Day 24

## Story

The repairs on the estate continue. Luke arrives to help with the patio floor while Regina works on rebuilding the tower, also known as Holly's Castle. Holly learns that Mary wrote the Nightengale novels and the group discovers the quarry.

## Locations

Places to renovate:

* Tea Garden
* Tower Garden (Holly's Castle)

## Tasks

Players need to get 47 to complete the tasks of this day.

* Introduce Holly
* Clean Area
* Renew Patio Floor
* Choose Patio Surroundings
* Choose Patio Centerpiece
* Clean Water Spring
* Repair Water Spring
* Repair Stone Walls
* Repair Walls
* Repair Roof
* Renew Doors And windows
* Repair Balcony
* Choose Roses
* Choose Small Plants
* Trim Trees And Bushes
* Repair Garden Stairs
* Replace Balcony Doors And Windows
* Repair Balcony Walls
* Repair Balcony Roof
* Repair Spire
* Choose Pedestals
* Choose Decorations
* Choose Balcony Decorations
* Choose Flower Decorations
* Start New Day

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> **???**Lily!
> Oh Liiiiilyyy!**Lily**Hnngghhh...[In front of the house]**Lily**Good morning, Mom...**Holly**Aren't you gonna get to work on my castle?**Lily**It's not even a castle! It's like, a tower at best.**Holly**Rapunzel's tower, maybe...princess that I am...**Lily**Well, you definitely have enough hair for it.[In the tea garden]**Regina**Hey lady.[Regina walks towards Lily]**Lily**Oh! Hey!**Holly**Who's your friend?

#### Introduce Holly

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**Mom, this is Regina Jones.**Holly**Jones? Your dad's not...Victor Jones, is he?**Regina**Uh, yeah? He is?**Holly**HE IS!**Regina**Uhhh...
> Who's my dad to you?**Holly**Hahaha...don't worry about it, don't worry about it.
> Victor Jones...mm mm mm.**Lily**Okay, anyway, Mom, uh, can you not be too...in the way today?
> Because we have a lot of work to do on the...castle. And the spring down there.**Regina**Whoa, yeah, we do.**Holly**"In the way", she says. Her own mother...[Holly sits on the bench]

#### Clean Area

> [In the tea garden Holly is sitting on the bench]**Lily**If we wanna do any work here we're gonna need to clean up first.**Regina**Well, you know what carpenters love more than anything: picking up branches and stuff.**Lily**So grumpy today!**Regina**Just feisty. Let's get to it.

*Some feisty clean-up work later'*

> [Roxy comes runs towards Lily]**Roxy**BoWOOF!**Lily**Hey! What's up, pup?[Luke walk towards Luke and Regina pets Roxy]**Luke**Aren't you gonna say hi to me too?**Lily**Ehhh, I see you all the time.**Luke**Ah, I get it. But I wanted to tell you somethin' great![Regina and Roxy leave]**Luke**This dude stopped by to check out my art sale, and he actually bought one!
> He took a bunch of photos of the other pieces too.**Lily**Who was he? Just some guy?**Luke**He said he was just on his way to visit a friend. But hey, lotsa rich people in these mountains. A few celebs, even!**Lily**That's awesome! I'm so happy for you!**Holly**Wait, "art sale"? Was that the stuff by the side of the road? I thought it was just trash day.**Lily**Mom! Behave!**Luke**Uhhh...anyway, that means my work for the day is done, if you want an extra hand.**Lily**Always.

#### Renew Patio Floor

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**Wanna help me with the patio, handsome?**Luke**Huh? Oh, yeah, sure.**Lily**You okay over there?**Luke**Ah, just...maybe your mom's right. My stuff really is junk. Just like, literally.**Lily**Hey, listen, you. The guy who just bought your art definitely thinks you're an artist.
> And so do I, for that matter. So get with the program and start believing in yourself!!**Luke**Haha, all right, when you put it that way...
> Guess you got an artist helpin' you with the patio.**Lily**I don't see any helping yet! Let's go!**Luke**How you want the floor here to look?

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Yeah, I think that looks good.**Luke**Still a bunch to do here, huh?**Lily**Always is.

