Day 18

## Story

Blaine arrives and tells Lily he lost his job, company car, all of his money, and his personal assistant. After dealing with Blaine Lily hurries over to the Zen Garden to finish what she started yesterday. Philip arrives with Regina and does an impromptu inspection over what has been done so far. After finishing the Zen Garden, Lily and Regina discover the Butterfly Garden at the bottom of the stairwell.

## New Characters

*No new characters are introduced on this day.*

## Locations

New places unlocked on this day:

* Butterfly Garden

Places to renovate:

* Zen Garden

## Tasks

Players need to get 42 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Deal With Blaine
* Really Deal With Blaine
* Clear Flower Bed Weeds
* Plant Flower Beds West
* Plant Flower Beds East
* Give Philip A Tour
* Repair Low Fence
* Repair High Fence
* Repair Wall
* Repair Gate
* Ask Regina About Nightingale
* Repair Stairs
* Replace Pillars
* Repair Railings
* Decorate Gate
* Repair Lower Stairs
* Repair Lower Railing
* Explore New Area
* See Philip And Regina Off
* Start New Day

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> [In front of the house]**Lily**No time to talk, sunshine.
> Too much stuff to do. I'm gonna go crazy if I keep thinking about it...**Blaine**Lily![Lily turns her gaze to the entrance gate]**Lily**What...?
> BLAINE?**Blaine**Yes, I know. I'm a sight to behold.**Lily**Why are you--
> No, never mind. Please leave. You can't just show up unannounced.br/>Or at all!!**Blaine**Lily, please! Let me explain! I'm here to start a new life with you! In the country, away from the rat race!**Lily**Why does this keep happening...

#### Deal With Blaine

> [In front of the house]**Lily**Blaine. You are not starting a new life with me here. You are driving home.**Blaine**I didn't drive here! I walked!
> My whole life has changed since you sent me away last time.
> I'VE changed! I'm a changed man!**Lily**It's been like a week!!**Blaine**Long enough to lose my job, and my company car, and all my money...
> And my personal assistant, since the company paid for her...**Lily**Wow! Romance is dead!**Blaine**I couldn't even pay my rent. I walked here! In my Guccis! Which are apparently not made for walking long distances!**Lily**Blaine, I swear...

#### Really Deal With Blaine

> **Lily**I don't know what kind of con you're pulling, but I've been very clear.
> We are not together. We are not getting BACK together.
> You are absolutely "not starting a new life" with me.**Blaine**Lily, I have nothing. If you won't take me back, will you at least give me a place to stay? You have all this room...**Lily**...
> Ggggghhh...
> GUH. FINE. You can stay in the old studio. All the way over there.
> You can stay here tonight, and you're gone tomorrow.**Blaine**...Thank you, Lily.**Lily**WhatEVER. And don't show your face around the main house.
> I don't have time to explain to people why you're here.
> Well? Go! Shoo![Blaine leaves]**Lily**...
> Ugh. That man's like a bad penny. Just keeps turning up...
> GUH. Zen garden. Gotta work in the Zen garden.
> HOW RELAXING.

#### Clear Flower Bed Weeds

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**You pluck em...
> You throw 'em in the TRASH...
> They just keep coming BACK!
> The nerve of him...
> He's not gonna walk all over me this time.
> He's gonna go back in the TRASH BAG where he BELONGS!!**Roxy**Boof?**Lily**Oh, Roxy.
> That's right. We girls gotta stick together.

#### Plant Flower Beds West

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**I just need to try to relax.
> Wanna help me plant some flowers, Roxy?

*Player selects an option*

> **Roxy**Bowoof!**Lily**Perfect!**Roxy**Awoof!**Lily**As always, your taste is impeccable, ma'am.

#### Plant Flower Beds East

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**Whatcha think, pup? Some nice colorful flowers here?**Roxy**Boof!**Lily**That's the spirit. How about...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**These!**Roxy**Aroof!**Lily**Ugh. I can't even enjoy planting flowers right now, thinking of Blaine. That dog...**Roxy**Wowoof?**Lily**No, you're right, sorry. That's an insult to dogs.

