Bad Hair Day

This is the first chapter of Sally's Salon: Kiss and Make Up.

***WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS ADULT SITUATIONS THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES. ACCORDINGLY, VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.***

## Prologue

* This is the story of Sally Milligan and Francois Truffaut, the beauticians of Happyville, Snuggford. Francois is a fourth wall breaker as a narrator.
* Francois: Hello, everyone. My name is Francois.
* Francois: As some of you may recall, Sally and I ran the greatest hair salon in all of Snuggford.
* In the former Sally's place after Sally's Salon: Beauty Secrets, several months later, the old Sally's Salon was destroyed.
* Francois: But as you can see... things didn't quite go the way we planned!
* Francois sighs.
* Francois: Let me tell you a story.
* Francois: A grand story of friendship, love, betrayal, drama...
* Francois: ...and hair salons!
* Francois: It all started just over 9 months ago...

## Level 1 - Follicles of faith

* In the present day, Sally and Francois are running the new salon. Sally celebrates with a dance move.
* Sally: Oh, Francois! Is it real? Pinch me! I feel like I'm hallucinating.
* Francois: Speaking of which, coffee machine doesn't get here 'til tomorrow.
* Sally: Tomorrow?! That's, like... HOURS from now!
* Sally: But yeah. No sweat. I don't need delicious, hot caffeine rushes to define ME!
* It switches to the 3D cutscene, as April breaks in the salon. The posters of Fabulous Angela and Delicious Emily are there.
* April: Bien venue!
* Francois: You're not using that right.
* Sally does the moves but April opposes her.
* April: Air kisses, darling - remember? It enhances the feel of a European spa for our clientele.
* Francois: You look almost lifelike.
* Sally: That's Francois. My male best friend.
* April: Does he actually work here?
* Francois: When you love what you do, it doesn't even feel like work.
* Sally: Wow! I should write that down.
* Sally: I really liked April's quote too!
* Sally and April are interacting with phones.
* Sally: Does... he... actually...
* April: Sorry, I have to take this. It's from myself.
* April leaves for now.
* Sally: Tell you I said hi!
* Francois: Good job ruining Sally's life!
* Sally: I'm just glad you two get along!
* Francois: I'll go finish unloading the truck.
* Francois leaves the salon for now, so he is going to unload goods from the truck. Sally begins her first day of work.

### Outro

* Sally is using hair dryer on a client's hair. Francois uses a star to cut the scene. He continues the narration.
* Francois: So, you're probably wondering what's going on.
* Francois: To explain that, we have to go deeper. 1 month deeper to be precise!
* Francois: I had just given Sally some lip for comping her fifth customer that week...
* The time travels back to where Sally runs her former salon 10 months ago.
* Sally: So long, Mrs. MacGruder! Try to stay away from open fires till the dye's dry!
* Francois: That's your fifth freebie this week.
* Sally: Not everything's about the money, Francois -
* Sally goes to cash out the money. Francois uses stars to cut the scene and go to narration zone.
* Francois: When, in a swirl of appletinis and veal-skin pumps, the Darkness came...
* Francois: Sally's best friend since second grade. In a scorpion-frog kinda way.
* Francois uses stars again to continue the scene. Later then, April arrives in her old salon.
* Sally: April!
* Sally goes to rendezvous with April.
* April: Good news: I just spoke to the owners of Happyville, that chic new salon you promised me you'd consider selling this dump for...
* April: ...and they need an answer NOW!
* Sally and Francois are shocked.
* Francois (angrily): You what?!
* Sally: I don't know, April. My grandmother built this place with her own two hands.
* Sally: I was BORN in that chair!
* Francois moves to next seat to hide and rest.
* Sally: And my mom died in THAT chair!
* Francois was shocked by the news of Sally's family.
* Sally: I love it here!
* April: Ah. How often I forget why I'm so fond of you, Sally.
* Sally: But how about you just have a look?
* Sally: I guess just looking won't hurt -
* Sally and April hug each other.
* Francois wake up to stop the scene. He continues his narration with the former Salon.
* Francois: And that was all it took. She sold the place, emptied her savings, and...
* **A couple of days later...**
* And back to present day.
* Francois: ...mortgaged everything you own for this?!
* Sally and Francois are doing 3D action.
* Sally: C'mon, Francois! As April reminded me, it's always been my dream to have a place like this! It's got a -
* Sally: Beauty shop!
* The scene changes to second shop, applying pink cheeks to Francois...
* Sally: Sauna!
* The scene changes to spa, as Francois was dunked into a pool!
* Sally: Pool!
* The scene changes to another spa!
* Francois appeared from the pool, as soaked!
* Sally: Water: extra cold!
* Francois gets out of the pool as wet!
* Sally: Massage therapists!
* The scene chances to massage spa center! The table knocks Francois on the table.
* Francois: Forget what I said. This place rules.
* Sally: And of course, a state of the art hair salon!
* It's amazing to start off an adventure!

