Day 33

## Locations

New places unlocked on this day:

* Fountain

## Tasks

Players need to get 39 stars to complete the tasks of this day.

* Deal With Holly
* Clear Narrow Path
* Clear Wide Path
* Call Friends
* Renew Narrow Path
* Renew Wide Path
* Clear Weeds
* Renew Wall
* Repair Basin
* Renew Stairs
* Choose Wall Fence
* Choose Fountain Design
* Choose New Bench
* Rebuild Gate
* Call Philip
* Clear Weeds
* Start New Day

> ..Hm, I thought that Regina would have texted me by now...Was she serious about not coming back?
> I hope she doesn't think I would try to scare her...after all we've been through, surely she knows I'd support her...no matter what she believes.
> I guess I could hire someone else--I have the money now.
> But Regina and I have squad goals, we're an army of two, a dream team, the fab, er, two! It's just not the same without her.
> I guess I'm going to LaRosa Manor...alone.**Holly**Good morning, baby! Off to work?**Lily**Yeah, off to LaRosa Manor...**Holly**Better you than me. I'm not going over there...but if your head starts spinning and you start chanting in Latin, I'll call a priest for you.**Lily**Gee, thanks. Did you want something, or are you just trying to creep me out?**Holly**Now that you mention it, yes! Since you've gotten your inheritance, I thought I'd ask you for a teensy favor.**Lily**Okay, how "teensy"?**Holly**Your mama needs a new set of wheels, honey. I had to turn the rental back in. It was getting expensive.**Lily**I have a car I barely use. You're welcome to borrow it...**Holly**Look, it's hard for me to ask, okay? But I really need a car. A woman's gotta have her freedom...and I lost my car in my last divorce.**Lily**Oh...well, I'll think about it...

#### Deal With Holly

> [In front of the house Holly is sitting on the porch chair]**Lily**Now that I have money I have to be careful. If I just give in, Mom will walk all over me. She'll be asking for a yacht next.
> But I want to help her out...maybe we can help each other?
> Okay, Mom...I'll buy you a car. BUT...you have to work for it.**Holly**WORK for it? I'm your mother. Haven't I worked for you enough?**Lily**...Do you really want me to recap my childhood for you?**Holly**All right, fine. What do you want?**Lily**Regina's not...feeling up to helping me. If you want a car, you're going to have to help me around the LaRosa estate.**Holly**You mean that spook shack? Heck no. I'm not going over there...**Lily**Not even for remote start, leather interior, and a moon roof?**Holly**...Throw in heated seats, and you've got yourself a deal.**Lily**Great! Now, where's Roxy? Roxxxxy!**Roxy**Baworf?**Lily**This will be good! Some mother, daughter, and...fur daughter time together![In the entrance circle of LaRosa's mansion]**Lily**Well, here we are...**Holly**Ugh, the house is still a creepy, old dump. But what you've done to the driveway looks very nice, dear.**Lily**Thanks? Ugh, I miss Regina already...I can already tell Mom's not going to be much help. I hope Regina's okay...
> Let's get rid of the weeds over here for a start.

#### Clear Narrow Path

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Lily**Okay, well, we need to clear this area next...**Holly**...We're getting real close to the house...why don't we do something else first.**Lily**Come on, Mom. You're not THAT afraid, are you?**Holly**...If I said I was, could we work somewhere else?**Lily**Not if you still see a car in your future.**Holly**You strike a hard bargain, kiddo. A cruel, hard bargain.

*Some weeds later*

> **Lily**There! Looks great without all those weeds...that wasn't so hard, right?**Holly**My back says otherwise...owww...

#### Clear Wide Path

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Holly**Yeesh, look at this mess!**Lily**Yeah, it'll take us a while to get this cleaned up.**Holly**...WE'RE cleaning it up?**Lily**Well, yes...let's get started!

