Day 195

## Story

Lily and Regina continue their renovations at the White House; Regina worries about her health after finding out her test results. Meanwhile Whitney continues to deal with Isabel and FBI training.

## Locations

* White House Rose Garden

Places to renovate:

* White House Tea Garden

## Tasks

Players must earn 42 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* The Head Groundskeeper
* Dirt Friends
* The Challenge
* The Deceitful
* Plenty of Weeds
* Abnormal
* Freak Out
* Presidential Pardon
* Dealing with Stress
* Pillar of Health
* The Tea Garden
* A Garden's Purpose
* Tea for Two
* Missing her Mister
* Work and Relax
* Lights of Liberty
* Friend or Foe?

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> **???**Whitney Wells aka Wiebke Wellhausen aka ShaldoreiBabe81...
> You stand accused of treason!**Whitney**It was an accident! I didn't mean to spill state secrets!**???**You are hereby kicked out of the FBI!
> And banned from The Internet! FOREVER!**Whitney**Noooooooo!

*The next morning...*

> [Whitney's phone vibrates.]**Whitney**Oh! It's Regina. How am I??
> The whirlwind of my emotions can only be represented by this meme. Send text.

#### The Head Groundskeeper

> **Lily**Regina, what's your face doing?**Regina**Whit just sent me some weird meme...

> **Regina**I can't make sense of it. Is it funny? Is it poignant?
> I'll call her later for context. Anyway--**Juan-Miguel**Good morning! You must be our guests from Tools and Tulips!
> I am Juan-Miguel, Head Groundskeeper here at the beautiful White House.**Lily**Oh wow! It's so nice to finally meet you! I'm Lily, this is Regina.**Juan-Miguel**Ladies, here in DC, time is money politics is world peace!
> Show me your skills on these flowers here before we go any further.
> Show me your passion, your creativity, your verve. Show me yourself!

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Well, she's the flower child, but I think we did pretty good.**Juan-Miguel**Beautiful! I can feel your dedication radiating off the petals.**Lily**I like this guy a lot!

#### Dirt Friends

> **Lily**So was that a test?**Juan-Miguel**No! That was an introduction.
> This place makes people nervous and intimidated!
> But you can't be intimidated and work in the garden at the same time!
> I like loosening people up this way.**Lily**Brilliant! Let's keep it going!**Juan-Miguel**These bushes are next on the President's agenda.**Lily**I'm all over it.

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**Ms. Roberts, I am finding in you a kindred soul. We are grown from the same soil.**Regina**Dirt friends, Lils. He called you dirt friends.

#### The Challenge

> **Juan-Miguel**Ms. Roberts, are you up for a challenge?**Lily**Oh, please call me Lily! And I am ALWAYS up for a challenge.**Juan-Miguel**Here you see before you three implements of our trade.
> For this task, improving the edges here.
> Which of these tools would you choose?

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**Exceptional! That's absolutely the ideal tool for the job.
> Now you're ready to tackle the flowers themselves!**Lily**I knew it was right as soon as I had it in my hand!

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**Wonderful work, Lily. You really do have the gift.

#### The Deceitful

*Meanwhile, at the FBI*

> **Instructor**And that's why we NEVER inhale the fingerprint dust!**Whitney**Pssst.**Isabel**Focus, newbie.**Whitney**Psssssssst.**Isabel**What??**Whitney**When I get kicked out of the FBI, I want you to have this.
> It's my bomb dismantling textbook. I named all the types after the Valer of Arda.
> So I wouldn't forget any.**Isabel**What? Wow, that's nerdy.
> Wait, what do you mean? Hold up, do you really think they're gonna kick you out?**Whitney**Yes! Obviously! For giving up classified information!**Isabel**Wells, I was messing with you.
> I'm also an FBI agent. You can tell me classified stuff. It was a joke.**Whitney**It was not funny! And you can't have my book!
> Historically, the Powers of the World are ill-used by the Deceitful.**Isabel**Did you just call me Sauron??

#### Plenty of Weeds

> **Juan-Miguel**It's such a joy to have another true gardener in the Rose Garden again.
> The other groundskeepers are knowledgeable, of course.
> But they lack the passion I sense in you, Lily.**Lily**I never thought I'd get to do what I love. It never gets old!
> I even love weeding! And guess what. There's plenty of weeding to do!**Juan-Miguel**Let's get that done and head to the tea area. I can't wait for you to see it.
> Ahh, so much better.
> The President loves to garden, but she's a hobbyist. You really know your stuff.**Regina**Why don't you two dirt friends go on to the tea area? I got this side.**Lily**Are you sure, Regina?**Regina**Totally. Y'all get your nerd on. I'll handle things over here.**Lily**Right! To the tea!

#### Abnormal

> **Regina**Right. Well. Don't need a dirt friend to get dirty workin'.
> I can handle this myself. That's right.
> The Tools half of Tools & Tulips gets it done!

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Take that, Eleanor Roosevelt, or whoever designed this place![Regina answers her phone.]**Regina**Hmm. Hello?
> Oh, hi Dr. Grayson...
> My annual came back abnormal?? Really?? Oh, okay...
> A colposcopy? Well, but... I'm actually on the East Coast for work...
> Let me, uh. Okay, let me call you back. I'll call you back. Bye.