#### Choose Patio Surroundings

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**We can spice this place up a little, I think.**Luke**For sure. I'm thinkin' some spikes, torches...couple machine gun emplacements...**Lily**I think that's a little too Mad Max for my li'l patio.**Luke**Ah, well, your loss.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**How about this instead?**Luke**I mean, I liked the machine guns. But these are fine too.
> And hey, uh...thanks for believin' in me. Means a lot.**Lily**Of course. I actually had an idea...
> Maybe you could do the centerpiece here?**Luke**Wait, really? You mean it?**Lily**Yeah! You wanna?**Luke**Oh man, yeah, definitely! I'll get my stuff![Luke runs away]

#### Choose Patio Centerpiece

> [In the tea garden Luke runs towards Lily]**Lily**You're back!**Luke**Yeah, and the juices are a-flowin'.
> The--the creative juices. Are a-flowin'.**Lily**Right. Well, have at it, Mr...uuhhhh...
> I actually don't know any modern sculptors to reference to you.**Luke**Pretty common problem. How 'bout, uhh...Mr. Ortega?**Lily**Okay, Mr. Ortega. Show me whatcha got.

*Player selects an option*

> **Luke**Done!**Lily**See? Could someone who wasn't an artist have come up with that?**Luke**I dunno. Damien Hirst can put a dead fish in an aquarium fulla formaldehyde and everyone calls it art.
> Then again, he also has like a gajillion dollars from doin' that...**Lily**Have you considered a career in fish sculpting?

#### Clean Water Spring

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**Hey, a fountain!
> It's all cracked...how the heck did that happen?[Holly walks towards Lily]**Holly**Earthquake in the 80s.**Lily**Oh, hey Mom. I figured you'd be chilling out.
> And wait, an earthquake? Really?**Holly**Yeah. Everything else was mostly okay but I guess this was badly made or something.**Lily**It didn't crack all the way open, though. Still got stuff in there.**Holly**Oh, right, it was kinda my wishing well...what's in there now?**Lily**Wanna clean it with me and find out?**Holly**Ah, sure, I guess.

*A little later*

> **Lily**So many coins in there still!
> Oh! This one isn't money.[Lily picks something from the fountain]

> **Lily**...
> "Bay County Fair 1982". This yours, Mom?**Holly**Oh, yeah...threw that one in and made a wish. For all the good it did me.**Lily**Well, here, hold onto it while we fix this thing.

#### Repair Water Spring

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**I'm a little surprised you want to participate.**Holly**Eh, I'm just supervising. I've cleaned enough drains in my life.**Lily**All right...well...
> This just comes up from underground. I think I can get it clear.
> So, what did you wish for on that county fair token?**Holly**Wishes are private things, Lily.**Lily**Sheesh, all right.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Oh, there we go. Water's coming up again.

#### Repair Stone Walls

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**Just gotta patch up this stonework and we'll have a little wishing fountain again!**Holly**Since when do you do this kind of thing? You were an accountant, last I checked.**Lily**Since I had to.
> You were the who always told me to do whatever I had to do to live my best life.**Holly**Sure, but...manual labor? Ecchh.
> You're better than that!**Lily**Whatever.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Okay, all done. Wanna make that wish again?**Holly**Nah. You can keep the token.[Holly sits back to the bench]**Lily**All right...
> Okay, wishing fountain.
> I wish for my mom to get her wish.

#### Repair Walls

> [In the tower garden]**Regina**I guess the walls are as good a place to start as any on this thing.**Holly**I used to live in there, you know. This was my castle.**Regina**Literally or figuratively?**Holly**Both, of course.
> Anyway, you two have fun...I think I'm just gonna relax and sun myself for a while...[Holly sits on the deck chair to sunbathe]**Regina**Uh huh.
> Lils. Walls?**Lily**Oh. Yeah, uhhh...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Like that, yeah.**Regina**I see what you mean about your mom.**Lily**I knoooow. I don't remember her being quite so bad...**Regina**Must be the thin mountain air...

