Day 1

The first day of *Lily's Garden*.

## Story

Lily arrives at The LaRosa Family Estate and begins to restore the gardens in it. She receives a visit from Philip Jones, her grand aunt Mary LaRosa's lawyer, who tells her that she has 30 days to renovate the estate fully, or her inheritance will be cancelled.

At the end of the night, she is awoken by her neighbor Luke's singing. They introduce themselves to each other.

## Characters

* Lily Roberts
* Mary LaRosa (mentioned)
* Philip Jones
* Luke Lorenzo

## Locations

New places unlocked on this day:

* The garden in front of the house

## Tasks

Players need to get 10 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Fix Mailbox
* Tidy Up Area
* Lay Out Flowerbed
* Build Bird Bath
* Greet Visitor
* Build Walkway
* Collect Honey
* Repair Beehive
* Start New Day

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> [At the entrance of the house]**Lily**All right, here we are!
> The LaRosa family home, in all its glory.[The mailbox falls and breaks]**Lily**Maybe slightly LESS glorious than I remember.
> Somebody should fix this. Better call the landlord...
> Oh... right. I'M the landlord. I mean, landlady...
> Let's do this.

#### Fix Mailbox

> [At the entrance of the house]**Lily**It occurs to me that I don't.. actually know how to fix a mailbox.
> I'll just get a new one.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Perfect![Lily walks towards the house]**Lily**I spent so many summers out here with great-aunt Mary... digging and planting, knees and hands in the dirt.
> ...Helping out with the bees, gathering honey...
> The bees! I better check on the little buzzers![Lily walks towards the garden in front of the house]**Lily**Hm... you guys aren't doing too well, are you?
> This... used to be a flowerbed. Bursting with bee food. And I don't see any clean water nearby either...
> Alright, little buddies. As your new landlady, I demand that we get that nectar flowing again, first thing!
> Well... First thing, right after I've cleaned up this whole area!

#### Tidy Up Area

> [In the garden in front of the house]**Lily**Oh, Aunt Mary. It's tough to see the garden in such bad shape.
> You could've asked for help, you know? But I guess I could've just come to visit you more often...
> ...
> Right, I've got a bee colony that needs saving. Let's clean up this mess!
> [Lily cleans the area]**Lily***This is kinda fun!*
> *Rake, rake, rake.*
> *Look at me, I'm gardening.*
>

*A few hours later...*

> **Lily**Phew.. that's better! It's already starting to look a lot more like the place I used to know.

#### Lay Out Flowerbed

> [In the garden in front of the house]**Lily**Okay, Lily. time to get those dainty little accountant hands dirty, and awaken that inner landscaper!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Lunchtime, little bees! Yeah, come and get it!
> Ah, I haven't felt like this in years...I think I really needed this.
> Now for the water...I'm pretty sure that used to be a bird bath...
>

#### Build Bird Bath

> [In the garden in front of the house]**Lily**Geez, it smells like something crawled up and died in there...
>  Oh, something did. I'll just... get rid of that...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Fresh, clean water for winged friends of all stripes!
> Now you can feed your larva, cool down the hive, dilute crystallized honey...**???**MISS ROBERTS? HELLOOOOOOO![Lily looks towards the house]**Lily**Who's that? He looks... ancient.

