Friendsgiving/Dialogues

Autumn: Hey, MC, it's the time of year for giving thanks...
Autumn: Some of us have been talking, and we realized what we're most thankful for is this school, and all the wonderful opportunities we've had since we enrolled.
MC: What do you mean?
Julian: Well, if I'd never come here, I wouldn't be playing football.
Autumn: And I wouldn't have friends that appreciated my art.
Payton: And I'd still be every bit as amazingly fabulous... but nobody else would know that.
Autumn: And it's not just us. Everyone at this school has a similar story.
Payton: We'd like to do something to celebrate!
MC: ...so like, throw a party?
MC: But don't you guys have other plans for the Thanksgiving holiday?
Autumn: Actually, my dad had to leave town on business.
Payton: And my family is going to have a great, big meal with all of our extended family there...
Payton: But it's against my code to say 'no' to a party! I can do both!
MC: Say no more, guys. Let's go round everyone up and tell them the news!
You, Autumn, Payton, and Julian address a large crowd of classmates.
Payton: Thanksgiving is the time when we give thanks for what we have, and we're thinking of having a huge Thanksgiving meal to celebrate!
Classmate 1: I don't know... I've never really celebrated Thanksgiving.
MC: Not a problem. Because this isn't Thanksgiving...
MC: We're celebrating FRIENDSGIVING!
Classmate 2: ...Friendsgiving? What's that about?
MC: It's a day to show our appreciation for all the wonderful FRIENDS that we've made at this school.
Classmate 3: That sounds fun!
A wave of enthusiastic approval ripples through the gathered crowd!
The crowd continues to cheer! Several classmates step forward to volunteer.
Classmate 1: Student Government can organize the meal!
Classmate 2: And the cheerleaders can set the tables with festive holiday decorations!
Classmate 3: And if you need servers... the dancers are pretty light on their feet!
Autumn: Wow... it seems everybody is loving Friendsgiving!
Julian: Why wouldn't they? What kind of crazy person says 'no thanks' to chowing down on tons of tasty food?
Payton: And speaking of 'tasty'... I've got something special planned for dessert!
After the crowd disperses, Autumn runs up to you.
Autumn: I was just talking to Classmate 1, and the Student Government tasked the jocks and nerds with cooking. They wanted an outside opinion on the dinner menu.
Autumn: Want to go meet the chefs?
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function intro_seasonal_0004_friendsgiving_3(co)
Autumn leads you to the kitchen.
There, the Student Gov guys and girls supervise the jocks and nerds as they put together dishes for dinner.
Autumn: Classmate 1, it smells wonderful in here!
Classmate 1: Hopefully, it tastes pretty good too.
MC: Let's find out!
Classmate 1 leads you and Autumn over to where the jocks are pounding cranberries into jelly...
MC: You know, you could just COOK them down...
Classmate 2: Yeah, but this way we work up an appetite!
Nearby, the nerds cheer along with several small detonations. They present you with a delicious, smoldering mass.
Classmate 3: This is our baked potato! We cooked it with science!
MC: ...really? It sounded like explosions!
Classmate 3: Explosions are science.
MC: This all looks like it's going great. So what was the problem, Classmate 1?
Classmate 1: So far, we've only been working on side dishes.
Classmate 1: We weren't sure which entrée would be most popular.
MC: Hmm, well, it is Friendsgiving, so we should probably have...
Choice
What do you say? 
   Turkey! 
   Tofurkey! 
   Turducken!
if "Turkey!" then
   Classmate 1: Great idea! Turkey is pretty classic... we'll get started right away!
if "Tofurkey!" then
   MC: Not everybody can eat meat, and we definitely want to include everybody. So a tofu turkey is probably the way to go.
   Classmate 1: That's a good point! We'll get started right away.
if "Turducken!" then
   MC: What better way to celebrate friendship than by stuffing small animals into big animals?
   Classmate 1: ...is that a trick question?
   MC: I don't know. Is 'delicious' a trick question?
A short while later, you and the Student Govs are gathered around a barbecue pit. You stand in a circle, watching the flames flicker, almost hypnotized.