#### Repair Roof

> [In the tower garden Holly is sitting on the deck chair]**Regina**Gonna start patching up this lower roof. Spot me?**Lily**Sure!**Regina**Wanna keep the original style or try something new?**Lily**Hmm...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Ter-roof-ic!**Holly**What was that, Arabic? Reminds me of Dubai...**Lily**What? No, mom. I was just making a little pun.**Holly**About what?**Lily**The roof. About it looking terrific.**Holly**Not sure I get it.**Lily**It's--never mind.

#### Renew Doors And Windows

> [In the tower garden Holly is sitting on the deck chair]**Lily**What's next, Reg?**Regina**"Reg"?**Lily**Oh, I was trying a little nickname...like you call me "Lils".**Regina**Yeah, but "Reg" sounds wrong. Like a guy's name or something.**Lily**I'll think about it while we fix the doors and windows down here.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Okay, I thought about it a lot. What about "Gina"?**Regina**Nah.**Lily**"Geen"?**Regina**Mmm, nah.**Lily**What about "Egi"? Like "Edgy", since you're so EDGY.**Holly**Edgy...like Victor in the 80s...mm mmm mmmm...**Regina**Ugh, gross. Let's stick with my actual name, please.

#### Repair Balcony

> [In the tower garden Holly is sitting on the deck chair]**Regina**Looking good over here so far. We can work on the balcony now.
> So, Mrs. Roberts...**Holly**Oh, it's Holly, please. But it's also Ms. Roberts please.**Regina**Ms...Holly. What's the deal with you and my dad?**Holly**Finish my balcony and maybe I'll tell you.**Lily**"Your" balcony? Mom, you don't even live here.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Okay. All done. So why are you being so weird about my dad?**Holly**I swear, you girls get worked up over nothing!
> Victor was in a punk band that played around here.
> And he was DELICIOUS.
> To LOOK at, mind you. I never touched.**Regina**I don't know why that's such a relief to me.**Holly**Certainly didn't bring me any relief...**Lily**Ugh, MOM!

Transition Dialogue

> [In the tower garden Holly is sitting on the deck chair]**Lily**Gotten a bunch done already!**Regina**Yeah! Trying to pack in a bunch of work today, actually.
> I'm gonna be gone for a few days. My husband and I are taking a little trip.**Lily**Oh! That's fun!**Regina**Yeah, fun...**Lily**What, you're not looking forward to it?**Regina**I mean...it's hard to explain.**Lily**Husbands usually are.**Holly**You can say that again!

#### Choose Roses

> [In the tea garden Lily and Regina walk towards Luke who's playing his banjo]**Lily**so where are you going on this trip with your husband?**Regina**Oh, not far. Just out to Half Moon Bay. Getting a bed and breakfast kinda thing.**Lily**Oh, I love it out there!**Regina**Anyway, uh, what are we doing over here?**Lily**Thought we could get the rose bushes here in order.**Regina**Just show me where to plant and where to snip.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**There we go!**Regina**Some cozy roseys.

#### Choose Small Plants

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**Some smaller plants could fill it out nicely.**Regina**Hey, you're the plant lady.[Lily and Regina kneel to plant]**Lily**Dig diggity dig...
> "I like the way you work it...no diggity..."**Regina**I would argue there's actually a fair amount of diggity going on here.**Lily**Maybe, but "Some Diggity" isn't as catchy a song title or chorus.**Regina**I mean, I dig it, at least...

*Player selects an option*

#### Trim Trees And Bushes

> [In the tea garden Luke is hidden behind a tree]**Regina**Erh...Luke? Why are you hiding behind that tree?[Luke comes out from the tree]**Luke**Hey girls.
> Sorry for poppin' in and out...just tryin' to give your mom a wiiiide berth.**Lily**I get it. Wanna trim some trees and bushes?**Luke**Well, no problem a big pair of scissors can't solve, that's what I always say.**Lily**You can always use your machete if you want. I know you love that thing.**Luke**I do love my machete, but maybe next time I'll use the shears.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Well, when you think about it, shears are just two machetes stuck together.**Luke**Whoa...
> I have newfound respect for you, humble shears.