## Level 2 - An occurrence at bowl cut bridge

* This is where Sally's Salon was sold and abandoned. Francois is in the scene.
* Francois: Aw, Sally. She has the heart of a thousand angels.
* Francois: However, at times she's not the wisest.
* Francois: Her willingness to help anyone for any reason has unfortunately always made her easy prey for shysters.
* In the present day, Sally enters with a file.
* Sally: Guess who now owns the Brooklyn Bridge! AND beachfront property in Colorado!
* Sally: And all it cost me was whatever I had on me!
* Sally: Since I'll be so relaxed from the beach, we're sure to get the Mirage Star!
* Francois cuts the scene as he goes on narration.
* Francois: Right - the Mirage Star. The other reason for this insanity.
* Francois: It's like a Michelin Star, but for salons, only somehow much creepier...
* Francois: It was the bait on the hook April used to catch Sally - something they'd both dreamed about ever since they were kids.
* Francois: We'll be hearing a lot more about it later. But now...
* Francois continues the scene.
* Sally: ...and maybe the Brooklyn commission can help me redecorate. I hear they're always painting.
* Sally: Or is that a different bridge?
* Francois: Oh, I think I left the hair treatment bottles at the old salon. Don't wait up!
* Francois leaves the salon as Sally goes to work.

### During level

* Sally drinks coffee twice, since she needs it.

### Outro

* Sally interacts with cash register computer as Francois cuts the scene.
* Francois: April hired "wellness center PR consultant and ex-Olympic gymnast" Helen to do her dirty work. She was anything but flexible.
* Francois continues the scene.
* The two guys enter. Meet *Helen Bland and Nathan*.
* Nathan: It's just rough, Helen. I'm physically fit and eaily cntrolled.
* Nathan: Hard to find babes who are into that combo, you feel me?
* Helen: I'd love to! I mean... er...
* Nathan: That's why this new filly's different. Super into the arts -
* Helen: She's a cheereleader.
* Nathan: See? You get it. Plus, she has my mom's name - Beverly.
* Helen: You said it was Kimberly.
* Nathan: See? It's even easy to remember!
* Sally: Hi, I'm Sally. You're in my hair salon talking right now.
* Nathan: Only wish I'd met someone like her sooner! Someone who could keep me in line.
* Meet Finn, a bodybuilder.
* Nathan: Finn! Sup, cuz.
* Finn: Missed you at Green-Juice-a-Palooza.
* Nathan: Sorry, dawg. Met the perfect woman. Not much energy left over, if you know what I mean.
* Helen: Someone shoot me.
* Francois: Please, me too!
* Finn: Just wrapped up a two hour Pilates sesh.
* Finn: Who wants to slow clap for the world's first EIGHT-pack glutes?
* Helen: Do they talk as much as you?
* Finn: Speaking of the perfect woman... Sup, girl? Wine, a beach blanket, and a ukulele.
* Finn: You and me. Safe words optional. What do you say?
* Helen: I'd rather wash my hair with cigarette ashes.
* Helen leaves the salon. Nathan goes after her.
* Finn: Doesn't sound like a hard no...