Classmate 1: Fire... pretty...
if "Turkey!" or "Turducken!" then
   MC: What is it about cooking meat that turns people into cavemen?
if "Tofurkey!" then
   MC: What is it about cooking with fire that turns people into cavemen?
Autumn runs over to join you.
Autumn: Hey, MC, if you're not stuck in the Stone Age, the cheerleaders would like your opinion on the decorations for the tables.
MC: Sounds... good...
MC: Er, I mean, sounds good! Let's go check it out!
Autumn leads you over to where cheerleaders are decorating tables with festive tablecloths and harvest-themed serving dishes.
Classmate 1: So how is it looking, MC?
MC: Ooh... I'm FALL-ing for how beautifully seasonal this all is!
Classmate 2: Oh yeah? Wait till you get a closer look...
You walk among the tables, and Classmate 1 and Classmate 2 explain everything that you can see in greater detail.
Classmate 1: We started with season-specific colors like red, orange, and brown for the primary palette.
Classmate 2: Then we added gold accents for visual interest.
Autumn: Well, I think everything looks perfect.
Classmate 1: Well, ALMOST perfect...
Classmate 1 points to an empty spot in the middle of the nearest table.
Classmate 2: We still haven't decided on our centerpieces! What do you think we should make?
MC: Hmm. Have you considered...
Choice
What do you say? 
   Horns of plenty. 
   Lots of school photos. 
   Actual stuffed turkeys.
if "Horns of plenty." then
   MC: They're seasonal... and they symbolize abundance.
   MC: They'll help everyone at Friendsgiving remember how abundant good friends are at this school...
   Classmate 1: Oh, that's so sweet. I love it!
if "Lots of school photos." then
   MC: The purpose of Friendsgiving is to celebrate all of the amazing friends we've made at this school...
   MC: We could use school photos to highlight that!
   Classmate 1: Oh, that's so sweet. I love it!
if "Actual stuffed turkeys." then
   Autumn: You mean like... taxidermy?
   MC: How many people have ever seen real wild turkeys? I bet it would be a great conversation starter!
   Classmate 1: Um... it's a little out of the ordinary, but that's not always a bad thing.
Classmate 2: Thanks, MC!
A short while later, the tables are capped with centerpieces and dancers carry in trays of piping-hot food...
Julian: Yo, it's time to eat, everybody! Dinner is served!
Payton: I'm gonna get my eat on!
if "Horns of plenty." then
   You sit at a table, right in front of an enormous horn of plenty centerpiece stuffed to the brim with fruit, vegetables, and pinecones.
   Autumn: Aww... these centerpieces are so beautiful!
   Payton: Pinecones are the worst to step on barefoot, but the best to decorate with!
if "Lots of school photos." then
   You sit at a table, right in front of an enormous centerpiece that showcases tons of school photos.
   Autumn: I want to say this centerpiece is beautiful... but I took a bunch of these photos. Would that sound vain?
   Payton: Nope! I think it's beautiful too!
   Payton: Of course, I was IN a lot of these photos...
if "Actual stuffed turkeys." then
   You sit at a table, right beside an enormous centerpiece that depicts a big stuffed turkey squatting on a log. It glares at you with its beady, turkey eyes.
   Autumn: It's kinda creepy how the eyes seem to follow you.
   Julian: Yeah, creepy awesome!
Next to you, Julian digs into his main course.
if "Turkey!" then
   Julian: Mmm, this turkey is so good!
   Payton: Careful not to eat too much, or you'll get sleepy!
   Julian: YAWN! Wait... what did you say?
if "Tofurkey!" then
   Julian: Uhh... this turkey looks... loaf-y.
   Autumn: That's because it's not turkey, Julian. It's made out of tofu. Just give it a chance...
   Julian takes a bite.
   Julian: Okay, I admit it. For something that wasn't murdered to slake my hunger, this is surprisingly not bad!
if "Turducken!" then
   Julian: Sometimes for lunch, I'll make a ham and turkey sandwich with roast beef instead of bread.
