Dude, Where's My Card

[ Have 1 Slacker Hangout | None | 1600c ]

KRIS: Addison! Whoa… you totally startled me. Where’d you pop out from?

ADDISON: Um, I was just standing right here… are you okay?

KRIS: Gonna have to go with negatory. Turns out I totally lost my Student ID, and it’s not in the Lost and Found or the fridge or any of the normal places I’d usually leave it…

ADDISON: ...you put your Student ID in the fridge?

KRIS: Sometimes… sometimes… Hey! You’re pretty smart! Do you think you could help me find it?

ADDISON: No harm in trying, I guess… Whenever I misplace something, I return to the last place I remember having it and then retrace my steps from there. When was the last time you had your Student ID with you?

KRIS: Let me think. Oh yeah. I remember laughing at my picture ‘cause I was holding it upside down. I was outside… But in an indoor kind of space, you know? It was really red. Or at least, something near me was a red-like color.

ADDISON: ...can’t remember?

KRIS: Slow down for a sec. I’ll get there eventually… So yeah, I definitely had it when I was getting a Slushie down at the Snack N’ Drive…

ADDISON: We should start there!

KRIS: But if we’re gonna retrace my steps EXACTLY, we’ll need to buy more Slushies, and I’m kinda tapped out. All I’ve got in my wallet is a Jolly Rancher wrapper and this doodle of a Yeti eating soup.

ADDISON: Okay… I’ll see what I can do about getting us some money.

[ Spend 40000 coins | None | 50b ]

KRIS: SLUURPP!!! Awww… this Slushie is super slush-tacular! You should really have one!

ADDISON: I think we should concentrate on finding your ID…

KRIS: Look, you can’t always be running around like a running… around… person… Sometimes you just gotta chill, and nothing is chiller than a delicious Slushie!

ADDISON: Okay… I’ll take one! SLUURPP!!! Okay… so Kris, we’ve retraced your steps back to the Snack N’ Drive. Do you remember where your Student ID is?

KRIS: I’ll try to think… Well, I’m definitely feeling something going on in my brain…

ADDISON: A memory resurfacing?

KRIS: No… BRAIN FREEZE!!!

ADDISON: ...are you okay?

KRIS: Yeah, I think so. I haven’t had a brain freeze like that since… since the last time I had a Slushie! Which reminds me… I totally remember where I went next! After I left the Snack N’ Drive, I went and hung out at this really remote spot. I don’t think anybody had ever been there before… possibly EVER!

[ Add a plot of land, Level Kris | None | 1800c ]

KRIS: We found it! This is definitely the same place I was hanging out before!

ADDISON: How can you tell?

KRIS: Well, there are a bunch of trees and grass just like before. Plus some leaves… ooh, and also some mushrooms growing on a log!

ADDISON: I see… is there anything more specific you recognize?

KRIS: Oh yeah… I remember hanging out over by that lake!

ADDISON: Okay, so what were you doing?

KRIS: Oh, you know, just lake-y stuff… Only I’m kind of drawing a big blank right now. Why don’t you think of something we could do?

ADDISON: All right, I guess we should… sunbathe!

KRIS: Oh, that’s a killer idea! We can both stretch out and collect some premium, Grade-A sunshine…

ADDISON: Do you think that’s what you did last time?

KRIS: Maybe… never know until you try! This looks like a good spot to take a load off… Ahhhh… feel that? Warm sun, warm sand…

ADDISON: I have to admit… sunbathing is seriously relaxing! So, do see your Student ID around here anywhere?

KRIS: Nope… but while we were sunbathing, I remembered where I went next! Maybe my Student ID will be there!

ADDISON: Okay, where’d you go?

KRIS: Well, turns out that I was pretty exhausted from all the strenuous relaxing… So I went home and just did nothing!

[ Addison, Kris | 10h | 2000c ]

ADDISON: So when you say you did ‘nothing’... what you mean is that you watched TV or took a nap or something, right?

