Cleo's Story/Dialogues

After school, you and the Monster High girls head to the football field to visit Cleo, who has joined the cheerleading team!
Cleo: I can't work under these conditions! Did you see that last routine?
Frankie: I thought it looked great!
Draculaura: Sorry, I wasn't watching. I've been so distracted, thinking about Cyrus and Clara.
Clawdeen: It's going to be so romantic when we finally reunite them!
Cleo: Could we please concentrate on what's important here: me!
Cleo: I can't believe the nerve of these normie cheerleaders. First they actually made me try out...
Cleo: And then they wouldn't let me be on top of the pyramid. I'm mean, come on. It's a pyramid! Who else belongs on top?
Draculaura: It sounds like you're upset about something bigger than cheerleading...
Cleo: I'm a literal princess... but around here, I'm getting treated like a peasant!
Cleo: Do you know I had to wait in line in the cafeteria yesterday?! Is this how you treat royalty, MC?
MC: Heh. Around here, we try to treat everyone the same. There's no 'royalty' at our school.
Cleo: No royalty?! You poor things, no wonder everyone here is such a mess. It's because you never had someone like me to inspire you with my beauty and grace.
Clawdeen: Oh, here we go...
Cleo: But not to worry. I'll show the students here how to appreciate someone as royal as me.
As Cleo shouts orders, the team tries another cheer.
Frankie: I think you did really well this time!
Cleo: I hope you're joking.
A slow, sarcastic clap echoes across the football field as you notice several figures approaching.
Cleo: The slow clap? Really? That's, like, older than me.
Kara: Bravo, girls... bravo.
You, Cleo, and the rest of the cheerleading team approach Kara and her friends.
Kara: I have to admit, I was a little worried your cheerleading team might be improving.
Kara: And I certainly wouldn't want you showing us up at tomorrow's football game...
Kara: But now that I've seen your routine, I'm feeling much, much better.
Choice
What do you do? 
   Ignore her. 
   Insult her.
if "Ignore her." then
   MC: ...
   Cleo: What are you doing, MC? We can't just let someone insult us and get away with it!
   MC: Trust me, Cleo, no good will come from arguing with her.
if "Insult her." then
   MC: Your life must be pretty boring if you've got nothing better to do than spy on us.
   Kara: Are you kidding? My life is amazing. And seeing your pathetic existence makes me feel even better!
   Cleo: Excuse me?
Cleo takes a step toward Kara...
Cleo: You can't talk to us like that! Who do you think you are... me?
Draculaura: Watch out, MC... if I know Cleo, this could get ugly!
Standing at midfield beside you and your friends, Cleo stares icy daggers at Kara.
Cleo: What did you say about our moves?
Kara: I didn't say anything about your routine. But I implied that it's total garbage.
Cleo: Say that again. I dare you. But just to warn you, the last person who messed with me ended up buried in sand for 3,000 years!
Kara: What... what did you just say to me?
Cleo: You heard me.
Kara: Wow. I like this one, MC. She's actually got some bite to her.
Draculaura: Hey! I'm all about bite.
Cleo: Not now, Draculaura! Kara here was just giving me some much-deserved praise!
Kara: It is refreshing to finally meet someone at this school who isn't a complete doormat.
Cleo: Ha! At my house, the doormats have their own doormats! I'm a queen!
Kara: I knew it! Oh, you poor thing. Imagine, royalty stuck in a place like this, where people won't even obey you.
Cleo: It's nice to finally meet someone who understands me... and how I deserve to be treated!
Kara: We winners have to stick together.
Kara: In fact... if you have plans tonight, cancel them. The only place worth going tonight is this house party. I'll text you the address.
As Kara leaves, Cleo smiles.
MC: Wait... what? What just happened here?
Cleo: Finally... I've met a kindred spirit.
Clawdeen: More like an evil spirit!
Cleo: Clawdeen, it's okay to be jealous of my cool new friends.
Cleo: But I'm sure you'll make some at tonight's party. Especially if you're with me and Kara.
Clawdeen: Count me out. I'll be at home... washing my fur.
Draculaura: I'm not feeling this one either...
Frankie: She didn't seem nice, Cleo.
MC: I'm not sure about this party... but I think I'd better tag along.
MC: I wouldn't want one of my friends heading to this party alone!
Cleo: Perfect! I'll see you there... and try to bring a few more people. We're popular, so we have to look the part.
As night falls, you, Cleo, and a few more of your friends arrive at the party.
Classmate 1: Are you sure this is the right place?
Classmate 2: I don't recognize anyone here...
Classmate 3: I know a lot of people who go to Hearst... but I don't recognize anyone at this party!
Cleo: Who cares? All that matters is that they recognize us.
Cleo takes a step forward, but gets stopped by a gigantic guy in a letterman's jacket who holds up a list of names.
