Day 190

## Story

Kath opens up about what is going with her; Alma helps Regina and Lily with the underwater garden.

## New Characters

*No new characters are introduced on this day.*

## Locations

*No new locations are unlocked on this day.*

Places to renovate:

* Underwater Garden

## Tasks

Players must earn 43 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Start New Day
* Thorny Business
* Alma in time
* Normal Plus
* Nothing but the truth
* Make Some Art
* Tunnel Vision
* Waterworks
* Unwritten
* Back to the table
* Something Fishy
* Flowers for Fishes
* For the Community
* Waterplant Waltz
* Blossom Boogie
* Flower Frolic
* Hollywood Connections
* Friends or Family
* Blocked In
* To Save a Garden

## Dialogue

#### Start New Day

> **Luke**Man, this is worse than the check-out line at a Trader Joe's.**Kath**Stand aside! I'm the producer! Stand ASIDE!**Will Donald**One, two, three, four! Kath has got us awful sore!**Luke**Man, come on. This isn't helping anything!**Protesters**Five, six
> Seven, eight
> Kath is bad!
> She's not great!**Kath**Luke, I know how it all looks, but you have to help me get onto set!**Luke**Yeah, it looks like you tried to cheat all these people out of their dreams.**Kath**Please! Help and I'll explain everything!

#### Thorny Business

*Meanwhile, at the underwater garden...*

> **Lily**And then Luke tried to confront Kath, but Will Donald got everyone to strike!**Regina**Wow, that's a thorny mess as all these weeds!
> At least we can clean these up.**Lily**But Whit was right! You should text her and let her know.**Regina**Maybe she can brag more about her investigative skills to the FBI.**Lily**Oh, have you talked to her??**Regina**We talked for a few last night. She was exhausted.
> They have her doing personality tests, IQ tests, blood tests, Turing tests...
> Or whatever. Seems like a lot of tests.**Lily**I'm sure she's passing all of them with flying colors.**Regina**Well, she seems to be doing well. I mean, who knows, it's the FBI--
> I guess if you're not getting arrested, you're doing great!

#### Alma in time

> **Lily**We should get some of these flowerbeds filled in.**Alma**Did someone say flowerbeds! Ah! I made it just in time!
> I didn't want to miss working on the water tank and the underwater plants!**Lily**You totally made it! Let's do this.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Perfect! When we get to the tanks, we also have some fish planned.
> And I was thinking about maybe adding turtles! What do you think, Alma?**Alma**Oh! I would avoid turtles if I were you, actually.
> Los Angeles has a native species that's dying out, in fact.
> Conservationists are hard at work trying to save that species. So maybe stick to fish.**Lily**I had no idea! It's lucky you're here to let us know. Fish it is!

#### Normal Plus

> **Regina**Alma, do you want to help with this flowerbed too?**Alma**You two go on. I'm feeling kind of dizzy so I'll take a break.**Lily**Dizzy?? Are you okay??**Alma**Don't fuss! Just let me hang out. I'm fine.**Lily**Okay. Regina and I will handle this one.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Alma, do you need anything?**Lily**Tums? Gatorade? A body pillow?**Alma**You two are sweet, but I really just need to be treated like normal.
> Because I AM normal! Just a little normal...plus.**Regina**We get it. Normal Alma is completely normal.

#### Nothing but the truth

> **Kath**I need to get across the picket line!**Luke**This must be what Mick Jagger used to feel like.
> Okay, Kath, it's time to come clean. I need you to tell me what's going on.
> I'm an excellent judge of character! And you seem like an excellent character.
> So what gives?? This can't all be about money.**Kath**It's... I need the money. I do. And this was the only way I could get it.
> My dad adopted me when I was a kid. He saved my life.

> **Kath**He was my home. As long as it was the two of us, there was always love. Always laughter.
> But he's gone. And his legacy has been falling apart.
> His memory is in shambles, fading...
> I thought I could stop that from happening with this money.
> But... I realize now that I'm hurting people. He would hate that.
> I'm sorry, Luke. I don't want to hurt any of you. I made a mistake.**Luke**They say the road to Hollywood is paved with good intentions... no, wait.
> Anyway, Kath, I believe you. I believe you don't want to hurt anyone.
> But you have. So now we need to figure out how to unhurt them.

