Day 201

## Story

Lily and Regina are sent to work at the Smithsonian due to security concerns; Holly and Lily mend their relationship.

## New Characters

*No new characters are introduced on this day*

## Locations

* Smithsonian

Places to renovate:

* White House Kitchen Garden

## Tasks

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

* Best Laid Plants
* Nurture & Nature
* Freedom for Weeding
* Secure the Planter
* Flowers that be
* A Gardener's Heirloom
* Weed the People
* Plants & Plans
* White House Lights
* Tour to Interrogation
* The Smithsonian
* Feeling bushed?
* Doin' some prunin'
* Handsome Hedges
* Tangly Tendrils
* Shear Perfection
* Mother Squabbles
* Family Ties
* Start New Day

## Dialogue

#### Opening Scene

> [Lily and Regina discuss Holly's disappearance.]

#### Best Laid Plants

> **Regina**I can tell I'm not making you feel any better.
> How about I work in this planter and you go call Luke?
> Maybe he's heard from Holly.**Lily**Oh good idea, Regina.

*Player selects an option*

> [Lily calls Luke.]**Luke**Hey hon, how are you hangin'? Any word from Big Red?**Lily**Nothing. You haven't heard from her, right?**Luke**Nope. Your mom can be pretty dramatic though, you know?
> She's probably off getting twenty-four hour Thai massage or something.
> All tied up like a pretzel, can't get to the phone.**Lily**I hope so. I mean... not a bout the pretzel part. Ugh. Got any good news?**Luke**I went to the wrap party for Santi's movie last night actually! It was awesome.**Lily**Oh that's great!**Luke**He couldn't make it out from the island, but Kath and Will were hyped.
> It'll be awhile til the film's release but we're all pretty proud of what we accomplished.**Lily**I'm really proud of you. I should go get some work done now, though.**Luke**Go be patriotic, babe! Love you!

#### Best Laid Plants

> **Lily**He hasn't heard from her...
> Argh I need to focus on something else...
> I'll handle the corner box.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Well, it looks lovely, but you were going at that planter like it owed you money.**Lily**I feel like it's my fault, Regina.**Regina**What, Holly bouncing? Maybe it is, a little.**Lily**I know, I know. I should have given her more of a chance. I should have listened to her.
> Maybe if I 'd actually tried to talk to her...
> But this whole disappearing act is SO typically her.
> She's doing it for attention, and I feel manipulated.**Regina**Welp, Lils. I think both things can be true.
> She deserved a real chance from you, and now she's reacting. And it's manipulative.
> You two will never get yourselves sorted if you can't TALK to each other.

#### Freedom for Weeding

> **Lily**I'm going to take out all my frustrations on these weeds and hope I feel better.**Regina**You do that. I need to go take care of a thing, I'll be back.[Regina exits]**Lily**Well, it looks great, but I don't feel better. Ugh! Even weeding is failing me.**Regina**Madam President! Hi, do you have a minute?**Hazel**Hello, Regina, what can I do for you?**Regina**Lily is having a...Holly thing. I have an idea.
> If you could help me, I think I know how to draw her Mom out. Maybe fix things.**Hazel**I have a meeting in a few minutes with VP Best and the secret service.
> If I have time, I'll come find you afterward and we can discuss your plan.**Regina**Yes, ma'am!

#### Secure the Planter

> [Dan and Juan-Miguel arrive at the garden.]**Dan**Well, hello, Lily!**Lily**Good morning, VP Dan.**Dan**Don't mind me, just on my way to a security meeting...**Lily**Well, I'm on my way to secure this planter.

*Player selects an option*

> **Hazel**Mr. Vice President.
> Ah! Juan-Miguel. You're all here, good. Before we go in to our meeting...
> I had a text from Michelle Obama this morning asking about a love letter?
> Something that was found here in the garden. She said she was still waiting for it.**Lily**Oh! We found it yesterday!**Juan-Miguel**And I had it packaged and left it to be forwarded...**Dan**This is outrageous. Juan-Miguel, you just LEFT this piece of history somewhere??**Juan-Miguel**I left it in the White House communications office...**Hazel**Well, they have no record of it. This letter appears to have vanished.
> I don't look forward to writing a reply to Michelle. I'm very disappointed, Juan-Miguel.**Juan-Miguel**I'm very sorry, Madam President...**Dan**We'd better get to our meeting, ma'am.[Dan and Hazel exit.]

