Level Ten

Later, back at your school…

AUTUMN: Hey! Addison! I’ve got big news! I found out more about Max’s plan to shut down our school. The school inspection is going to be conducted by three members of the state board. And I even found out who one of the board members is! Mr. Kernsprickle, the President of the local Actors’ Guild!

ADDISON: So… what does that mean?

AUTUMN: It means we’ve got an edge! We know what he cares about… performing arts! We’ve just got to do something to impress him…

ADDISON: So we put on a play and then invite him?

AUTUMN: Exactly!

[ A Level 4+ Actor (Laurie) | 4h | 2100xp ]

LAURIE: Okay, Addison. Autumn told me the situation. We can pull this off, but it isn’t going to be easy. We don’t have enough actors, so we’ll definitely need to recruit from other cliques to fill all the roles.

ADDISON: I’ll call everyone together for a meeting. I bet we can find some people who are willing to help! Thanks for coming, everyone.

PAYTON: Of course. Just let us know what we can do to help.

MIA: Yeah, I’m in.

NISHAN: And my axe!

JULIAN: Uh, yeah… and you can count on me. Whatever it takes.

AUTUMN: Aww! Thanks, guys! Julian, I didn’t picture you as the drama club type.

JULIAN: Well, I’m a sucker for a good fight, and if protecting our school from Max’s plan means putting on girl tights and prancing around, I guess I’m in. I’m uncomfortable, but I’m in.

LAURIE: This is going to be fantastic! But… what play should we perform?

AUTUMN: I heard that Kernsprickle LOVES Shakespeare. He was even spotted tearing up at a recent production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’...

ADDISON: Then that sounds like our play.

LAURIE: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ will be perfect! Mia, you can help direct the actors.

MIA: Sure. I love bossing people around.

LAURIE: Julian, you can be our fight-scene coordinator. I bet you can choreograph a cool sword fight.

JULIAN: I’m on it.

LAURIE: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has amazing opportunities for backgrounds and costumes.

AUTUMN: I can get started on those! But… I need some room to paint, some funding for supplies, and a little artistic backup.

[ Add a plot of land, Have 2 Artists, Spend 15000 coins | None | 2100xp ]

AUTUMN: Awesome! The sets are really coming along. See this balcony? As of today, it can actually hold an actress without collapsing!

ADDISON: That seems… important.

AUTUMN: And I’m going to drape it with some flowering vines… perfect for yonder light to break softly through!

ADDISON: Nice! Hey, Julian. How’s the fight scene coming?

JULIAN: Awesome! I just need some stuntmen who aren’t afraid to bleed a little.

ADDISON: Well, I’ll help you find people, but let’s not phrase it that way…

[ Julian, A Level 6+ Classmate, A Level 6+ Classmate (Finley, Kennedy) | 6h | 2000c, 2100xp ]

KENNEDY: So, um, these swords aren’t sharp, are they?

JULIAN: Of course they’re sharp, that’s the whole point. They’re swords.

FINLEY: Uh oh…

ADDISON: Julian, just try not to damage any of the cast…

JULIAN: No promises!

KENNEDY: Have at thee!

FINLEY: Scoundrel!

Julian parries Finley’s slash and plunges his sword under Kennedy’s arm.

JULIAN: Avast, matey! Yee’ve breathed yer last!

ADDISON: Um, that’s a little more pirate… but this fight looks awesome.

MIA: Addison, there’s something off about the acting for the play. It’s just not filled with enough romance and heartache and longing! ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is supposed to be about an eternal, passionate love… and the total tragedy of losing that! Do you understand what I’m saying?!

ADDISON: I get it, it’s serious stuff. But what can we do?

MIA: Have you ever heard of ‘method acting?’ It’s when actors immerse themselves in the roles they’re trying to portray. What these actors need is some real-world love and despair!

[ Complete a Date, Break a Couple Up | None | 2100xp ]

MIA: That was some major drama! But I was right about the actors. Have you seen the latest rehearsals? The actors are delivering their lines perfectly! You can really believe everything they say!

ADDISON: Well, let it never be said that they didn’t sacrifice for their art… Uh, well, I--

PAYTON: Hey! Addison, what’s the deal with this Shakespeare guy? I thought this was supposed to be a love story, but how can you make any sense of it? ‘Cast by their grave besseming ornaments, to wield old partisans, in hands as old, canker’d with peace, to part your canker’d globbity barble gloop blargh!’

ADDISON: Payton, that’s just how people talked in Shakespeare’s day.

