Day 218

## Story

The group finalizes renovations for Santi's movie premieres in the theater; Will Donald and Kath grow closer; Alma gives birth to a baby girl.

## New Characters

*No new characters are introduced on this day.*

## Locations

*No new locations are unlocked on this day.*

Places to renovate:

* Island Theater

## Tasks

Players must earn 42 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Start New Day
* Medium-sized
* Par-practice
* So optimistic
* Power Dynamic
* Beautiful, but
* Thunder Calls
* Stormfront
* Come together
* Close-up
* Fancy Snaps
* Impress the Press
* On the marquee
* Gaffer's Delight
* Light in a storm
* Bonit-ollywood
* Cine-magic
* Mother at rest
* Feature Presentation
* A baby is born

## Dialogue

#### Start New Day

> [Alma does breathing exercises]**Lily**Alma? Everything okay?
> Oh wooooow. I remember this mural! It's so beautiful.**Alma**And appropriate, no?
> It was almost her time as it is almost mine.
> Don't worry, I feel ready. I want to be a mother.
> The island, all the ghosts of my past, they will help me.**Lily**They will. And so will I!

#### Medium-sized

*Meanwhile, at the festival island...*

> **Luke**Just build it, Luke! Juuuust build it.
> Luke is large! Luke is in charge!
> Why didn't I say Luke is actually medium-sized and not sure he can get it all done?
> Thanks, buddy. Good to see you again.
> Focus Lorenzo. Dome time.

*Player selects an option*

> **Luke**Dome done!
> Man, there is a lot to do.

#### Par-practice

> **Will Donald**Buddy? Bro? My man?**Luke**Up here, dude! I'm putting in the skylights.**Will Donald**Want some help?**Luke**You know it!**Will Donald**Not even gonna limber up, just gonna parkour my way!
> Oh, hey dawg, how's the fam? Twins good? Wife still obsessed with watermelon? Dope.
> Here I come!**Luke**I'll finish this one up, then we'll do the third together.

*Player selects an option*

> **Will Donald**\*wheeze\*
> I'm out of par-practice. And breath.**Luke**But the view is great!

#### So optimistic

> **Lily**Ernesto! Kath!
> Kath, you're already here!**Kath**I saw the weather forecast. I'm so optimistic! About everything!
> But I thought I should maybe get here early in case there's a, you know...drizzle.**Ernesto**It does more than drizzle here. Here, the storm is god arm-wrestling the sea.**Kath**So that's, like, a LOT of rain, or...?
> I'm from California...**Lily**It'll be fine! I'm sure it'll be great. Let's head over to festival island.**Ernesto**There is a coral reef shaped like a lung.**Lily**This is where we crashed!**Kath**Very relaxing!
> So relaxed!

#### Power Dynamic

> **Luke**Let's get this final skylight in and then see what it looks like from the ground.**Will Donalad**It's so weird, it's like we're back on set but the power dynamic has totally changed.
> Not sure I like it. But yeah, let's do it.

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> **Lily**Wow, guys! This is looking so great!**Kath**I agree! Looks wonderful!**Will Donald**Kath you made it!**Kath**I did. Of course I did.**Will Donald**All this sunlight!
> So very different from the dark editing room we've spent months in together.**Kath**Yep. Very different.

#### Beautiful, but

> **Lily**I think we're ready for some exterior decor.**Kath**Flowers? You mean flowers, right?**Lily**Flowers are my name, don't wear it out!
> I mean, my name is a flower. That joke does not work. Want to see?**Kath**Yes, absolutely.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Beautiful!**Kath**Yes, but...
> Nothing. Nothing.
> It's just maybe...
> No, never mind.
> But maybe you should consider...
> Nothing. Never mind!
> **Luke**Kath, you just got here. You should relax. Or maybe take a tour around the island!**Will Donald**I'll take you! I know this island like I was born here.
> Even where the Toys 'R Us should be. But there isn't one.**Kath**Great! Sounds great. Sounds good.