#### Make Some Art

> **Protesters**Seven, eight!
> Kath is bad!
> Four, six?**Luke**All right, all right, all right!
> Dudes, we have to stop this. Kath isn't out to destroy us!**Will Donald**Prove it, my dude, because she is prime villain material.**Luke**Look, Kath and I talked. And it's a private thing she's going through...
> And I get it. She doesn't want to hurt anyone. She's gonna make it right.
> We, as artists, have to believe in the innate goodness of humans! So...
> I say we help her. I say we make this movie. I say we make ART.
> And here I go...gonna make some art right now!

*Player selects an option*

> **Will Donald**\*Sniff\* Actually, that art is beautiful. I'm sold.
> The movie's back on! Action! Print! Quiet on the set!

#### Tunnel Vision

> **Regina**Let's get the tunnel done next week. I sketched out exactly how it should work.**Lily**Perfect, Regina!
> Alma, do you nee--**Alma**Build the tunnel. I'm good right here. I'm good!

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**You know, Alma, it's okay to ask for help.
> I mean, we know how strong and independent you are. It's not about that.**Alma**It is a little, though, Regina. It feels like it is.
> I've spent my whole life working my butt off to do exactly what I want...
> And to be exactly who I want to be. I feel like I'm... losing some of that.**Lily**But you want this. Don't you want this? To be this you?**Alma**I...yes, I do. I never though about it that way.**Regina**You're not alone anymore, either. You have a whole community and family to help you.**Lily**And we WANT to help you!**Alma**You're right. I kept thinking about what I was losing...
> Not about what I have, and what I'm gaining.

#### Waterworks

> **Lily**You and Santi are so lucky to have each other.
> With all the craziness on the film set...
> I'm sure he's going to need you as much as you need him.**Alma**Wait, what? I thought they figured all the craziness out...
> I was busy helping a pirate. Santi said it was all going to be fine...**Lily**Oh! I'm sure it totally is! How are you feeling? Want to help fill the tank?**Alma**Oh yes! I definitely do.
> Wow! Beautiful!
> So about the film...? Lily? What did Luke tell you?**Lily**Oh, just... the same thing Santi told you. It's all going to be fine.
> But you know Luke, he can be so...dramatic.

#### Unwritten

> **Luke**Kath, give me your opinion on the carpet. They need to see that you're interested in the film.**Kath**I am! I mean I did invest in the film... I want to help. Yes. That one.

*Player selects an option*

> **Kath**Luke, I don't think just helping out is going to be enough to convince them.**Luke**You're right. You know who really needs convincing? Santi?
> He looks like he's gonna cry. And that kid can really cry if he gets going.**Kath**I should go talk to him.
> Santi, I just want to say that I didn't choose your script because I wanted it to fail.**Santi**Funny, that's...basically exactly why you seem to have chosen it.**Kath**Honestly, I think your script is really special. There's so much heart.
> You take narrative risks a seasoned screenwriter would be too afraid to take!
> You break rules in an inventive, exciting way. It's a good script.**Santi**Really? Thanks, Kath. That... makes me feel a lot better.**Kath**If you want, I could give you some real notes. Some actionable feedback.
> We can make this story amazing. What do you think?**Santi**That would be wonderful, thank you! This is all I've ever wanted.**Kath**I'll get my notes together and we'll sit down soon!

#### Back to the table

> **Luke**Seems fitting that after I got everyone back to the table...it's time to do the table!

*Player selects an option*

> **Santi**I'm grateful you talked to Kath, Luke. I didn't think the strike was the right way.
> But I honestly didn't know what to do either.**Luke**I find a lot of conflicts can be resolved by talking through them, bro.
> I'm glad you're feeling better, though. And I really believe Kath will fix all this.**Santi**I didn't tell Alma the strike was still on. I didn't want her to worry...**Luke**I get you wanna protect her, man, but you guys are in all of this together.
> She's so smart. Maybe she'd have come up with something we couldn't.
> You gotta share your feelings. All of 'em. Good and bad.**Santi**You're right. I know you're right.
> But! It's okay, now! We're making a movie!