Transition Dialogue

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**Ah, yes...
> That blissful moment when you just stand and indulge yourself with a job well done...
> ...ignoring the ton of work that still lies ahead and suppressing a tiny panic attack...mmm...**Roxy**Borf?[Regina and Philip walk towards Lily and Roxy]**Regina**Hey lady.**Lily**Oh! Hey Regina.
> Mr. Jones. I didn't know you were coming around today.**Regina**Well, you know Grandpa. Always keeping us on our toes.**Philip Jones**True! I'm nothing if not puckish! Heh heh!
> I'm here, of course, for one of our little inspections.**Lily**This day just keeps getting better.**Philip Jones**Happy to be of service in that regard! Oh ho! Shall we?

#### Give Philip A Tour

> [In the zen garden]**Philip Jones**Ah, so you've started work on the Zen garden.**Lily**Well, it's not like I could take a day off...**Philip Jones**I'm sure you'll appreciate your own industriousness two weeks from now.**Lily**Hrmph.**Philip Jones**Now, let's see how those koi are faring...
> Ah! Bright and beautiful! 4 out of 5 stars.**Lily**Wait, why only four?**Philip Jones**Not everything is quantifiable, Miss Roberts. My opinions especially! Oh ho!
> Excellent work in the gravel beds. Artistically, 5 out of 5 stars!
> In feng shui terms, just terrible, 1 out of 5 stars, but again! Hardly quantifiable, purely subjective...**Lily**Jeez...**Philip Jones**When you purchased the koi fish, did you have the wherewithal to get some caterpillars too?**Lily**Caterpillars?**Philip Jones**Oh yes. For the butterfly garden.**Lily**The butterfly--
> UUUGGGHHH.**Philip Jones**Well, I'm going to sit down for a bit.[Philip sits on a stone]**Regina**Good idea, Grandpa. Lily and I will get to work.

#### Repair Low Fence

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**You okay there, lady?**Lily**I'm stressed.
> I feel like the clock is ticking. Right in my ear.**Regina**Manual labor always helps distract me from stress.
> Wanna fix up this fence with me?**Lily**Okay.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**I was gonna make a little fence pun but then I remembered when we broke into song about fences the other day.
> Don't know if I can top that...**Regina**It'll happen. Someday.

#### Repair High Fence

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**Fence needs work. Shall we?**Lily**Let's shall!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**So much better!**Regina**Hey, did you get around to reading any of the Nightingale books?**Lily**Oh! Yeah, I started Codename Nightingale last night.**Regina**What do you think of her so far?**Lily**I got to the part where she took out that handsy Nazi last night!! I couldn't go to sleep until I finished it.**Regina**Yeah! She's a boss.
> No wonder you really let Blaine have it. Brought up with the author of Nightingale herself.
> No way you're gonna let a man walk all over you again.**Lily**Yeah...haha...

#### Repair Wall

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**Let's get these retaining walls back in order.
> Don't want everything spilling out!**Lily**Truuuue.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Wall...tastic.**Regina**Not really invested in that one, huh?**Lily**I think my emotional retaining wall is breaking.**Regina**Oh, babe.**Lily**I was gonna take a day off yesterday but then your grandpa called me and freaked me out.**Regina**He really cares about you, you know.
> Don't think for a second that he puts the kind of effort into everyone else that he puts into you and this project.**Lily**Really?**Regina**Oh yeah. He's a funny old Muppet, and he can be a pain. But he's doing this for you.
> Just try to remember that.

#### Repair Gate

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**Yup, this arch is in bad shape.**Lily**Can't let it give a bad impression of this bastion of tranquility.**Regina**What kinda design do you want?**Lily**How about...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Zentastic![Regina walks towards Lily]**Regina**Yeah, I can definitely, uh, feel the serenity or whatever.**Lily**What, you don't meditate?**Regina**Do I look like I sit still for anything other than a hot tub?

