Day 208

## Story

Lily and her friends make preparations for the festival; Shelly and Melvin make plans to travel to New York and steal more artifacts.

## New Characters

* Quick
* David

## Locations

*No new places are unlocked on this day.*

Places to renovate:

* West Philadelphia Festival Garden

## Tasks

Players must earn 36 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Helping Hands
* Power Ups
* Quick Painting
* A Dope Mural
* Paint Opinions
* Different Strokes
* Home is where
* State Secrets
* Eye of the storm
* Recruit the historian
* To catch a VP
* Another Curveball
* Special Guest
* Signs & Signals
* Food for thought

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> **Lily**Please, VP Dan, don't! Stop!**Dan**Run her down, boys! Nobody steals what I've already stolen! Nobody!!

*The next morning...*

> **Lily**I almost threw my phone when Juan-Miguel told me, I was so surprised!
> I just can't believe it was all VP Dan.**Regina**I can. That dude was shady from day one. Remember that huckleberry loaf?**Lily**Mmlp. I don't think I'll ever forget it.**Regina**Only a psychopath would do that to bread.**Lily**He's a bad cook, Regina, but is he a bad guy??

#### Helping Hands

> **Lucy**Man, am I glad to see you two!
> The festival starts tonight and there's still so much to do!**Regina**Our hands are your hands, Luce. Where do you need us?**Lily**Luke will be here to help later too! He went shopping to get Karen a souvenir.
> She asked for a...Gritty? That's one of your...mascots?**Lucy**Gritty is the Flyers' mascot. Ice hockey. Which means he's always packing knives.
> Let's get the tables set up!

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> **Lucy**Perfect!
> And these over here two!

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> **Regina**Should we tell her what Juan-Miguel said about VP Dan, you think?**Lily**Let's wait. We have no proof yet. We can't just say something like that in public.**Lucy**Oh! Ladies! The artists are arriving!**David**Sup, Lucy

#### Power Ups

> **Lucy**I'm going to get David set up and working on his mural.**Lily**Great! We'll focus on the other side of the lot and stay out of the way.
> Time for some pottery power ups!

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> **Lily**Gosh, this place is cool.**Regina**Lils, what are we gonna do about the stuff Juan-Miguel told you?**Lily**I...don't know, honestly.**Regina**That's a lot to just lay on you like that! What does he expect?
> You can't, like, citizens arrest the Vice President of the United States!**Lily**I can't? Are you sure?**Regina**No, but I mean you'd have to get through like five secret service agents to do it!

#### Quick Painting

> **Lucy**And there's Quick! Late, as usual.**Quick**Lucy, yo**Lucy**Time to get painting, Quick!**Lily**We'll set up the poetry stage next, then.

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> **Lily**I just don't get it. What is Dan Best doing with the artifacts he steals?**Regina**I mean his family is deeply entrenched in the US government.
> It makes sense to me that he'd be super into history...**Lily**Lucy did say VP Dan liked that George Washington exhibit more than his year's.
> I wonder if he took something from the exhibit! And she walked him right in.
> And Juan-Miguel said it was VP Dan who stole Michelle Obama's love letter.
> He tried to turn that around on Juan-Miguel, didn't he? It's a pattern, yeah.**Regina**But not conclusive, Lils.

#### A Dope Mural

> **Lucy**Lily, Regina, would you two mind helping Quick get his mural done?
> He is...not as quick as advertised.
> And I think he works better when he's got people around cheering him on!**Lily**Oooh I am definitely down.
> Quick! Hand me a paintbrush!**Quick**Word

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> **Regina**Wow, I love it. The mural really wakes up everything about this street.
> What do you think, Quick?**Quick**Dope**Lucy**Lily, is everything okay? You seem distracted.**Lily**I'm... I'll tell you later, I promise.
> Let's get our festival on!

#### Paint Opinions

> **Lily**Can we help with the other mural as well?**Lucy**Of course! Grab a brush and get in there!

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> **Lily**I can see why these are so popular here.
> You feel like you're leaving a mark on the city and so many people will see it!**Lucy**Murals are a way to make the city our own.
> They're also often vehicles for social and political messaging.
> Philadelphia is a city full of opinions!**Regina**Ain't that the truth.**Luke**There you guys are!**Lily**Luke? Whit! What are you doing here?

#### Different Strokes

> **Luke**Hey, hon! I did some shopping, but mostly I nabbed these two from DC.**Whitney**It's time to strategize. We have to put a stop to VP Dan's villainy!**Isabel**And it's better to keep all this talk off our phones.**Luke**Oooooohhhh are these murals? I love murals! These are crazy good!
> Hey!
> Lucy, can I paint a mural??**Lucy**I don't see why not.**Luke**YES. Babe, you guys figure out the diabolical plot. I'm gonna get my art on.

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> **Quick**Sweet strokes, dawg.**David**Bro, excellent.**Isabel**This area is not secure. Let's get over there to debrief.
> Okay, team. Let's get thinking!

