[ 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.
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