PAYTON: It’s all ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ and biting thumbs at people! It’s like these people don’t even know how to speak English. OMG, totes ridic, am I right?

ADDISON: It IS English, but you do have a point. Maybe we can find an actor to help explain it.

[ Payton, A Level 5+ Actor (Laurie) | 6h | 2100xp]

LAURIE: Hey, I heard you’re having some trouble understanding the works of the Bard…

PAYTON: Uh, if you mean this script, yeah, it’s written all wrong.

LAURIE: Perhaps I can shed some light on this situation. Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, by thee, old Capulet, and Montague, have thrice disturb’d the quiet of our streets.

PAYTON: And that means what now?

LAURIE: Capulet and Montague have been fighting over insults, and the Prince is sick of it!

PAYTON: Ohhh! Like when a girl overhears a cheerleader calling her shoes ugly, so she calls the cheerleader out in front of everyone at lunch the next day, and the two of them get in a fight, and she ends up throwing mashed potatoes in the cheerleader’s hair?

LAURIE: That’s… oddly specific… but yes. Close enough. I think everyone’s ready…

AUTUMN: The sets are done, Julian’s fight scene is ready, and everyone knows their lines. What’s left?

LAURIE: We’ll still need some nice decorations to use as a set!

[ Have 6 Balloons, Have 20 Brick Paths, Have 3 Trees | None | 2100xp ]

ADDISON: How’s the set working out?

AUTUMN: It’s perfect! And not a moment too soon. Mr. Kernsprickle just arrived, and he’s in the front row! It’s time for the show! Every seat in the house is filled!

ADDISON: Are we ready for the curtain to go up?

AUTUMN: Just about! We only need to make sure Romeo and Juliet are in their places!

[ A Guy Classmate, A Girl Classmate (Finley, Hadley) | 4h | 2100xp ]

HADLEY: I’m so nervous! I can’t believe it’s time!

FINLEY: We’ll be fine… All right, the curtain’s coming up! Let’s go! But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

HADLEY: O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

FINLEY: I take thee at thy word: call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized; henceforth I never will be Romeo.

Finley passionately kisses Hadley! The audience applauds! Later, at intermission…

ADDISON: Well, we made it to intermission… and everything’s going great!

AUTUMN: Actually… we’ve got a crisis! Some people were sitting next to Kernsprickle, and he was complaining about how much he prefers MUSICALS!

ADDISON: What?!

PAYTON: We’ve got to add some music in, fast!

ADDISON: We can do this. They do it every week on Glee, don’t they? Go find some music. I’ll get some dancers to help choreograph a new finale!

[ Have 2 Dancers | None | 2100xp ]

AUTUMN: Okay, the dancers are here! I explained that we need an exciting new musical finale, fast.

ADDISON: And they can do it?

AUTUMN: They’re going to try! But we’re all going to have to help out and join in. Well, intermissions over…

PAYTON: Time to see if we can pull off this big musical number.

ADDISON: With no rehearsal time and a packed house? What could possibly go wrong?

[ Addison, An Actor, A Level 5+ Dancer (Riley, Sheridan) | 7h | 4000c, 2100xp ]

ADDISON: The curtain’s going up!

SHERIDAN: Gulp!

RILEY: Let’s go!

The curtain parts, revealing the bodies of Romeo and Juliet, lying tenderly side by side… When a resounding, big band orchestra kicks in, playing a jaunty musical tune! Addison and Riley burst into song, as a chorus of dancers emerge from behind the curtains!

RILEY: Romeo drank poison, and now he’s dead!

ADDISON: And next to him, Juliet’s blood’s shed!

RILEY: So much for that guy’s cocky swagger!

ADDISON: Who gave that crazy girl a dagger?!

RILEY: You’ve never heard more a tale of woe…

ADDISON: So rise and shout ‘Hashtag YOLO’!

RILEY: What?! I mean… uh… hashtag YOLO?

Sheridan twirls onto the stage with a series of epic flips! You lunge into your final poses, and the crowd bursts into applause!

AUTUMN: So I know this last-minute finale was stressful… But it paid off! I heard from someone sitting next to Kernsprickle that he loved it!

ADDISON: Awesome!

AUTUMN: He said he wished more schools would follow our example and create new interpretations of the classics!

PAYTON: That’s the best news ever! Let’s celebrate at the after-party!

ADDISON: After-party?

PAYTON: Um, yeah! Of course! Every play has an amazing after-party. That’s the only reason to be in a school play!