## Level 3 - Blow out

* An old lady named Mrs. Prunehaunches.
* Old lady: So then I told the gardeners, if that was the quietest lawnmower they had, they'd simply have to finish by hand.
* Sally: I know just what you mean, Mrs. Prunehaunches.
* Sally: The one time, I used a lawnmower to trim my bangs. It was so loud, I almost gave up.
* Francois: Speaking of not entirely unexpected outcomes...
* Francois: ...those 'Wellness Ambassadors' April said would pay for themselves... Well, they haven't yet.
* Old lady: Ha! People here are about as flaky as my fifth husband's ashes!
* Old lady: And he had eczema!
* Sally: Really? Everyone I've met here always seems so grounded!
* April enters the salon as the cutscene changes.
* April: Awn-DREY-a! I thought that was your Benz taking up three spaces out front!
* April gives the old lady an air kiss.
* April: So GOOD to see you again! You look fantastic - and I really mean that!
* Francois doesn't seem to like this scene, and keeps reading.
* Old lady: Ah! Um, February, was it?
* April: With a last name as famous as yours, close enough!
* Sally: I'm April's best friend Sally, by the way. He's known me thirty years...
* Sally: ...or is it thirty-five...
* April: Oh, Sally, that's enough math.
* Sally: My mom and April's mom were both housekeepers. That's how we met.
* Old lady: I'm not at all surprised.
* April: Sally, please. There's no need to talk anymore...
* Sally: I was the one who taught April here how to do the Jolly Jig!
* Francois gets attention to Sally.
* Sally: Remember, Apes?
* April: Sally, no... please... no...
* Sally: Aw. You're worried I can't still do the J.J.?!
* Sally: Check it!
* Sally performs Jolly Jig!
* Francois watches Sally's Jolly Jig dance!
* April: Sally, stop, please! Not the Jig...
* Sally: Feets don't fail me now!
* Sally performs another Jolly Jig move!
* Old lady: Good heavens! I haven't seen anything so risqué since Golden Girls!
* Sally and Francois are Jolly Jig dancing together!
* April: This... isn't... happening!
* April is jealous of Sally.

### Outro

* Sally performs the Jolly Jig dance!
* Francois: Doing the Jig again?
* Sally: It's just so infectious!
* Sally: Whew! Good times.
* Sally: Wasn't April cute this morning? Even as kids, she was always shy about doing the Jig in front of strangers.
* Francois laughs at her when she speaks of April's quotes.
* Sally: 'Sally, not during the eulogy!'
* Sally: 'Sally, get out of the bear cave!'
* Sally: 'Sally, stop scaring the aliens!'
* Sally: She's always been a great friend.
* Francois: Didn't April steal your boyfriend?
* Sally: Oh please! He wasn't even my boyfriend! Just my fiancée!
* Francois: And she put bee pollen in your foundation at the Miss Snuggford pageant!
* Sally: She knew I liked beehive haircuts! And honey!
* Francois: Your face swelled up like a balloon from the allergic reaction! AND she locked you in your gymnasium locker!
* Sally: It needed reorganizing!
* Francois: During prom!
* Sally: My corsage was night-blooming!
* Sally lets out a sigh.
* Sally: Look. April is our best chance of getting a Mirage Star! And she wants what's best for Happyville.
* Francois: Sally, is there anyone you can't see the good in?
* Sally: I used to be down on plague bacteria.
* Sally: But they're just trying to get by too. And they don't sleep either!
* Sally continues the jig!

