Divus 5 - Happy Birthday!

The 5th episode of the Divus series.

## **Synopsis**

Alex Foxx is having a birthday party with his family and friends. Everything is going great until James Foxx enters the room.

## **Plot**

Penny, Alex, and his two sisters Vulpini and Felicia are at Alex's apartment, preparing for his birthday party. The siblings bicker amongst each other about Alex's amount of guitars.

  Daisy and Hendry are also in attendance, and are surprised to see Pyrus arrive at the scene. Daisy asks Pyrus if he is comfortable being at the party, due to his past relationship with Penny. He assures them that he was invited by Alex and Penny themselves, and that he is happy that they are together, though he does admit that he misses hanging out with her. Daisy irritably questions Pyrus on when he will seek out a serious relationship, to which he responds that he does not fall in love.

   After Daisy walks off in a fuss with Hendry, Harris Talpa strikes up a conversation with Pyrus. Harris comments that Pyrus can call him by his first name, rather than Mr. Talpa, but when Alex asks, he laughs and denies him. Penny goes to her room to get Alex her final present to him, while Henk tries to assure Alex that Penny really likes him.

Canis and James Foxx arrive. James comments on the poor state of Alex's apartment, to which Canis reminds him that he said he would behave. He assures her that he will. When they see Felicia, she is startled by James' presence, obviously anxious about seeing him after having stolen the Divus folder from his house. Canis then walks away, leaving Felicia and James alone with each other.

James passive-aggressively confronts Felicia about his missing Divus folder. Felicia tells him she would return it, but she does not have it on her. He tells her he expects that she returns it the next day. James then sees Pyrus across the room, refers to him as a "Vulpes-killer," and walks away.

   Pyrus comes to speak to Felicia. During the conversation, Pyrus realizes that James is a famous author, and comments that his sister has read some of his Philosophy books. When Felicia responds with disbelief that Daisy reads philosophy books, Pyrus awkwardly responds that it's his older sister who reads the book - his older sister Violet Felis, who happens to be missing. He says that his family thinks she ran away, but he thinks she may be in danger. Felicia recognizes the name from James' folder and asks if she can show Pyrus, to which he agrees and tells her she can stop by the Talpa firm the following day to discuss it.

At another corner of the party, Alex, Canis, and James are discussing the whereabouts of Alex's parents, who he says are travelling the world. James says he is going to check the state of the apartment, and walks off to look around. He is stopped by Vulpini.

Vulpini tells James that she has met someone just like her, someone with powers but no memories. She explains that they started dating and she has helped control her powers, but suggests that James meet her to help her control them better. She says the girls name is Kaiyo, but doesn't know her last name. James says that maybe he can help.

James walks into Penny's room to examine it, but runs into Penny working on Alex's present. She introduces herself, and he crudely remarks about her doll repainting hobby. Suddenly, James sees Penny's golden cube on her desk, and asks about it. Penny explains that she was found with it when she was a baby, and that it may have belonged to her biological parents. James puts together that she was adopted by Harris and Henk Talpa. He then leaves the room, reminding her to "treasure that cube...you don't want anyone to take that from you."

Later, the party has ended and the guests have left. Penny sits on the couch, holding her gold cube and examining it closely. Alex says he is feeling sick from eating too many sweets, so Penny offers to clean up so he can go to bed early. The two exchange "I love yous", and Alex goes to his room.

    The next morning, Alex walks into the living room to find the living room more disheveled than before, and Penny missing. He notices her fox locket lying on the ground with the chain broken. In a panic, he looks for her and cries her name.

The episode cuts to James at his desk. As he walks away, the silver and golden cubes are both revealed on his desk.

## **Characters**

**Cast**

* Alex Foxx
* Penny Talpa
* Vulpini Foxx
* Felicia Foxx
* Pyrus Felis
* Daisy Felis
* Hendry Aves
* Harris Talpa
* Henk Talpa
* Canis Lupus-Foxx
* James Foxx

**Mentioned**

* Violet Felis
* Kaiyo

## **Continuity**

* The first time we see James Foxx.
* Alex is still missing 2 guitars because Vulpini and Pyrus hid them as a prank in Divus episode 4.
* Pyrus saying he can't fall in love.
* James being a famous book author.
* James calling Pyrus a "Vulpes killer".
* James being interested in knowing peoples names.
* The running joke that we never hear Hendry talk.
* James knows Felicia took The Divus Folder.
* Pyrus pointing out Daisy was the one who set up the relationship between him and Penny.
* The Alces name being mentioned again. (By Harris).
* Pyrus mentioned his lost sister Violet Felis which Felicia thinks is the same person from The Divus Folder.
* Felicia wanting to show The Divus Folder to Pyrus.
* Penny saying she is adopted making The Golden Cube legit for James.
* Penny getting abducted.
* James owning The Silver Cube and The Golden Cube.
* The journal on James' desk with the name Rubus Felis..

## **Trivia**

* This episode was a typical crossroads episode. Where many characters meet up but split up in multiple story-lines.
* The Budapest joke is a reference to people who think Amsterdam is a country.
* Daisy's nickname for Hendry is "SnowBall".
* James, Canis and Felicia have more hand options in their animation.
* The presents Alex is getting are in real life Christmas ornaments.
* James taking of his glasses are symbolic for taking of his fake personality.
* When James says: "I see you changed the wallpaper a couple of times" is a reference to the fact Alex's and Penny's apartment always has a different backgrounds.
* The dolls Briar Beauty and Jackson Jekyll Penny is referring to are the dolls used to make Penny and James.
* James knows Penny's is Alex's girlfriend because he recognizes The Family Foxx Heirloom. (His mother used to wear it.)

## **Cultural References**

* James calling Penny 'Dearie' is a reference to Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold from Once upon a time.
* Alex's new guitar is Fender Jaguar HH.

## **External Links**

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**Divus series**

 Season 3