#### Repairs Garden Stairs

> [In the tea garden]**Regina**So...what's down here?**Lily**Let's fix the stairs and find out.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Looks pretty solid to me. Shall we?**Luke**Ladies first.[In the quarry]**Regina**Whoa...a quarry?**Lily**And a ton of junk to go with it, too.**Luke**This is like...Luke CITY!**Lily**Have a look around!**Luke**Oh, I'm GONNA!
> *Wooo-BA-DOOOO!*[Luke runs away]**Regina**At least you'll have this lunkhead and his personal heaven to keep you busy while I'm gone.
> You two can cozy up and...do stuff with mud? I don't know what exactly fixing up this place will entail.**Lily**We'll figure it out. Still a little bit left to do with the rose garden in the meantime.

Transition Dialogue

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**Okay, gang. Let's finish this place up!**Regina**Who's in this gang, exactly!**Lily**Oh, well, you, me, Luke...**Regina**Luke is still looking at mud and rusted junk.**Lily**Ah. Well, uh, there's...Mom?**Regina**Currently sulking in a lawn chair.**Lily**Okay. So we're a gang of two.**Regina**Two queens...
> The Queen of the North and the Also-Queen of the Also-North, with our buncha big doggies.**Lily**No, wait, I wanna be that lady with the dragons.**Regina**Oh, sweetie, when was the last time you watched that show?

#### Replace Balcony Doors And Windows

> [In the tower garden Holly is sitting on the deck chair]**Lily**Everything sturdy enough down here to start work on the second floor?**Regina**Yeah, I think so. We can do the doors and windows, at least.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Doors and windows ready. Whatcha think?**Lily**Nice!**Regina**Oh hey, there was a book propping one of the windows open.[Regina gives Lily the book]**Regina**Another Nightingale novel. "Operation Ultimo"! One of my faves.**Holly**Oh! That's the one where Nightingale has to find the bomb on the train!**Regina**You read Nightingale books too?**Holly**Action, intrigue, leather, what's not to love?
> Besides, wasn't much else to do around here but read books and listen to the radio...

#### Repair Balcony Walls

> **Lily**I guess I'm just surprised you like the Nightingale books so much, Mom.
> I mean, with who wrote them and all...[Holly stands up]**Regina**Gimme a hand with this.**Lily**Yeah, of course.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Looking good!**Holly**Wait, what did you mean before? What's wrong with Barry Means? He's a great writer.**Lily**I mean Aunt Mary. She wrote those books.**Holly**Aunt Mary didn't a thing except garden and go on vacations.**Lily**No, seriously. She wrote them.**Regina**Yup. Can confirm. We found out like a week ago.**Holly**Oh, whatever. You two are just messing with me.[Holly sits back on the deck chair]

#### Repair Balcony Roof

> [In the tea garden Holly is standing next to Lily and Regina]**Regina**You guys seem like you need to discuss the book thing, so I'm just gonna work on the roof...[Regina leaves]**Lily**Yeah, Mom. We followed some clues and it turned out that "Barry Means" is an anagram for "Mary Barnes", Aunt Mary's maiden name.
> She made a lot of money off of those books. The movies too!**Holly**I...
> Need to sit down.[Holly sits back on the deck chair]**Regina**So there's money? In the estate?**Lily**Oh yeah. Philip says it's a whole lot.**Holly**Philip Jones...I knew it.**Regina**Lily. Roof?**Lily**Oh! Right!

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Yeah, that's great! Thank you!**Holly**Philip Jones...

#### Repair Spire

> [In the tea garden Holly is standing next to Lily]**Lily**Philip didn't even know about the books, Mom.
> He was as blindsided as the rest of us.**Holly**I doubt that. I need to talk to him straight away and figure out the state of all of this.**Lily**You're not the beneficiary of the will. I am. I'm handling it.**Holly**You need backup, then. Always something up that old weasel's sleeve...**Regina**Uh, two things. One, can you tell me if you like how the spire looks?

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Oh, right right right. It's perfect. You're the best.**Regina**Thanks. Then, moving on to number two:
> Watch what you're saying about my grandpa when I'm holding power tools, Holly.**Holly**Ah...haha, yes, of course.
> What I meant to say was "Always something up that charming angel's sleeve"![Regina gets off from the balcony]**Regina**Uh huh.