#### Freak Out

> **Regina**Gonna work on these diagonal flowers and not freak out.
> Focus, Regina. No freaking out.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**There, perfect.
> Okay, maybe just a small freak out, get it out of the way-
> Like MOST women get an abnormal pap in their lives! It's gonna be fine.
> Usually it's nothing.
> I wish I could call Whit...
> She'd overload me with unnecessary information so I stop thinking about it at all.
> Or just like find every post on Reddit where this happened and it was totally fine.
> It's gonna be fine.
> Just gotta keep working and stay distracted.

#### Presidential Pardon

> **Regina**Okay! Bushes! Yep, these bushes need help.
> Gonna get to work and not think about anything at all!

*Player selects an option*

> **Hazel**Regina? Are you all right?**Regina**Uhhh...**Hazel**You are taking out some obvious feelings on that shrubbery, dear.**Regina**No, it's fine. Thank you, Madam President. I'm fine, honestly.**Hazel**Are you sure? I may be the Leader of the Free World, but I'm also a good listener.**Regina**Well...
> Actually, my annual pap came back abnormal and now my doctor wants to do a follow-up.
> And it could be nothing, but I'm really nervous now. And I can't stop being nervous.**Hazel**Oh, Regina, I completely understand. I've been right where you are!
> So have many other people. It's all right to take some time and feel your feelings!

#### Dealing with Stress

> **Regina**I'd feel more comfortable telling you about my feelings if I was still getting work done.**Hazel**There's no need! But please do whatever makes you comfortable.**Regina**It's a trick I picked up from Lily. If you feel crazy, feel some soil and plant a flower.

*Player selects an option*

> **Hazel**The flowers look beautiful. But how do you feel?**Regina**Stressed. Incredibly stressed. Part of me wishes I never even got that pap smear.**Hazel**I understand. But knowledgeable is always better than ignorance.
> Eleanor Rooselvelt did a lot of work to cancer awareness, promoting regular health checks.**Regina**So she's to blame!**Hazel**Ha! Exactly. The more health checks you get, the more health scares you'll have.
> But it's better to be scared, then be surprised when it's too late.**Regina**I guess you and Eleanor have a point. You're a pair of smart ladies.
> Does the White House water make people smarter or something?**Hazel**Not necessarily. And in fact, it sometimes does the exact opposite!

#### Pillar of Health

> **Regina**I hate health scares. They're so... scary!
> I'll have to set up an appointment with my doctor back in California.
> Will I have to fly back already? Man, what a drag...**Hazel**Nonsense! You can book some time with my doctor.**Regina**The Presidential Doctor? There's no way I can do that.**Hazel**Of course you can. I'm the President. I can make anything happen.
> I'll get you an appointment this afternoon. Does that work for you?**Regina**Of course. Thanks Madam President. This takes a huge load off my mind.**Hazel**The pleasure is all mine. Anything else I can help you with?**Regina**You're a helpful lady. I get why everyone voted for you.
> Not everyone. Believe me!
> But if you want help, I'm gonna decorate this pillar. Any opinions?

*Player selects an option*

> **Hazel**This one is absolutely stunning.**Regina**Again with the compliments! You already have my vote. What else do you want?**Hazel**I have your vote? Then what am I still talking to you for? Haha!

#### The Tea Garden

> **Juan-Miguel**And here we have the future site of the Presidential Tea Garden.**Lily**But the current site of a bunch of unsightly weeds.**Juan-Miguel**A keen eye. Can your back handle another weeding?**Lily**Of course! I'm a weed machine.
> Just flip my switch to "On" and...
> Presto! Weeding complete.**Juan-Miguel**Exceptional. Efficient. And positively exquisite.**Lily**I love that every new area requires a thorough weeding...
> Clearing out a space also helps clear my head!**Juan-Miguel**That is the perfect mindset for a presidential gardener. Impressive.**Lily**That's very nice, Juan-Miguel. Especially coming from a veteran gardener like yourself.

#### A Garden's Purpose

> **Lily**The Presidential Tea Garden! I can't believe I'm here, let alone working on it!**Juan-Miguel**It's an incredible duty: both a gift and a constant hardship.**Lily**Did you have any ideas for the flooring? Something refined yet rustic?**Juan-Miguel**Exactly! I had three ideas. Which do you think works best?

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**How's this? Rustic and refined enough?**Juan-Miguel**Exactly what I would have gone for. Another test passed with flying colors.**Lily**I do have a wonderful teacher. You're the first real gardener I've gotten to work with.**Juan-Miguel**Then here's another lesson: always know the true purpose of your own garden.**Lily**Totally. Like how the Rose Garden is perfect for hosting the press?**Juan-Miguel**Yes, but the Rose Garden has an equally-important second purpose.
> It is a place for the president to have a quiet moment. To contemplate nature.
> When crisis strikes, the subtlety of rose can bring one back from catastrophe to reality.**Lily**Wow! You've got a way with words, Juan-Miguel. I can talk to you for hours.

