Day 12

## Story

As Lily starts working on the party zone, the squirrel makes a reappearance, chewing up a music book. Lily in need of Regina's help considers selling her engagement ring. After Regina and her grand-father join to help on the renovation of the party zone, Philips starts sharing memories of parties there where he did the Jitterbug. A gold book Lily finds reveals Barry Means the writer went to parties in the garden. After bothering the squirrel again, the squirrel steals Lily's engagement ring. The day ends with Lily attempting to call her mother on the phone without success.

## Locations

*No new places are unlocked on this day.*

Places to renovate:

* Party garden

## Tasks

Players must earn 39 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Talk To Luke
* Tidy Up Area
* Call Regina
* See What Roxy Has Found
* Restore Music Stage
* Place Walkway Lamps
* Trim Trees And Bushes
* Squirrel Peace Offering
* Decorate Trees And Bushes
* Restore Dance Floor 1/2
* Restore Dance Floor 2/2
* Build Dance Floor
* Dance Battle
* Build Dance Floor Railing
* Decorate Dance Floor
* Uncover Piano
* Ask Philip About Names In Guestbook
* Ask Philip About That Author
* Give Philip The Music Sheet
* Talk To Luke
* Start New Day

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> [In front of the house]**Lily**Ahh, a new morning!
> It's so...it's so...
> ...Early.
> When was the last time I slept in?
> Maybe I could hire someone to impersonate me for a day...
>
> "I'm Lily! Yes, definitely the same Lily you know...you can tell by my quirky yet endearing behavior..."
> Maybe tomorrow. I guess I'll go over to Luke's.

#### Talk To Luke

> [In Luke's yard]**Lily**Hey neighbor.**Luke**Oh, hey! You just managed to catch me.
> I got a really great idea for my place. Gotta go get the materials for it.**Lily**Oh, okay.
> Guess I'll work on THE...
> PARTY ZONE today.**Luke**Dang...I wanna go to the PARTY ZONE...**Lily**Sorry, no boys allowed in the PARTY ZONE.**Luke**Aw man...anyway, catch you later.
> Have fun![In the party garden]**Lily**The party don't start till I walk in...
> Hoo boy. There's a lot to do. Should call Regina about the roof.
> Of course, I still don't know how I'll pay her...**Roxy**BOOF! Ba-WOOF!!**Lily**Roxy's really mad at that tree...
> ...
> The squirrel!

#### Tidy Up Area

> [In the party garden]**Lily**This seems like the kinda place you'd have, like... a debutante ball or something.[Lily cleans the area]**Lily***La--laaaa--laaa...!*
> *Dooo--doooo-- OUCH!*
> *Deeee--da--daaaa!*

*Some more singing later*

> **Lily**Much better. Hmm, is it too late for ME to have a debutante ball...?
> "Presenting Miss Lily Roberts..."
> "...She's thirty years old and really shouldn't be here since this is for teenagers..."
> I guess I don't really know how to dance either. \*sigh\*
> The debutante ball is cancelled, everyone!!

#### Call Regina

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Another day, another broken roof![Lily calls Regina]**Lily**...**Philip Jones**Hello, Miss Roberts!**Lily**O-- Mr. Jones, hi. Did I call the wrong number...?**Philip Jones**Oh, no, my granddaughter is driving me back from an appointment. I answered for her. Safety first, after all!**Regina**Sorry Lils!**Lily**That's...fine. Can you just ask her if she can come over and check out the party garden we were looking at last night?**Philip Jones**Certainly! I will pass on the message!**Regina**What did she say Grandpa?**Philip Jones**Ah, she said--\*click\*[The call ends]**Lily**...Hello?
> Well...hopefully she got the message.
> But how am I gonna pay her for all this...?**Lily**Lily takes her engagement ring

> **Lily**...I guess I'm not using my engagement ring anymore...and he didn't ask for it back.
> I can't believe we were engaged for 5 years...we never got to the wedding part...
> Certainly makes sense now, though...
> Off you go, little ring. I'll see if I can sell you somehow.

#### See What Roxy Has Found

> [In the party garden]**Lily**That's it, Squirrel! I know you're in there. Hand over the multitool and the saplings![The squirrel comes out of the tree]**Lily**AaaAAAH! Please don't kill me![The squirrel runs away]**Squirrel***Chitter, chitter!!!***Lily**Little monster...what was he chewing on?[Lily collects something near the tree]

> **Lily**Oh, a little music book.
> Must've been for the piano up there on the stage.
>
> I wonder what--**Roxy**Awoof.**Lily**You're right, partner. We shouldn't get side tracked by this little...annoying mystery.
> However, the piano is RIGHT up there. Maybe if-**Roxy**BORF!**Lily**Okay, OKAY!...give it a rest, already, Princess Crankypants!

