Day 4

## Story

Prior to beginning Day 4, Lily recounts the events of Day 3 which included dog-sitting Roxy, Luke running off, and cousin Larry's sudden appearance and shenanigans. As the day starts, Lilly calls the only carpenter in the area and ends up meeting Regina Jones. After renovating the garden, Blaine arrives at the estate hoping to rekindle his relationship with Lily. While Lily and Blaine are talking, Regina arrives. After changing the roof into a balcony and rescuing Blaine from a rosebush, Lily chases him away.

## New Characters

* Regina Jones
* Blaine Van Dyck

## Locations

New places unlocked on this day:

* Balcony

Places to renovate:

* The main garden

## Tasks

Players must earn 19 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Call Carpenter
* Greet Blaine
* Greet Regina
* Fix Roof
* Help Blaine
* Fix Rosebed
* Confront Blaine
* Decorate Balcony
* Trim Topiaries
* Build Arches
* Lay Out Gazebo Flowerbeds
* Play With Roxy
* Start New Day

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> [In front of the wine cellar]**Lily**Ugh... what an awful night. And what a mess! There's no way I can fix this by myself...**Roxy**Bwaoorf...**Lily**Bwaoorf, indeed!
> I still have so much to do around the garden... only a few weeks left.
> Okay. Find a carpenter, work on the arches around the entrance, and trim those topiaries. You can do it, Roberts!!

#### Call Carpenter

> [In front of the wine cellar]**Lily**Let’s see... carpenters near me...
> Search says...only one reasonably local carpenter. Regina Jones. Guess I’ll give her a call.[Lily calls Regina]**Lily**...**Regina**Hello, Jones Construction?**Lily**Hi, um, part of my roof collapsed last night, can you fix it?**Regina**Broken roofs just happen to be my specialty--where’s the house?**Lily**Oh, it’s the LaRosa estate, up on Redwood Road.**Regina**LaRosa estate, huh? I’ll come by right away.**Lily**Perfect!
> [The phone call ends]**???**\*HONK HONK\***Lily**Wow! That was fast!
> Oh no...[Lily looks towards the entrance of the house]**Lily**It’s Blaine.

#### Greet Blaine

> [At the entrance of the house]**Lily**What are you doing here, Blaine?**Blaine**Lily, baby, I should be asking you that! All the way out here in the woods... and what’s that smell?**Lily**That’s fresh air.**Blaine**Not into it! Listen, babe... I’ve been thinking a lot about it and I think you need to move back to the city with me.**Lily**Why? You cheated on me. We’re not even dating anymore.**Blaine**Well, that’s the other thing! I’m willing to take you back now that you’ve gotten this whole... business out of your system.
> Think about it...riding back with me...dinner at La Mesa like you always loved...it’s an easy decision.**Lily**It’s not... easy, Blaine.**Blaine**Well, what do you have here, compared to with me? This place looks like a British murder mystery set.**Lily**I don’t—**Blaine**\*CHIRP-CHIRP\* Just a minute, Lilybear. Client calling...**Lily**Are you serious?[Blaine answers the phone]**Blaine**Ernesto! Of course, I’m not dodging your calls. I’m dodging other calls just to talk to you! Now about this nasty insider trading business...[Blaine walks away]**Lily**He’s serious. Unbelievable.**???**\*HONK HONK\*[Lily looks across the street and sees Regina with her van]**Lily**Oh there's the carpenter...

#### Greet Regina

> [At the entrance of the house]**Regina**Regina Jones, Jones Construction!**Lily**Lily Roberts, unemployed real estate owner! Thanks for coming by so fast!**Regina**Yeah, well. No point in risking any more water damage than necessary.
> Mary LaRosa called me a while back to give an estimate for a complete renovation of the house. Are you family?**Lily**Yeah, she was my Great-Aunt. We were very close.**Regina**My condolences. About that roof section... your Great-Aunt had a special request when we discussed the renovation.
> She wanted a balcony on the house. I asked for a reference photo and she gave me this old sketch.[Lily takes the old sketch]

> **Lily**Aww, that’s so romantic... Hey, this was made by great-uncle Arthur!
> A balcony, huh? But...where’s the rooftop bar Larry told me about...?[Lily puts the sketch aside]**Lily**All right, I’ll take the balcony too! When can you start?**Regina**Right away![Regina walks away]**Regina**I’ll go grab the tools.**Lily**That balcony sketch by Uncle Arthur...it was all about his and Aunt Mary’s plans for the house...
> Dry martinis and whirlpool jacuzzies, huh? Larry is definitely up to something.