KRIS: Nope. That would be SOMEthing…

ADDISON: So you did… nothing?

KRIS: Relax! There’s no need to get all stressed about it. Doing nothing is way easier than it sounds… All you’ve gotta do is find a cozy place to sit down and then… then you just EXIST…

ADDISON: Okay, I’ll do my best… how is this?

KRIS: Depends… are you still existing?

ADDISON: ...yes?

KRIS: Then it’s all good, my friend… all good...

ADDISON: …

KRIS: ...and stop! I think that’s enough of doing nothing for a while! How do you feel?

ADDISON: At first, I was thinking way too much, but then I zoned out… And now I feel totally rested and refreshed! So did you locate your Student ID yet?

KRIS: Not quite yet, but I think we’re getting close… In fact, I just remembered that after I did nothing the last time, I was feeling super-energized just like now… So I totally went to a party!

[ Complete a Party with Kris | None | 5r ]

KRIS: Addison, that party was off the hook! Did you see me? I must’ve gotten mellow in like four or five different rooms…

ADDISON: Heh… that sounds pretty chill!

KRIS: What about you? Did you have a good time?

ADDISON: Actually, now that you mention it… I had a blast! So did you see your Student ID anywhere at the party?

KRIS: Unfortunately, I didn’t… But at least today wasn’t a total loss…

ADDISON: It wasn’t?

KRIS: Sure, we didn’t find my Student ID, but we did drink Slushies, hang out by the lake, and go to a chill party--

ADDISON: And don’t forget doing nothing! Who knew doing nothing could be so much fun?

KRIS: Cool! I’m glad to hear it! In fact, I should probably make a note about how cool this day was so I don’t forget…

Kris pulls out a piece of paper.

ADDISON: Hey! There’s an already a note on the other side of that doodle. It says ‘Get a Student ID’!

KRIS: Are you sure…? Oh yeah! THAT’s why I don’t have a Student ID! I never picked one up! Mystery solved! Thanks for all your help, Addison!

ADDISON: Uh, no problem… I think?

Dungeons and Dorkness

[ Have 1 Nerd Hangout | None | 600c ]

NISHAN: Addison! There you are! I’ve been looking all over for you!

ADDISON: Hey, Nishan, what’s up?

NISHAN: Okay, this is a little embarrassing to admit…

ADDISON: Go on…

NISHAN: But back at my old school, a few friends and I would always get together to play the latest expansion of Creatures and Caverns--

ADDISON: Oh, is that sort of like Dungeons and--?

NISHAN: Nope! Definitely not! CNC is 100 percent it’s own thing! Listen, I know you probably think of me as this suave, sophisticated guy, part genius, part debonair heartthrob.

ADDISON: ‘Probably’ is a strong word…

NISHAN: But the truth is, I can’t be that way all the time! Sometimes, I need to kick back, relax, and score some epic loot in Middlandia! Plus, I’m only one sword fragment away from forging the EverBlade!

ADDISON: ...and that’s good?

NISHAN: Does Nessy swim by the Deeprun Tram?

ADDISON: Uh…

NISHAN: She does.

ADDISON: Well, playing Creatures and Caverns sounds interesting, at least… I’m sure there are other people here that would love to play the game with us.

NISHAN: ...us?

ADDISON: You didn’t think I’d let you play without me, did you? Meet me at lunch, and I’ll see if we can get a group together!

[ Have a Nerd at Level 5+, Have a Nerd at Level 3+, Have a Gamer | None | 800c ]

NISHAN: Addison, you did it! I had no idea there were so many people willing to try Creatures and Caverns at this school!

ADDISON: Honestly, me either…

JULIAN: I heard there’d be snacks! Where do I get my grub on?

PAYTON: And where is all the treasure Addison was telling us about? Do we get to try on the jewelry?

ADDISON: Um, about that…

PAYTON: The treasure isn’t real, is it?