## Level 4 - The full crown affair

* Back to where old Sally's Salon was abandoned...
* Francois: Her coffee fueled rampages notwithstanding, I'd never seen Sally happier.
* Francois: And my own skills continued to improve in leaps and bounds.
* And back to present day...
* Mrs. Braintooth: Police! Help! They're trying to kill me!
* A dirty customer left the salon.
* Sally: Thanks for stopping by, Mrs. Braintooth! Don't forget, this Thursday is half-off on all wrinkle removal!
* Sally: Next time, Francois, remember: the mud goes on the face, and the cucumbers go on the eyes!
* Francois clears off the mud from his hands.
* Francois: Right. Sorry about that. Sometimes I get dyslexic for comic effect.
* Sally: Just between us, I get the same way after too much yogurt.
* Sally and Francois get closer to speak.
* Francois: Speaking of April, wasn't there a time where you two weren't speaking for almost seven days?
* Francois: It was the happiest week of my life. Back in high school?
* Sally: New topic. Remember the Jolly Jig?
* Francois: Something to do with her brother Todd...
* Sally: Not listening.
* Francois: You kissed him. She was upset. Said you had to choose between them.
* Sally: Can't remember. There was certainly nothing more than a kiss! Nope! Shh!
* Francois: Then you fell for that idiot Julio on the rebound.
* Sally: This isn't denial! I'm just selective about the reality I choose to accept!
* Sally: Well, running late for something. Bye!
* Sally leaves the salon.
* Francois: That's a closet.

### During level

* Sally cleans the dirty spots of the salon.

### Outro

* An old lady (Mrs. Headcannon) visits the salon.
* Sally: Good morn -
* Helen arrives from the back.
* Sally: I mean, uh -
* Sally: Bonjourno! Can I get you anything?
* Sally: Americano, espresso, macchiato, cappuccino, affogato, ristretto, latte with a twist of amaretto?
* Old lady: My word! Are those all beverages you consume?
* Francois: And that's just her first cup.
* Nathan appears from the west!
* Nathan: Fives!
* Nathan gives Francois a high five!
* Old lady: Goodness, what an atrocious Picasso.
* Helen: Oh, Mrs. Headcannon. I only wish i could be made of canvas. It's me, Helen Bland? We met last night at the yacht christening?
* Helen: You missed the boat with the bottle and hit me in the head instead?
* Old lady: AH, yes. Now I remember. Your mother applied as a human statue at my father's summer estate. We loosed the hounds.
* Old lady: I'll just take something strong and dark, please.
* Sally: For that, I'll need to make a few calls...
* Nathan appeared again!
* Nathan: Fives!
* Nathan leaves.
* Old lady: Ha! Oh, goodness. You devilish little scamp!
* Sally: I know, right? Whenever people meet me, they instantly think of the devil. I think it's cute.
* Helen: You'll have to forgive my friend. She was practically raised on the streets.
* Old lady: Oh, nonsense. I've heard far worse at the White House.
* Old lady: I'll tell you what: I just had my hair frosted, but you're so enchanting, my dear, I'll gladly pay double for a touch-up.
* Helen: WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
* Sally: Don't worry, Mrs. Headcannon - I was practically raised on frosting!

## Level 5 - High lights, big city

* Meanwhile in the Spa Center, April makes an announcement.
* April: **so from now on, obviously, we'll be keeping the super glue and the hemorrhoid creams in different colored bottles.**
* The people applaud.
* April: **And finally, I keep forgetting to introduce the woman who helped me make all of this possible:**
* April: **Sally!**
* April: **Ladies and gentlemen, family's not a word I like to use often, and so I won't now when describing Sally.**
* Sally: **Aw! Hooray for April!**
* Nathan: Fives!
* Who's clapping their hands?
* April: **Sally and I have been - well, we've known each other since childhood.**
* April: **And while I wish she dressed better and said less insane things, when I look at her, I can't help but think authentic.**
* Sally: Speech!
* Sally lights up the candle.
* April: **Despite all the Sally moments that I've tried to block out, one bright spot does come to mind.**
* April: **The time she and I were bitter rivals in the Little Miss Snuggford Pageant.**
* April: **When the judges naturally decided that I was the most graceful, poised, fragrant -**
* Francois: Narcissistic!
* Sally: Least bee-stung!
* Nathan: Hives!
* April: **Anyway, I won. That's my point.**
* April: **But out of pity, I took sad little Sally under my wing. And it's been one of the most generous decisions I've ever made.**
* April: **Sally, welcome to the mega-conglomerate. This must be so wonderful for you.**
* Sally tries to step in.
* Sally: Mmfk moo, Mmfpril.
* April: **Um. Applaud. Hello?**
* The people applaud.
* Sally: **I'm just glad she didn't bring up me kissing her brother! Awkward!**

