Gem Day/Transcript

The following is a transcript for the episode "Gem Day".
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(The book opens and Poppy tells us about Gem Day.)
Poppy: Troll-cyclopedia Scrapbook, Volume 31, chapter 7: The origin of Troll Gems. On the day a Troll baby gets its first hair… it’s cut. And then it’s planted like a seed in the Gem Garden… and fertilized. Uh… Not fertilized like that. Fertilized with joy! As the Troll’s joy grows, the seed grows, too until one day, a flower blooms, revealing their unique Troll Gem inside. (We see that she is reading it to some Troll children.) After that, I present the gem to the Troll before the whole village to honor them for embracing their joy.
Keith: (Raising his hand) Is it true that your gem glows when it hears you sing?
Poppy: I don’t know. You tell me. (She takes out a heart-shaped gem and sings a high note, causing it to glow.)
All: Ooh!
CJ Suki: When will we get ours, Queen Poppy?
Poppy: Won’t be long now. (She puts her gem away.) Most Trolls’ gems bloom right around your age. Though, sometimes it does take a little longer.
Branch: Poppy! Did you hear? (He runs up to Poppy.) Meadow Spriggs says my gem sprouted this morning.
Poppy: (Giggle while kicking her feet) Yeah, of course I heard, Branch! (She turns to the children.) He’s what we call a “late bloomer.”
Branch: It’s blowing my mind. I’m getting a Troll Gem. Me, the Village Grouch!
Poppy: Hey, no-one thinks you’re the Village Grouch. They think you’re the village grump.
Branch: Sure, fair point. All I mean is, I did it. I actually became a joyful person. (Poppy hugs him.)
Poppy: You did, Branch. And I’m so proud of you. So, I’m gonna make sure that tonight you get a Gem Day Ceremony that shows how big a deal this is.
Branch: Oh, Poppy, you spoil me. But yes, it is a big deal, so I’ll be paying close attention.
Poppy: Hm?
Branch: (laughs) I’m just kidding. (He hugs Poppy.) Come here, you!
Poppy: Aw!
Branch: But this day is super important. OK, see you soon! (He leaves Poppy’s pod. The camera zooms in on Poppy’s face, showing that she is worried. She soon goes to Sky Toronto’s Funtime Factory.)
Sky: Trust me, Queen Poppy, per your request, I’ve made sure this Gem Day will be a tremendous success. First, I ordered Klaus to design the best-tasting cupcake he ever has or ever will make… (He snaps his fingers and Klaus appears with a cupcake.) … and he did.
Poppy: It’s the perfect Gem Day dessert!
Sky: Dessert, Queen Poppy, if I had any spare time, I’d chuckle at that remark. This isn’t the dessert. It’s the invitation. (Klaus picks up the cupcake and the bottom shows the invitation.)
Pop-Up Branch: You’re invited!
Poppy: Get out!
Sky: I will not. Baked into every cupcake is a gummy replica of Branch’s gem. (A yellow male Troll brings a cart of gummy gems.)
Poppy: (Placing the pillow with Branch’s gem on the cart) This is crazy! They’re almost identical. (She squeezes a gummy gem, causing her to let go of Branch’s gem. It lands in the bowl of gummy gems while the gummy gem lands on the pillow.) Wow! I’m… I’m just so impressed. Now, let’s talk presentation boxes for the real gem. (She steps on cupcake icing.) Whoa! (She screams in slow motion and the gummy gem falls.) Squish? A gummy one? Then the real gem is… (She gasps and looks at a light blue male and blue female Troll at the conveyor belt with cupcakes.)
Troll #1: Last one. (The blue female Troll puts a gummy gem on a cupcake and a purple male Troll puts them in a yellow present. A light purple male Troll then puts it in a Delivery Bug.)
Poppy: The gem!
Sky: Excellent. Every invitation shipped to the village ahead of schedule. Uh… you were saying? (Poppy screams quietly. Outside, she meets with Cooper and Smidge.) Thanks for coming to help, guys. Branch’s gem is lost in a cupcake somewhere in the village, so we have to check them all before anyone eats theirs.