#### Choose Pedestals

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**Not a lot left. Let's get these pedestals in order.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Oh! Another photo.[Lily collects the photo]

> **Lily**That's me and my roommate Tina at my college graduation.
> She was a handful...**Regina**Who took the photo?**Lily**Oh, that was Aunt Mary. My mom didn't show.
> ...Which sucked. Even Steve sent a card. But Mom couldn't be bothered.**Holly**Oh, I could be bothered. I just didn't want to deal with Mary gloating.**Lily**Gloat? About what?**Holly**Never mind.

#### Choose Decorations

> [In the tower garden]**Regina**What's up with you?
> Normally when we get to this point you're all like, "Woob-ba-doo! Decoration time!"**Lily**Oh, yeah, I suppose it's time to decorate.
> Let's start with the patio.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Can I get a woob-ba-doo?[Regina starts dancing but Lily walks towards Holly]**Lily**Mom, what did you mean about Aunt Mary gloating?[Regina stops dancing]Regina**Guess not.**Holly**Ugh. Fine! Fine.**action**Regina walks towards Lily and Holly who stands up**Holly**Aunt Mary paid for your college tuition.**Lily**Wait, what? I thought you did.**Holly**I never said I paid for it. Mary just DID IT. And she didn't even ask me.
> High and mighty, oh-so-superior Mary with all her money and all her rules.
> So no, I wasn't about to sit through her gloating about what HER money got you.**Lily**That was so generous of her to do that.**Holly**"Generous" nothing! She STOLE that moment from me!**Lily**I don't understand, Mom...**Holly**Of course you don't. You were a child and you worshipped her.
> It was her world and I just lived in it.**action**Holly leaves**Regina**Soooo there's some baggage there, huh?**Lily**Apparently.**

#### Choose Balcony Cecorations

> [In the tower garden]**Regina**Think your mom's okay?**Lily**I guess this college thing is a sore spot for her.**Regina**I got that impression.**Lily**Let's get this balcony decorated. Then we're just about done.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Fancy schmancy!
> You gonna talk to your mom?**Lily**Don't know if I'll need to wait. She's not the type to dance around how she feels.**Regina**I got that impression too.

#### Choose Flower Decorations

> [In the tower garden]**Regina**Well, uh, let's get some flower action going here.**Lily**That seems like an oxymoron. "Flower action".**Regina**What if it was Batman fighting Poison Ivy?**Lily**Good point. Here, help me lay these out.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**See! Li'l bit of flower action!**Lily**Oh, speaking of, I thought about it...Poison Ivy always seems to use vines to fight, not really flowers...
> So I don't know if I can call it flower action.**Regina**We're into the deep Batman lore here, folks.

Transition Dialogue

> [In the tea garden]**Lily**I think that's everything.
> I think I get why this was Mom's favorite part of the grounds. What a gorgeous place.**Regina**Glad I could be here today.**Lily**Oh, me too. Keeps me on schedule.
> Well, thanks so much, and I hope you have a good time on your trip.[Regina walks away]**Regina**Yeah, we'll see. Later, Lils.[Regina leaves and Lily sits on the bench]

#### Start New Day

> [In front of the house]**Lily**Time to call it a day...finally...

*3:04AM*

> **Lily**Hmnngh?
> Was that the door...?**???**\*psssh pssssshh\***???**\*pssh\*[Lily comes out the house]**Holly**Shoo! Shoo!**Lily**Bugs, huh?**Holly**Oh, hey you. Yeah. Couldn't sleep.**Lily**What's bugging you?**Holly**Just wanted to come out and stargaze. Not a lot of light pollution out here.
> Listen, Lily.
> I know what you think about me running off and doing my own thing when you started college.**Lily**How do I feel about it?**Holly**Oh, don't be mouthy.
> I don't believe any woman should be under anyone's thumb.
> Everything I've done has been to be true to that philosophy.
> Everything I did when you were young, and everything since.
> And that's all I want for you. To be under no one's thumb. Dead or alive.
> I have a nose for trouble, having started a fair bit of it in my time. That's how I know Philip is keeping something from you.
> Don't be a pawn in anyone's game, Lily.**Lily**You worry too much.**Holly**I worry just enough. It's a delicate balance.
> Now go back inside. These bugs are gonna eat you alive.**Lily**All right. 'Night, Mom.[Lily comes back in the house]