### Outro

* In the hallway of Happyville, Helen listens to what they (Rachel and Vincent) say.
* Vincent: I don't see what you're so jealous about, Rachel!
* Vincent: I was only giving Tilly a backrub when you walked in on us!
* Vincent: Which totally ruined the moment, I might add.
* Rachel: Tilly doesn't love you, Vincent. She loves me! I can tell by the way she kisses me!
* Vincent: Oh yeah? Well guess who taught her HOW to kiss like that?
* Rachel: Oh, trust me, in the kissing department you have nothing to teach.
* Rachel: I'M the one who cooks for her. All you do is hit her with a newspaper when she doesn't bring your shoes!
* Vincent: You and I may be splitting up, but we both enjoy quality time with Tilly.
* Vincent: There's no reason we can't just share her. Here, put her on the table. We can both enjoy her right now.
* Helen breaks in to the massage therapy and steps in!
* Helen (angrily): **Okay, that's enough! What type of place do you think we're running here?**
* Doge: Rrruff!
* Vincent: Oh, hey Helen.
* Vincent: I don't think you've met our dog, Tilly, before! So, what seems to be the problem?
* Helen: Uh. I, uh...
* Francois: Sone of us have important relaxing to do! Can't you take your poorly misconstrued innuendo outside?
* Tilly the dog jumps on Francois's body.
* Francois: Ah, yeah. That's the spot. Now let's do my front.
* The dog massages Francois.

## Level 6 - Children of the cornrows

* Francois goes back to the past to tell the story.
* Francois: Salons.
* Francois: They feed on this nation that something's wrong with you that needs improving.
* Francois: When, really, most people are beautiful to start with.
* And back to present day, Sally is looking for something. Britney visits the salon.
* Sally: Hey, look! It's Britney! A girl who works for us in some capacity!
* Sally: How go the wedding plans?
* Britney: I, like, meet his parents tonight. At the cemetery, since they're dead, but I'm still kinda nervous.
* Britney: What if they have nothing to say?
* Sally: That sounds so much fun!
* Francois: And weird.
* Britney: Oh, he's a mortician, so it's convenient.
* Britney: Look at this ring he got me! It was right on some lady he was embalming! And it almost fits!
* Britney: It's, like, a sign! Speaking of which, I heard the Mirage people are in town!
* Sally: Jeepers! Actual Mirage people! It's like smelling a unicorn!
* Britney: Sorry, I don't listen to classical. But just as importantly:
* Britney: We don't know who the Mirage people are! They could be anyone!
* Finn enters with a box.
* Sally (thinks): Could be... anyone?
* Sally looks again.
* Sally (thoughts): Maybe even Finn...?
* Finn: Package for, uh, Sully's Saloon?
* Sally: Hey there! Care for a free facial?
* Finn: Sorry, but anyone who touches THESE cheeks has to pay full price!
* Sally: Eyebrow massage? Ear waxing seaweed colonic?
* Finn: At the same time!? Hey, it's only Tuesday! I'll just leave the package here... laters!
* Finn leaves after the package place. Sally talks to him once right after he left.
* Sally: We're having a special on pumpkin foot scrubs!
* Sally leaves for Finn.
* Britney: Isn't it hard and stuff to, like, read that magazine upside down?
* Francois: I just peruse solutions to crossword puzzles.

### During level

* Sally attends to a wealthy customer during the shift.

### Outro

* Sally looks around as April visits.
* April: Good evening, Sally. As I'm sure you've heard, the Mirage people are in town.
* Sally: I know! Isn't it fun?
* April: 'Fun' is not a concept that's profitable. They'll be watching everything, Sally.
* April: Service, expertise, cleanliness -
* Francois: Superficiality.
* April: Naturally, they may be in disguise. But since Mirage evaluators are a better class of people.
* April: It would be best to treat customers who look or act rich with extra care.
* Sally: Are you sure? I mean, I try to treat everyone the same, whoever they are.
* April: Exactly my point. If they're not Mirage evaluators, they're irrelevant.
* April: Lavishing care on the likes of then will make us bankrupt in no time.
* Francois: As opposed to just morally bankrupt.
* April: Ethics and business aren't words that go together, Francois.
* Sally: I don't know...
* April: That's the spirit, dear.
* April leaves the salon.
* Francois: Sally, take my advice. Just keep doing what you're doing, and don't let April get in your head.
* Sally: Don't worry, Francois. My head's amazing.

