT_1 := preload("res://audio/Shortchase1.wav")
-const CHASE_SHORT_2 := preload("res://audio/Shortchase2.wav")
-const CHASE_MID := preload("res://audio/Midchase1.wav")
-const CHASE_LONG := preload("res://audio/Chase1.wav")
-const CHASE_TRACKS := [CHASE_SHORT_1, CHASE_SHORT_2, CHASE_MID, CHASE_LONG]
-var _last_chase: AudioStream = null
-var _chase_tween: Tween = null
-
 func _ready():
 	var button = $PanelMargin/PanelColumn/CloseButton
 	button.text = "BLOCK"
@@ -60,7 +52,6 @@ func _start_floor():
 	var screen = $PanelMargin/PanelColumn/Screen
 	screen.start()
 	screen.launch_pulse()  # first survivor arrives
-	_start_chase()
 
 # --- Input ---
 
@@ -72,7 +63,6 @@ func _on_block_pressed():
 # --- Pulse callbacks ---
 
 func _on_pulse_blocked():
-	_stop_chase()
 	# This survivor made it in
 	survivors_remaining -= 1
 	people_in_elevator += 1
@@ -91,8 +81,7 @@ func _on_pulse_blocked():
 	get_tree().create_timer(gap).timeout.connect(
 		func():
 			if not doors_closing_flag:
-				screen.launch_pulse()
-				_start_chase(),
+				screen.launch_pulse(),
 		CONNECT_ONE_SHOT
 	)
 
@@ -101,8 +90,6 @@ func _on_doors_closing():
 		return
 	doors_closing_flag = true
 
-	_stop_chase()
-
 	var screen = $PanelMargin/PanelColumn/Screen
 
 	# Lose: not enough people
@@ -137,22 +124,3 @@ func _on_doors_closing():
 	var tween = create_tween()
 	tween.tween_interval(2.0)
 	tween.tween_callback(_start_floor)
-
-func _start_chase():
-	if _chase_tween and _chase_tween.is_valid():
-		_chase_tween.kill()
-
-	var candidates: Array = CHASE_TRACKS.filter(func(s): return s != _last_chase)
-	var stream: AudioStream = candidates[randi() % candidates.size()]
-	_last_chase = stream
-
-	$SfxChase.stream = stream
-	$SfxChase.volume_db = 0.0
-	$SfxChase.play()
-
-func _stop_chase():
-	if _chase_tween and _chase_tween.is_valid():
-		_chase_tween.kill()
-	_chase_tween = create_tween()
-	_chase_tween.tween_property($SfxChase, "volume_db", -80.0, 0.3)
-	_chase_tween.tween_callback($SfxChase.stop)
diff --git a/scenes/survivor.gd b/scenes/survivor.gd
index 5e419d7..253e79f 100644
--- a/scenes/survivor.gd
+++ b/scenes/survivor.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 extends CharacterBody3D
 
+const CHASE_SHORT_1 := preload("res://audio/Shortchase1.wav")
+const CHASE_SHORT_2 := preload("res://audio/Shortchase2.wav")
+const CHASE_MID := preload("res://audio/Midchase1.wav")
+const CHASE_LONG := preload("res://audio/Chase1.wav")
+const CHASE_TRACKS := [CHASE_SHORT_1, CHASE_SHORT_2, CHASE_MID, CHASE_LONG]
+static var _last_chase: AudioStream = null
+
 var speed: int = 3
 var clumsiness: int = 0
 
@@ -10,6 +17,17 @@ var clumsiness: int = 0
 	#transform = xform
 	#velocity = (-xform.basis.z * speed).rotated(Vector3.UP, randf_range(-PI/4, PI/4))
 
+func _ready():
+	var candidates: Array = CHASE_TRACKS.filter(func(s): return s != _last_chase)
+	var stream: AudioStream = candidates[randi() % candidates.size()]
+	_last_chase = stream
+	$ScreamPlayer.stream = stream
+	var delay := randf_range(0.0, 0.5)
+	get_tree().create_timer(delay).timeout.connect(
+		func(): $ScreamPlayer.play(),
+		CONNECT_ONE_SHOT
+	)
+
 func _physics_process(delta):
 	velocity.z -= speed * delta
 	move_and_slide()
diff --git a/scenes/survivor.tscn b/scenes/survivor.tscn
index c5ac69a..c064cbf 100644
--- a/scenes/survivor.tscn
+++ b/scenes/survivor.tscn
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ frame_progress = 0.99938977
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.080844045, -0.14428711)
 shape = SubResource("BoxShape3D_7yc2n")
 
+[node name="ScreamPlayer" type="AudioStreamPlayer3D" parent="."]
+
 [connection signal="area_entered" from="Area3D" to="." method="_on_area_3d_area_entered"]