ADDISON: ...you’ll treasure these memories?

PAYTON: Not the same!

ADDISON: Maybe not, but Nishan promises we’ll have a good time! Isn’t that right, Nishan?

NISHAN: I know I will!

JULIAN: ...so no snacks?

NISHAN: Before we begin our quest for the final sword fragment of the Everblade, you’ll all need to create new characters. Look over your character sheets and decide what class you think you’d like to play as.

PAYTON: Ooh! Can I be a Cleric? I really like their outfits!

JULIAN: I’m thinking Warrior! Kinda fitting, if you think about it…

ADDISON: Because you’re a jock?

JULIAN: Because my dog is named Warrior… but actually, yeah, the jock thing makes sense too.

NISHAN: Addison, what do you want to be?

ADDISON: I’d like to be… A rogue.

NISHAN: Ooh! Good choice… a questing party can always use a good thief!

JULIAN: What about you, Nishan?

NISHAN: I’ll be playing as my character from previous campaigns, a Level 85 Knight!

PAYTON: Level 85! Cool! What level are we?

NISHAN: Well, you just started, so… one! But there’s nowhere to go but up, right? Now can we begin?

Nishan opens up his quest book.

NISHAN: ‘Your party journeys toward the fire-scarred plain of Rakehold and the volcanic mountain at its center. There, inside a remote castle, lies the final fragment of the EverBlade! Ahead of you rests a treacherous pass. You should send a few of your party to scout ahead.’

JULIAN: Eh, I got this one. Anything jumps out, I can beat on it with my greatsword.

PAYTON: Okay, that’s one. Addison, who else should go?

[ Julian, A Classmate except Addison and Nishan, A Classmate except Addison and Nishan (Connie, Greer) | 3h | 1000c ]

NISHAN: ‘Julian, Connie, and Greer scout the treacherous pass ahead of the rest of the party… Overhead, they can hear the screeching of ravenous creatures. The sounds are getting closer and closer.’

JULIAN: So about me being in front…

CONNIE: Aww… is the big Warrior a scaredy pants?

JULIAN: No! I’m a brave… uh… loincloth… thing… Let’s just keep moving!

GREER: Yeah, but let’s be extra careful. Something about this place doesn’t feel right…

Nishan flips to the next page of the quest book.

NISHAN: ‘Your party travels onward… after what seems like three hours, your party emerges on the other side of the pass! Suddenly, a hunting party of troll cannibals leaps down, attacking the three party members who were scouting ahead!’

CONNIE: Wait… does he mean US?

GREER: Do something!

NISHAN: ‘Connie and Greer hesitate! They are devoured by the ravenous trolls!’

ADDISON: ...that quick?!

PAYTON: Gross!

NISHAN: ‘Next, the trolls leap at Julian!’

JULIAN: I roll to attack!

NISHAN: ‘Julian rolls an 11 and drives the trolls back long enough for the rest of the party to join in the fracas. Outnumbered, the trolls retreat into the hills!’

PAYTON: So what happens now? Are we still heading toward the volcano after being attacked?

JULIAN: Seriously! I was almost eaten by troll cannibals! And I’m not even a troll!

NISHAN: Well, there is an inn nearby. We could rest up there… Plus, it might be a good place to collect info on the dragon guarding the final fragment of the EverBlade!

ADDISON: ...dragon?

NISHAN: Obviously! Mystical sword fragments are always guarded by Monsters of Legend!

PAYTON: ...but how are we supposed to fight a dragon?

JULIAN: Remember the part where lame trolls almost turned me into Troll-burger Helper? I’m guessing dragons are worse!

NISHAN: Well, yeah… but that’s the whole point! If the quest wasn’t totally impossible, we wouldn’t be REAL adventurers, would we?

Nishan flips to the next page in the quest book.

NISHAN: Now about the inn… ‘It turns out the innkeeper is refusing to open the door for strangers after dark… Through the peek hole, you can see that the innkeeper is young, beautiful, and wary.’