#### Ask Regina About Nightingale

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**Hey, how did Nightingale become a spy, anyway?**Regina**Oh, right...they don't get into that until a later novel.
> Well, she wanted to be a pilot in World War II, but they didn't let women fly in combat.
> So she...**Lily**...**Regina**Isn't that...what happened to your aunt?**Lily**Uh...yeah.**Regina**Is there any chance that...?**Lily**What, that Aunt Mary was...?**Regina**...**Lily**Yeah, right!

Transition Dialogue

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**Do you have any paintbrushes laying around? This one is falling apart.**Lily**Oh, I bet you could find one in the stuuuu--
> ...**Regina**In...the...?**Lily**Stuuuuu...uufffff in the back of your truck?**Regina**Uhhh.
> Are you--**Lily**Having a brain thing? Probably! Haha!!**Regina**I'll just...go see what I have in the truck.[Regina leaves]**Lily**Great. And keep clear of the studio! There's MOLD...all over the place. Dangerous mold!
> ...And Blaine. There's also Blaine with no shoes on. Jeez. Regina would kill me if she found out he was here...

#### Repair Stairs

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**You know Grandpa and his stair opinions.**Lily**Yeah, we need to get these in order.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**And she's buyiiiing the stairways...**Regina**...to the Zen garden!
> What do you think you'll do when this project is all over?**Lily**I honestly have no idea.
> Buy a silk robe?
> Try out one of those meal delivery services?
> Catch up on Supernatural?**Regina**How behind are you?**Lily**Last time I was watching I think they were...fighting monsters and being hot.**Regina**That narrows it down.

#### Repair Railings

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**Let's get these railings replaced too.
> We can match them to what we did for the wall, or we can do something else. What do you think?**Lily**Hmm...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**I like it this way!**Regina**Cute!
> Are you feeling any better?**Lily**Honestly, not really. Learning about the money the other day just made me MORE stressed...
> Now it's not just the house...it's the money.
> So if I don't finish before the deadline, then I don't get that either.**Regina**You'll finish. How much more could there possibly be?**Lily**Ugh, please find some wood to knock on.

#### Replace Pillars

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**So what do you want the pillars to look like?**Lily**I was thinking...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Yeah, that's fine, I guess.**Regina**Any reason you're being weird? Do you need to talk about something?**Lily**Nnn.
> No.
> Not today.**Regina**Okay. Well. You know I'm here.
> Wanna decorate the arch?**Lily**Yes please.

#### Decorate Gate

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**No, this plain-Jane arch simply will not do.**Regina**Agreed. Let's fancy it up a little.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**I say, young miss, quite capital work, wot wot.**Regina**Right, innit?
> Hey, you heard from Luke lately, dancing queen?**Lily**Oh, yeah. He came over yesterday with Rachel and Karen.
> ...Who had BOTH stayed over last night.**Regina**McScuse me?**Lily**I KNOW. And then Rachel helped me all afternoon!
> Oh. I just remembered.
> I had a dream that you scolded me for trying to date Luke and be Rachel's friend at the same time.**Regina**I really love that you're taking this tie after your breakup to avoid drama.
> I, however, remain perfect, even in dreams.
> So, you think Luke and his ex are, what, still getting it on?**Lily**I don't knoowww. She acted like they weren't, but...
> GUH.**Regina**I dunno, lady. From what I know from you and Luke, that'd be like...you hanging out with Blaine on purpose.**Lily**...Yeah. Haha...

#### Repair Lower Stairs

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**I'm loving this double set of stairs.
> I feel like I could stand up there with a big scroll, and be like...
> "Attention: I have crushes on the following actors and actresses..."
> And then the scroll would unroll and comically roll down both sets of stairs.**Lily**You've...really put a lot of thought into this scenario.**Regina**I've watched a lot of cartoons.
> And I have a LOT of crushes.**Lily**Well, no scrolls are gonna comically bounce down these stairs if they're broken.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Stairiffic!**Regina**Guess I need to buy some parchment now. The world needs to know who from the TV I wanna smooch.