*Some weeds later*

> **Lily**See? That wasn't so bad! It looks great!**Holly**Well I don't...look at all this DIRT! It's all over my pants...and under my nails.
> \*GASP\*
> Oh no!**Lily**What?? What's wrong??**Holly**My nails! LOOK at them! One of them is BROKEN! Lily, I need a break. I'm going to call my manicurist. This is an EMERGENCY!**Lily**...

Transition Dialogue

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Lily**I know Mom's doing her best but...she's not a hard worker...at least not in the gardening sense...
> I miss Regina and Luke...I could really use their help...and their positive attitudes.
> As much as Mom talks about her "good vibes" and "aura", she's pretty negative.**Roxy**Woorf.**Lily**Yes, you are very courageous and positive, Roxy, but...
> ...I hope Regina changes her mind...today's gonna be a long day with just Mom's help; I don't think I could take multiple days with her.
> Maybe I should call Regina...see if I can talk her into coming back...

#### Call Friends

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle Lily calls Regina]**Lily**...**Regina**You've reached Jones Construction. Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.
> \*BEEP\***Lily**Uh hey, Regina...I was just calling to check up on you...call me back when you can...please. Miss ya.[The call ends]**Lily**Well...maybe I should try Luke? He might have some advice...and talking to him always makes me feel better.[Lily calls Luke]**Luke**Hey, babe!**Lily**Hello, Luke...it's good to hear your voice...how's Nevada?**Luke**It's GREAT! I love the work, and guess WHAT?! I met...William Donald!**Lily**William Donald? Who's that?**Luke**Who's THAT? You don't know? Lils, he's a famous actor! He's the lead in our film!**Lily**Well, good! I'm glad you're meeting people and making friends!**Luke**Yeah, when I have time...Hey, I've got to go...we're on a pretty tight schedule. Call me tomorrow?**Lily**Sure, hon. You run along. They can't make that movie without you! Miss you lots!
> \*click\*[The call ends]**Holly**\*Yawn\* Whew! I'm worn out. Let's go back. We've done enough work for one day...**Lily**Mom, we just got here. We haven't even started working on the garden paths yet...or planted any new trees.**Holly**You mean there's more?? I'm not sure even a CAR is worth this much work.

#### Renew Narrow Path

> [On the path to the right of the entrance]**Lily**Hmm, I'm not sure what design I want for this path...**Holly**Oh, just slap something down and get on with it.**Lily**MOM! Can you at least TRY to be helpful?**Holly**All right, all right...I guess I like this one?

*Player selects an option*

> **Holly****Yeah, I think I made the right choice. See? What would you do without me?**Lily**...NOT quietly go insane...**Holly**What did you say?**Lily**Nothing...nothing at all.**

#### Renew Wide Path

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Lily**Won't this look lovely once we renew the paving? Nice place to hang out on a warm summer day...**Holly**I'd prefer a deck chair on a yacht, but sure...**Lily**We can put a deck chair right here if you like.**Holly**I don't like. No waves, no hot cocktail waiters--no good.**Lily**Just help me pave then. When you get your car, you can drive to the coast all you want! And be far, far away from me.**Holly**Watch it, kid. I'm still your mother.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Path-etic...no...floor-icious...nah...pave-a-riffic--I've lost it.**Holly**Indeed. I'd say you were dropped as a child, but if you were, I don't remember doing it.**Lily**\*sigh\* Regina, Luke, where are you?

Transition Dialogue

> [In the entrance circle]**Holly**I shouldn't have asked for a car...I should have asked for a CRUISE. I'm going to need to be pampered after this...**Lily**You know, you could be thinking of this as mother-daughter time instead of just seeing it as a chore to get something you want.**Holly**...A booze cruise through the Caribbean! That's MY kind of mother-daughter bonding...not pulling weeds in the Munsters' front yard.**Lily**Mother. No. We HAVE to finish this.**Holly**Humph. You're no fun.**Samir**Hello, Lily! Holly! I didn't know gardening was a family affair...[Samir walks towards Lily and Holly]**Lily**Well...**Holly**Yes! I LOVE gardening. Lily gets all of her green fingers...**Lily**Thumbs.**Holly**THUMBS. From me.**Samir**How nice! That must make for some great mother-daughter bonding...I came here to help, but it looks like you have it in hand!**Lily**Oh, no! We could definitely use the help. Thank you SO much. Did you find anything in the papers you picked up yesterday?**Samir**A few things...and Whitney is almost finished with the manuscript. I couldn't tear her away from it this morning...I think she stayed up all night...
> So, ladies, what's next?**Lily**Weeds, unfortunately.**Holly**Weeds? I love weeds! Yay for weeds.**Lily**...Mom? Are you...okay?