JULIAN: Forget that! I’m not pretend-sleeping in some pretend-woods. Tell her to open the door or else!

PAYTON: Or… just flirt with her! People always give me what I want when I turn on the charm!

NISHAN: Addison, what do you think we should do?

ADDISON: I think we’ve been standing around long enough. I’m going to… threaten her!

NISHAN: ‘Addison storms over to the door and kicks it down! Inside, the innkeeper reaches for her sword, but before she can raise it--Addison draws a dagger and aims the business end right at her!’

ADDISON: Now then… about that vacancy!

NISHAN: ‘The innkeeper sighs, waves your group in, and then crosses over to the chest behind the counter.’

ADDISON: She’s not going to let us stay for free, guys. Loosen your purse strings!

[ Spend 10000 coins | None | 35b ]

NISHAN: ‘Your party pays the innkeeper for food and lodging and then settles in for a hearty meal of mutton and mead.’

JULIAN: Grog me, wench! Then tell me what grog is!

NISHAN: ‘After you’ve had your fill, the innkeeper wanders back over bearing a tattered treasure map… a gift!’

ADDISON: A treasure map! What does it say?

Nishan consults the quest book.

NISHAN: ‘The map shows the exact location of the final fragment of the EverBlade! It also tells of the Earthtremor Drake, the shard’s fearsome guardian!’ Good work, Addison! This will definitely come in handy!

Nishan flips to the next page in the quest guide.

NISHAN: ‘Using the map as a guide, the questing party travels through a magma-filled corridor on the way to an ancient throne room filled with treasure! Sitting atop a heap of gold is the massive Earthtremor Drake… And glinting at its feet lies the final sword fragment of the legendary EverBlade!’

JULIAN: Whoa! That’s the big boss monster, right?

PAYTON: Ick! Why is pretty treasure always guarded by gross things?!

NISHAN: This is it! Adventurers, with me… ATTACK!

JULIAN: Um… should we follow the weird, little dude or what?

ADDISON: Actually, I was looking at the map, and I saw a hidden passage off to the side. You two come with me. Everybody else, follow NIshan!

[ Addison, Julian, Payton | 9h | 5r ]

PAYTON: Okay, Addison, so what’s the plan?

ADDISON: We’re going to go around back and flank the dragon’s behind. Are you both cool with that?

JULIAN: Heh… dragon’s behind. Is that like dragon butt?

ADDISON: I meant to say… we’re going to attack the dragon’s rear!

JULIAN: BWAHAHA!

ADDISON: Never mind! This way!

Your group takes a hidden passageway, while the remainder of your party attacks the dragon head-on, dodging fireballs and hiding behind piles of treasure!

ADDISON: This is it! We’re behind the dragon, and it hasn’t noticed us yet! ...CHARGE!

Your group joins the battle from the back, while the rest of the party attacks the dragon head-on!

PAYTON: I cast Healzies! Oh wait… is anybody hurt yet?

JULIAN: AFK!

ADDISON: Julian, you do know this isn’t a computer game?

JULIAN: Sorry… AFKKKKK… a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto just went down the wrong pipe!

You rush forward!

ADDISON: Using my Expert Pickpocket skill, my Rogue steals the sword shard undetected!

Treasure gone, the dragon flies up and away, bursting through the stone roof of the cavern!

NISHAN: Yes! We did it! Now give me the sword shard!

The throne room shakes violently, and a fissure opens up through the center of the room! The sword shard falls in… and so does Julian!

JULIAN: Uh… little help here!

NISHAN: But I can’t reach you AND the sword shard!

JULIAN: Yeah, yeah… just let me fall to my untimely death, so you can have your sword already.

Nishan lifts Julian to safety, and the Shard of the EverBlade splashes into the lava below!

JULIAN: You… you saved me… haven’t you been after that sword shard for, like, ten billion years?