#### Repair Lower Railing

> [In the zen garden]**Regina**Let's add some railings here and get these stairs OSHA compliant.**Lily**This isn't a workplace!
> Well, I guess it's my workplace. And yours, part time.**Regina**That makes you my boss...guess I have to report you to the authorities for reckless rejection of railings.**Lily**What! No!**Regina**Hahaha, c'mere. Show me what you wanna do for the railings.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Railicious!**Regina**Okay, you're up to code now. I'll let you off with a warning...this time.**Lily**Oh, knock it off. Snitches get stitches!

#### Explore New Area

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**Your grandpa mentioned the butterfly garden...I don't remember it from when I was a kid.
> I guess it must be this part down here?**Regina**Let's stretch our legs and check it out.**Lily**Aunt Mary must have built this after I went away to college.**Regina**It's got potential.**Lily**Imagine a buncha butterflies all over the place!**Regina**Much better than pigeons.
> And they create a lot less poop too...**Lily**I guess this is where I start tomorrow.**Regina**Okay. Legs satisfactorily stretched?**Lily**Sure. Back to it!

Transition Dialogue

> [In the zen garden]**Philip Jones**Hello, ladies. I appear to have taken a catnap!**Lily**Good weather for it, at least.**Philip Jones**Care to show me your progress? It seems you've done quite a bit while I was asleep.

*A brief tour later...*

> **Lily**I still don't know why you're being so stingy with those five-star ratings...**Philip Jones**As I said, all criticism is subjective, Miss Roberts!
> In the end, all that matters is whether I'm satisfied that you've restored the estate to its former glory.**Lily**I know, but I'm an overachiever! 4 of 5 stars may as well be zero stars!
> Like one of those customer service surveys...**Philip Jones**Well, your service to Mary's memory has been remarkable. Don't let my impish behavior convince you otherwise! Oh ho!
> Now, Regina, my love. Shall we?**Regina**Let's shall, Grandpa.

#### See Philip And Regina Off

> [In the zen garden]**Lily**Oh, wait, Mr. Jones.
> You said you found out that Aunt Mary had other accounts from the publisher...
> Can you show me all her estate paperwork when you have time? I just want to be better informed.
> I have less than two weeks left and I don't want any surprises.**Philip Jones**I would prefer you focus on the special condition of the will. But, yes, we can talk soon.**Lily**Guh, you're right. So much to do...
> Anyway. Bye, you two!**Regina**Later, Lils![Regina and Philip leaves]**Lily**I should go make sure Blaine isn't getting into any trouble...

#### Start New Day

> [In the vegetable garden]**Lily**All the men in my life are really testing me lately...
> Luke...Philip...
> Blaine?[Lily walks towards Blaine in the Uncle Arthur's studio]**Blaine**Hm? Oh, hello.**Lily**You're...painting?**Blaine**Strangest thing...I looked at your uncle's paintings and started to...
> Gnnghh...
> It's like the art was doing something to my brain.**Lily**Were you having a seizure or something?**Blaine**No, it was...the art made my brain...do...pleasant things??**Lily**Blaine, do you mean to tell me that you've never gotten feelings from art before?**Blaine**FEELINGS!**Lily**So that's what those are...**Blaine**Well, I thought I'd get the horrible things out of my head by returning them to a canvas where they belonged.**Lily**I can't recall you ever trying to make art before.**Blaine**I'm not "making art", it's just...it's like vomiting.
> Out, damn spot! Of feelings!**Lily**Well, it's...really not bad.
> Anyway, remember you need to be out of here tomorrow. You can take your paintings with you.**Blaine**...**Lily**Well, goodnight.**Blaine**Hmm? Yeah. Goodnight...[Lily leaves]