Day 206

## Story

Lily, Regina, and Luke renovate the garden at the front of the museum; Isabel and Whitney work with Lucy to investigate the artifacts. At the end of the day Lily goes to meet Juan-Miguel in Washington DC.

## New Characters

*No new characters are introduced on this day.*

## Tasks

Players must earn 43 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* The Cover
* Plants and Goss
* Every Rose etc
* Garden Aerobics
* The Clever Ruse
* A Chill Dude
* The AARP tour
* The Contenders
* It's me, Rocky
* Stress Weeding
* Fr-Audubon
* The Most Moist
* Great Investigators
* Picasso Lorenzo
* Art of Posting
* Buds helping buds
* Return to DC
* The Rendezvous
* Start New Day

## Dialogue

#### The Cover

> **Lucy**According to the mysterious text I got this morning...
> You two will be updating the front gardens here.
> Special Agents Whitney and Isabel will be investigating inside. You're their cover.**Luke**Hey!
> What about me??
> Am I going to build another fake?
> Maybe the arc of the covenant this time? Or the first telephone?**Regina**Okay, the bell was good, but not that good. And it was already broken.**Lily**Stick with us, hon. We can always use your help!**Lucy**Well, I'll leave you all to it! I have history to work on. See you later![Lucy exits]**Lily**First things firs, of course, we weed!

#### Plants and Goss

> **Regina**Let's start with the water plants. Luke can help us.**Lily**Great idea, Regina.

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> **Lily**Such an improvement!**Regina**Okay, forget the water plants, spill about what Juan-Miguel said, Lils.**Lily**I don't even know anything! He said secret garden society, but nothing else really...
> He wants to meet to talk in private.**Luke**whaaaaat**Lily**But he's still a suspect, so he can't leave DC. And I'm in Philadelphia already.**Luke**Maybe that's good. You don't know for sure that he's innocent.**Lily**Luke! I mean, I'm pretty sure! Pretty sure.

#### Every Rose etc

> **Regina**You two figure out your trust issues, I'll get the next water plants done.

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> **Lily**I mean, he's in a secret society of GARDENERS. How can that be evil??**Luke**Uh, Maleficent and her castle covered in thorns. The giants at the top of the bean stalk.
> The farmer who was always after Peter Rabbit.
> Gardeners can be evil, Lils!**Lily**Juan-Miguel told me they're peacekeepers. And he wanted to recruit me!**Luke**I bet he did.**Regina**Man, you getting recruited by Juan-Miguel.
> Whit getting recruited to the FBI.
> What's next?? Me recruited as Janet Jackson's choreographer??**Lily**...**Regina**Shut up. It's my dream.

#### Garden Aerobics

> **Regina**I'll rock, paper, scissors you for who has to go up the steps to those last water plants.**Lily**I'll do it! I don't mind.
> There's something about all these steps that makes me WANT to run up them!

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> **Lily**\*wheeze\*
> Yeah, it's a lot of steps!
> But it gave me time to think. And I really need to get in touch with Juan-Miguel.**Luke**\*Groan\***Lily**Well, we need to get to the bottom of this! I mean, I love a mystery, but also--
> **Regina**It's Whit's first FBI case. We gotta help her nail it.**Lily**Exactly!

#### The Clever Ruse

*Meanwhile, nearby...sneakily...*

> **Shelly**Drat! How long will those nosy FBI agents be inside??**Melvin**Feds are notoriously slow to accomplish anything.**Shelly**Shut up, Melvin, I'm thinking.**Melvin**I didn't mean to interrupt, my love!**Shelly**They can't possibly know that we've already committed a crime here.
> We JUST switched the paintings.**Melvin**It was brilliant, my love. Nobody will be able to tell.**Shelly**If they uncover our clever ruse, I'll have to come up with another brilliant idea.**Melvin**The boss hates waiting for you to be brilliant.**Shelly**Shut up, Melvin! Just stand there. And breathe, if you must.**Melvin**\*adoring exhale\*

#### A Chill Dude

> **Lily**I think I'm going to call Juan-Miguel and see if we can meet up.
> Washington, DC isn't that far. I could drive down to him.**Luke**What about working on the Museum garden here?**Regina**Don't sweat that, Lils. I took a day off when we were working on the White House.
> It's your turn. Plus, Luke will help me.**Luke**I will? I mean. Yeah! I guess...I will help you...
> ...While my wife goes off to meet some...secret society maybe criminal...guy.**Lily**Aww. You guys are the best!
> I'll call Juan-Miguel right now![Lily exits]**Regina**Start cleaning, stud.**Luke**Yep. You bet. Nothing about this seems unusual at all. And I am a chill dude.

#### The AARP tour

> **Regina**Come on, partner, there's more water plants over here.**Luke**Man, this whole place is a real workout.**Philip Jones**Eye of the tiger, baby.
> I'm a contender!**Otis**Pfft!
> If you don't pass out!**Philip Jones**That one gardener looks like Regina from a distance, hm!**Otis**That other one looks like a big, dumb--Luke!**Regina**Grandpa?? What are you doing here? You said you were going home!**Philip Jones**No, we said we were leaving DC.
> The AARP had another historical tour and they cut us a deal!**Otis**On account of being arrested on the last one.
> We just came from the Liberty Bell.**Philip Jones**It's been closed for a few days. Glad it opened again before we left.**Otis**It's just a big old bell, though, turns out. Kind of unimpressive.**Luke**Hey!**Otis**What?**Luke**Nothin'.