#### Thunder Calls

> **Lily**Whew. Now that she's gone, I'm going to put in more flowers!

*Player selects an option*

> **Ernesto**That woman is strung tighter than my rusted ukulele.
> I suppose the film is akin to her child, though. I can understand her anxiety.**Luke**Speaking of, how's Alma doing?**Ernesto**Sophia will be with her. She will not attend the movie premiere, unfortunately.
> The situation is too unpredictable and with the weather, and the boat trip...
> They say thunder can call a child forth from the womb. The call to adventure and life.**Lily**Mmmmmokay, well, it definitely makes sense not to risk the boat ride in a storm, yes.**Ernesto**We will all help each other and everything will be fine.**Luke**You know, when HE says it, I believe it.

#### Stormfront

> **Lily**I'm going to put up some wall plants, hon. Really get my glamor on.**Luke**Lils, you are wall-to-wall glamor! Get it?**Lily**You beautiful lunk!

*Player selects an option*

> [Lily's phone rings]**Lily**Regina! Hey! I miss you. What's going on?**Regina**Hey, Lils. I miss you too. Which makes this even harder.**Lily**What??**Regina**Whit and I were going to come to the movie premiere as a surprise.**Lily**Oh my gosh!**Regina**But...our flights got canceled. Some kind of crazy tropical storm?**Lily**Oh noooo! Oh no no!
> Oh gosh, wait. How many other people won't be able to even get to the island?

#### Come together

> **Kath**It's really beautiful here. It reminds me of Cambodia and Dara's botanical gardens.
> But with even more light! I wouldn't have thought it was possible.**Will Donald**See, you just needed to take a few deep breaths of that warm sea air! And now, relax.**Kath**It's a little weird that you know me so well, Will. Not bad weird! Just weird.**Will Donald**I know how filmmaking can feel like being popped into a pressure cooker.
> But I believe in you, Kath. Just like you believed in me.
> We made an amazing movie together.**Kath**I think we did, too. I can't believe it all came together so perfectly.**Will Donald**You're the best producer I've ever worked with. And I... I've missed... um... working.**Kath**Me too. It's been so long since being on set, and then in the editing room...**Will Donald**Too long. It's been too long.

#### Close-up

> **Lily**So the beautiful guests enter and walk the carpet up to this area, for photos.**Luke**So they just, like, stop? Right here?

*Player selects an option*

> **Sophia**Oh just in time!! I'm ready for my close-up!!**Lily**See, Sophia gets it. The press will all wait right here and then, boom. Pictures.**Sophia**One time, my ex-husband took me to the Oscars! It was so boring.

> **Sophia**I got stuck behind Nicole Kidman on the red carpet. I had to pee so badly!
> I wasn't paying attention because I was waiting for her to get her bony butt moving.
> She turned around and gave me the most wicked glare! Real, genuine cruelty!
> Because... I was standing, doing my potty dance, on the train of her gown.
> Those pictures sold for quite a pretty penny, though!**Ernesto**\*deep devoted sigh\*

#### Fancy Snaps

> **Luke**Well, if the photos from this are going to be all over the internet, we better make it fancy.**Lily**Good thinking.

*Player selects an option*

> **Luke**I wanna take some snaps for Karen.
> She's on all the apps and it's like the only way we communicate these days.**Lily**I guess you really haven't seen her in awhile, huh?**Luke**This is the longest I've ever gone not seeing her. It's so hard. I miss her...
> But I'll see her soon. And she's gonna be SO sick of me blowing up her phone!**Lily**Hey, that's what dads do. I bet she loves it.**Luke**All she ever responds with is the word 'lame' and various emojis.
> But I'll take it!

#### Impress the Press

> **Luke**Can't have a premiere without press! Let's put together a nice area for 'em.