#### Fix Roof

> [Near the balcony of the house]**Lily**How’s it going up there?**Regina**Good! Should be done with the balcony in a couple of hours.

*A couple of hours later*

> [Lily and Regina are on the balcony]**Lily**Whoa, this is amazing! And you did it so quickly!**Regina**Like I said, I had everything in place to do it, just had to finish.**Lily**Now I can come out here at night, and...**Regina**And?**Lily**I don’t know, actually...what does one do on a rooftop terrace?**Blaine**Lily! LILY![Lily and Regine look down]**Lily**Blaine? What’s the matter?**Blaine**What’s the matter?
> This... beast is attacking me, is what’s the matter! It’s out for blood!
> This is an Armani suit, Lily! And it’s getting torn to very expensive ribbons!**Lily**It’s just a rosebush, you big baby. Hang on, I’ll come down and get you free.[Lily gets down and reaches Blaine]

#### Help Blaine

> [In front of the house]**Lily**Stand still, dummy.

*One ruined rosebush later...*

> **Lily**There. How did you get stuck so badly?**Blaine**I was busy on the phone with Ernesto--you know Ernesto--and since your garden layout is so confusing, I walked right into it.**Lily**Why didn’t you walk right out of it?**Blaine**Well, I figured I could just walk THROUGH it. How was I supposed to know this was a flesh-eating plant?**Lily**A what? You’re impossible. Look, we need to--**Blaine**\*CHIRP CHIRP\* Just a minute, Lilybear. Client calling...**Lily**You’re not gonna do this ag--**Blaine**Seymour! Of course, I’m not dodging your calls. In fact, I’m dodging other calls just to talk to you![Blaine walks away]**Lily**No, I haven’t heard ANYTHING about any insider trading...[Regina reaches Lily]**Lily**This is the second time today he’s done this while I was trying to tell him to leave.
> And, ugh--look what he did to my rosebushes.**Regina**I’m gonna take a shot in the dark here and say... ex-boyfriend?**Lily**Oh, you’re good.**Regina**Doesn’t take a genius. Want me to help with the roshbush? I lift, you fix the soil? I got gloves.**Lily**Yeah, sure. Thanks.

#### Fix Rosebed

> [In front of the house]**Lily**I thought when I came out here that I was done cleaning up his messes...
> [Lily and Regina fix the rosebed]**Lily**Good as new!
> Thanks, Regina. Sorry to bother you with all of this...**Regina**Happy to help. I hate to see nice people getting hurt by... Blaines![Lily and Regina look towards Blaine who is at the phone]**Regina**Why's he even still here? You want me to throw him out? I got muscles and I know how to use 'em.**Lily**No it's okay... I need to do this myself. But I appreciate it.

#### Confront Blaine

> [In front of the house, Lily walks towards Blaine]**Lily**Okay, Lily. Confrontation time...
> Blaine!**Blaine**Lilybear! So, are you all ready to go? I got us reservations for La Mesa at 8.**Lily**No, I’m not ready to go. I’m not going with you.**Blaine**Oh, be reasonable.**Lily**REASONABLE? You cheated on me, Blaine! With your SECRETARY! It’s so... CLICHÉ!**Blaine**You know that’s not true. She was my personal assistant.**Lily**If you don’t leave RIGHT NOW, I’m calling the cops to “personally assist” you off my property.**Blaine**You can’t possibly mean--**Lily**Go! Now!**Blaine**...
> Hm.
> I...
> Hm..
> Another time. I’ll call you![Blaine leaves]**Regina***Just keep walking*
> Woobd-ba-doo, girl! That guy is NOT coming back anytime soon. Ha ha!**Lily**Yeah, I think he got the point... Jeez, I’m shaking all over. I hate being this angry. Hey... do people really say “woob-ba-doo”?**Regina**Look, you did the right thing. You’ll feel better any minute now. Trust me!
> How ‘bout I help you decorate the balcony. We need to celebrate ejecting the ex, right?**Lily**Right.

#### Decorate Balcony

> [Lily and Regina are on the balcony]**Regina**You know, you really surprised me there. Telling off Mr. Big Business.
> No offense, you just didn’t strike me as the assertive type when I met you.**Lily**I mean, I’m not. Or I wasn’t. He’s been trying to get me to take him back, move back to the city.
> And it’s been kinda tempting if I’m being honest...
> He was always in charge. He picked the restaurants for dinner, and the places to go on vacation, and he paid the bills.
> Now everything is one me, and this house isn’t what it’s supposed to be, and I’m overwhelmed.
> It’d be nice if things were easy again. That’s all.**Regina**Easy is boring. You can do way better than easy.
> You’re gonna have this place whipped into shape in no time. First, you gotta pick a decoration design for the balcony!

