5. DIXI: Series 4, Milk Shakespeare

## Milk Shakespeare - Dixi

Echo Chamber needs persuading to stay in the presidential race, and Amani reveals a secret about Alessandro.

### Writer

Dan Berlinka Robert Butler  Jon Macqueen Nina Metivier  Laura Major  Eva O'Connor

## Episode Transcript and Timings

Hello, hello!

0:00:05 0:00:07
It's Echo, Echo!

0:00:07 0:00:10
Popular girls.

0:00:10 0:00:12
Popular girls be like...

0:00:12 0:00:13
Do my eyebrows look good in this?

0:00:13 0:00:15
Popular girls be like...

0:00:15 0:00:16
Why do people always look at me

0:00:16 0:00:18
when I walk down the corridors?

0:00:18 0:00:19
Popular girls be like...

0:00:19 0:00:21
It's so unfair popularity isn't a subject at school.

0:00:21 0:00:25
I'd ace it.

0:00:25 0:00:26
Hashtag "#PopularGirlProblems."

0:00:26 0:00:29
Poor old Echo.

0:00:30 0:00:31
It's no wonder she's so fed up with popularity when you see

0:00:31 0:00:34
the newest election poll.

0:00:34 0:00:35
Harsh.

0:00:35 0:00:37
There's no chance of us stopping Blake if we carry on like this.

0:00:37 0:00:41
Unfortunately, that's not our only problem.

0:00:41 0:00:43
Amani's dropped off the grid!

0:00:43 0:00:45
No messages, no v-mails, nada!

0:00:45 0:00:48
I can't really blame her for wanting to keep a low profile

0:00:48 0:00:50
after that bowl of linguine Alessandro posted on her wall.

0:00:50 0:00:53
Beyond harsh!

0:00:53 0:00:54
Now we're at Shaky Moe's to meet Abi.

0:00:54 0:00:56
She's at Aster Rathburn Academy with Alessandro.

0:00:56 0:00:59
So, she can investigate him!

0:00:59 0:01:01
SLURPING

0:01:01 0:01:02
Hey! None of that.

0:01:02 0:01:04
Bubs, this is serious! I feel sick.

0:01:04 0:01:07
I'm so worried I can barely finish my triple chocolate fudge,

0:01:07 0:01:09
extra cream, no crispy bits, toffee sauce, no whip, full fat milk shake.

0:01:09 0:01:13
That's your third one.

0:01:13 0:01:15
Poor Amani.

0:01:15 0:01:16
She's not at home, she's not on Dixi...

0:01:16 0:01:19
Couldn't imagine how she's feeling.

0:01:19 0:01:20
And this morning, she was all excited about bringing

0:01:20 0:01:23
Alessandro to prom.

0:01:23 0:01:24
Maybe I should invite her to Anti-Prom Anime Night.

0:01:24 0:01:26
Hey, I love anime as much as anyone, but it's not quite the same.

0:01:26 0:01:30
True. It's better.

0:01:30 0:01:32
Bubs...

0:01:35 0:01:36
Have you ever thought about maybe going?

0:01:37 0:01:39
Pff. No-one I'd want to go with.

0:01:39 0:01:41
I'd rather stay home and watch Kino's Journey.

0:01:41 0:01:44
Were you going to go?

0:01:44 0:01:46
It could be fun.

0:01:46 0:01:48
I don't know. I haven't decided yet.

0:01:48 0:01:50
But anyway, Amani's massively gutted about Alessandro.

0:01:50 0:01:53
I know. If I ever get my hands on that Alessandro, I'd...

0:01:53 0:01:57
..give him a strongly worded letter on dating etiquette.

0:01:57 0:02:00
Maybe a Paddington hard stare while you're at it.

0:02:00 0:02:04
-I just hope Abi can help.

-She has to!

0:02:04 0:02:06
She can follow Alessandro and suss him out

0:02:06 0:02:08
and see if Selene's theory stands up.

0:02:08 0:02:10
I'm not convinced yet.

0:02:10 0:02:12
Why would he do all the other stuff?

0:02:12 0:02:14
What's his motive?

0:02:14 0:02:15
Babes! Sorry, sorry.

0:02:15 0:02:17
Come on, then. Tell me all the things!

0:02:17 0:02:19
Bubs said Echo is doing terribly in the online election polls.

0:02:19 0:02:22
Poor thing. What else is new?

0:02:22 0:02:24
Oh, guys, I've missed this.

0:02:24 0:02:25
Abi, we need you to do us a favour.

0:02:25 0:02:28
-It's about Amani.

-Of course.

0:02:28 0:02:30
How is she? I saw what Alessandro wrote on Dixi.