   Payton: So just a stack of sliced deli meat?
   Julian: Yeah, this turducken is like that only way classier!
The Friendsgiving dinner continues, full of good food and good conversation.
After the lengthy meal, everyone reclines... just stuffed.
Julian: So... full...
Payton: Whee! I hope you all saved room for dessert...
Payton: Because someone brought PIE!
Payton: It was ME! I brought pie!
Payton runs around the table, giving everyone their own miniature pumpkin pie.
MC: Aww, these are so cute and little!
Payton: Everyone loves cupcakes, and those are tiny cakes... so I thought I'd bake us all some teeny-tiny pies!
Julian: What are they called? Cup pies? Cuppies?
Payton: You're over-thinking it, Julian.
Payton: Now everyone gather around. I want to explain the rules!
MC: ...rules?
Payton: Of course, there are rules! We can't have a PIE-EATING CONTEST without rules, can we?
MC: Guess not!
Payton: First up, find someone to sit across from!
You take a seat opposite Classmate 3.
MC: Mind if I sit here?
Classmate 3: Why not? You'll have a nice view of me winning!
All the other participants find their seats too. Payton walks the ranks like a drill sergeant.
Payton: The rules are simple: after I blow this whistle, the first person to finish their pie WITHOUT using their hands WINS!
Julian: Heh... This should be a snap. My mom says I eat so fast, I barely use my hands anyway.
Autumn: I wouldn't get too cocky, Julian... I do appreciate dessert!
Payton: Ready? On your mark, get set...
Payton: ...GO!
Payton blows her whistle, and the pie-eating contest begins. Everyone smashes their faces down into the pie filling.
Classmate 3: Chomp!
You start to eat!
-- SHOULD THIS BE "Bite! ===Burp! ===Barf! ===Sneeze!"?
local eatPie = 0
Choice
What do you do 
   Chew! 
   Choke!
if "Chew!" then
   (Pie + 1)
   You take a big bite of your mini-pie!
   MC: Mmm... that's good!
   
   Choice
   What do you do 
       Choke! 
       Gag! 
       Chew!
   if "Chew!" then
       (Pie + 1)
       You take another big bite. Near you, Julian is almost finished with his pie. The crowd watching starts to cheer him on!
       Julian: Heh... I SO got this!
       MC: (Uh-oh... this is my last chance. Better hurry!)
       
       Choice
       What do you do 
           Gag! 
           Chew! 
           Choke! 
           Sneeze!
       if "Chew!" then
           (Pie + 1)
           You take one more big bite and gulp it down, finishing your pie right before Julian can finish his!
           Julian: Whu--? No way!
           Payton: And the winner is... MC!
       if "Sneeze!" then
           You open your mouth to take one more bite, but accidentally sneeze instead!
           MC: AACHOO!
           You blow a mouthful of pie filling right in Julian's face!
           Julian: Phht! What the--!
           Autumn: Ooh! I just finished my pie! Did I win?
       if "Gag!", "Choke!" or you run out of time then
           (Pie = 0)
           You take one more bite of pie and gag, barely able to choke it down.
           MC: ...akk!
           Payton: MC, are you all right?
           MC: Yeah, some pie went down the wrong pipe...
           Julian finishes his pie and jumps up!
           Julian: Yes! I win! Easy as pie!
   if "Choke!", "Gag!" or you run out of time then
       (Pie = 0)
       You take another big bite of pie and gag, barely able to choke it down.
       MC: ...akk!
       Payton: MC, are you all right?
       MC: Yeah, some pie went down the wrong pipe...
       Julian finishes his pie and jumps up!
       Julian: Yes! I win! Easy as pie!
if "Choke!" or you run out of time then
   (Pie = 0)
   You take a big bite of pie and gag, barely able to choke it down.
   MC: ...akk!
   Payton: MC, are you all right?
   MC: Yeah, some pie went down the wrong pipe...
   Julian finishes his pie and jumps up!
   Julian: Yes! I win! Easy as pie!
end
if Pie = 3 then
   Everyone cheers!