Transition Dialogue

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Gonna have to work on the dance floor...the stage...
> [Lily turns her gaze to a stone oven]**Lily**Oh, a stone oven, how neat!
> I could make pizza in this thing! Once it's back in working condition, anyway...
> Mmm...a fresh-baked pepperoni pizza...[Regina and Philip appear from behind]**Philip Jones**Good morning, Miss Roberts!**Lily**AaaAAH!**Regina**Hey Lils.**Lily**How did BOTH of you sneak up on me?**Regina**What, like it's hard? Oooh, lookit this place...all this wooood![Lily, Regina and Philip walks on the dance floor]**Philip Jones**You have your work cut out for you Miss Roberts!**Lily**Seems like ALL my work is cut out for me lately.**Regina**Well, I don't have any clients today, so I'm all yours.**Philip Jones**And I, too, am at your disposal!**Lily**That's...great, Mr. Jones.

#### Restore Music Stage

> [In the party garden Regina is on the roof]**Lily**You okay up there?**Regina**Yup, should be easy enough. Go ahead and clean up the stage.**Lily**Right...Give me a hand with this, Mr. Jones?**Philip Jones**...Ah, yes...our first dance... \*sigh\***Lily**Mr. Jones?**Philip Jones**What? Oh, of course, Miss Roberts. Pass the pottery!

*A little while later*

> [Regina comes down the roof]**Lily**Wow, how long has this piano been left out here, Mr. Jones?**Philip Jones**Hmm...It's been quite some time since I've been on this part of the estate.
> Years and years, to be certain.**Regina**Hey, check it out. An old-timey gramophone.**Philip Jones**The perfect thing on which to listen to some swing!
> I have fond memories of that gramophone.**Lily**It looks a little beat up. Wonder if Luke could fix it.
> I'll ask later. Lots to do here in the meantime.

#### Place Walkway Lamps

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Oh, these little walkway lamps are a cute idea.
> If you're throwing a party at night, nobody trips!

*Player selects an option*

> [Regina walks towards Lily]**Regina**Oh, cute lamps!**Lily**That's what I said!**Regina**Think anyone throws these kinda parties anymore?**Lily**I dunno. Rich people?**Regina**Aren't YOU a rich person now?**Lily**...[Lily walks away]**Lily**...Those branches need trimming! I better get trimming!! Haha!!**Regina**Ooookay.

#### Trim Trees And Bushes

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Watch out, trees and bushes. Here comes the trim-trim train![Lily trim trees and bushes]**Lily***Trim-trim-trim!*
> *Cut-cut-cut...*
> *Juuuuuust a little more...*
>
> Just a little trimming later.**Philip Jones**Oh, Miss Roberts!**Lily**What is it, Mr. Jones?**Philip Jones**You missed a spot on the oak tree.[Lily and Philip get close to the oak tree]**Lily**What are all these twigs and carefully placed dead leaves doing in the tree--**???**\*chitter chitter\*[The squirrel comes out the oak tree]**Lily**Oh! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
> Ohhh, that was his nest again...
> Now I've really gone and done it...**Regina**Don't tell me that was the same squirrel.**Lily**It was. I could tell by his horrible angry little voice.**Philip Jones**Feisty little one, that creature. Heh heh!**Lily**Feisty?! I'm telling you, he's EVIL!**Philip Jones**Even so, YOU invaded HIS territory for all he knows.**Regina**Granpa's got a point, Lils. The Squirrelnator was here first.
> Just give him a bag of nuts already. Nice ones!

#### Squirrel Peace Offering

> [In the garden in front of the house]**Lily**How's my buzzy buddies? THAT good, huh? I'm just gonna borrow a little honey...[In the party garden Lily leaves some a basket near the tree where the squirrel is]**Lily**Hey Squirrel...
> Look, I don't like you and you don't like me, but I'm here to make peace, okay!
> Here's a bag of delicious honey coated acorns to show you that I am...ugh!...sorry for destroying your
> home... twice![The squirrel comes down the tree]**Lily**How about it, little guy?[The squirrel get close to the basket]**Squirrel**chitter, chitter?
> *HISSS!*[The squirrel throw some acorns]**Lily**OUCH! Ugh! Hey, hey, HEY! You little--[The squirrel get close to Lily and runs away with the basket]**Lily**ARGH!
> Bring it back! Bring it back![Regina walk towards Lily]**Regina**What did he take?**Lily**...My engagement ring.**Regina**WHAT?!
> You were ENGAGED to that knob?**Lily**\*sigh\* Don't remind me.