0:02:30 0:02:33
Do you talk to him? What's he like?

0:02:33 0:02:35
He's at your school!

0:02:35 0:02:37
Oh, right. Well, I mean, obviously he's expert-level hot.

0:02:37 0:02:42
I thought he was nice until I saw what he did to Amani.

0:02:42 0:02:45
He's an absolute shower hat.

0:02:45 0:02:46
But, is he behind all the other stuff?

0:02:46 0:02:49
Cyber attacks, trashing Miss Malik's office - it doesn't add up.

0:02:49 0:02:53
That's why you have to go undercover.

0:02:53 0:02:56
I don't know. I mean, I don't have any lessons with him.

0:02:56 0:02:59
Follow him between classes.

0:02:59 0:03:01
Think of it as a role.

0:03:01 0:03:02
The clandestine cop.

0:03:02 0:03:04
Oh, OK.

0:03:04 0:03:06
I mean, I could do that.

0:03:06 0:03:08
Can I wear a wig? And a cloak?

0:03:08 0:03:09
I do a great French accent.

0:03:09 0:03:11
Yeah, sure. Why not?

0:03:11 0:03:13
-So you'll help?

-Mais oui. Of course.

0:03:13 0:03:15
Babes, I can already see the reviews.

0:03:15 0:03:17
"Abi dazzles in performance as undercover detective."

0:03:17 0:03:20
Over hill, over dale,

0:03:20 0:03:23
Through bush, through brier...

0:03:23 0:03:25
What?

0:03:25 0:03:27
Over park, over pale...

0:03:27 0:03:29
Oh, sorry, guys.

0:03:29 0:03:30
That's my drama teacher.

0:03:30 0:03:32
OMD, is this a flash mob?

0:03:32 0:03:33
-I love flash mobs!

-Oh, please don't make me sing.

0:03:33 0:03:35
You know the words, Ab-Fab?

0:03:35 0:03:36
Through floods, through fire...

0:03:36 0:03:39
I do wander everywhere,

0:03:39 0:03:41
BOTH: Swifter than the moon's sphere.

0:03:41 0:03:44
Ha-ha. Very good.

0:03:44 0:03:45
-Ab-Fab?

-He's come up with nicknames for everyone.

0:03:46 0:03:50
He's one of those hilarious teachers.

0:03:50 0:03:52
He's always quoting Shakespeare at us in the corridors.

0:03:52 0:03:54
I'd better go.

0:03:54 0:03:55
I have a lot lines to learn for acting class.

0:03:55 0:03:57
I'll message you and tell you what I find out about Alessandro.

0:03:57 0:04:00
Bye, guys.

0:04:00 0:04:02
If my teacher started shouting at me

0:04:03 0:04:04
when I was trying to have a milkshake with my friends,

0:04:04 0:04:07
I would literally move to another country.

0:04:07 0:04:08
PHONE CHIMES

0:04:08 0:04:10
Oh, no.

0:04:12 0:04:13
Could this day actually get any worse?

0:04:13 0:04:16
What now? A milkshake brain freeze?

0:04:16 0:04:18
Another message.

0:04:18 0:04:19
Anonymous again?

0:04:19 0:04:21
Worse. It's Echo.

0:04:21 0:04:23
She must have seen the latest online polls.

0:04:23 0:04:25
She's dropping out of the election race.

0:04:25 0:04:27
I can't let Echo drop out.

0:04:27 0:04:29
She's our only hope.

0:04:29 0:04:31
I agree with you, Amy.

0:04:31 0:04:32
She can make a comeback.

0:04:32 0:04:34
But how can I convince her to carry on her run for president?

0:04:34 0:04:37
Luckily, I have a very powerful secret weapon.

0:04:37 0:04:39
Hello, beautiful people,

0:04:39 0:04:41
and welcome to a special presidential edition of Just Jane.

0:04:41 0:04:45
Co-starring my favourite sister, Silly Billie.

0:04:45 0:04:49
I'm her only sister and I'm not silly.

0:04:49 0:04:51
My time as student president is coming to a close. Sad face!

0:04:51 0:04:56
But as they say, don't cry because it's over,

0:04:56 0:04:59
smile because it happened.

0:04:59 0:05:00
And don't cry because it's over,

0:05:00 0:05:02
cry because Blake the Snake is about to take the throne.

0:05:02 0:05:04
He's planning on installing a doughnut machine

0:05:04 0:05:06
exclusively for him and his mates.

0:05:06 0:05:08
We know in our hearts that Emma is the best person for the job.

0:05:08 0:05:11
Who's Emma? We're supposed to be helping Echo.

0:05:11 0:05:13
Oh, right. Emma is Echo. All right, got it. Yeah.