#### Flowers that be

> **Regina**Whew, wild about the letter...**Lily**Yeah! I can't believe it just vanished!
> Juan-Miguel, are you okay?**Regina**I'm gonna vanish this-a-way and handle that flower box.

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**I'll be fine. I just hate disappointing the president.**Regina**She mentioned that those type of historical artifacts get stolen...**Lily**That there were even whole groups behind thefts like that!
> But they couldn't get into the White House... right?**Juan-Miguel**Some of those groups have... a surprising amount of connections, actually.
> But it's important to try and stop thefts like this from happening. Don't you agree, Lily?**Lily**Of course, it's horrible!**Juan-Miguel**Yes. These artifacts should not be lost to thieves and brigands. Right?**Lily**Right! Of course not!**Regina**Also, it's, like, illegal to go through someone's mail. Just saying.

#### A Gardener's Heirloom

> **Juan-Miguel**Lily, can I steal you for a few minutes?**Lily**I am not a national or historical artifact! So yep!**Regina**I'll take care of this path here, kids. You two flower bond or whatever.

*Player selects an option*

> **Juan-Miguel**I wanted to share something very special with you, Lily.
> I believe you are the kind of person who will appreciate the secret I am about to reveal.**Lily**Ohh?? What is it?**Juan-Miguel**Inside this box, one of our most revered national treasures...

> **Juan-Miguel**These are seeds from George Washington's famous cherry tree.**Lily**Oh my gosh!! Really? The're real? It was a real tree??**Juan-Miguel**It was a real tree.
> Young George cut down his father's cherry tree with his new hatchet...
> His father was furious. But George admitted what he'd done instead of lying.
> His father kept seeds from the tree and gave them to George.
> A reminder that we make mistakes, but must confront them.
> They have been passed down from gardener to gardener since colonial times.**Lily**But how?? I have so many questions! What--**Dan**Howdy again, gardeners.**Juan-Miguel**Later, Lily. More later.

#### Weed the People

> **Lily**Hey, VP Dan, is everything okay?**Dan**'Fraid I'm the unfortunate messenger today, friends.**Regina**What happened??**Dan**We've decided, given the current threat level, that it would be best to move y'all.
> I thought we oughtta just send you home, but President Yuan is a stickler for contracts.**Lily**She did want us to do other general updates in the White House gardens...**Dan**Yeah, yeah. That's what I said. We're going to relocate y'all to the Smithsonian, however.**Lily**Oh wow! I mean. It's not the White House, but... that's pretty exciting!**Regina**The Smithsonian is a super cool museum, at least.**Dan**Anyway, wrap it up here and you'll be escorted over to the Smithsonian to get to work.[Dan and Juan-Miguel exit.]**Lily**Regina, let's get this final weeding done!**Regina**Never wanted to weed slower in my life, honestly.**Lily**I know! I can't believe it's almost over!

#### Plants & Plans

> **Lily**Just a couple more boxes to go...**Regina**I guess we oughtta hop to it. President's orders.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Regina, are you okay?**Regina**I just don't like it, Lils. One minute, there's no threat. The next, we're kicked out![Hazel arrives in the garden]**Regina**It's all just fishy. I'm worried about Whit. And I don't like when plans change.
> I just wanna know--[Lily and Regina see Hazel.]**Regina**...uh...hi, Madam President.**Hazel**Ladies, I'm so sorry you have to leave us. But it's for safety's sake.**Lily**It's all right, ma'am, we understand. Don't we, Regina?**Regina**Hmhm. Yep.**Lily**I'll go get the lights up. It's the last thing this garden needs.**Hazel**Regina, I know you wanted my help with something. What do you need?**Regina**It's about Holly. Here, I'll explain...
> And now that I think about it, the Smithsonian might be an even better spot for my plan!