ADDISON: I don’t think that’s the ONLY reason…

PAYTON: Didn’t you hear me? I said PARTY!

[ Complete a Party with an Actor | None | 2100xp ]

PAYTON: That party was epic! Now, if only there was an ‘after the after party’ party.

AUTUMN: Payton, you’re on your way to an infinite party loop, aren’t you?

PAYTON: Infinite parties?! Oh, if only.

Frightmare the Thirteenth

[ Have 1 Nerd Hangout, Have 1 Artist Hangout | None | 400c ]

MORGAN: Addison! Take five for a quick chat?

ADDISON: Sure, what’s up?

MORGAN: Here’s the pitch. I’ve been wanting to make a horror movie for forever, but I couldn’t find any help at my last school… everyone said it would be way too scary!

ADDISON: Isn’t that the point?

MORGAN: That’s exactly what I told them! Now that I’m at this school, do you think I’d be able to direct my dream project?

ADDISON: I don’t see why not…

MORGAN: Addison, you’re the best! Thanks for helping!

ADDISON: I didn’t exactly say that I’d help…

MORGAN: Sure, you did! You help everyone! That’s your whole gimmick! Besides I can guarantee you 15 percent net after recoupment of upfront expenditures.

ADDISON: I’m not sure what that means…

MORGAN: Let’s cut to the chase. In order to make my movie, we’ll need to upgrade the AV lab with better cameras and editing equipment. Think you can make that happen?

[ Spend 9000 coins, Level Morgan | None | 25b ]

MORGAN: HD cameras with variable frame rates! Non-linear editing systems with hundreds of different scene transitions… I… I didn’t know I could be so happy! And I once stood in line next to Joss Whedon!

ADDISON: So you like the new AV lab equipment?

MORGAN: Like it? I love it! Let’s do lunch!

ADDISON: ...lunch?

MORGAN: It’s what everyone in Hollywood says! Now that we’ve got our equipment squared away, it’s time to work on our story…

ADDISON: Shouldn’t that have been the first thing?

MORGAN: Friday the 13th! Nightmare on Elm Street! Scream! Those movies are so iconic because their villains are cool. We need something just as brilliant, only… I’m totally blanking on what that totally brilliant villain ought to be…

ADDISON: Oh! I know. You should have a… Psycho ghost clown!

MORGAN: Ooh! Great choice! What’s scarier than a clown? How about a clown that’s already dead? ...and CRAZY? It’ll be a three-ring circus of carnage! Here! Put on these polka-dotted pants and this curly wig! We’ll finish your make-up on the way…

ADDISON: ME? I’m supposed to play the monster?

MORGAN: Who else has the talent, the grit, and let’s face it, the willingness to play this role?

ADDISON: ...just me.

MORGAN: Yep! Now to film our first scene… I picture someplace isolated, where two unsuspecting cheerleaders can practice their new routine.

[ Have 2 Cheerleaders at Level 4+ | None | 600c ]

MORGAN: ...and ACTION!

ADDISON: DO YOU WANT A BALLOOooOOooN?!

The cheerleaders scatter in terror!

MORGAN: Perfect! I loved how you leapt out from behind the bushes and then drooled all oveer the place like a rabid wolverine! That’s exactly the right energy to bring to your performance!

ADDISON: Um… those cheerleaders ran away and never came back. Did they know about the film shoot?

MORGAN: ‘Know’ is a pretty ambiguous term… What matters is, you were absolutely amazing! Once this movie is filmed, nobody will be able to think about psycho ghost clowns without thinking of you.

ADDISON: That’s… great…

MORGAN: Now in the next scene, our scary monster is getting even closer to the school… Stakes are raised! Tension is ratcheted up! I’m thinking it should leap out and scare a couple on a date!

[ Addison, Morgan, A Girl Classmate who is Crushing with someone (Cameron) | 6h | 800c ]

CAMERON: So what am I supposed to do to help you again?

MORGAN: Nothing! Just act naturally!

ADDISON: Morgan, I think you should tell her…

MORGAN: Fine. Cameron, just hang out with your significant other like you always do, and the monster attacks… er, I mean, and IF something UNUSUAL were to happen, just react naturally while I film it!

CAMERON: So there’s a monster…?

ADDISON: Is that a problem?

CAMERON: No! It’s awesome! Who doesn’t love horror movies?

MORGAN: And… ACTION!

CAMERON: I sure am having a lovely time on this date, with no monsters anywhere! Maybe we should go make out?

ADDISON: DO YOU WANT A BALLOOooOOooN?!