## Level 7 - Kiss kiss bang bangs

* Sally observes the outside.
* Francois: They're not going to be wearing jumpsuits that say 'Mirage' on them, you know...
* Sally: What makes you say that? Besides, maybe I just like spyin- Aha! A couple with a baby!
* Sally: Could they be any more obvious?
* Helen and Nathan visit.
* Helen: Don't "Fives!" me! I bet you and this so-called Kimberly don't even make it past the two week mark!
* Nathan: Girl, I don't get why you care so much about who I'm bringing back to my crib.
* Nathan: Is there some truth-bomb you wanna drop on me?
* Helen: Truth ones, no. So, is it a bet or not? Two weeks tops, you and her.
* Nathan: I dunno. She's about to hit the big two-five.
* Nathan: What do you talk about with older people?
* Helen: I knew it! See? You're just a short-term Lothario.
* Nathan: Uh, bro. What's a Lothario?
* Francois: Someone who's good with a woman.
* Nathan: How dare you! The bet's on!
* Nathan: Uh...
* Nathan: What was it again?
* Francois: People, please! This is occasionally a place of business.
* Helen: If you and Kimberly break up within two weeks, you have to cover all my shifts for the month.
* Helen: Including tumbling class for seniors!
* Nathan: Fine!
* Nathan: And what do I get if I win? You have to go on a date with...
* Nathan: Hmm... someone you really hate...
* Finn appears out of east.
* Finn: Did I just hear my name?

### Outro

* Sally: What a zany day!
* Finn: Yeah! Been spending some quality time on the rowing machine with my two favorite sisters -
* Finn: Acey...
* Finn: ...and Deucey.
* Finn: And believe me, things got creepy!
* Nathan: Yo, Finn! Say, dawg, how would you like to be used as a pawn in a bet? There might be a disastrous date in it for you!
* Finn: Tight! Although everybody knows I'm saving myself for Helen.
* Helen: I think I'm going to be sick!
* Nathan: If I win, you date Finn for a WHOLE month!
* Helen: No way! Why do you only have to do two weeks when I'd have to do a month?
* Francois: Women mature faster?
* Nathan: What's the matter, Helen? You chicken?
* Nathan acts like a chicken.
* Nathan: Bwak! BWAAAAAAAK!!!!
* Sally: Wow. You're really good. Can you do dodos?
* Helen: Fine! You're on, you sexy jerk!
* Finn: Pshaw. C'mon, Hellicious. You don't need an excuse to date me!
* Finn: Forget the 'friendzone' and hop on into the... Finn Zone!
* Helen: Two weeks. At least one sit-down meal a day. Ten poems, one stagecoach ride, and three talks about where the relationship's headed MINIMUM.
* Nathan: Five poems and bicycles.
* Helen: A tandem bicycle.
* Finn takes a selfie.
* Nathan: Deal.
* As Finn takes selfies, Nathan and Helen leave the salon.
* Francois: They'll have great kids.