   MC: Actually, I think the real winner was EVERYONE, because we ALL got to eat pie!
   Classmate 3: I second that!
   Payton pulls out a small crown and places it on your head. The crowd applauds.
if Pie = 0
   Julian: Whoa... I just realized, is that where that expression comes from?
   Payton pulls out a small crown and places it on Julian's head. The crowd applauds.
if Pie = 2
   Payton: Yep!
   Julian claps politely and then grumbles to himself.
   Julian: I could've won, if Sneezy Dwarf over here hadn't used my face for a Kleenex.
   MC: Yeah, sorry about that...
   Payton pulls out a small crown and places it on Autumn's head. The crowd applauds.
end
Payton: I dub thee Pie-Eating Champion of the first Friendsgiving!
if Pie = 3 then
   MC: Yay!
if Pie = 0 then
   Julian: Was there ever any doubt?
if Pie = 2 then
   Autumn: Yay!
After dessert, Autumn pulls you aside.
Autumn: This really was a wonderful party, MC. I was thinking only one thing could make it better... if you said a few words.
MC: You want me to give a SPEECH?
Autumn: You WERE the first student. That makes you special.
Autumn: I think you saying something would mean a lot to everyone.
MC: Okay, well... I'll do my best.
You step out on a small, portable riser to address your assembled classmates.
MC: Ahem... uh, hello...?
Everyone turns to face you, eagerly anticipating your speech.
Classmate 2: ...
Classmate 3: ...
All eyes are on you as you begin your speech.
MC: Welcome, everyone, to our very first Friendsgiving, a day when we take a moment to celebrate all the relationships we've made at this school.
MC: And on a day like this, it's only natural that our thoughts would drift toward the...
Choice
What do you say? 
   Past. 
   Future.
if "Past." then
   MC: Not so long ago, this school was nothing but a bunch of empty plots of land and a promise...
   MC: A promise that this school would be open to anyone and everyone!
if "Future." then
   MC: Our school is getting bigger every day! Tomorrow could bring a hundred new friends, like musicians, rebels, celebrities...
   MC: But no matter how big, we'll never forget our promise...
MC: A promise that this school would ensure that no one felt left out!
MC: A promise that no matter who you were or what you liked doing, you'd always be included.
MC: And we owe everything to...
Choice
What do you say? 
   This school. 
   Each other.
if "This school." then
   MC: This is a special place. I knew it from the very first moment I stood here.
   MC: And because you're here today, you feel it too.
if "Each other." then
   MC: People are what make a school great. YOU make this school great.
   MC: And I'm certain there's no limit to the amazing things we can accomplish.
MC: We're strong... we're strong because we're...
Choice
What do you say? 
   Unique. 
   United.
if "Unique." then
   MC: Each of us is different, and our different strengths bolster each other.
if "United." then
   MC: Individually, we all endured hardships, but we've become so much more than the sum of our parts.
MC: We're a school, but we're so much more than a school. We're FRIENDS, each and every one of us!
MC: And in conclusion, I just want to say... HAPPY FRIENDSGIVING!
There is one loud clap from the back of the audience. Then another...
Pretty soon everyone is up on their feet clapping and cheering.
Classmate 2: Bravo! Bravo!
Classmate 3: That was so... beautiful, MC!
After Friendsgiving ends, you stay back to help clean up.
Autumn: Aww, I'm really glad we did this. It was so great sharing a meal with everyone...
Payton: And don't forget the pie!
Julian: Or that killer speech that MC gave. That was incredible!
MC: I just said what was in my heart.
Autumn: Well, since we all had such a great time, we just have to make this a new school tradition!
MC: ...we'll see. A lot could happen in a year.
Payton: Next year! Next year!
Julian: I know! How about this for a new school tradition? MC gives a speech every time something cool happens!
Autumn: SPEECH... SPEECH!
MC: Guys, that's not very... Guys?
Autumn, Payton, and Julian continue to dance and cheer loudly.
MC: Okay... fine, I give up...
MC: Next year! Whoo!
MC: HAPPY FRIENDSGIVING!