#### Decorate Trees And Bushes

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Hmmm...Squirrelnator's gone...for now!
> That basket of acorns should buy me some time to put lights on the trees...before he comes back.
> ...And he will BE BACK!

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**These kinda lights always make me think of those pretty outdoor wedding photos.**Lily**What kinda wedding did you have?**Regina**Oh, we eloped. Did the whole Vegas thing.**Lily**Did Elvis officiate?**Regina**Sadly, he wasn't available. No, lots of hotels have a little wedding chapel. We just picked one.
> Then we went and played the slots for a while. I won a pretty good chunk of change!**Lily**You WON money? In Vegas?**Regina**Right? Yeah, I used it as the seed money for my business, actually.
> ...After I upgraded us to a suite with a hot tub, anyway.**Lily**Jealousss...

#### Restore Dance Floor 1/2

> [In the party garden]**Lily**What's the prognosis, Dr. Jones?**Regina**The foundation is actually still pretty solid, but lots of boards are missing, and most of the others'll need to go.
> Then I'll hit it with a sealant and it should be good for another couple decades.
> But first, we gotta clean up the whole place.**Lily**Well, like they say...it takes two to take out the trash!

*One take-out-the-trash tango later*

> **Regina**Good start.**Lily**Hmm...wonder if I'll need a dance floor when I'm 60...**Regina**You can marry your third husband right here!**Regina**After the second passes away under...mysterious circumstances...**Lily**Wait, why am I a black widow in this scenario?!**Regina**Uhh, have you SEEN that house? It screams "murder mystery"!

#### Restore Dance Floor 2/2

> [In the party garden]**Philip Jones**How goes it, ladies?**Regina**Oh, hey Grandpa. We're fixing up the dance floor.**Lily**Were you much of a dancer, Mr. Jones?**Philip Jones**Oh yes. I was known quite well for my proficiency in the Jitterbug.
>
> Why, some nights I'd stay up as late as 10 just Jitterbugging as if I hadn't a care in the world!**Lily**You were a real wild man.**Philip Jones**Yes, that's what the ladies at the soda fountain always told me! Oh ho ho!**Lily**Well, the dance floor will be ready for you to tear it up again soon.**Regina**Well, before he can tear it up, WE need to tear it DOWN.**Lily**Yeah...we'll do the old dancefloor-removal rumba!**Lily**Perfect. Now for the fun part!

*One dancefloor-removal rumba later*

> **Lily**Perfect. Now for the fun part!

#### Build Dance Floor

> **Regina**What kinda look did you wanna go for?**Lily**I think it'd look really nice like...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**It's cha cha-rific!**Regina**What do you think, Grandpa?**Philip Jones**Positively jitterbuggable, ladies.**Lily**Do you dance, Regina?**Regina**You know it. You?**Lily**The dancefloor was practically my second home back in the city. Bring it on!

#### Dance Battle

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Check this out...[Lily dances]**Regina**...
> That's, uh really good, Lils.**Lily**Wow, okay, you show me YOUR moves then?**Regina**Okay![Regina dances]**Lily**...[Luke walks towards Lily and Regina]**Luke**What's up, dancing queens?**Lily**Hey! I said no boys in the PARTY ZONE![Regina stops dancing]**Regina**You heard the lady![Luke turns his gaze to Philip who's near the oak tree]**Luke**What about him?**Lily**Grandpas are exempt from the boy rule.[Luke turns back his gaze to Lily]**Luke**Hey, want me to bring over my banjo? Easier to move your body if you got music!**Lily**Ehhhhnnn, it's okay. We gotta get back to work. But maybe you could look at that gramophone for me?**Luke**Yeah, no prob. Raincheck on the banjo, though, right?**Lily**Sure.

#### Build Dance Floor Railing

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Why does a dance floor need railings?**Regina**Let me paint a picture for you.
> I'm doing the Floss to jazz music after having a whole bottle of red wine. Myself.**Lily**Terrifying.**Regina**I slip in a puddle of wine I just spilled on the dance floor and land in your lovingly-arranged begonias.
> I shoot you a look that says !Oopsie daisy! Ain't I a stinker?!**Lily**Oh. I love railings on dance floors now!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Beautiful.**Regina**Thanks, so where's that wine cellar of yours?

#### Decorate Dance Floor

> [In the party garden]**Lily**This place will look so cute at night.
> Especially with these lights hanging up.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Makes me want to square dance or something.**Regina**Wait, do you know HOW to squaredance?**Lily**I do not.
> But how hard could it be!
> You just dance...while you're in a square? Probably?**Regina**That would make every dance done on almost every dance floor a squardance.**Lily**Then I DEFINITELY know how to squaredance.