## Level 8 - Braiders of the frost lock

* Francois: I'd just begun thinking Sally's story arc wouldn't actually darken...
* In New York City, Sally and Francois arrive at Dan's coffee bar.
* Sally: Oh, Francois! The salon is doing amazingly! And I owe it all to April.
* Sally: Hate to say I told you so, but...
* Sally: Hey! It's April!
* Sally: That's weird... She told me she had to go home?
* In the coffee bar, April is drinking wine with others.
* Sally: April! Yoo hoo!
* Blue man: Who's that?
* April: Oh, I, er... I think it's just some homeless person who's been following me around.
* Woman: Ugh. Don't get me started.
* Sally: What's up, Apes? Hey, good news: I saved you half a burrito.
* Sally: Hm. Actually, I might've left it in my secondhand jeans.
* Sally: It's laundry day. And the laundromat's uphill from my studio apartment above the strip mall -
* April: Err... this is... one of my temps.
* Sally: Oh, you.
* Sally: April and I have been b.f.f's since blue jean jackets were a thing!
* Sally (sounds): \*BUH-URRRRP!\*
* Sally: Whoo! Did someone sit on a duck?
* Sally hits the guy's white shirt stomach!
* Sally: Wow. Aren't you 50 shades of handsome!
* Sally: Allow me!
* Sally takes the wine away from a guy!
* White man: What the!
* Sally drinks the whole wine!
* Sally: We share everything, us girls, so you'd better behave yourself, buster -
* A man takes an empty glass of wine.
* Sally: - but not too much!
* White man: How can she be drunk? It was a virgin cocktail!
* April: We... I mean, I don't know her at all. She just, latched onto me. You know, the working class...
* Blue man: Ah.
* Sally: You... don't know me?
* April steps out of the group angrily.
* April: You always do this! Ever since we were kids, the second I'm making real friends, you drag me down!
* April: Now go! Thanks to you I have to do damage control!
* April gets back in the group as others except the white guy laugh.
* Sally heads out of the coffee bar.
* Sally sobs, but she gives Francois a hug.
* Francois: For once, even I don't feel like work.

### Outro

* In the cafe, April and a woman (bartender) are chatting.
* April: Once again, I'm so, SO sorry about that interruption. I hope you can forgive me.
* Woman: How well do you know that woman?
* April: Her mother... used to be our housekeeper. I thought maybe... I'd be able to make something of her but-
* Woman: She's extremely...
* April: Authentic.
* Woman: Precisely.
* April: Sally's actually very good with customers in her income bracket-
* Woman: I'm afraid it's not the customers you need to worry about right now...
* Woman: Our CEO has informed me that she plans to secretly review your wellness center IN PERSON. Soon.
* April: Gulp. I mean, great!
* Woman: As you know, that puts you ONE step closer to being nominated. Which also puts you one step closer to promotion.
* Woman: And one step closer to country club membership.
* April: I'm honored! I mean-
* Woman: Obviously, she won't take to this Sally person well. That, I can assure you.
* April: Well, firing Sally's not really an option... We're fr - I mean, she bankrolled the salon.
* April: I guess I could just kill her!
* April: That was a joke.
* Woman: I'm afraid this is no laughing matter. If you lack the spine to deal with this issue permanently-
* April: With all due respect, Sally's the head hairdresser-
* Woman: Then there's your solution. All you have to do is put her somewhere else. Perhaps she'll quit of her own accord.
* Woman: You DO want the Mirage Star, do you not?
* April: Yes...
* Woman: Yes 'what', my dear?
* April: Yes, mistress... I mean mum! I mean ma'am! I mean-
* A woman drinks the cocktail.
* Woman: That's my girl. Now, if you'll excuse me, I am the bronze prize in an executive foxhunt.
* A woman leaves the bar.

## Level 9 - The roots darken

* April enters the salon.
* April: Sally... I... um... I wanted to apologize... about last night.
* April: No one should treat a friend like that. And perhaps I too was a but out of line.
* April: I've just been stressed about getting the Mirage star, and...
* April: Even I don't like who I become when I'm around those people.
* Sally stands up.
* Sally: It's okay, April.
* Sally and April hug to comfort.
* Sally: You've been under a lot of pressure. Worrying about the investment, like a good friend should.
* April: Thank you, Sally.
* April and Sally hug again.
* April: I may talk and act a certain war around those people, but you know that's not the real me.
* April: I'll always have your back.
* Sally: I know you will.
* April: By the way, Sally dear. I was thinking. Maybe it's be best if you took a step back? Let someone else take over as head hairdresser?
* April: Just till after the evaluation? Whatever's best for the salon, you know?
* Sally: Of course! Whatever's best.
* April: I knew I could count on you, my darling! Ciao, mi pailasson!
* Sally waves to April as she leaves the salon. Now, Sally goes back to sitting next to a mirror.