Cooper: Got it. (He yells into a megaphone.) EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT! (Poppy grabs the megaphone.)
Poppy: Shh-shh! C-Cooper! I don’t want anyone knowing about this. If Branch catches wind, it will ruin his special day. Just split up and check the cupcakes as fast as you can. Go, team! (She, Cooper, and Smidge split up. She goes to Bella.) Hey, Bella. Mind if I see your cupcake? You don’t? Great! (She picks up the gummy gem, squishes it, and gives it back to Bella.) Thanks! Love you! Bye! (Cooper is with Harper.)
Cooper: Cupcake inspector! (He takes Harper’s cupcake.) Hm. (She tests the gummy gem with his tongue and gives it back to Harper.) Everything appears to be in order. As you were.
Harper: Phew! That’s a relief. (She eats her cupcake. Poppy goes over to another blue female Troll.)
Poppy: May I? (She tests the gummy gem. She then heads over to a red male and orange female Troll.) Do you mind? (She tests the gummy gems. She heads over to a pink female Troll.) Thanks for your cooperation. (She tests the gummy gem.)
Biggie: Why, yes, Mr. Dinkles, of course you can have the first bite. (Mr. Dinkles gets ready to bite the cupcake.)
Poppy: Whoa, whoa! Dinkles, hold up! (She screams and jumps towards the cupcake, accidentally knocking it to the ground. She catches the gummy gem.) Phew. (Biggie and the crowd gasp.)
Branch: Poppy, why did you do that?
Poppy: Branch! Why did I do it? Because um… Uh… Because slapping cupcakes is the newest craze. Everyone’s doing it!
Branch: Really? Because that sounds-
Guy Diamond: Slap-tastic! (He slaps Rufus’ cupcake, sending it flying.)
Rufus: We got us an old-fashioned cupcake slapping on our hands! Yeeeeee-haaaaw! (The crowd cheers.)
Poppy: Oh, I suddenly regret this.
Ripley: Whoo! (She slaps a magenta female Glitter Troll’s cupcake. Satin and Chenille slap their cupcakes.)
Dr. Moonbloom: This cupcake is done for!  (She slaps a cupcake out of a yellow male Troll.)
Branch: Cupcake slapping? Uh… I don’t get it. (He slaps a cupcake into another yellow male Troll’s face.)
Troll #2: Woo-hoo!
Branch: Actually, never mind! I totally do! Cupcake slapping for life! Wahooooo! (laughs)
Smidge: Uh… Maybe it’s just me, but it sort of seems like we made finding the gem way harder.
Poppy: New plan. (DJ Suki puts Branch’s Apology Song on a radio.)
DJ Suki: There. As requested, one of Branch’s songs from my archives.
Poppy: It’s perfect, DJ. A gem glows when it hears its owner singing, so… (She turns up the radio and sees Branch’s gem glowing from a bush.) There! We found it! (She runs to the bush and picks up the cupcake with Branch’s gem.)
Smidge: Yaaaaaay!
Cooper: Yeah! (Biggie pops up from the bush.)
Biggie: Cupcake slap!
Poppy, DJ Suki, Smidge, and Cooper: (In slow motion) Nooooooo! (Biggie slaps the cupcake and it hits a tree. Branch’s gem falls off the cupcake and shatters.)
Biggie: I’ve never heard a cupcake shatter before. Bonus!
Cooper: I mean, there might be hope. (A branch falls on the gem.) I mean, it might be OK. (A big bird falls on the branch.) I mean-
Smidge and DJ Suki: Cooper!
Poppy: (Running toward the gem) No. No, no, no, no, no! (She pushes the owl and looks at the completely shattered gem.) I ruined Branch’s Troll Gem. He’s gonna be crushed. (She squeezes the shattered gem and sighs. DJ Suki and Smidge put their hands on her shoulders to comfort her.)
Peppy: Perhaps not.
All: King Peppy?
Peppy: If you plant another strand of Branch’s hair, it’s possible to grow a brand-new gem. But for it to blossom in time for the ceremony, Branch would need to feel a burst of overwhelming joy like he’s never experienced before. Now, if you don’t mind, I’ll disappear back into the shadows. (He walks backwards.) Oooooh.