0:05:13 0:05:16
But she's kind of having cold feet at the moment.

0:05:16 0:05:18
Slash - having a complete meltdown!

0:05:18 0:05:21
To help Echo win her campaign,

0:05:21 0:05:22
I want to pass on some of my Just Jane public speaking wisdom.

0:05:22 0:05:26
She's coming over for some TLC.

0:05:26 0:05:29
Which stands for The Last Chance.

0:05:29 0:05:31
DOOR OPENS

0:05:31 0:05:32
If Echo doesn't run, Blake will win and humanity

0:05:32 0:05:35
and the Anime Club are doomed.

0:05:35 0:05:36
Not necessarily in that order.

0:05:36 0:05:38
I get it.

0:05:40 0:05:41
Blake's evil and I'm the only alternative.

0:05:41 0:05:43
But I'd rather have a terrible president then ever

0:05:43 0:05:46
speak in public again.

0:05:46 0:05:47
-Don't worry, Echo. Public speaking is a piece of cake.

-There's cake?

0:05:47 0:05:50
I know you want to help, but I have no interest in trying to get

0:05:50 0:05:53
people to like me so they'll vote for me.

0:05:53 0:05:56
It's not my style.

0:05:56 0:05:57
-It's not about making people like you.

-It literally is.

0:05:57 0:06:00
It's about inspiring them.

0:06:00 0:06:01
The only thing I inspired was ridicule.

0:06:01 0:06:03
Echo, I know how nerve-racking it is to stand up in front of people.

0:06:03 0:06:07
But the key is to breathe.

0:06:07 0:06:09
Try it with me. Close your eyes.

0:06:09 0:06:12
Inhale the positivity...

0:06:12 0:06:14
..and exhale the negativity.

0:06:15 0:06:17
You too, Billie.

0:06:17 0:06:18
Next tip.

0:06:21 0:06:22
When you're making a speech,

0:06:22 0:06:23
imagine you're chatting to your bestie.

0:06:23 0:06:26
Find a smiling face in the crowd...

0:06:26 0:06:27
There were no smiling faces.

0:06:27 0:06:29
I just stared at the ground,

0:06:29 0:06:30
hoping it would swallow me up.

0:06:30 0:06:32
My final piece of advice.

0:06:32 0:06:34
Talk slowly.

0:06:34 0:06:37
When we get nervous, our heart starts pounding,

0:06:37 0:06:39
and we get all hot and sweaty.

0:06:39 0:06:41
Except Jane. She doesn't sweat, she sparkles.

0:06:41 0:06:43
Resist the urge to speed up,

0:06:43 0:06:45
and you'll sound calm and in control.

0:06:45 0:06:48
Have a go.

0:06:48 0:06:49
And don't forget your breathing.

0:06:49 0:06:51
Hi-i-i-i-i-i, I'm Echo-o-o-o.

0:06:53 0:06:59
That was a good start.

0:07:01 0:07:03
Jane, I appreciate all your top tips, but I'll never be you.

0:07:03 0:07:06
You just have to be yourself.

0:07:06 0:07:09
I didn't even want to run for election last year.

0:07:09 0:07:11
Every single person in the school nominated you.

0:07:11 0:07:13
Technically, yes.

0:07:13 0:07:14
But if I can do it, then so can you, Echo.

0:07:14 0:07:17
OK, fine.

0:07:17 0:07:18
PHONE CHIMES

0:07:18 0:07:19
-But stop inspiring me.

-Oh, Dixi message from Selene.

0:07:19 0:07:22
"Alessandro's going to meet Amani in the park.

0:07:22 0:07:25
"I'm going to confront him."

0:07:25 0:07:26
OMD! This could get messy.

0:07:27 0:07:30
I've got to get to Amani before Selene goes steaming in.

0:07:30 0:07:33
Vo-o-ote Echo for pre-eside-en-t.

0:07:39 0:07:46
You're in my sights, mysterious Alessandro.

0:07:48 0:07:50
Oddpenguinfrog is totally right.

0:07:50 0:07:52
Amani can do so much better than you.

0:07:52 0:07:55
Can't get into it now, though. In a rush!

0:07:55 0:07:57
I'm tailing Selene, as she tails Amani,

0:07:57 0:07:59
as she goes to meet Alessandro.

0:07:59 0:08:01
You know how they say cut to the chase?

0:08:01 0:08:02
This is the chase.

0:08:02 0:08:04
Selene, wait!

0:08:08 0:08:09
Oh, it's you.

0:08:10 0:08:12
Yeah, your partner.

0:08:12 0:08:13
We're not partners.

0:08:13 0:08:15
I'm in the middle of some very important individual detective work.