NISHAN: Yeah… But there will be other swords. Good traveling companions… those are hard to come by!

JULIAN: Thanks, Nishan! And I gotta admit, this nerd-game wasn’t as nerd-awful as I expected.

NISHAN: Really? So you want to play again?

JULIAN: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves…

NISHAN: Well, that’s the end of the campaign. Addison, thank you for helping me organize this event!

ADDISON: My pleasure!

NISHAN: So Addison, are you ready for more wild adventures in the realm of Creatures and Caverns?

ADDISON: Sure, maybe when the next update comes out.

NISHAN: Oh, the next update is going to be great! It’s called Legend of the Minotortoise!

ADDISON: Like a minotaur… and a tortoise? How does that even work?

NISHAN: You’ll have to find out!

Life is a Beach

[ Spend 250 rings | None | 1000b ]

MIA: Okay, guys, this is it, my family’s beach house! There are plenty of beds and couches, so you don’t need to fight over where you’ll sleep.

AUTUMN: Mia, this beach house is huge… and the art! Are those actual Chagalls?

PAYTON: Forget the art! Look at the Olympic-sized swimming pool! It’s absolutely perfect for lounging beside!

JULIAN: Whoa! And look at the size of the BBQ grill! Burgers or sausages? You. Don’t. Have. To. Choose…

NISHAN: Guys! Everything in this house is controlled via wireless network… which I just hacked! We’re now streaming party movies on all the flatscreens, the hot tub is holding steady at 104 degrees, and every hour a new pizza gets ordered!

Payton backs into an end table and almost knocks off a framed photo.

PAYTON: Oops, sorry!

MIA: Whatever, guys, feel free to go crazy… no big deal if you break stuff! See?

Mia knocks the frame to the ground, smashing it!

ADDISON: Um… Mia, are you okay?

MIA: My dad and brother obviously don’t care about me… so why should I care what happens to their stuff? Now who wants to check out the BEACH?

The group quickly changes into swimsuits and walks down the cobblestone path to the sand.

AUTUMN: Look at that view! The sky is clear blue. The sand is perfectly white… I have to take a picture!

MIA: Actually, this view was already on the cover of Perfect Home magazine. Which is kind of ironic, when you think about it.

JULIAN: Hey, Mia, so what about all those people down by the water? Didn’t you say this was a private beach?

MIA: Yeah, just us and the modeling academy…

NISHAN: Can somebody check my pulse? Did I consume citrus? Are my pupils dilated?

ADDISON: Nishan, are you okay?

NISHAN: No! No, I’m not! My allergies must be making me hallucinate again, because I cannot believe how freaking FANTASTIC this place is!

JULIAN: Seriously, Nishan, if your weird allergies are making this happen, I will force feed you an entire lemon tree.

ADDISON: Autumn, you’re awfully quiet…

AUTUMN: Actually, I was just thinking… when I was little, I always used to build the most amazing sandcastles with my mom. I kind of want to build one now.

ADDISON: I can help with that!

[ Addison, Autumn | 12h | 8000c ]

ADDISON: So Autumn, what are the steps to building a sandcastle?

AUTUMN: First, we’ll need to square off the foundations. Then we’ll need to rough in the general shape… And then, we’ll need to decide what kind of sandcastle it should be!

ADDISON: So… like make up a story about who lives in it?

AUTUMN: Sure!

ADDISON: Then I think we should make a… Mermaid palace!

AUTUMN: Aww… that’s such a cute idea! Let’s get to work! Look, Addison, I found some cute pink seashells by the water that we can turn into doors for our mermaid sandcastle!

ADDISON: And we can weave this clump of seaweed into tiny, little tapestries!

A few tasteful decorations later…

PAYTON: Aww… guys, that’s totally adorable! If I was a tiny, beautiful mermaid, I’d definitely call that castle home!