#### Uncover Piano

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Wonder if this thing still works.**Regina**Well, let's check it out.

*1 minute later*

> **Regina**It's...actually in remarkably good shape. Definitely needs to be cleaned, though. Pop it open?**Lily**There was a book beneath the sheet.**Regina**Oh, it's a guestbook! Cute. I remember when websites had these.
> So who came to your great-aunt's famous parties?[Lily opens the guestbook]

> **Lily**Eh, a bunch of people I've never heard of.
> I see, uh...Edgar Barris...and...Barry Means, here. He wrote a little winky face next to his name.
> Wait, Barry Means? Where have I head that name before?**Regina**He wrote those books you found in the greenhouse, remember?**Lily**Oh, right, yeah! I guess he was friends with Aunt Mary and Uncle Arthur?

#### Ask Philip About Guestbook

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Hey, Mr. Jones? Do you know either of these guys in the guestbook?**Philip Jones**Let me have a look...
>
> Ah, let's see. Edgar Barris...ah yes. He was a local fellow, an editor for the newspaper, if I recall correctly.
> Barry Means...? I had no idea he knew Mary.**Lily**Oh, right, Regina told me you read his books!**Philip Jones**If he visited here, it's possible I met him and simply never knew it!
>
> Life is funny like that, I suppose.

#### Ask Philip About That Author

> [In the party garden]**Lily**What do you know about Barry Means?**Philip Jones**Very little, though I believe few people know much about him!
> He's famously reclusive. Doesn't grant interviews and never poses for photos!
> A real man of mystery, and I don't just mean the content of his novels!**Lily**And still, somehow Aunt Mary was friends with him!**Philip Jones**She truly was a remarkable woman.

Transition dialogue

> **Regina**That piano got me thinking. I remember Grandpa would play the piano when I was a kid. He
> was pretty good!**Lily**That's neat. I think it was Uncle Arthur who played, in our family.[Lily turns her gaze to Philp who's near the oak tree]**Lily**Hey, Mr. Jones, can you still play piano?**Regina**Oh, don't let his decrepit exterior fool you. He's plenty spry for an old guy.**Philip Jones**Decrepit! Why, I'm the picture of health! I'm as healthy as a horse!**Lily**Are horses, like, really healthy or something...?
> Anyway, wanna play something for us? I found this song book.[Philip walks towards Lily and Regina]**Philip Jones**Let me have a look...

#### Give Philip The Music Sheet

> [In the party garden]**Lily**Here you go. What about this one here?**Philip Jones**Oh!
> Why that's our song!**Lily**Your...?**Philip Jones**Mine and Mary's. I haven't heard it in years.
> Well, no time like the present. I shall endeavor to tickle those ivories![Philip plays the piano]**Lily**Wow! Look at him go!**Regina**That's one heck of a song him and Mary had, huh? Ha ha![Luke walk towards Lily and Regina]**Luke**Wow! YOU ROCK, MR. JONES! WOOO!**Philip Jones**Thank you, Mr. Lorenzo! Let's party like it's 1957! WOOB-BA-DOO!

#### Talk To Luke

> [In the party garden]**Lily**How'd your errands go?**Luke**Got everythin' I need, I think.
> Rachel's comin' over tomorrow afternoon with Karen.**Lily**You've already gotten a bunch done over there. How are you feeling?**Luke**Ah, you know. Nervous, but I think they're both gonna be happy.
> Especially when they see what we're building tomorrow.**Lily**Oh! A project!**Luke**Yeah, well, you know me. Always with the projects.[Regina and Philip walk towards Lily and Luke]**Philip Jones**Miss Roberts! Thank you for that little reminder of Mary.[Roxy gets close to Lily]**Philip Jones**My granddaughter will now convey me to my destination.**Regina**He means I'm gonna drive him home. C'mon Grandpa.**Luke**I'm gonna head out too. Wanna do a little prep before tomorrow.[Luke, Regina and Philip leave]**Lily**Bye everyone! See you tomorrow, Luke!

#### Start New Day

> [In front of the house]**Lily**What a nice day. Things are really moving along here.
> I wonder if I should call Mom...
> Guess it's been a while.[Lily calls her mom]**Lily**...**Holly**You've reached Holly Roberts. Leave a message after the tone. \*beep\***Lily**Hey Mom. It's Lily. But you probably already knew that from the called ID.
>
> Haven't heard from you for a while. Just been thinking about you a lot since I got here.
> I know you're probably on a tour bus or whatever.
> Just... gimme a call back sometime, okay?
> Love you.[The call ends]