0:08:15 0:08:17
Well, I'm individually here to help.

0:08:17 0:08:19
The way you helped get me sent to the Greenhouse? No, thanks.

0:08:19 0:08:22
I work alone.

0:08:22 0:08:23
Amani is my bestie.

0:08:23 0:08:24
She's much more likely to tell me what's going on than you.

0:08:24 0:08:27
You're right. We can exploit her affection for you to get the truth.

0:08:27 0:08:30
-That's not what I said.

-I'm paraphrasing.

0:08:30 0:08:33
Fine, just tell me what you've found out so far.

0:08:33 0:08:35
I asked Amani for Alessandro's number.

0:08:35 0:08:37
-Bit soon after the break-up.

-Not to ask him out!

0:08:37 0:08:39
I wanted to confront him about all the awful things he said online.

0:08:39 0:08:43
But Amani said to leave it alone, that she'd have it out with him.

0:08:43 0:08:45
As if.

0:08:45 0:08:46
She's so blinded by that ridiculous romantic attachment

0:08:46 0:08:49
that she'll let him off easily.

0:08:49 0:08:51
So, I followed her and as soon as he arrives,

0:08:51 0:08:53
I'm going to pounce.

0:08:53 0:08:54
He won't know what hit him.

0:08:54 0:08:56
He definitely won't.

0:08:56 0:08:57
Look. There she is.

0:08:57 0:09:00
OK.

0:09:00 0:09:01
The Sweetheart Spinner.

0:09:09 0:09:12
There's no sign of Alessandro.

0:09:12 0:09:14
What if he stands her up?

0:09:14 0:09:16
She looks really down.

0:09:16 0:09:18
I can't take any more staking my friend.

0:09:19 0:09:21
-Let's just go talk to her.

-Fine.

0:09:21 0:09:22
This was my idea, so I'm doing the interrogation.

0:09:22 0:09:25
It's a chat, not an interrogation.

0:09:25 0:09:26
CLEARS THROAT

0:09:28 0:09:29
GASPS

0:09:29 0:09:30
OMD! You scared me!

0:09:30 0:09:31
Expecting someone else?

0:09:31 0:09:33
-Were you guys following me?

-No, no.

0:09:33 0:09:36
We were just out on a bike ride and thought we'd say hello.

0:09:36 0:09:39
-Hello.

-Hi.

-How's the boyfriend?

0:09:39 0:09:41
Why would you ask me that?

0:09:41 0:09:42
You know it's over between us.

0:09:42 0:09:44
Amani, I'm so sorry. You know that we're here for you.

0:09:44 0:09:46
Well, I'm here for Alessandro.

0:09:46 0:09:47
When's he arriving?

0:09:47 0:09:49
Alessandro isn't coming.

0:09:49 0:09:50
-Ugh! He stood you up.

-Then we have to go to where he is.

0:09:50 0:09:52
He can't get away with attacking people.

0:09:52 0:09:54
Yeah, or breaking people's hearts.

0:09:54 0:09:55
I wasn't heartbroken, I was annoyed.

0:09:55 0:09:57
I meant Amani.

0:09:57 0:09:58
Oh, right. The romance.

0:09:58 0:10:01
But Billie's right. He hurt you.

0:10:01 0:10:02
You've got no reason to protect him.

0:10:02 0:10:04
-But I'm not protecting him...

-Then give us his number.

0:10:04 0:10:06
Or tell us where to find him.

0:10:06 0:10:08
But you can't find him or phone him because...

0:10:08 0:10:11
Well, he doesn't exist.

0:10:11 0:10:12
I made him up. I made his Dixi profile. None of it's real.

0:10:12 0:10:15
There is no Alessandro.

0:10:15 0:10:17
This is Selene, and you're watching early-morning guitar practice.

0:10:22 0:10:26
As always, I begin with scales.

0:10:26 0:10:28
STRUMS GUITAR

0:10:28 0:10:30
Do you hear that?

0:10:32 0:10:33
BIRDS CHIRPING

0:10:33 0:10:34
That's bird song.

0:10:34 0:10:36
There's music everywhere.

0:10:36 0:10:37
And what I love is how the guitar can recreate those sounds,

0:10:37 0:10:40
so birds and I can play a complex song together.

0:10:40 0:10:43
But, I won't be able to play anything

0:10:43 0:10:45
if I can't practise my scales.

0:10:45 0:10:47
Excuse me.

0:10:47 0:10:48
Will you birds be quiet?!

0:10:49 0:10:52
BIRDS FLY AWAY

0:10:52 0:10:53
That's better.

0:10:55 0:10:56
Now, where was I?

0:10:56 0:10:58
STRUMS GUITAR