NISHAN: Impressive sandcastle… but aren’t you worried about high tide? According to my calculations, it should be happening any--

SPLOOSH! A wave comes and washes the sand castle away!

ADDISON: What…? But…?

AUTUMN: It’s okay, Addison! Sandcastles can’t last forever! Think of it as commentary on the impermanence of humanity’s achievements and the inevitability of death!

ADDISON: That’s… upbeat.

AUTUMN: It’s art!

MIA: Hey everyone, I want to bury someone in the sand. It’s tradition!

JULIAN: For who? Pirates?

MIA: It’s a FAMILY tradition, jock-face. We do it every time we come to the beach. And it’ll be loads of fun… or else!

ADDISON: I’ll help… but we still need someone to bury!

[ Addison, Mia, A Classmate except Julian (Ollie) | 18h | 10000c ]

OLLIE: Wait… you want to bury ME in the sand?

MIA: What’s the matter? Scared of being tossed in a hole and covered with dirt until you’re helpless?

OLLIE: When you put it that way… ABSOLUTELY!

ADDISON: Don’t worry… I’ll keep Mia in line!

MIA: I think I saw some buckets and plastic shovels over by the path. Let’s get digging!

Ollie is buried neck deep in the sand. Mia adds one last scoop, then pats it down!

OLLIE: Are you done yet?

MIA: Depends… can you move at all?

OLLIE: Not really…

MIA: Then we’re done!

OLLIE: Actually, this isn’t so bad. Turns out I was getting kind of hot, and the wet sand is nice and cool…

PAYTON: Uh guys… LOOK OUT!

JULIAN: INCOMING!

A water balloon splashes down nearby!

JULIAN: WATER BALLOON FIGHT!

OLLIE: Ahhh! I regret being buried in sand! I REGRET BEING BURIED IN SAND!

ADDISON: Nice ambush, Julian… but let’s see how you like getting splashed with a bucket full of cold sea water!

JULIAN: Aaah! I surrender!

The fun day continues…

NISHAN: So this jet ski has a safety setting to prevent you from accelerating too quickly, but I disabled it, so you should be able to--

JULIAN: WHOOOOOAAAAA!!!

SPLASH! Julian jet-skis wildly across the water and then smashes headlong into a big wave!

JULIAN: GLUG!

NISHAN: Well, I think we all learned a valuable lesson about safety today.

Finally, the sun sets below the horizon…

JULIAN: Okay… so we’ve got the bonfire raging, a beachy playlist for some ambience, and everybody’s had their fill of burgers and brats… Basically, we’re in paradise!

PAYTON: So what do you guys want to do next?

AUTUMN: Um… we could have a heartfelt talk!

MIA: Yeah, we COULD… or we could play Truth or Dare instead! I dare Payton to go poke that dead jellyfish over there with her finger!

PAYTON: But… it’s icky!

JULIAN: Yeah, that’s why they call it a dare!

Payton nervously walks over to the dead jellyfish, closes her eyes, and pokes it!

PAYTON: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Payton scurries around in a circle until she calms down.

PAYTON: Okay, my turn… and now I’m not messing around! I want to know a TRUTH!

JULIAN: I’d be down for that. Ask me anything. I’m an open book!

NISHAN: Yes, with short words and pictures, so that even Julian can read it.

JULIAN: Keep talking, Smart Guy, and the next thing you’ll be saying is goodnight… moon…

PAYTON: It doesn’t matter. I’m asking Addison. Who do you think is the cutest person in the whole entire school?

ADDISON: Well, I guess I’d have to say…

[ A Classmate except Addison (Taylor)| 1d | 12000c ]

TAYLOR: ME? You think I’M the cutest person in the school?

ADDISON: Well, I had to tell the truth… Just promise me you won’t let it go to your head.

TAYLOR: I’m not promising anything!

The game of Truth or Dare continues until…

MIA: Autumn, I dare you to strip down to your underwear and go jump into the ocean!

AUTUMN: But the water’s got to be freezing now!