Cleo: What do you mean my name isn't on the list? My name is on every list!
MC: Not this one... what are we going to do?
Behind you, Kara approaches.
Kara: Don't be so depressing, MC. I'm not on the list either. I only heard about this party from a friend of a friend.
Kara: Now watch and learn!
As dance music blasts from inside the house party, Kara marches up to the guy at the door.
Kara: List? What list? Do you know who I am? I'm Hearst High's Head Cheerleader!
Kara: Do you really want to be the guy who wouldn't let the hottest, most popular girl in town into a party?
Kara: Now get out of the way. My friends and I are coming in.
Not quite knowing what to do, the guy steps aside, letting you enter.
Classmate 1: That was incredible.
Classmate 2: I can't believe we made it inside!
Kara: That was child's play. All you have to do is show people that you're in charge, and they'll be happy to bow down!
Kara: In fact, most people are happy to serve you when you act like royalty!
Kara: Why don't you give it a try, Cleo?
Cleo: Gladly.
Cleo picks a random guy out of the crowd.
Cleo: You! I'm getting hungry. Bring me a plate of snacks... and something to drink, too!
The guy nods and runs off toward the snack table.
Cleo: At last, I'm being treated like the princess that I am!
Kara: Good attitude.
MC: I'm not so sure about this...
Cleo: Oh, come on. We're not hurting anyone... and the perks are amazing!
The guy returns with a plate full of food, and Cleo hands you a tiny sandwich.
Choice
What do you do? 
   Take the sandwich.
   Refuse to eat it.
if "Take the sandwich." then
   MC: Well... I wouldn't want this to go to waste.
   Cleo: Fangtastic. You're starting to understand the benefits of hanging out with royalty.
if "Refuse to eat it." then
   MC: I... I can't accept this.
   Kara: Disappointing, MC. You clearly aren't fit to be royalty.
   MC: Who even says I want to be royalty?
   Kara: Whatever you say, MC...
A few hours later, Cleo and Kara sit on reclining couches, while partygoers scurry around, fetching them snacks and beverages, and fanning them with palm fronds.
Cleo: It would appear I've run out of these 'cheesed sandwiches.' Fetch me another!
Classmate 3: Ooo! Get some for me too!
Cleo: You heard my friend! Get us some food!
Another random guy runs off to get Cleo some sandwiches.
Kara: I like the way you give orders!
Cleo: For the first time since I got here, I'm finally getting the royal treatment I deserve.
Cleo: I wish we could hang out like this all the time...
Kara: Well... I will see you at tomorrow's game.
Cleo: I wouldn't miss it.
The next day, you, the Monster High girls, and the cheerleaders show up at Hearst High for the football game.
Kara: Well, well. If it isn't... you.
MC: I suppose you're going to say something nasty?
Kara: Nah. Any friend of Cleo's is a friend of mine. Come with me.
Cleo: See, MC? Being friends with royalty has its benefits!
You follow Kara into the football stadium, which is jam-packed with fans.
Kara: Let's make sure you get some front row seats... I want you to see exactly how great we are!
As you and your friends watch, Kara and her cheerleading team warm up the Hearst home crowd.
Frankie: Wow... their moves are pretty intricate.
Draculaura: Don't worry! Our cheerleading team's routine is great! I can't wait for halftime so they can show their stuff!
After Kara's squad finishes their cheer, she walks up to you.
Kara: So? What did you think?
Cleo: Not terrible. I might even go so far as to say I'm mildly impressed.
Kara: Oh, please. I worked this squad so hard, they know better to be anything less than perfect.
Kara: Tell me what you would do with this routine.
Cleo: Hmmm... I would have my squad arranged by height. You know, more symmetrical.
Kara: I love it! A couple of the girls will have to relearn some moves, but the symmetry will put more focus on me in the middle!
Kara shouts over to her team in the distance.
Kara: Jessica! Tia! You're switching places from now on! Better learn how to do a flip, ASAP, Tia!
Kara: And, Beth... you're off the squad! You're throwing off the team's symmetry. Get lost!
MC: Whoa. Kara, ease up. No need to get so harsh.
Kara: Without a little push, people never get better. Isn't that right, Cleo?
Cleo: I...
Cleo: I mean, of course. I know that!
MC: Whatever you say...
As Kara returns to her team, you pull Cleo aside.
MC: As I think you're starting to see, Kara isn't exactly the nicest person.
Cleo: She... she's a girl who gets what she wants.
MC: Yeah, but at what cost?
Cleo: Free?
MC: Yeah. She gets the world on a silver platter. And everyone around her is the platter!
Cleo: Look, don't try to be my mother. I'm about 3,000 years older than you, okay? I can choose my own friends.