#### Something Fishy

> **Regina**How are you feeling, Alma? Any better?**Alma**Oh yes. Though I do feel a bit embarrassed about how dizzy I got...
> But I also have a baby taking over my uterus, so I can't be too hard on myself.**Regina**You keep resting. I'll set up the fish tank myself.**Alma**No way I'm letting you have all the fishy fun. I'll lend a hand.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Prestine and piscine. Thanks Alma!**Lily**Luke? Can you hear me? It's your beautiful wife, Lily.**Luke**I know, honey. Caller ID has existed for like twenty years.**Lily**I just have to whisper. I don't want to worry Alma.

> **Luke**Is she freaking out about the filmset drama? You can tell her its all fixed.**Lily**It is? That's great news!**Luke**Yeah, everyone's back to work. Kath is playing ball.
> She needed the money to fix up something for her adoptive dad. But she's dropping that to--**Lily**OMG! Adoptive dad! That's it...that's the connection!**Luke**What do you mean? What connection?**Lily**I'll tell you later! Just know, that everything is finally coming together.

#### Flowers for Fishes

> **Lily**Guys, guys, guys, guys!**Regina**Be careful, Alma. Lily's excitement may be contagious.**Lily**I figured it all out. It's coming together.**Regina**And as pumped as I am to hear it...
> Our fishes need some flowers. Can it wait?**Lily**Of course! The fish come first.

*Player selects an option*

> **Alma**Working with the fish and the flowers has such a calming effect.
> It reminds me of my part in nature's grand design.**Lily**Speaking of grand design... may I?**Alma**Of course! What is happening, Lily?**Lily**The missing link! I know what connects the garden to the filmset.
> The insurance money from the film was going to fund the garden!

#### For the Community

> **Regina**So the film's getting a release after all...but what happens with the garden?**Lily**Without the insurance money, there's no chance we'll get paid.**Regina**We have to confront Naima. This is not what we signed up for.
> Maybe we should go on strike too?**Lily**We're contractors, Regina. I don't think it works that way.
> Besides we're almost finished with this part of the garden.**Regina**But there's another problem: we can't get the water to plant anything.**Lily**Don't worry! I planted the seeds that react positively to joyful dancing.**Regina**Dance-activated seeds? Has all this stress gone to your head?**Lily**I'm serious! It's like babies and Mozart. Just watch!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**See?**Regina**That was...just a coincidence.**Lily**Regina, we have to finish this garden. No matter what!
> It's for the community. It's a place to get together, enjoy nature, relax.**Regina**Fine, Lils...just don't expect me to do any dancing!

#### Waterplant Waltz

> **Lily**Come on, Regina! Let's cha-cha our way into some new waterplants.**Regina**I respectfully decline.
> Actually no. I disrespectfully decline. Plants don't grow by dancing.**Lily**Let's see if this will cha-cha-change your mind...

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Lils, I don't understand what's happening.**Naima**Good afternoon, ladies! My, how this garden blooms!**Regina**Naima! The jig is up! We know your connection to Kath. We need answers...now!**Naima**I... I never wanted to be so secretive...
> But I promised Kath to not disclose her involvement. And so respected her father...**Regina**And of course you respected her insurance money from the filmset...**Naima**So that's where she would have got the money! She had never filled me in.
> But now I understand why she was so slow in paying me.**Lily**And why you ended up paying us late.**Naima**Yes, she was able to help with the advance...**Regina**Well as much as we appreciate that...
> Without the insurance money, the plan for the garden is ruined.

#### Blossom Boogie

> **Lily**What do you say, Regina? Wanna help me make these plants grow?**Regina**I'm not dancing, Lily. This is ridiculous.**Lily**It's not my fault the plants respond to dancing! They're just silly like that.**Naima**What lovely moves, Lily! And even lovelier plants.
> But unfortunately, you won't have much to dance about soon.
> We don't have the money available to pay for the garden anymore.**Lily**But there must be something we can do...**Naima**I will do anything to make sure you are able to finish your work.
> But for now, an actual plan eludes me.**Lily**If we all put our heads together, I'm sure we can think of something.
> Let's head over to the filmset once we're done here.**Naima**Great idea, Lily! Many heads are much better than one.

#### Flower Frolic

> **Regina**Fine. I'll try dancing. But I'm not happy about it.**Lily**You may not be happy about it... but the water plants will be!

*Player selects an option*

> **Caleb**Wow! I don't know what I'm more impressed by...
> Regina's awkward dancing or these blooming plants?**Regina**Watch yourself, Caleb. I'll riverdance on your face.**Caleb**Haha! I just can't wait to see what you do with the final part of the garden.**Lily**Yeah... we're just hoping we actually get to finish it.**Caleb**Why wouldn't you? I'm confused.**Lily**It's a long story...and we were just about to head to the filmset.
> I'll fill you in on the way if you want to come along.