Poppy: OK. To the ceremony! (At the ceremony, Branch is looking out through the curtains.)
Branch: Where are they? (He walks over to a mushroom and sits on it.)
Poppy: Branch!
Branch: Poppy, where have you been?
Poppy: Putting on my ceremonial garb, just like you. (gasps) We have got to get a picture of you, by the way. (She takes out a camera.)
Branch: (Backing up) You really want to do this now? We’re supposed to start the ceremony.
Poppy: Yeah, yeah, it’s OK, Branch. Just smile for the camera. Smile. (DJ Suki pops up from behind a bush.) Smile harder. (DJ Suki takes a strand of Branch’s hair.)
Branch: Yow! What was that?
Poppy: Branch, cheese! (She takes a picture, blinding Branch. DJ Suki puts dirt in a flower pot, puts Branch’s piece of hair in it, and waters it. Branch rubs his eyes.) Great picture, Branch. You look nice.
Branch: Thanks. That makes me feel good.
Poppy: Good? As in, joyful?
Branch: I mean, I guess I’m a little-
Smidge: In that case, Branch, allow me to reiterate: you look really nice.
Cooper: Yeah. Branch, you look so nice, I could stare at you all night. (He rubs Branch’s hair while Smidge rubs his face.)
Branch: Uh… This makes me feel… awkward? (Branch’s hair droops and DJ Suki grunts.)
Poppy: “Awkward”? Well, we can’t have that on your big night. You’re supposed to be feeling joy! Ha-ha!
Smidge: Yeah! And you know what makes me feel joy, Branch?
Cooper: Babies playing with puppies! (He pulls a curtain and a pink baby Troll is playing with a Cuddle Pup.
Baby Troll #1: We love you, Branch!  (The Cuddle Pup yaps.)
Poppy and Smidge: Aw!
Branch: What? (DJ Suki sees his strand of hair droop again.) Poppy, what is going on?
Poppy: OK, Branch, I didn’t want it to come to this, but it’s time to bring out the big funs. (She, Smidge, and Cooper take out big feathers.)
Cooper: Tickle, tickle, tickle! (He, Poppy, and Smidge start tickling Branch and he starts laughing. As he does, his piece of hair starts to rise.)
Branch: (Making Poppy, Smidge, and Cooper throw their feathers away) OK, enough! (His piece of hair droops again.) Guys, please! I’ll admit that was delightful, but now is not the time. Why are you acting so weird?
Poppy: Um…
Smidge: Oh, my Guh. (DJ Suki appears from the bushes and shakes her head.)
Poppy: (sighs) We are acting weird, and it’s because… I lost your gem.
Branch: (gasps) You lost my gem?
Smidge: But then we found it!
Branch: Oh!
Cooper: But then it shattered into a million pieces.
Branch: Oh.
Poppy: I’m really sorry. I know how much today means to you, and you can’t have a Gem Day without a gem, so… (She takes out her gem.) … take mine.
Branch: What?
Poppy: It’s not as good as having yours, but at least you’ll always have a reminder of all you’ve accomplished.
Branch: Poppy, no. This is too important to you. (He gently pushes Poppy gem towards her.) You can’t give me your gem.
Smidge: Yeah, Poppy, you shouldn’t do that. (She takes out her gem.) Take my gem, Branch.
Cooper: No. (He takes out his gem.) Take mine, Branch.
DJ Suki: No, dude. Take mine.
Branch: Guys, really?
Poppy: You deserve this, Branch.
Smidge: You worked a lot harder to get your gem than we did.
DJ Suki: You’re the last Troll that should go without one, dude.
Cooper: Come on, Branch.
Branch: I… I can’t believe this. It makes me feel so much… so much… (He sees something glowing.)
Smidge: Oh, my Guh! (Branch’s strand of hair glows and forms a flower. It then reveals a new gem. Branch then comes up on the stage.)
Poppy: Branch, it is my honor as your queen, and as your friend, to present to you with your gem. May it always shine as bright as your joyful spirit. (Branch picks up his gem and Poppy nods at him. They start vocalizing with the other Trolls and all their gems glow.)
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