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Perfect! Hey, I’m just gonna snap some photos of my work for my website, if that’s ok?**Lily**Of course![Lily goes down]

#### Trim Topiaries

> [In the main garden]**Lily**Aha... mmhmm...yes. I know exactly what to do!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Perfect!**Roxy**MMMARF!**Lily**What’d you find, girl? ...Hey, that’s another photo![Lily collects the photo]

> **Lily**Aunt Mary on a mountain, huh.
> Oh wow. Not just any mountain. That’s Mt. Everest! Guess she must’ve been one of the first female climbers up there judging by the date.
> She was one tough lady...

#### Build Arches

> [In the main garden]**Lily**These arches... As a kid, I imagined them as portals to a strange flower planet. Guess I wasn’t that far off...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Flower planet portals are back online! Engage!**Roxy**MMMARF! ARF!**Lily**Whatcha got, friend? Another photo, huh?[Lily collects the photo]

> **Lily**Aunt Mary and her biplane! She was a pilot during World War 2...After the war, she bought her own plane and traveled the world...
> Mary LaRosa, aviatrix! How cool is that?**Roxy**ARF! AR-ARF!

#### Lay Out Gazebo Flowerbeds

> [In the main garden]**Lily**Now for the grand gazebo finale! Okay, Roxy. You ready to dazzle the socks off Mr. Jones?**Roxy**Arf!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Beautiful! What do you think, Roxy?**Roxy**MARF! ARF!**Lily**Hey, is that ANOTHER photo you got there?[Lily collects the photo]

> **Lily**Seems almost like Aunt Mary planted these around here on purpose...hm...
> It’s Aunt Mary at some kind of ancient temple...and there’s a monkey on her head!
> I wish I was adventurous like her.
> Though...I suppose this is an adventure in its own way.**Roxy**MMMBWAR-ARF![Roxy runs over to dog kennel]**Lily**Oh, what’s up, fuzzy face?
> Oh, you’ve found Molly’s tennis ball! Wanna play catch? Of course, you do!

#### Play With Roxy

> [In the main garden]**Lily**Okay, sweetie! Go get it!**Roxy**Arf! Arf![Lily throws the ball and Roxy brings it back]**Lily**Good girl!**Roxy**ARF![Luke walks towards Lily and Roxy]**Luke**You kids look like you’re havin’ fun. Hey, Dog.**Lily**Hey Luke!
> Oh, and her name’s Roxy now.**Luke**Roxy, huh? That’s a cool name...
> Hey, I need to take care of some stuff out of town. Can you watch Dog...I mean, Roxy again for me?**Lily**Yeah, sure, no problem. Is everything okay?**Luke**Hmph. I dunno. Maybe.[Luke walks away]**Luke**Oh, one more thing. Can you make sure the garage is locked at night?
> That red vintage car I’m fixing up. Don’t want ANYONE messing with it.[Luke leaves]**Lily**What...do you suppose that’s all about?**Roxy**Borf?

#### Start New Day

> [Lily and Regina are on the balcony]**Regina**The old garden looks beautiful from up here! So what’s the next step?**Lily**Oh, well, I’ll call the cops if he comes by again.**Regina**I mean with the grounds.**Lily**Oh! Oh, yea. Not sure, actually.
> This part of the grounds is in pretty good shape right now.**Regina**What about the pond?[Lily and Regina look towards the pond]**Lily**Oh yeah...I had almost forgotten about it. The little boat, the birds, the lilies...**Regina**...the pier, the tree swing, the footbridge...
> Hey, listen. I’m gonna clear my schedule for the week and help you out, free of charge. How does that sound?**Lily**What? Free of charge?! Regina, I couldn’t possibly accept...**Regina**Nope. No objections! Look, this place, this project...it just feels...important, you know?
> Besides, you’re a Lily in a world full of Blaines. Good people need to have each other’s back. And I like to think I’m pretty darn good! Right?**Lily**...**Regina**What?**Lily**Ha, ha, sorry! It’s just...really, REALLY nice of you. Thank you so much, Regina!**Regina**What? This is how I treat all my clients. Kicking out ex-boyfriends, working for free...all part of a healthy business.**Lily**Ha ha ha!**Regina**Well, I’m headed home to hubby. Call me in the morning, Lils.