NISHAN: I like how she wasn’t bothered by the underwear part…

PAYTON: Nishan!

NISHAN: Science requires observation!

JULIAN: Whatever! If you’re scared to go alone… I’ll go with you!

Julian strips down to his underwear and hops into the ocean!

AUTUMN: I guess now I don’t have any choice!

Autumn strips and follows Julian into the water. They splash around!

AUTUMN: Actually, the water’s the perfect temperature!

JULIAN: Yeah, are you wuss-faces getting in here with us or are you being wuss-faces?

Everybody strips down and gets in the water…

MIA: You’re dirty liars! This water is freezing!

NISHAN: Yeah! Exactly! So no judgments!

JULIAN: Nerd alert! Just enjoy it, Nishan!

ADDISON: Speaking of enjoying it… whose boxers are those floating away?

JULIAN: Um… this is totally unrelated, but I may need someone to fetch me a towel to cover my… knees…

Later that night, back at the beach house…

MIA: Okay, everyone, all the beds and couches should have blankets and pillows. You can sort yourselves out.

ADDISON: I think people need a little more guidance than that.

MIA: Okay, how would you sort everyone?

[ Have 3 Jocks, Have 3 Nerds, Have 3 Preps | None | 250b, 50r ]

ADDISON: Well, I know that the nerds always stay up late reading, and the jocks tend to snore like linebackers, which some of them actually are… And the preps always want more beauty sleep!

MIA: Okay… okay… so that WAS a better system of picking where people sleep.

ADDISON: Except the sleeping arrangements are a little uneven. WE’RE paired together.

MIA: Not a problem. We’re staying in my old room. It still has twin beds from back when Max and I were teensy.

ADDISON: Aww… this room is so cute!

MIA: Yeah, super cute… if you don’t mind being constantly reminded of how crappy everything has gotten with my family… sniff…

ADDISON: Mia, is something wrong?

Mia pulls out the framed photo she broke earlier. It’s a picture of Mia, her dad, and her brother Max. They all look happy together.

MIA: When I planned this trip, I thought I could get back at my dumb dad and dumb brother for leaving town without me. I mean, ever since I changed schools, it’s like I don’t exist anymore… But now I’m here, looking at all these photos, and I can’t help but MISS those dumb jerks…

ADDISON: Oh… Mia, I’m so sorry… But those aren’t the only photos in this house. Autumn’s been taking tons of pictures all day. Want to see?

Mia picks up Autumn’s camera and flicks it on, as a bunch of your friends join you.

ADDISON: Here you are burying people in the sand, playing Truth or Dare, going skinny-dipping with Julian when he lost his boxers…

JULIAN: Did I hear my--Whoa! Delete that!

NISHAN: NSFN! Not safe for Nishans!

AUTUMN: Uh, that’s not exactly the most flattering angle…

PAYTON: Really? I think it’s kind of hot!

ADDISON: My point is… you don’t look unhappy in any of these photos, Mia! In fact, you look like you’re right where you belong!

MIA: Aww… thanks for coming to stay with me this weekend, guys!

ADDISON: Of course! Thanks for inviting us!

JULIAN: Um… so is now a bad time to mention that I accidentally flushed your dad’s alarm clock down the toilet?

AUTUMN: And I accidentally smudged one of the paintings in the living room…

NISHAN: And I accidentally ordered Pay-Per-View… six times!

MIA: SIX times?

NISHAN: It’s not my fault! There was a sci-fi movie marathon I wanted to watch… accidentally!

MIA: And you watched the whole thing WITHOUT us?

NISHAN: Sorry, I didn’t mean to… wait… without you?

MIA: Yep! Looks like you’re going to have to stay up late and watch it again with the rest of us! Come on, everyone, let’s end this beach trip with an epic movie night. We’ll make it a new tradition!

The group watches movies until the early morning… And when Mia falls asleep at last, she’s smiling.