#### Clear Weeds

> [Near the fountain]**Lily**I feel like you're a guest and I'm taking advantage of you...weeding is hard work.**Samir**Don't worry, Lily. I LOVE gardening. And you have to pull weeds if you want roses...

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**There! Looks like that was the last one! That went pretty quickly, don't you think?**Holly**Not quickly enough...**Lily**And it looks so much better. Thanks for your help, Samir.**Samir**Of course! To be honest, I was hoping there was more to do...is there?**Lily**Oh, there's a lot more...the wall in the yard is crumbling, there's a fountain to replace, some of the paths still need work...
> But I can't ask you to do that...and I'm not even sure I can manage any of it without Regina's carpentry skills...**Samir**You underestimate me, Lily! I picked up a thing or two renovating my summer home on the French Riviera...**Holly**French Riviera??! Forget a cruise, I'm moving in with YOU.

#### Renew Wall

> [Near the fountain]**Lily**This wall looks like it hasn't weathered the last few decades well...**Samir**Yes, it looks like it might be structurally compromised...**Lily**Hah! That sounds like something Regina would say.**Samir**Well! If I sound like your carpenter friend, then I must be a professional, right?**Lily**Let's test that theory. What's your plan?**Samir**Oh, I get to choose? How exciting!

*Player selects an option*

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**...That looks...great! You really have a way with tools...**Holly**I'll bet that's not the only thing he has a way with.[Holly leaves]

#### Repair Basin

> [Near the fountain]**Lily**Hm, well, it looks like a flair for the dramatic runs in the family. Uncle Arthur was a sculptor and painter...I can see what inspired him here.
> Many of the gardens look like Arthur and Mary's estate.**Samir**From what I've read in the documents, this was once all part of one larger estate.
> The land belonged to Arthur's grandmother, Maddalena LaRosa, and her will stipulated that the land be divided between Arthur and his sister, Vivian.
> They amicably settled the matter with Arthur taking the western part--where their house is now--and Vivian taking LaRosa Manor and the east.**Lily**So it really WAS all one big happy estate.
> Good thing I didn't have to restore the entire property to its "former glory".
> Well, for now, I think we can focus on restoring this fountain and its basin...I think I'll pick something Uncle Arthur might have liked...

*Player selects an option*

> **Samir**Good choice, Lily. That fits in well here.**Lily**Thanks! I couldn't have done it without you. But the fountain's still not complete...

#### Renew Stairs

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Samir**Hah, while we've been working, my pocket keeps buzzing...**Holly**Oh? Is it your girlfriend?**Samir**Oh no, it's Whitney. She's VERY excited about your aunt's last novel. She keeps texting me about it.**Lily**Who IS Whitney? Is she your assistant, or...**Samir**Yes, but she's really more of a partner and sidekick. To be honest, I lack some skills critical to being an agent...I know NOTHING about pop culture.
> Whitney is Oracle to my Batman, if you will...which...I can't say I understand that reference fully, but Whitney says it's apt...
> She's been a script doctor, a cool hunter, a reference librarian...she's eclectic and dynamic; if she doesn't know an answer, she'll find it.**Holly**Sounds like a big NERD to me...**Lily**Mom, please.
> I wish I had someone like that in my life. Think of the things I could learn...**Samir**Yes, I have learned a lot from her. Your aunt's manuscript is definitely in good hands. And so is this estate. Shall we continue?**Lily**Yes we shall. These stairs definitely need some "good hands".