#### The Contenders

> **Lily**Philip! Otis! Hi guys!**Regina**They're on ANOTHER trip, Lils.
> I told them about how we got the assignment to work on the Museum gardens...**Lily**Oh yes, we sure did!
> Look at those pools over there, I should give them some plants! Because we're here gardening!

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> **Lily**So you two are here to see...some art? I guess?**Otis**Art, ha!**Philip Jones**Nooo!**Lily**But you're at the... Philadelphia Museum of...Art.**Philip Jones**Exactly! We are on the very steps where Rocky Balboa did his training run!**Otis**This is where hep roved his mettle before getting into the ring with Apollo Creed!**Regina**I knew this place looked familiar!**Lily**You know Rocky is just a movie, right?**Philip Jones**Pfft! It's a cinematic masterpiece and we're going to recreate that iconic moment!**Otis**Stand aside, whippersnappers! It's the eye of the tiger!**Philip Jones**DUH, DUH-DUH, DUH-DUH-DUH, DUH-DUH-DUUUUH...[Philip and Otis run up the stairs.]**Philip & Otis**We went the distance!!**Otis**Yo, Adriannnn!

#### It's me, Rocky

> **Philip Jones**\*wheeze\***Otis**\*wheeze\***Regina**Are you two okay??**Philip Jones**We gotta get going to our next tour stop...\*wheeze\***Otis**The Franklin Institute. Hopefully they've got a defibrillator handy.[Philip and Otis exit.]**Regina**So what's up with Juan-Miguel?**Lily**I'm going to meet him later today at the Smithsonian.
> I want to get as much done here as possible, so let's get these water plants done!

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> **Lily**Hmm. Well, I'll still have to leave early to get to DC in time.**Luke**I'll go with you, babe.**Lily**I don't think that's a good idea, Luke...**Luke**But what if this guy can't be trusted?? It's dangerous!**Lily**I'm meeting him in public. I can handle myself. And I think he CAN be trusted.**Luke**\*grumble\*

#### Stress Weeding

> **Lily**There's so much that needs to be done before I meet Juan-Miguel.**Luke**Feeling a little overwhelmed, Lils?**Lily**Almost as overwhelmed as this place is with weeds!
> Well, at least one of us is feeling less overwhelmed...**Lucy**Afternoon, gardeners!
> Things are shaping up nicely out here.**Whitney**Hey, Regina! Did you know these are the stairs from Rocky?**Regina**I am beyond aware, Whitney. More aware than I would like to be, actually.
> But I'll tell you about it later. I'm more interested in what you've been up to.
> You guys find something interesting in the museum?**Whitney**Beyond interesting, Regina. We found another fake!

#### Fr-Audubon

> **Lily**Another fake! How'd you guys find it?**Whitney**We were in the John James Audubon exhibit. You know, the nature painter?
> Well, one of his bird drawings was handing a bit crooked, so we took a closer look.**Lucy**And not just any bird drawing...the Ruffed Grouse. The state bird of Pennsylvania!**Lily**Okay. But how'd you know it was fake?**Lucy**Take a look. It's pretty obvious once you compare the two...

> **Lucy**So here we have the original. Look at those grouses ruffing!

> **Lucy**And here we have the replica. See anything different?**Lily**Is that a...pigeon?**Lucy**Yep! And did you notice the fruit they were eating?**Lily**It's a strawberry in the fake! And the flower in the background is different too!
> And wait a second... is that grouse wearing sunglasses?**Lucy**Whoever made this fake is either very stupid or just showing-off...**Lily**Another fake. These thieves really get around.**Isabel**Sure. But the more we find, the more we have to go on.
> We'll catch them. I'm more sure of it now than ever.**Lily**Good with that knowledge, I can weed in peace.

#### The Most Moist

> **Lily**Hey Luke, remember when I had that whole water plant display at Dara's Gardens?**Luke**How could I forget? It was the moistest garden I'd ever seen.**Lily**What a grossly-worded compliment! Thanks, dear.
> I'm thinking of doing something similar here. What do you think?

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> **Luke**Wowzers, hon! You outdid yourself. This is even moister.**Lily**No more saying "moister", mister!**Luke**Fine, fine, fine...
> By the way, Lils. I'm thinking about all this fake art we're seeing...
> Why is it all so crummy? Couldn't they find a better artist for the fakes?**Lily**They should have hired you! Philip and Otis didn't bat an eye at your fake Liberty Bell.**Luke**If this Hollywood junk doesn't pan out, maybe I can become a master forger?**Lily**Sure, Lukey. Everybody needs a back-up plan, right?