#### Hollywood Connections

> **Luke**I wonder what Lils figured out? What could it be?
> Eh...there's no point in bashing my head against the wall to figure it out.
> Not when I can be bashing my hammer against the wall!

*Player selects an option*

> **Luke**Fancy schmancy. But still no closer to knowing what Lils meant...
> A connection? Hmm... there has to be a pattern... a pattern...
> A pattern?!
> Kath, can you come over here?**Kath**What's happening, Luke?**Luke**That canopy that you hated. I based it on a Cambodian design.
> A Cambodian design on a child's outfit that my wife found in the botanical gardens.
> Did that outfit... belong to you?**Kath**Yes... And seeing that pattern shocked me to my core.

> **Kath**My father was a great man. Kind, generous, always curious.
> He learned to sew so he could make us matching outfits.
> Seeing that fabric again... it made me realize how much I missed him...**Luke**Dara was your father. You were going to give the insurance money to the garden.
> Lils really did figure it all out...

#### Friends or Family

> **Luke**Wanna help me out with some columns?**Kath**I spent so much time tearing you down...
> I may as well help you put something up!
> Hmmm...

*Player selects an option*

> **Luke**Thanks, Kath. Look at all the good work we can do when we work together.**Kath**What could I do? Help my father's legacy or the film crew that relies on me?**Luke**Your own family or the community you've built? It's a dilemma.**Kath**I wanted to fix the gardens so much... but it was just too expensive.
> My father grew it over many years, and yet it wilted so fast when he was gone.
> I check in over there almost every week...hoping for a turnaround.**Luke**So that WAS you outside the gardens.**Kath**Of course. And when I saw what your wife had done... I was amazed.
> I hoped to finish it, maybe even have some extra money to hire people for upkeep.
> But without this insurance money, there's no chance. It's all over.**Luke**I don't know, Kath. With Lily, involved, anything is possible.
> Did I ever tell you about the time I was dangling over a pit of fire?

#### Blocked In

> **Kath**I know what I did was wrong...
> But it's hard to regret doing something for somebody you love.
> I was blocked in on all sides. It was all I could do.**Luke**Blocked in on all sides? Sort of like this fence I'm putting down...

*Player selects an option*

> **Kath**Were you listening to me? Or just waiting for a segue into one of your tasks?**Luke**Umm... a little bit of both, if I'm being honest.
> But there has to be something we can do that doesn't involve fraud.
> Doesn't Naima lead a bunch of charity organizations?**Kath**Yeah...
> ...but I don't think she would launder money out of her charities.**Luke**Why are all of your ideas vaguely criminal?
> No, I'm thinking...if the garden was built for the community...
> Isn't it about time that the community build up the garden?

#### To Save a Garden

> **Lily**Luke! I have a great idea.**Luke**Lily! I also have a great idea. Could it be the same idea?**Lily**We are sweethearts! Maybe we have sweetheart telepathy.**Luke**I don't know if that exists...but there's only one way to find out.**Lily**On the count of 3? One... two... three.**Lily & Luke**A charity event!**Luke**Oh my gosh! Sweetheart telepathy does exit.**Lily**It's a brilliant. We rally the community to save the garden. No fraud needed.**Regina**Melissa can make baked goods. Caleb can do a bird show.**Lily**Ohilip and Otis can run a kissing booth.**Luke**And not only does it raise money... it'll reunite the community with the community garden!**Lily**I can even teach people how to maintain the gardens once we leave.**Will Donald**This is amazing! You guys must have sweetheart telepathy or something.**Luke**Maybe!
> Lils, can you tell what I'm thinking right now?**Lily**Hmmm... a dance party to celebrate our amazing idea?

*Player selects an option*

> **Luke**Exactly! Man, we would kill it on the Dating Game.**Will Donald**What are we still prattling on about? It's time to drop it like its hot.**Lily**Should we join him?**Luke**I can't move. His dancing is too hypnotic.**Lily**Let the master work. We can celebrate later. We've got an event to plan!

*Hours later...*

> **Will Donald**Wait a second... where did everyone go?
> Awww who cares I live for the boogie.