### Outro

* As the salon is dirty again, Francois picked up something from the floor.
* Francois: Sorry, that's the fifth bottle of green hair dye I've dropped this week...
* Francois: Did you come back here last night?
* Sally: Not me! And I didn't dream of knives at all.
* April and a woman, **Olivia** visit.
* April: And here, of course, is the salon.
* April: Or as we like to say, the place the magic 'hairpins'
* April: Instead of happens? Get it?
* Britney: Olivia?!
* Britney covers herself.
* Olivia: Wow.
* April: Erm, perhaps we'll come back-
* Sally: Hey, I'm Sally! Head hairdresser!
* April: And this is-
* Francois: The Ghost of Hair Salons Past.
* April: I think we're done here.
* Olivia: Great! I can't wait to start.
* Olivia and April leave.
* Now, the cover falls off from Britney.
* Britney: I can't believe she'd do this to me! She knows I want my own life.
* Sally: Aww! You're like a bitter little lima bean!
* Britney: She's always riding my coattails! I joined the pep squad, she did the marching band!
* Britney: I had my tonsils out, she broke her arm! Now THIS?! She needs to learn that envy is NOT a pretty color!
* Francois: If it's any consolation, that dye's only moderately toxic.

## Level 10 - My big flattop greek shedding

* A woman visits.
* Rachel: Come quickly! April's called an emergency meeting!
* Everybody leaves the salon as the meeting starts.
* April: **...and that's why going forward we won't be using hot coals to warm towels. My apologies again to the victims' families.**
* April: **Finally, on a lighter note, I'm pleased to announce we are 'officially' being evaluated for a Mirage Star.**
* Nathan: Fives!
* Vincent: I've heard it's an honor to even be nominated!
* Rachel: Because you've never won anything.
* Vincent: Only my freedom from you!
* Sally: We did it!
* Francois: You mean the chance to have our labor judged by disinterested executives?
* Sally: Exactly!
* Sally: Woo hoo! Woop WOOP woop!
* Sally does a jolly jig.
* Sally: Sorry. Thought I was starting a wave.
* April: **Ahem. As I - and not Sally - was saying...**
* April: **this achievement wouldn't have been possible without your contributions.**
* April: **However, there is ONE among you whose integrity over the years has meant the world to me...**
* Sally and Francois direct away from April.
* April: **Please give a round of applause to my closest friend since childhood -**
* April: **- Helen!**
* Helen steps in an announcement!
* Helen: **Oh my goodness! I can't believe it!**
* April: **Applaud! Hello?**
* The people are out of this meeting.
* Francois: Let's get out of here.
* Francois and Sally head out.

### Post-chapter

* April is going to rendezvous, while Sally is reading a magazine for news.
* April: Sally? A quick word?
* Sally: What? No air kiss?
* April: I don't want to wrinkle my lipstick.
* April: As you may recall, we discussed... you taking a step back. From... things.
* Sally: But April... I'm head hairdresser.
* April: I know you mean well. But with important types visiting... You understand, don't you?
* Sally: So I should just hide in the laundry room for the next six weeks?
* April: Of course not, my dear! They might want to do laundry.
* Sally: April, I paid for this place! I hired the employees! Created the formulas for the shampoos!
* April: Sally, Sally, Sally.... Not everything's about you.
* Sally: April, I can help us win the star! Just tell me what you want me to do.
* April: Oh, Sally. You still don't get it?
* April: I don't need anyone's help to win that star. But you'd be the only reason I'd lose it.
* Sally: Do you really think that?
* April: I'm just trying to be honest. That's more than that Francois person would do.
* Francois appears from the desk.
* Francois: Please. Continue.
* Sally: April, I... I don't think you're a... nice person!
* Sally silences!
* April: Careful, Sally.
* Sally: And you're a... you're a... lame friend!
* Sally shuts her mouth with her hands and shuts her eyes.
* April: Well, then it's too bad you didn't read our contract a little more closely.
* April: I have the right to forbid entry to any employee I choose.
* Francois gets in a fight!
* Sally: You're not going to let me in to my own salon!?
* April: Better. I'm closing it. For good!
* April left the salon forever!
* Francois: Well. That happened.