#### Greet Visitor

> [In front of the house]**Lily**Uh, can I help you, sir?**Philip Jones**Ah, there you are, Miss Roberts! Pleasure to meet you.
> I'm Philip Jones. I was your great-aunt's lawyer. I'm here to explain the "special condition" of your inheritance.**Lily**Wait, what "special condition"?[Philip opens his suitcase]**Philip Jones**Let's see now... the special condition reads...
> "Lily Roberts shall restore the grounds to their former glory within 30 days. If she fails to do so her inheritance will be cancelled with immediate effect."**Lily**Former... glory? 30 days?? What --**Philip Jones**As the executor of Mary LaRosa's will, it is MY duty to decide if her standards are met!... Let's start with a little inspection, shall we?[Lily and Philip walk towards the garden in front of the house]**Philip Jones**Mmhmm... excellent work. Although... a little too fancy mayhaps. Mmyess... I'll give it 3 out of 5 stars.**Lily**...I...I'm not sure I...**Philip Jones**Hm... a bold choice I must say. Very... ah... modern. 2 stars!
> Good gracious! This walkway is a broken hip waiting to happen! Negative two stars!**Lily**Negative...stars...?**Philip Jones**I must say, if you intend to keep your inheritance, Miss Roberts, I hope you DAZZLE me on my next visit![Philip leaves]**Lily**Wait-wait-wait! Mr. Jones! Dazzle you how? Please elaborate!
> Guh, he's already gone. How did he move so fast with a cane?!
> Okay, Lily. You've dealt with vague goals and impossible deadlines before... Let's do this!

#### Build Walkway

> [In the garden in front of the house]**Lily**Prepare to be DAZZLED, Mr Jones!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Bedazzling!
> One month to the restore the grounds? Nooo problem! No problem AT ALL!
> There's the main garden... Easy-peasy!
> Then there's the old pond. No big deal. I might even have time to go fishing. HA!
> And then there's great-uncle Arthur's studio and-and-AND-AND... ALL THE REST?!
> ONE MONTH to do ALL this? What were you thinking, Aunt Mary?!
> Guhhh! Oookay, I'm freaking out! Need some tea to calm my nerves!
> Tea with HONEY!

#### Collect Honey

> [In the garden in front of the house]**Lily**Hey little fellas, how's that lavender nectar? ...Right? ...I know!
> I'm just gonna borrow a little honey, that okay with you?
> Let me just grab that top lid veeeery carefully...[The beehive falls and breaks]**Lily**Whoops!
> The hive was in worse shape than I thought...hm...there's something stuck in the honeycomb. An old photo?[Lily collects the photo]

> **Lily**That's the summer Aunt Mary taught me everything about beekeeping!
> We used to sing for the bees...
> She said, if you listened closely you could hear the bees sing along...
> Crazy old Aunt Mary...
> This place... I can't just let it get sold... or worse.
> I'm gonna do right by Aunt Mary and restore the grounds no matter what it takes!
> Hey, sorry about your house. I'm gonna build you guys a new and better home, I promise.

#### Repair Beehive

> [In the garden in front of the house]**Lily**I'm thinking five floors, 60,000 bedrooms, and free parking in the basement. Sound good? Good!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**A castle fit for a queen bee! And her loyal subjects.
> See you later, pollinator!
> Sun's going down... tomorrow I can check out more of the grounds.

#### Start New Day

> [Lily walks towards the house]**Lily**Well... I'm beat! I'm gonna sleep like a ROCK.
> Oh! Well... right after I've unpacked the car... like a rock.[3:02 AM]

> **???**AAAAOOOWOOOWWW!! WOOOHAAAOOOWW!!**Lily**Nnghh.. come on, I'd just fallen asleep! What's with all the yowling?
> [Lily comes out of the house]**Lily**Get out of here, kitty! SHOO!
> Wait. Is that a PERSON making that awful racket?[Lily walks towards Luke's house]**Luke**OOOOOUUUUUOOOOH! I'm goin' round that GREE-EEEN ICY moun-TAAAIN!**Lily**Hey up there!**Luke**Hey yourself!**Lily**I don't think we've met. I'm Lily. Your new neighbor.**Luke**I'm Luke. What are you doin' outside at 3 AM?**Lily**...**Luke**Haha, sorry! Guess I'm used to the old lady. She could never hear me up here.
> Anyway, uh, nice meeting you, neighbor! I'll just... move the bluegrass inside the garage.[Lily comes out of Luke's yard]**Lily**"What are you doin' outside at 3 AM?" Unbelievable.