*Player selects an option*

> **Samir**Very good! But let's not stop here. We must keep up our momentum...there's a nice garden sitting area over there that is crying out for our help...

#### Choose Wall Fence

> [Near the fountain]**Samir**It's impressive the amount of work you've done so far, Lily. The driveway, the yard, the walls...You've really improved the grounds.
> I am very impressed by this estate...the size of it and the style...it does have a rather foreboding atmosphere, though...
> ...Almost as if it were haunted...**Lily**Haunted? What? No, LaRosa Manor isn't HAUNTED. Hahaha, that's silly.**Samir**Is something wrong, Lily? I didn't mean to offend you. Old mansions get that way, I'm afraid. Neglect and ruin can take the soul out of a house...**Lily**Well, we'll just have to defibrillate some life back into it...but first things first, let's finish this wall.

*Player selects an option*

> **Samir**It looks marvellous, Lily. Well done!**Lily**Thanks! It still needs a gate, but I'm so glad we're making progress...I didn't think I'd get ANYTHING done without Regina.

#### Choose Fountain Design

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Lily**Did those papers say anything more about Maddalena LaRosa?**Samir**Nothing about her personal life...other than that she lived with her granddaughter, Vivian...**Holly**Oh, I remember Vivian. Those two were two weird ol' peas in a weird ol' pod. There was just something spooky about them.
> Dark clothes. Neither of them was a barrel of laughs. They'd look right through you like you weren't there. Then Grandma LaRosa FINALLY died.**Lily**Finally?**Samir**The age listed on her obituary was 111.**Lily**What? 111?**Samir**Needless to say, she probably died of natural causes.**Holly**Feh. Natural causes. There wasn't anything NATURAL about either of them.**Lily**...Huh?**Holly**Cause they were SUPERnatural.**Lily**Ugh, after all the puns I've made, I guess I deserve that. I wonder if Philip knows anything about Maddalena?
> Guess I shouldn't worry about it now. Let's just get this fountain finished.

*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**Let there be...water!**Samir**Lovely, Lily. I have to say that this really pulls the yard together...

#### Choose New Bench

> [Near the fountain]**Lily**How long do you think these benches have been here? They look pretty old.**Samir**Hmm...I don't know. It's too bad Whitney's not here. As much as she detests the sun, I think she would find a lot of the history fascinating.**Lily**She's into history?**Samir**History...anthropology...genealogy...she's a woman of many talents--and interests.
> If I had her here, she'd have her phone out--or her laptop--researching the family.
> She'd know all their favorite colors and shoe sizes by lunchtime.**Lily**Well, I never met Arthur, so I don't know his favorite color or his shoe size...**Holly**He was a size 11. And speaking of feet, mine at ACHING. Are you two going to finish up here so I have somewhere to sit?**Samir**Of course, Ms. Roberts. Why don't you help us pick out some benches?

*Player selects an option*

> [Holly sits on the bench]**Holly**What a thoughtful man you are, Sam...Hm, I like these. What do you think?**Lily**Relax to the max...I can see myself out here having a quiet coffee on the lawn...**Samir**That does sound nice, doesn't it?**Lily**Maybe later...we've got work to do.

#### Rebuild Gate

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Holly**So, Sam...I can call you Sam, right?**Samir**Of course, Ms. Roberts.**Holly**Right. Sam, my daughter hasn't been straight with you. LaRosa Manor...is HAUNTED.**Lily**Mom, no.**Holly**It's LOADED with ghosts, demons, and what have you. And everybody knows it. The whole TOWN talks about it.**Lily**Mom, don't scare Mr. Amari away!**Samir**Oh, don't worry, Lily...I'm not afraid of ghosts...**Lily**Good! I'm so glad there's someone else who doesn't believe that nonsense.**Samir**I didn't say I didn't believe in ghosts. I just said that I wasn't afraid of them...one has to keep an open mind, you know? Right, Ms. Roberts?**Holly**Exactly!**Lily**Well, I'm fine with both of you believing whatever you want--as long as you help me put this gate up.