#### Home is where

> **Luke**I also know a thing or two about safety protocols, and that fire escape needs updating.**Lucy**Well, we definitely want to keep things up to code! Let's get up there!

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> **Luke**Man, what a view.**Lucy**That skyline roots me in who I am any time I feel lost.
> Where are you from, Luke?**Luke**San Francisco originally. Which is a pretty cool city, you have to admit.**Lucy**...Is it?

> **Luke**Well, it's got the... Golden Gate Bridge, and Silicon Valley, and...
> those twisty, hilly streets that are in all the movies...**Lucy**The bridge is orange, first of all, not gold. And we've got Gritty.**Luke**Touche. Philadelphia wins for having an actual nightmare as a mascot.**Lucy**You know, Luke, where you're from is not always where home is.**Luke**Good point. My home is with Lils. Surrounded by the gardens she's helped to thrive.
> Lily is what roots me in who I am, I guess.**Lucy**That's even better than a skyline.

#### State Secrets

> **Lucy**While we're up here, let's get the hanging plants looking party-ready.

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> **Luke**Bam! Lils would be so proud.[Luke's phone vibrates.]**Luke**Oh, sorry, it's my mother-in-law. Hang on...**Holly**Luke?? How dare you!! I saw you in that car with those TWO women!**Luke**Uhhh. What?**Holly**I saw you leaving Washington, DC, in the company of Whitney and another woman!
> Are you in a throuple??? No judgement.**Luke**No! What? Holly, no! Geez. I drove them to Philadelphia to meet up with Lils and Regina.**Holly**Philadelphia! Ah HA! Thank you. Lily wouldn't tell me where she was...
> "National Security," ha. "States Secrets". You can tell her my states have some secrets. But I won't spill them! Anyway, don't do anything stupid, Luke.**Luke**I... what just happened?

#### Eye of the storm

> **Whitney**My goodness...it's all starting to come together.**Regina**Let's give her some space, Lils. I feel a brainstorm coming in.
> Besides, I just got a great idea for a painting.

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> **Whitney**The Liberty Bell...
> the false kidnapping...
> the missing love letter...
> Disparate events all tied together by one man... Dan Best.**Isabel**And if Dan Best truly is responsible for these thefts, then he must be...**Whitney**Exactly, Isabel. He must be affiliated with the secret society of history thieves.
> We get to Dan Best, we get to the thieves. Easy enough.**Isabel**Yeah, if you think making a case against the Vice President is easy...**Whitney**It'll be tricky. I've seen Lethal Weapon 2. I know about diplomatic immunity.**Isabel**We'll have to be careful. Do our research. And we'll need help.**Whitney**What about Lucy? Jack and Hazel trust her. Maybe we can too.**Isabel**The historian versus the history thieves...who'll come out on top?

#### A Perfect Pair

> **Lily**You paint a pretty picture, Regina. Must be because you're so pretty.**Regina**Are you here to butter me up or beat me with an even better mural of your own?**Lily**Hmmm... a little bit of both, actually!

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> **Lily**What a pretty pair. They look even better cause they're together. Like us!**Regina**Thank goodness we're coworkers. Imagine working with someone you hate?**Lily**Or someone who's master history thief, like Dan Best! Ugh... it must be tough for Hazel.**Regina**Hey, she picked her running mate. She could have picked a non-history thief.**Lily**How could she have known? He seemed so nice...besides his baking.**Regina**Just promise me you'll never threaten to kidnap me and then steal my favorite big bell?**Lily**Darn it! I was planning to do that this weekend...

#### Recruit the historian

> **Lucy**The Vice President is a... WHAT?!**Lily**Shh! Keep your voice down. The artists might hear us.**Lucy**Explain. Now!**Luke**Looks like the ladies have their hands full...
> I can handle the lights on my own. I much prefer physical to emotional labor.

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> **Regina**...and that should catch you up with everything we know.**Lucy**So there's an international covert cell of historical artifact thieves?
> And Dan Best is connected to it? Explains why he was so into my Washington expo.**Lily**So what do you think? Can you help us?**Lucy**Diving into Dan's history shouldn't be to hard...the artifact bandits will be tougher...
> But I'll make some phone calls. Something should come up.**Lily**Great! In the meantime, we'll keep getting the festival set up.

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> **Lily**Somebody call UPenn. Our work belongs in the "ivy" league!**Regina**In the middle of all this chaos, you still have puns? You're something else, Lils.**Shelly**Reach higher, you dunce!
> Who gets a kite stuck in a tree? What are you... a nine year old?**Melvin**I'm sorry, my love. I wanted to impress you with my kite-flying skills.**Shelly**You stupid, beautiful show-off! This isn't some regular kite...
> It's Ben Franklin's kite! It survived being struck by lightning and now you've killed it.**Melvin**I'll find a ladder, my love. We'll get back that which we rightfully stole.**Shelly**The big guy is gonna be so mad if we can't get him this kite back in one piece.**Melvin**I know, my love. I'll find a ladder. We won't fail him again.[Melvin exits]**Shelly**Ugh! Why do I always fall for the stupid, hot himbo types?**Lucy**All this new information...it's a lot to take in a library...
> The next, the Vice President is a member of a shadowy history thieving society.**Regina**Life comes at you fast when you start hanging out with Lily Roberts.**Lily**Hey!**Lucy**I'm having fun! I just need a minute to think this all over.
> It looks like the artists are almost through with their last mural...
> How about we take a break and marvel at their work?**Luke**You had me at "take a break". Let's see what these painters can do.