*Player selects an option*

> [Lily's phone vibrates]**Lily**Oh my gosh! Speaking of press... I've got big news!**Luke**Oh no... it's another cancellation, isn't it?**Lily**Nope. It's not big bad news. It's big GREAT news!
> I passed my botany exam! I'm an honest-to-goodness botanist!!!**Luke**Woah! Congrats, babes! That's huge.**Lily**I have to call Regina and Juan-Miguel. Is that okay?**Luke**Of course. Tell 'em I said hello. And congrats again. I'm so proud of you.**Sophia**I must be off as well. I'm taking Santi off Alma-Watch duty.**Luke**Give the little mamma my best.
> And tell Santi to hurry over! We need all the help we can get.

#### On the marquee

> **Luke**There's still tons to do. We can't wait around for Santi.**Ernesto**Much agreed, my friend. Just show me what to do and I will do what I can.

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> **Santi**A beautiful sign. What stunning design!**Ernesto**Look at that. My son arrives after the work is done. What a surprise.**Santi**Oh my gosh! Did you hear my phone buzz? Could it be Alma?**Luke**I didn't hear anything.**Santi**Oh you're probably right... but maybe I should check.**Luke**This brings back memories. You were exactly this anxious back on set.**Santi**Everyone tells me not to worry, but I am so good at it.**Luke**Alma's being taken care of, buddy. This premiere is about celebrating you, remember?**Santi**I guess I should relax a bit...**Luke**Exactly! There's nothing to worry about. Unless the storm gets even worse...**Santi**Oh goodness me... I'm worrying again.**Luke**Hey! What's better for the "On Wild Waters" premiere than some actual wild waters?

#### Gaffer's Delight

> **Santi**The Hollywood bigwigs will be here soon, Luke. We must hurry.**Luke**Reading you loud and clear, buddy.
> Let's make this theater shine.

*Player selects an option*

> **Luke**We have the lights, we have the cameras...now where's the action?**Kath**This is a catastrophe. A catastrophe, you hear me!**Luke**There she is! What's happening, Kath?**Kath**Cancellations are pouring in. No planes are getting through that storm.**Santi**Oh no! Our Hollywood bigwigs! What are we going to do?!**Luke**Guys, it's gonna be okay. Worst thing we can do is panic.
> So look on the bright side... at least it's still sunny!
> Huh, well how about that?

#### Light in a storm

> **Kath**Okay, okay...according to my weather app, the rain will pass over soon.
> That won't help the bigwigs get here, but at least the premiere won't be rained out.
> In the meantime, we need more lights for the entrance. This has to be dazzling.**Luke**Working on lighting during a rainstorm? Is that a good idea?**Ernesto**Fah! Your generation is so coddled. Can't handle a measly electrocution.

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> **Ernesto**I must sit down. My fillings are ringing.**Lily**Isn't everything positively amazing?**Santi**My dream premiere is in tatters.**Luke**Uh, Lils... we're sort of in panic mode right now.**Kath**People can't make it through the storm. This premiere is a total wash.**Lily**Aww, who cares if Hollywood can't make it to Isla Bonita?
> You guys made a piece of art. That's why we're here. To celebrate your art!
> So put on your party pants and let's boogie!

#### Bonit-ollywood

> **Lily**So the paparazzi couldn't show up? Heck I can be paparazzi!
> Everyone gather around the stairs. I'll take some group photos.**Luke**Great thinking, Lils. Let me just sprue up those steps...

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> **Lily**Awesome! Now get close. We're all buddies here.
> Everyone say: "On Wild Waters"!**Everyone**On Wild Waters!**Lily**Beautiful! You're all beautiful. I'm posting this online right now.**Kath**Social media! If the buzzmakers can't come here, we'll make the buzz ourselves!
> Will, strike a pose! This is your directorial debut. People will eat this up.
> Luke, take pictures of him. Capture his essence. Make it scandalous.
> And Santi!**Santi**Yes, Kath?**Kath**Smile. This is your big moment. You've earned it.

#### Cine-magic

> **Kath**Roll out the red carpet, Luke. We've got a movie to premiere!