CAMERON: No! I was wrong! A monster just leapt out at us, and it’s much more horrible and awesome than other monsters… AAAAIIIIIEEEEE!!!

MORGAN: OMG! Perfect! That terrified shriek will haunt my dreams… in a good way!

ADDISON: So you go the shot you wanted?

MORGAN: Did I ever! If the Academy didn’t shun genre films, I’d be holding an Oscar for cinematography right now! We’re almost at the end… and every good horror movie has a big climax at a raging celebration!

ADDISON: Cool! So we’re going to a party?

MORGAN: Way better! We’ll lurk outside a party until it ends, and then you’ll hurl ectoplasm cream pies at people as they leave!

[ Complete a Party with Morgan, Have 8 Different Types of Classmate | None | 1000c ]

MORGAN: Okay, Addison! You’re a psycho ghost clown attacking the party! Now drool everywhere, and say your tag line!

ADDISON: ONE BALLOON NOT ENOUGH? HAVE A WHOLE BUUuuUUuuNCH!

MORGAN: Yes… look at all the partygoers scatter! This sequence is going perfectly! It’s like the beginning of Superbad meets the end of Scream!

ADDISON: So… Superscream?

MORGAN: I’m still working on the title! Good job, Addison! The film’s almost finished! All that’s left is to find an actress to square off against the monster in the final scene… We’ll need someone beautiful but tough… strong but demure… a riddle written on a napkin left inside an open book… But mostly, we just need a leading lady willing to get a lot of goop flung at her!

[ Addison, Morgan, A Level 3+ Girl Actor (Riley) | 10h | 5r ]

MORGAN: Riley, glad to have you aboard!

RILEY: My pleasure! Anything to put another extracurricular on my college application!

ADDISON: Well, this movie is definitely… something…

MORGAN: Riley, in this scene, you’ll hide behind that dumpster. When the monster attacks, you’ll leap out and pretend to shoot it with this flare gun!

RILEY: ...it’s not loaded, right?

MORGAN: Of course not! That’d be really dangerous! We’ll create the monster’s reaction in post-production…

ADDISON: Cool! Like some kind of amazing visual effect?

MORGAN: Oh… I was going to make you react by poking you with this wooden post I found… but a visual effect does sound like a better idea! Actors, find your places! Take one… and ACTION! Okay, this is it… the big finale of the movie… Riley, dig deep within yourself and find the strength to banish the monster!

RILEY: I got the joke, you evil clown… It just wasn’t FUNNY!

ADDISON: NOOoooOOOooo!!!

MORGAN: ...and CUT! Print it! That’s a wrap, people! Thank you for all of your help!

ADDISON: Cool! So the movie is done filming? When can I see it?

MORGAN: There’s a bit more work left. I still need to edit it together, loop dialog, overlay the soundtrack, add in sound effects, then color correct the visuals…

ADDISON: That sounds like a lot of work!

MORGAN: Not really. I’ll have a version right after school! So what did you think of the finished film?

ADDISON: There were thrills, chills… and some really gross monster effects! Basically… it was awesome!

MORGAN: Thanks for all your help, Addison. I couldn’t have made this movie without you.

ADDISON: Any time!

Level Nine

JULIAN: Wait a second, what about Mia? Little Miss Hearst High followed us here.

MIA: Huh? I’m… I’m with you guys. Obviously.

AUTUMN: Back up. Explain that ‘obviously’ part.

MIA: Well, I totally warned you about the cupcakes…

AUTUMN: That YOU helped bake.

MIA: And I warned you about Max trying to steal your plays. And hello? I’m just as covered in mayo as the rest of you!

ADDISON: She’s got a point. It’s not like she’ll be welcomed back at Hearst High now that she’s done this.

AUTUMN: I still say we can’t trust her. If we learned anything from Wes, it’s that we shouldn’t trust anyone at that school.

MIA: Just give me a chance, okay? That’s all I’m asking.

ADDISON: Everyone gets a chance here. That’s what makes us different from Hearst! Mia… Welcome to our school.

[ Admit Mia | None | 2850xp ]

PAYTON: Addison. I heard a CRAZY RUMOR that you let this evil cheerleader into our school.

ADDISON: Er… about that…

MIA: Oh, Payton! I remember you. The girl who ruined my party.

PAYTON: That was an accident, and way better than trying to ruin someone’s social life on purpose! We don’t need people like you here.

MIA: But…

ADDISON: Look, Mia’s the one who sent us the texts about what Hearst High was plotting. Can you at least give her a chance?