#### Great Investigators

> **Isabel**Ahh! It's nice to be outside for a change. Those archives can get pretty stuffy.**Lucy**Recycled air in a climate-controlled environment is great for artifacts...not for people.**Isabel**All this hard work, it's getting me hungry. I'd do anything for some green chile.**Lucy**There's a great place nearby. I can place an order now.[Lucy and Isabel exit]**Whitney**And then she said, "You think Jackson Pollack is good? You should see his wife's work."
> Lucy is beyond cool! Not only is she an incredible historian, she loves art!
> She said she does volunteer work with a lot of young, local artists.**Regina**I should have chat with her about that. I could always use some inspiration.**Whitney**Anything you working on now that could use some pizzazz?**Regina**Just some water plants. Mind lending me a hand, my muse?

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> **Regina**Truly inspired. Couldn't have done it without you, Whit.

#### Picasso Lorenzo

> **Lily**Regina and I want to add some art pieces on this level.
> Would my master forger husband like to lend me a hand?**Luke**Of course! I'm itching to do some sculpting. Let's get scratching!

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> **Luke**Oh yeah! That hits the spot.**Lily**And who are you copying in this piece, my love?**Luke**Oh please, Lily. Only mediocre artists copy...
> The great artists steal!**Lily**So who are you stealing from?**Luke**This? I got this from a fancy laundry detergent bottle I saw yesterday.**Lily**You truly are the Picasso of our generation.

#### Art of Posting

> **Whitney**Oh my gosh! Oh my goodness! Social media saves the day.**Regina**What's happening? Found another beaver building a dam in a public pool?**Whitney**Even better! I'm going through some posts from some museum patrons...
> ...looking specifically for the Ruffed Grouse Audubon painting...
> ...and look what I found! The real painting is in a post from this morning!**Regina**This morning? Then it was stolen while we were here?!**Whitney**I think so. Have you seen anybody suspicious?**Regina**Nope. But working on art always jogs up a few surprising thoughts.

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> **Regina**The art is definitely pretty. But I still can't think of anything...**Lucy**Green chile has been ordered. We just gotta go pick it up.
> I got extra green chile cheese fries. You'll thank me later.**Isabel**Oh heck yes!
> You coming, Wells?**Whitney**Of course!
> We'll be right back, Regina. I promise to save you some green chile.**Regina**You better! Otherwise I'll be the one getting spicy.

#### Buds helping buds

> **Lily**Oh no! It's almost time for me to meet Juan-Miguel and there's still so much to be done!**Regina**Don't sweat it, Lils. With the three of us working together, it'll be a cakewalk.

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> **Lily**You're right, Regina! How can I get worried around my two best buds?**Regina**Of course I'm right! It's my gift and my curse.
> Yet I still can't figure out these fake artifacts. Have you two seen anything suspicious?**Luke**Hmmm...just Philip and Otis.**Lily**Could they be the criminals we're looking for?!

> **Regina**Ha! Yeah, they probably needed the Liberty Bell for their private boxing gym.**Lily**They're thieves AND they have a private boxing gym?!**Regina**You're pretty gullible when you're anxious, Lils. It's very cute.**Lily**It's not my fault. Everything's so messed up. Anything is possible.
> So I'll just to what I know best...greenery!

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> **Regina**Great work, Lils. You may be gullible, but you're also very talented.

#### Return to DC

> **Lily**I really should get going...but I probably have time for one last push...

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> **Regina**You really can't help yourself, can you, Lils?**Lily**It's my gift and my curse. Hee hee!
> I better make my way to Juan-Miguel. Are you guys okay to finish up here?**Regina**Of course! It's not our first rodeo.**Luke**But be careful, Lils. We don't know what that guy is capable of.**Lily**I know. But I'll be fine. I'm sure of it.
> Just make sure give me a thorough checking when I get back...
> I might have been replaced with a replica Lily!**Luke**A thorough checking! What a lucky guy I am.**Regina**Okay, digusting boy. Keep your head in the game. We're not through yet!

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> **Regina**Now where are those fools with my green chile fries?

#### The Rendezvous

> **Lily**Juan-Miguel said to meet him at the Smithsonian Gardens.
> But where is he? Did I drive all this way for nothing?**Juan-Miguel**Hello, Lily. Long time no see.**Lily**Juan-Miguel! Buddy, you have a lot of explaining to do.**Juan-Miguel**I'm willing to tell you everything, Lily.
> Since we've met, I've seen your love of gardening.
> I knew you'd be perfect for the Secret Garden Society.**Lily**Which explains why you showed me the Washington Cherry Seeds.**Juan-Miguel**Yes! I needed to show how exciting this world could be...
> And more importantly, I needed to show that you could trust me.**Lily**I want to trust you, but before I can, I need to know one thing...
> This mess...the stolen bell...the attempted kidnapping...the replica artifacts...
> Can you promise me that you had nothing to do with it?**Juan-Miguel**...

#### Start New Day

> **Lily**And so I told him...
> "This mess... the stolen bell... the attempted kidnapping... the replica artifacts..."
> "Can you promise me that you had nothing to do with it?"**Regina**And? What did Juan-Miguel say?**Lily**He told me that I could trust him. And you know what? I do.**Luke**If you trust him, then I do too. But that wasn't the whole conversation, right?**Lily**Not by a long shot. Buckle up, you two. This is huge.