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> **Kath**Luke, you're really something, man.
> You build a theater in two days. A beautiful theater. It's an amazing feat.**Luke**Aww, shucks. I just do what I do.
> Still a bit of a bummer that this'll be the only movie ever shown here.**Ernesto**Fret not, young man. My darling Sophia has come up with a most splendid plan.
> We will use the facility to screen nature documentaries for potential sanctuary patrons.**Lily**Wow! You have to tell my mom about that. She's great at getting money from rich guys.**Luke**It's a great idea. The Isla Bonita Theater lives on.**Kath**It's time to christen this beauty. Our beauty. Our feature presentation is about to begin.**Everyone**Wahoo! here we come!

#### Mother at rest

> **Alma**Ahhh...a moment of peace.
> I feel bad that I'm not at the premiere, but I've had all the excitement I can take.**Sophia**I most certainly agree. You just sit back and relax.
> Mamma Sophia will make you a cup of tea.**Alma**A place to sit, the cool sea air, the company of turtles...
> Breathe it in, Alma. This is when life truly shines.
> Oof! Ack...oh boy...oh boy, oh boy...
> It's happening. Oh my goodness, it's really happening.
> It's really happening this time. My baby is coming!

#### Feature Presentation

> **Luke**So you put the chocolate in the hot popcorn, and it makes chocolatey popcorn.**Santi**You are truly a visionary, my friend. I must try this chocolatey popcorn.[Santi's phone vibrates.]**Santi**EEK!**Luke**I'll get you the popcorn, man. No need to shout.**Santi**My baby, Luke! My baby is finally coming!**Ernesto**The baby! Hurry, Santi! To the boat. We must get to Alma at once.**Santi**I am sorry, Kath. But there are some things more important than a premiere.**Kath**Yeah... of course. Go get 'em, tiger.**Will Donald**The miracle of life... if only it were better at scheduling, right?**Kath**What a disaster. I can't even get my crew to stick around...**Will Donald**It's all right, pal. We can spin this into some killer press.
> A storm? A baby? A work of art? That's a Hollywood story if I've ever heard one.
> And there will be SO many movie premieres for you after this.
> Eventually you'll be sick of 'em!**Will Donald**Except that I'll be there. At every single one. With you.**Kath**You will?[Will and Kath kiss.]

#### A baby is born

*A few hours and one baby later...*

> **Alma**Look at her, my love. Our little girl. She's finally here.**Santi**Alma, her little nose. I've never loved anything m ore than her little nose.
> Come closer everyone! Look at my darling daughter's little nose.**Luke**She's beautiful, you guys. Way to go, Alma.**Sophia**Indeed. Thank you for brining this little cherub into the world.**Ernesto**Have you decided on a name yet? How should I address my granddaughter?**Alma**Her name is Carmen, after my legendary ancestor. Wise, strong, and full of passion.**Ernesto**Carmen! My little Carmen! I'll love you for as long as I live, my dear Carmen.**Alma**That's our girl. Carmen Sophia Lily Garcia Torres.**Sophia**Sophia!**Lily**Lily?**Alma**Of course. You will be her guiding lights. The type of women I dream she will be.
> Now sleep, little Carmen. When you wake, I will show you the world.

#### News from home

*A few days later...*

> **Whitney**Regina, look! The reviews for "On Wild Waters" are in.**Regina**Oh jeez! I hope they're good...
> Though if you have a baby as cute as Carmen, who cares about silly reviews?**Whitney**Woah my gosh! It's a genuine hit.
> 96% on MoldyAvacados! 8 Thumbs Up from Movie Octopus!**Regina**Would you look at that... A beautiful baby and a beautiful movie![Regina's phone vibrates.]**Regina**That's Lily. She says they just got back.
> She's planning a little staycation. Says we're invited. Ugh... if only...**Whitney**What about that mysterious call from Denmark??**Regina**I know, I know. I'm going to tell her now that she's back. Soon...
> But I'm excited. I've been memorizing Hamlet quotes to prepare!**Whitney**Here's one that applies: 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!'