PAYTON: You don’t know her like I do. Trust me. NO ONE is going to want her here. We all HATE her.

Payton storms off.

MIA: But… I’m… popular. And attractive. And rich. Why would people hate me?

ADDISON: That might be how things worked at Hearst, Mia, but it’s not how they are here. People don’t like you just because you’re popular. You’re popular because people like you.

MIA: Is that, like, a Taylor Swift song?

ADDISON: If you want people to like you, Mia, you have to reach out to them. Get to know them. Be nice to them.

MIA: Ugggggh.

ADDISON: Here, I’ll help you. Just try to be nice to people, okay? I’ll try to talk them into giving you a chance.

MIA: So who do we fix my reputation with first?

ADDISON: I saw on Nishan’s Facebook page that he’s filming a sci-fi fan film today. If you show up and help, you might be able to get on his good side.

[ Mia, Nishan, A Level 4+ Filmmaker (Morgan) | 3h | 1750c, 2850xp ]

NISHAN: Mia! You really want to help with my fan film? You were always so mean to me back at Hearst High…

MIA: Yeah, well, now I’m not, okay? I’m totally into… whatever this thing is about…

NISHAN: Oh, you’ll be absolutely perfect! I was hoping we’d find a pretty girl to play the sassy companion…

MIA: Thanks, I guess, but whose sassy companion am I, exactly?

NISHAN: The Doctor’s!

MIA: I am NOT playing doctor…

NISHAN: Ha ha! That’s so something a companion would say. Roll cameras!

MORGAN: And… action!

MIA: Ahem… ‘I can’t believe it, Doctor! You’re saying that you know how to defeat the Nebulons because a future version of me taught you how?’

NISHAN: ‘That’s right. And you learned how to do it by watching me just now.’

MIA: ‘How is that possible?’

NISHAN: ‘Oh, you know… wibbley wobbly...’

MIA: ‘Timey wimey!’

NISHAN: And cut! That was perfect!

MIA: I have literally no idea what we just filmed.

NISHAN: Oh, it never actually makes sense… but it’s just so fun! I’m just really grateful for your assistance, Mia. I couldn’t have done it without you!

MIA: It was actually kind of fun… But if this ends up online, you’re a dead man.

ADDISON: That went better than expected!

MIA: Yay! Nishan likes me!

ADDISON: Yeah, it’s a good start… but don’t forget, you’ve still got a long way to go before people here really trust you.

MIA: Boo. Fine, what’s next?

ADDISON: Autumn is painting over by the Artist Hangout. She’s always got extra supplies in case anyone wants to join her.

And so…

AUTUMN: Hey, Addison. Mia. What’s up?

MIA: I… er… want to paint with you?

AUTUMN: Is this a setup for a prank or something? Because I remember how things were at Hearst High, and I really don’t have time to spend another afternoon washing cotton candy out of my hair.

MIA: No, it’s not a setup, you weirdo! I just want to… paint… things…

AUTUMN: Well, I never turn down a soul in search of artistic expression… and I have to admit, I’m curious about what you’re going to paint.

MIA: Sooo… I can paint with you?

AUTUMN: We’ll just need somewhere nice to paint… somewhere inspiring…

[ Have 2 Trees, Have 2 Flower Boxes, Have 10 Brick Paths | None | 2850xp ]

MIA: So, Addison, what should I paint?

ADDISON: How about… Horses eating fruit.

MIA: Uh, okay, if you say so…

And so, a little while later, Autumn walks over…

MIA: What do you think?

AUTUMN: Huh, that’s weird… that is EXACTLY what Julian painted the one time he came down here… At least your version’s a lot better than his. His fruit were just splotches, and his horse looked like a log with feet.

MIA: This is actually kind of fun!

AUTUMN: Heh… yeah. It really is.

JULIAN: Hey! Mia!

MIA: What’s up?

JULIAN: I get that you’re going around, doing this whole win people over thing… and I’m not buying it. You had a sweet setup at Hearst High. And something about this feels like you’re not telling us the whole story.

MIA: What is this, an interrogation?

JULIAN: I don’t know! You tell me! Is it?!

MIA: That doesn’t even make sense!

ADDISON: Uh… maybe you two should spend some quality time together and talk this out…

[ Complete a Party with Julian and Mia | None | 2850xp ]

JULIAN: Okay, you seem pretty cool. But I still don’t really get why you don’t want to stay at Hearst High.