#### White House Lights

> **Lily**It's official. These will be the best lights I've ever put up!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**There's a white house light house pun here but I can't find my way to it.**Regina**Psst. Lils. Is that...?**Lily**OMG?[A group arrives in the garden.]**Isabel**We need eyes on the package. Do you copy, Axebreak?**Whitney**Wait, what's the package again?**Isabel**The package, Axebeak. P... ackage. Begins with p...**Whitney**The president is the package?? That seems dehumanizing.**Isabel**Would you FOCUS...
> ...on the...magnificent...foliage!**Juan-Miguel**Hmmm. Interesting.

#### Tour to Interrogation

> **Juan-Miguel**And that ends our tour today. Any questions?**Whitney**Yes. Can we interrogate...I mean, interview the other gardeners?**Juan-Miguel**You were here a few days ago. Aren't you finished with your investigation?**Isabel**We'll be qucik! Thank you.**Whitney**Regina, it's me. Your girlfriend, Whitney.**Regina**\*SIGH\* Yes. I can see that.
> And you must be Isabel. Nice to meet you.**Whitney**No time for introductions. We're investigating! Have you two seen anything weird?**Regina**Plenty, but it's mostly people we already know showing up unannounced.**Whitney**Sounds annoying! But you should keep an eye for real threats.**Regina**We would, but we're being sent to the Smithsonian after this.**Isabel**The timing of your move is very suspect. What are you two hiding?**Lily**Nothing! We're just moving out of harm's way.
> Apparently the person planning the kidnapping has some inside info on the White House.**Isabel**Fair enough. Thank you for your help. You're free to go.**Whitney**And Ms. Jones: be thankful I didn't give you a ticket for being so dang fine.

#### The Smithsonian

> **Lily**Wow! The Smithsonian. It's so...so...
> Smithsoniesque? ugh! I don't know enough about this place to pun about it.
> I wish they would have told us we'd be working here...**Regina**I know! We did all our research on the White House!
> If you want to handle the weeds, I can google some history on this place.**Lily**Sounds like a good deal...except maybe for these weeds!
> The weeds have been weeded. How goes the Smithsonian research?**Regina**There's so much. This place has nearly 155 million objects in its collection!**Lily**How many have you gone through so far? 10 million? 15?**Regina**Only 7 million but I'm a slow reader.

#### Feeling bushed?

> **Lily**I'm still not entirely sure why we were sent here...
> But when the going gets confusing, the confused gets gardening!

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**Looking good, Lils. Feeling any less confused?**Lily**Not a bit! Between the threats, the move, this whole Holly thing...
> I mean it was nice to see Whitney but it just made me miss Luke even more!
> But you're in this craziness too! How are you taking it all?**Regina**Me? Lowkey freaking out but I'm succeeding in keeping it lowkey.**Lily**Ugh! I hate burdening you with all my worries. You've had it rough enough.
> I really wanted you to have some time to spend on yourself, instead of other people.**Regina**I can't help myself when it comes to helping my friends. It's a total drag.

#### Doin' some prunin'

> **Lily**This tree could use some pruning...
> Unless your Smithsonian research tells you this an ancient unruly tree from Babylon.**Regina**Nope. Just a regular old tree. You're free to prune.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Like the farmer said to the old plum: "That's some nice pruning."[Lily's phone vibrates]**Lily**Luke's calling me. This must be about Holly. Be right back.**Luke**Hey babes. No word from your mom so far.
> I thought she was screening my calls, so I got Melissa and Will Donald to call her...
> But no dice. She's not picking up for anyone.**Lily**Darn. Thanks for putting in all that work but...darn.**Luke**I hate hearing you like this. I'd be more than happy to fly out to you for support.**Lily**That's very sweet, but I'm fine here. Thankfully, I'm not alone.**Luke**Who needs a hubby when you have a hunky flower love like Juan-Miguel, eh?**Lily**Oh shush! We're not even at the White House anymore, you silly punk.**Luke**What?? What happened??**Lily**It's a long story. I'll call you again tonight to explain everything.
> But until then, I gotta get back to work. Love you, Lukey!