MC: I'm not sure Kara has any friends. I mean... look over there.
In the distance, you see Kara yelling at the other cheerleaders on her squad.
MC: There are queens who rule with fear and queens who rule because the people love them. Which kind do you want to be?
Cleo: I... I've got to go. Halftime is almost here. It's time for our big cheer routine!
At halftime, your cheerleading team takes the field!
Cleo: Let's show them what we've got!
Soon, the team is kicking, flipping, and winning big cheers from the crowd!
Frankie: You did it! Great routine!
Cleo: I'm... not unimpressed.
Kara approaches you and your friends, now sitting in the bleachers.
Kara: That was actually better than I expected. Of course, I do have about a thousand pointers. Lucky for you, I'm happy to share my wisdom.
Kara: You. Girl with the pointy ears and the weird teeth. Move over. I'm sitting next to Cleo so we can talk.
Draculaura: Are... are you talking about me?
Kara: Yes, you. Next time, try looking in a mirror before you go out in public. You're hurting my eyeballs.
Draculaura: I... I can't look in a mirror.
MC: Listen, Kara, you can't just...
Cleo steps in front of you.
Cleo: Don't worry, MC. I'll handle this.
Kara crosses her arms as Cleo strides up to her and looks her right in the eye.
Kara: It sounds like you've got something to say to me, Cleo.
Kara: Are you seriously going to defend this fashion disaster?
Cleo: First of all, no one gets to talk about my friends that way except me.
Cleo: You may be the queen of Hearst High... but you don't reign over me and my friends.
Kara: How dare you speak to me that way? I'm the queen everywhere!
Cleo: A true queen stands up for her people.
Kara: You can't possibly be taking their side.
Kara: Winners stick together! Forget these peasants. You and I are better than them.
Cleo: I'm nothing like you.
Kara: I... I...
Kara: I'm done talking to you!
Cleo: Goodbye. And good riddance.
Kara runs back to her own squad.
MC: Whoa, Cleo! You really showed Kara!
Draculaura: Yes, thank you, Cleo. You were...
Cleo: Inspired? Amazing? Awesome?
Frankie: All of the above!
Suddenly, you see a flash of light from Frankie's purse!
Clawdeen: Look, guys, Clara's diary!
Frankie reaches in her backpack and brings out the glowing diary.
Frankie: Cleo, you did it!
Cleo: Did what?
Frankie: The fact that you stood up to Kara must have stirred something in Clara's spirit!
Draculaura: You stood up for me, Cleo!
Clawdeen: You were just as brave as Cyrus when he defended Clara from everyone at Monster High!
MC: You must have reminded Clara's ghost of something... and now she's recreating another diary page!
(pages + 1)
You and the Monster High ghouls huddle together around the glowing book.
if pages = 5 then
   Frankie: We finally got it! The last page of the diary! Quick, what does it say?
   The beautiful, golden calligraphy of Clara's phantom hand inscribes its last word. You read the page aloud...
   MC: 'I went to the meadow, just as Cyrus had asked. He was standing there in the middle. He seemed to have been waiting for quite some time. His face lit up when he saw me.'
   MC: 'He stepped toward me, and I told him to stay back. At first, he laughed, thinking I was joking. But then he saw my face, and he grew pale.'
   Clawdeen: Oh no...
   MC: 'I had rehearsed the words over and over in my head, but it was so much harder to say them aloud.'
   MC: 'I told him I didn't want to see him. Not now, not ever. I told him he had ruined my life. He didn't understand. He said he thought I loved him...'
   MC: 'I told him he thought wrong.'
   Draculaura: Clara, no! Drive a stake through my heart, why don't you?
   MC: 'Between his bandages, I saw the tears welling his eyes. It took every ounce of strength to keep from crying myself.'
   MC: 'He turned away to hide his tears. He looked back at me once more. If he'd held my gaze a moment longer, I wouldn't have been able to bear it...'
   MC: 'But then he fled into the forest. The second he disappeared, I broke down sobbing. Cyrus was gone. But I had saved him from my father. I said what I had to say to save him.'
   MC: 'I will carry this heartbreak for the rest of my life. But at least Cyrus will be safe. He will move on, and forget me, and be happy.'
   MC: 'He WILL be happy... won't he, Diary?'
   MC: ...that's it. That's Clara's last entry.
   Cleo: No wonder Clara and Cyrus's spirits are heartbroken! Cyrus thinks the love of his life never cared for him... and Clara feels guilty for breaking Cyrus's heart!
   Draculaura: But if Cyrus knew Clara always loved him, he wouldn't be so sad!
   Frankie: That's it! Draculaura is right! We just have to show Cyrus the truth! That's the only way we can lift the heartbreak curse!
   MC: But Cyrus is back at your school. Does that mean--
   Frankie: That's right, MC. You're coming with us to Monster High!