MIA: Ugh, if you have to know… My dad is super strict. He won’t let me do what I want to do… and he didn’t approve of the person I liked. She went to another school, and my dad didn’t want me associating with anyone who wasn’t under his thumb at Hearst. And as long as I’m living under his roof AND going to a high school he runs, my dad’s never going to let me out of his sight. He’d have total control over my life. At least now I’ve got some time to myself every day.

JULIAN: I get what you’re saying, kid. Welcome to our school.

MIA: Y’know, Addison, I’m really making progress. Julian likes me, Nishan likes me… even weird art girl is kinda okay with me.

ADDISON: It’s a start, but there are more people at this school than just the three of them! You know, if you really want to make an impression on more people, you could help me improve the campus! I have to get it ready for that school inspection.

MIA: Improving the campus? That sounds hard. Can’t I just hire someone to do it for me?

ADDISON: Heh. It’s not that bad. Come help me out and see.

[ Level Mia | None | 2850xp ]

MIA: This place is amazing! I’d stay here all day! In fact, I wish I COULD. My dad and Max have been FURIOUS ever since I transferred.

ADDISON: Well, I’m glad you’re here. I think we should be just about done!

MIA: I’m amazed. This actually didn’t totally suck. I never thought I’d make a sci-fi movie or paint anything. Kara wouldn’t have let me do that stuff if I’d tried. But now that I did, I have to say it was actually… kind of fun! If this is what it takes to be popular here, well, I’d pick it over Hearst any day.

ADDISON: I’m glad you’re liking our school.

MIA: Everyone’s ACTUALLY been nice. There’s just one thing… I do miss being on the cheer squad. Think the cheerleaders will let me join?

[ Mia, A Level 4+ Cheerleader (Emery) | 5h | 3500c, 2850xp ]

MIA: So… I’m kind of an expert in cheerleading. At Hearst High, we’ve won dozens of awards…

EMERY: Hey, don’t expect to just come to our school and take over our squad!

MIA: I’m overqualified to be head cheerleader, and you know it!

ADDISON: Ahem! Mia, let’s start with just getting you on the team, okay?

MIA: Right. I do want to be on the team. I know I can help! Let me take a look at your routine, Emery. Maybe I can give you some pointers.

EMERY: Ha! Our routine is perfect!

ADDISON: You should hear her out. There’s always room to improve.

EMERY: So, what do you think of our routine?

MIA: It’s awesome! But what do you think of something like this for the ending?

Mia does a running, tumbling pass with a triple somersalt that ends in the splits!

EMERY: Okay, that was pretty good. With her help, we’re going to be way better than any other squad in the state!

MIA: Yay! That went so well!

ADDISON: And now… It’s time for you to face Payton.

MIA: Noooo, not Payton! That prep HATES me! She ruined my party! She’s out to get me!

ADDISON: Payton doesn’t hate you. She just forgot about your party. You just need to get to know her in the right setting. I’ve got an idea.

And so…

PAYTON: What?! You want me to go SHOPPING with HER?

MIA: You think I’m any happier about it? If Addison leaves us alone together, you’ll probably smother me with a handbag.

ADDISON: You two need to give each other a chance. If you guys talk, I’m sure you’ll realize this is all a big misunderstanding. Besides, it’s shopping!

PAYTON: Oh, fine! But it’s not nice to exploit my love of shopping!

[ Spend 48000 coins | None | 2900xp ]

And so, at the mall…

PAYTON: Um, why do all of the salespeople know you by name?

MIA: Please, I spend most of my time here. They’re like a second family!

PAYTON: A second family that keeps bringing us snacks and more dresses to try on…

MIA: Yeah, much better than family, now that I think about it.

And later…

ADDISON: So, since you two are both still alive, I’m guessing this shopping trip went well…

MIA: Yeah. Payton is actually kind of cool. I guess she wasn’t really trying to sabotage my social life.

PAYTON: I AM sorry that I let you down. I just got so excited helping Addison with this school that I forgot. It was totally unintentional!

MIA: Well, that’s not what Kara said… but I’m starting to think I shouldn’t have trusted her so much. And I didn’t realize that everything I did, like, hurt you so much.

PAYTON: Aw, it’s okay. You’re… you’re actually kind of okay.

MIA: Thanks, Payton! Does this mean I get to help you plan the next big party?

PAYTON: What? No! I didn’t say that…

MIA: I can just picture it… a fancy masquerade theme… red velvet cake… totally ripped butlers…

ADDISON: Aw, how can you be so upset when she’s just so happy? It’s adorable.

PAYTON: Sigh…