*Player selects an option*
*Player selects an option*

> **Lily**There! That should do it. Keeps the ghosts in! Or out. Or whatever.

#### Call Philip

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Lily**I'm still curious about Maddalena LaRosa...Why does everyone think she still haunts LaRosa Manor?
>
> There's GOT to be a reason--and if anyone knows, it's Philip. I owe him a phone call...[Lily calls Regina]**Lily**\*ring ring\***Philip Jones**Lily! Good to hear from you...to what do I owe the pleasure?**Lily**Mr. Jones, I have a few questions...about Maddalena LaRosa. First, why do people believe she haunts LaRosa Manor?**Philip Jones**Haunted? People believe that? Hm.**Lily**Yes, practically everyone I know believes her ghost haunts the mansion. Do you know why?**Philip Jones**Hm...er...well, there were some rumors, I suppose, yes...but most of it was ridiculous...almost slanderous...
> Oh, I almost forgot...you haven't heard from Mr. Rich, have you?**Lily**No, nothing so far...What about Maddalena though?**Philip Jones**I'm very tired, Miss Roberts. An old man needs his naps...I'll talk to you later...and do call if you hear from Mr. Rich. Bye now!
> \*click\*[The call ends]**Lily**Cagey as ever. He knows something and won't tell me. How frustrating.

Transition Dialogue

> **Samir**Everything all right, Lily?**Lily**Yeah, just talking to Philip--he didn't seem to know anything about Maddalena...or know anything he'd tell me...**Samir**Hm, strange. I could always enlist Whitney to help...
> \*BUZZBUZZ\*
> Speaking of which...just a moment, she's calling me...[Samir walks away]**Samir***Uh huh...good...okay, I'll be right along.*[Samir walks back]**Samir**Whitney just finished the manuscript and would like to talk to me...I guess it's time for me to go.
> But I've had a wonderful time here...and it has been a pleasure to be in your company, Lily. And yours too, Holly.[Samir walks away]Lily**Thank you so much for all your help, Sam. You really didn't need to do all this.**Samir**Any time! By the way, the driveway lights should be working now.
> Maybe we can fix the power in the mansion next time around?**Holly**You're leaving, dear Sam? Could you give a girl a lift back to the house? I'm still working on getting a new car...**Lily**Really? I don't see you working, Mom. Actually...there's a patch of weeds over there calling your name. Holllyyyy, they say. Weeeed uuuuusss.**action**Holly walks towards Samir**Holly**Well, I'm pretty sure they're calling YOUR name, not mine. Shall we, Sam?**Samir**Of course, Holly. See you soon, Lily!**action**Holly and Samir leave**

#### Clear Weeds

> [On the path to the right of the entrance circle]**Lily**Nothing like a good weeding to finish up the day...

*Some weeding later*

> **Lily**There, that looks much better!
> Samir and I got a lot done today...no thanks to mother...
> What I've learned about Uncle Arthur's grandmother, Maddalena LaRosa just fills me with more questions, though...
> And none of those questions can be answered with "aliens"...or in this case 'ghosts'. I'm going to get to the bottom of this 'haunted' nonsense.
> There's no such thing as ghosts, and Maddalena LaRosa is not haunting LaRosa Manor.**Roxy**\*whimper\***Lily**Roxy? Why are you scared? Did you see that cat again?

#### Start New Day

> [In the entrance circle]**Lily**What are you looking at, Roxy?
> ...When did all this fog roll in? Was this in the forecast for today?[Lily turns her gaze to the mansion's roof]

> **Lily**What is...is that...
> GRANDMA LAROSA?!!!
> RUN ROXYYYY!!!
> [Lily and Roxy run away to the entrance of the house]**Holly**Lily? You look terrible! Did you run all the way home? Where's your car?**Lily**I saw...I saw...**Holly**Saw what?**Lily**I...uhm...nothing. I think I'm just going to sit here with you for a while...[Lily sits near Holly on the porch chair]**Holly**Okay...honey, if there's anything you want to tell me...**Lily**I'm not sure if there is or not...but...thanks...