   Congratulations! You admitted all the ghouls of Monster High, and together you completed Clara's diary! Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of this spooky mystery, which you'll unlock for free!
if pages = 4 then
   You hear a young woman's whispers carrying in the air as you read from the diary...
   MC: 'Dear Diary... Cyrus came to my window last night! I don't know how he snuck by the sheriff's deputies! I was so surprised, I nearly alerted them myself with my yelp!'
   MC: 'Cyrus took my hands in his and looked into my eyes. He said he wasn't afraid of my father or any normie.'
   MC: 'He said he loved me, as he's said a thousand times, and he knew I loved him too. And he wasn't about to let prejudice stand in the way of that.'
   Clawdeen: Whoa! Cyrus was so brave!
   Cleo: That's my kind of monster.
   MC: 'He asked me to meet him the next day for another picnic on the meadow... the same meadow where Miss Barbara first saw us together.'
   MC: 'He hugged me, and the floorboards creaked under him. The deputies downstairs shouted, and we heard them run up the steps.'
   Frankie: Oh no! They're going to find Cyrus!
   MC: 'But he had already fled by the time they burst into my room. All that moved were my curtains in the breeze of my open window. It was too close a call.'
   MC: 'That night, as I lied awake, I resolved to meet Cyrus at the meadow as he asked... and I decided exactly what I had to say to him...'
   Draculaura: You can't stop there, MC! Keep going!
   MC: I can't. The last page is still missing.
   Frankie: Then we have to find it! Only one more page until we find out how to help Clara and Cyrus's spirits and save the couples at our schools!
   Fangtastic job! You're only one page away from completing Clara's diary!
   Admit all of the Monster High ghouls, and play each of their special quests to solve the mystery and unlock a free bonus quest!
   And remember, Mattel and Pixelberry have teamed up to donate a portion of each Monster High in-game purchase to the Born This Way Foundation, supporting the wellness of young people and empowering them to create a kinder and braver world!
if pages = 3 then
   Clara's golden handwriting cools on the silver page, and you start to read aloud...
   MC: 'Dear Diary... I had to warn Cyrus. I left two candles burning in my bedroom window. He knew that was the signal to meet at midnight at the old mill...'
   MC: 'I told him everything... about how we had been seen... how my father had ordered the sheriff to double nightly patrols, and triple them at our house...'
   MC: 'And then I told him we couldn't see each other again. For a long moment, he said nothing, but I could see the fear in his eyes.'
   MC: 'Not just the fear of what would happen if we were caught again... but the fear of losing me forever.'
   Draculaura: This is... sniff... the saddest story I've ever heard...
   MC: 'I told him I cared about him too much to put him at risk. He asked me if this is what I really want. And I said yes.'
   MC: 'He kissed my cheek, and then he was gone into the night. I wept there for an hour. I thought it was the last time I would see him...'
   MC: '...until I heard the knock on my window the next night!'
   Clawdeen: ...wait, that's the end of the page? We have to find out what happened next!
   Frankie: There are still two more pages to find! But we're one step closer to solving the mystery and saving romance at both our schools!
   Fangtastic job! You're only two pages away from completing Clara's diary!
   Admit all of the Monster High ghouls, and play each of their special quests to solve the mystery and unlock a free bonus quest!
   And remember, Mattel and Pixelberry have teamed up to donate a portion of each Monster High in-game purchase to the Born This Way Foundation, supporting the wellness of young people and empowering them to create a kinder and braver world!
if pages = 1 or 2
   Your finger traces the glowing golden letters as you read...
   MC: 'Dear Diary... it happened. Father found out about Cyrus. He knows my boyfriend is a monster.'
   MC: 'Miss Barbara saw us picnicking in the meadow and told the entire town.'
   MC: 'Father's face burned red, and he could hardly speak. But he managed to tell me this...'
   MC: '...if Cyrus dared visit me again, it would be the last thing he ever did.'
   Draculaura: Oh no! They were caught!
   Clawdeen: And Papa Mayor is not happy. It's so unfair! Why can't he just be happy for Clara and Cyrus?
   Cleo: Speaking as the daughter of a great ruler, I know what it's like to have... expectations for who I date.
   Frankie: I think we're starting to see how Clara and Cyrus's spirits ended up heartbroken. I wonder what happened next...
   MC: We have to find out if we want to save romance at our schools. We still have three more pages to find!
   Fangtastic job! You're only three pages away from completing Clara's diary!
   Admit all of the Monster High ghouls, and play each of their special quests to solve the mystery and unlock a free bonus quest!
   And remember, Mattel and Pixelberry have teamed up to donate a portion of each Monster High in-game purchase to the Born This Way Foundation, supporting the wellness of young people and empowering them to create a kinder and braver world!