#### Tea for Two

> **Juan-Miguel**Tell me, Lily: what is our tea garden currently missing?**Lily**A lot! But we definitely need a tea table, right?**Juan-Miguel**Correct again. Take charge and choose what you think would be best.

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**My goodness, Lily! Your design choices astound me.**Lily**In a good way... right?**Juan-Miguel**Of course! Where were you trained? How did you develop these skills?**Lily**Just been picking up things as I go, I guess.
> I inherited my aunt's garden, fixed it up, and then I just kept going.
> I've been taking botany courses, and my husband has been teaching me about metal working.**Juan-Miguel**Your husband! Is he in DC with you and Regina?**Lily**Unfortunately, no. Which is extra sad since our last jobs were next door to each other.
> It's been tough getting used to not seeing my Luke every day.**Juan-Miguel**I can imagine. Do you think you'll travel again for future work?**Lily**Of course!
> Wherever there is a garden in need, I'll be there to help.**Juan-Miguel**That is beyond lovely to hear, Lily. Spoken like a true gardener.

#### Missing her Mister

> **Lily**Juan-Miguel... would you mind if I called my husband after we set up these flower pots?**Juan-Miguel**Not at all! You can even do it now if you like.**Lily**And let you have all the fun? Not a chance!

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**You've got a spectacular design sense, Lily.
> I promise to not do anything until you're back. No fun shall be missed.**Lily**Thanks! I'll be back in a jiffy.[Lily calls Luke and gets his voicemail.]**Lily**Hey Luke! Just checking in. Thanks for the kisses. Call me late!**Juan-Miguel**That was a quick call. Everything okay?**Lily**He wasn't there. Just had to leave a message.
> I'm bummed that he's far away but what really makes me sad is that he can't see our work.
> The Rose Garden is so exclusive and confidential. Can I even send him pictures?**Juan-Miguel**We do tours! He should fly out once we're all finished.
> You do great work, Lily. Luke will be very happy to see the things you've done here.**Lily**A tour of the Rose Garden! That's such a great idea. Thanks, Juan-Miguel.

#### Work and Relax

> **Lily**Thanks for talking with me, Juan-Miguel.
> I'm feeling very comfortable working in this very stressful place.**Juan-Miguel**Of course. A healthy flower cannot grow without healthy soil.
> Would you like to take a break and smell the proverbial and literal roses?**Lily**Not at all! Work like this relaxes me like nothing else.**Juan-Miguel**Then let's hit the bushes. There's plenty of "relaxing" to do.

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**Fine technique and even finer results.**Lily**You really are too nice. Aren't old pros supposed to be gruff and mean?**Juan-Miguel**Did you just call me "old"?**Lily**Oops!**Juan-Miguel**But no need for any "thank you's", Lily. It's like I always say...
> "The first thing a gardener cultivates is friends."**Lily**That's a nice slogan. I'll have to remember it.

#### Lights of Liberty

> **Lily**Regina! There you are. The tea garden is SO pretty, you'll love it.**Regina**The what? Oh yeah... tea is great.**Lily**Is something wrong? You look a little preoccupied.**Regina**It's just... just... well... I don't want to worry you but... but...**Hazel**Juan-Miguel! Our meeting is scheduled for right now, right?**Juan-Miguel**Our meeting? Oh yes! The meeting where we leave them alone to talk. Let's go.[Hazel and Juan-Miguel exit.]**Lily**What's happening, Regina? Are you okay?**Regina**I don't want to worry you, but I got my results back from the pap smear and...**Lily**Oh Regina! I'm so sorry. That's so stressful. Do you want a hug?**Regina**Thanks Lils. But I'd rather finish up work before my doctor's appointment.

*Player selects an option*

> **Hazel**Some lovely lights, ladies. But you two have done more than enough for today.**Juan-Miguel**Truly! You two are quite the talents. It's a joy to have you around.**Lily**The feeling is mutual. Thanks for making us feel so welcome.**Hazel**Of course. And I hate to cut the pleasantries short, but my doctor is ready for Regina.**Regina**Amazing. I'll meet you back at the hotel, Lils.**Lily**Of course! Good luck. And let me know if you need anything. Love you!

#### Friend or Foe?

> **Isabel**Whitney, wait up.**Whitney**Why? So you can prank me again? No thanks, Ms. Pranks.**Isabel**I want to apologize. I was unprofessional, and worse, I was mean.
> I was trying to break the ice and I didn't think you would take it so seriously.**Whitney**I'm a serious woman! I wear a blazer. I read books. I'm serious!**Isabel**I know, I know. And I'm sorry.**Whitney**Okay. I accept your apology. Thank you. We can be friends again.**Isabel**Ummm... this doesn't mean we're friends.**Whitney**Is this another one of your jokes? You gotta work on your delivery.**Isabel**It's not a joke. We're coworkers. We're not friends. I'm not here to make friends.**Whitney**Oh... um... okay. See ya around, I guess.
> That no-good pranking jerk! I don't even want to be her friend.
> I have friends! Tons of 'em. And a girlfriend I get to kiss.
> I'm sending Regina another meme. An even funnier one than earlier!
> That'll show Isabel! Who needs new friends when I can find new memes?