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> **David**Looks lit.**Quick**Bet.

#### To catch a VP

> **Lily**What's shakin', Ms. Investigatin'?**Whitney**It's a pretty exciting, right? It feels like we're on the cusp of a breakthrough.
> But taking down a Vice President... it won't be easy.**Lily**Yeah, not everything can be easy as potting plants...

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> **Lily**Or satisfying!
> But I'm sure if we put our heads together, we'll think of something.**Whitney**To take down a Vice President? They should have taught this in training.
> Maybe we can set up some type of trap. Like a vetoed bill underneath a big net.**Lily**Actually, that gives me an idea. But I'll need to talk to Juan-Miguel about it.**Whitney**Good thinking! While you do that, I'll find the nearest giant net store.

#### Another Curveball

> **Regina**Today is just flying by, right? Must be all these crazy revelations.**Lily**We should get some work done before something else come out.

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> **Lily**Okay, world! We got something done. Feel free to throw another crazy thing at me.**Lucy**Guys! I made some calls. We're going to New York...tomorrow.**Lily**Wow, world. That was fast.**Lucy**Whitney and Isabel have an appointment at the Bryant Park Library.
> There are some historical documents that might fill in our blind spots on Dan Best.
> And Tools & Tulips will once again be providing us cover with a gardening gig.**Lily**How did you arrange all of this in less than half an hour?**Isabel**Are you a secret agent?**Lucy**Nope. Just a historian with two cell phones. And a lot of nice friends.**Lily**New York City? And I was just getting used to this Philadelphia attitude.
> Regina, we better finish up here before the world throws another curveball.

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#### Special Guest

> **Lily**The inside of the festival is looking peachy. But the door in?
> It's looking like a very moldy peach. We better fix that.

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> **Lily**Peachy as peach marmalade. Very solid work today, Regina.**Lucy**You guys! This is absolutely amazing. The most festive festival ever!**Lily**Tonight's the first night, right? Is there gonna be an opening party?**Luke**An opening night party? I knew packing my dance pants was a good idea.**Lucy**I arranged for a great food truck to stop by. And some local poets too!**Hazel**Poetry, eh? This party sounds like a real rager.**Lily**President Hazel! What are you doing here?**Hazel**I was in the city for a meeting and I knew I had to stop by to see Lucy's work.
> And who do I find here? Tools & Tulips! And the man we arrested for trespassing.**Luke**Hi Madame President. Big fan!**Hazel**I should have known you would all be here. Good people always team up with good people.

#### Signs & Signals

> **Lucy**Right this way, Madame President. I think you'll really enjoy this one.**Lily**Should we say something to the president? About her VP? About Juan-Miguel?**Isabel**Nope. Absolutely not.**Regina**And why not? Shouldn't the leader of the free world know her VP is a criminal?**Isabel**And what if Juan-Miguel is taking us all for a ride so we pin the blame on the VP?**Whitney**Well, then we would all go to jail for treason. Yikes.**Hazel**A meeting of the minds! Any hot gossip I should know about?**Lily**What? Umm...no.**Hazel**Ha! I'm just kidding you. Unfortunately, I can't stay and talk.
> But thanks for helping out Lucy.
> And for that other "thing" too. Wink wink![Hazel exits.]**Lily**Wait...what did she mean by us helping on that "other thing"?**Luke**Probably my awesome work on the Liberty Bell. Right, guys? Right?**Lily**But what if she meant the investigation? What if she gave us the assignment at the museum?
> Ugh! My mind is going absolutely wild. Somebody give me a task to do.**Regina**Every fancy festival needs a fancy festival sign. What do you say, Lils?

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#### Food for thought

> **Lily**Looks like everyone is enjoying themselves. Lucy plans a mean party.**Regina**Totally! And she did us a huge solid by setting up our trip to New York.
> We should repay the favor. Maybe a surprise food truck makeover.

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> **Regina**Now the truck looks as good as the food it'll cook up!**Lily**I'm glad we can still make changes that help people out.
> Ever since we got here, I've felt so out of control. Like we're being played by all sides.**Regina**Thinking about backing out?**Lily**Are you kidding me?! This is way too exciting to stop now.
> Umm...Regina. What's that shiny thing?[Lily and Regina walk over to the object.]**Regina**It looks like an old-timey key. And...wait...
> There's a kite up in the tree. Did Ben Franklin go for a joy ride out here?**Lily**The key. It looks so real. What if it actually IS Ben Franklin's key?[Shelly and Melvin return.]**Shelly**??!!!???!
> You dunce! Someone's trying to steal our stolen kite.**Melvin**It is okay, my love. Let them have it. There is plenty more to steal in New York.