#### Handsome Hedges

> **Regina**Woah!
> Did you know the real Smokey Bear lived in the Smithsonian Zoo?**Lily**Wow! Did he wear jeans and a cute little hat like in the cartoon?**Regina**Who in their right mind would put jeans on a real bear?**Lily**I don't know. A fashion forward zoologist? Ugh, whatever!
> Can you give me a hand with these hedges, Ms. Knows-Everything-About-Bears?

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Tremendously trimmed, my dear friend. Any other Smithsonian fun facts?**Regina**Yeah. It looks like this garden is part of the museum.**Lily**Oh gosh. I knew we were messing with historical herbage.
> What if I accidentally chop down George Washington's other less-famous cherry tree?**Regina**Well, it worked out for him. Maybe President Lily will actually happen.

#### Tangly Tendrils

> **Lily**Speaking of George Washington's cherry tree...
> You'll never believe what Juan-Miguel showed me!**Regina**Is it seeds from the original cherry tree?**Lily**Woah. How'd you guess that?**Regina**Wait...really? I was just joking around. How does he have those?**Lily**They were passed down from gardener to gardener for hundreds of years.**Regina**He might be pulling your leg. It's not like Washington could have signed the seeds.**Lily**They looked legit! They were in a fancy box and everything.
> But I'm not sure why he showed me or what it really meant.**Regina**You look worried.**Lily**With all this weirdness going on, it just seemed like another level of strangeness.
> But I'm sure he had his reasons. And it's not something that should distract us.**Regina**Right you are, Lils. Let's focus on the tangible. Like these tangly bushes.
> Great work. Did sprucing up these bushes unclutter your head at all?**Lily**Not even a little bit! But I'm getting used to it at this point in my gardening career.

#### Shear Perfection

> **Lily**So this is definitely not the apple tree that Isaac Newton sat under, right?**Regina**I don't see any apples, so I think we're in the clear.**Lily**We're in the clear? Then it's time to shear!

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Ain't that pretty? I bet Isaac Newton wishes that tree was--**Holy**For the final time, where is the president?! We have fundraisers to discuss.**Lily**Is that... my mom?**Holly**Well, find her! I even brought some red, white, and blue body paints for her to sample.**Lily**Mom, what are you doing here?**Holly**Girls! Why are you here? You're supposed to be at the White House.**Lily**We were moved...but, mom, I've been trying to reach you.**Holly**I'm not here to chat. I'm leaving. Sorry for intruding.**Regina**Holly, wait... you can't just run away.
> You two need to talk while you still have the chance.

#### Mother Squabbles

> **Holly**I don't think we have anything to talk about.**Lily**I'm starting to agree with my mom. For once...**Holly**Oh, classic Lily. Always disagreeing with me so she can feel better than me.**Lily**That's not true! I disagree with you because you're always wrong.**Regina**Guys, come on! This is no way to talk to family.**Lily**I'd rather work on the hedges. At least they listen to me.**Holly**This is how it always goes. Lily is always working and never gives me any attention.**Lily**You're my mom! You were supposed to pay attention to me and you never did.**Holly**So this is all payback, eh? Very grown up.**Regina**ENOUGH!
> I'm handling the hedges. You two have to talk to each other.**Lily**But... I like handling the hedges.**Regina**And I like my business partner having resolved mommy issues.
> So talk it out! I can trim these suckers in my sleep.

*Player selects an option*

> **Regina**All done.
> Now I'll wait and make sure those two don't accidentally kill each other.

#### Family Ties

> **Lily**I don't want you out of my life, okay? Is that what you want to hear?**Holly**No! Because it's not true. I know how much you hate me. Everyone does!**Lily**I don't hate you! But you somehow get under my skin like no one else can.**Holly**Well, I'm always gonna be me. I've lived too long to be anybody else.**Lily**I know. And yeah, honestly, sometimes I've wished you could be someone else.**Lily**But I love you, mom. The way that you are. And I don't want to lose you.**Holly**I just thought leaving would be for the best. For both of us.
> You'd find someone who could care for you better than I ever could.**Lily**But I don't want anyone else. I want my mom. I want you.**Holly**Aww, don't cry, sweetheart. Mama's here. Mama's not leaving. Bring it in.**Regina**That's a hug, right? Not an awkward wrestling move or something?
> Yeah, that's definitely a hug. You're a miracle worker, Regina. You really are.