Japanese Store "Elegance"

This is the fourth chapter in Angela's Wedding Disaster.

* **Bold**: Angela in Devil and Angel.
* *Italic*: a story transcript in the phone.
* ***Combined***: breaking news

## Level 31 - Give Them What They Need

* Angela and Sebastian arrive in the Japanese Store.
* Angela: Oh, I love it! Japanese fashion is just so elegant.
* Sebastian: I'm glad you like it. And I expect you to keep up that very air of elegance yourself.
* Sebastian: Remember what's most important, Angie?
* Angela: Giving the customer what they want?
* Sebastian: No, no, no. You need to give them what they NEED, Angela.
* Sebastian: Never give them just what they want. Understand?
* Angela: I suppose...
* Sebastian: Two esteemed guests will be coming in later today, both good friends of mine.
* Sebastian: Their wedding's coming up soon. I'm trusting you to take good care of them while I'm off on my business trip.
* Angela: Business trip? Wait, does that mean I have to run this place on my own?
* Sebastian: Quite correct! Now, can I trust you with this auspicious task?
* Angela: You can count on me!
* Sebastian leaves for a business trip, letting Angela work alone.

### Outro

* Meet the two guests: **Josh Kenney, Yuki Noriaki**.
* Josh: Hey there, we're looking for--
* Angela: Oh my gosh! Josh Kenney! Yuki Noriaki! I know you from Fashion Fire Magazine!
* Angela approaches to them.
* Angela: Mr. Kenney, I LOVE your pictures! They really make the models shine.
* Angela: And Ms. Noriaki, you've got the kind of grace other models would die for!
* Yuki: It's a pleasure to meet you. You wouldn't happen to be Angela, would you?
* Angela: That's me, Angela Napoli! Sebastian asked me to help you prepare for your wedding.
* Josh: Perfect. We know exactly what we want.
* Yuki: Traditional Japanese drums...
* Josh: ...combined with an American punk band!
* Yuki: Kimonos for the bridesmaids...
* Josh: ...and tuxedos for my groomsmen!
* Josh and Yuki: It's gonna be amazing!
* Angela: Er, alright. I'm sure we can make all that work... Somehow.

## Level 32 - New York's Greatest

* Angela's calling Kitty.
* Angela: Hey Kitty, it's me! You won't believe what happened to me today!
* Kitty: Please don't tell me you got arrested again.
* Angela: No, silly! Two of New York's greatest are here. A photographer and model - and they're getting married... How romantic is that?
* Kitty: New York's greatest, huh? And who exactly would they be?
* Angela: Josh Kenney and Yuki Noriaki. They're in--
* Kitty: Wait, did you say Yuki? She's a friend and client of mine! Gosh, I haven't seen her in a while...
* Angela: Really? Wow, small world. She's here right now, if you want to say hi.
* Kitty: Hey, why not? I am on a break, after all.
* Yuki and Josh enter for a serve.

### During level

* Angela serves Yuki and Josh some fashion.

### Outro

* Angela goes to the entrance door, and Kitty visits the store.
* Kitty: Hey Angela!
* Kitty: Hi Yuki! Remember me?
* Yuki: Kitty! What a surprise! I haven't seen you since the trial!
* Kitty: Well, you don't want to see your attorney too often if you can help it.
* Yuki and Kitty laugh.
* Josh: Okay hun, now I'm curious. Why exactly were you in court?
* Yuki: A stalker fell out of a tree while trying to peep on a photoshoot.
* Kitty: He filed a lawsuit in an attempt to get money out of Yuki.
* Yuki: Instead, Kitty took him to court and exposed him as a stalker to the rest of the world!
* Angela: Wow Kitty, you never told me about this! You're usually too busy to--
* Kitty and Yuki's phone: *Bzzt!*
* Yuki: Sorry, work's calling. I really need to take this.
* Kitty: Me too!
* Yuki and Kitty's on the call.
* Angela: Well, that was fun while it lasted...

## Level 33 - How Hard Can It Be?

* Angela is working.
* Kitty: So then he said "Objection! I object... for objection's sake!"
* Kitty and Yuki grin.
* Kitty: Well, it's about time I got back into the office.
* Yuki: Actually, can I ask you something?
* Kitty: As long as it's not legally binding, sure.
* Yuki: Josh and I want to get some rings specially made for our wedding, but...
* Yuki: The jeweler wants a contract. Do you think you could handle it?
* Kitty: Sure, sounds easy enough. I'll take care of it over lunch.
* Yuki: Could you pick up the rings while you're there too?
* Yuki: I'd do it myself, but Josh and I are gonna do our first photoshoot together and...
* Kitty: I understand, you're busy. I'll take care of it.
* Angela: Are you sure about this, Kitty? Aren't you too busy too?
* Kitty: All I have to do is read a contract. How hard can it be?
* Angela doesn't get it. Kitty and Yuki leave the store for contract.

### During level

* Angela calls Kitty to help.
* *Angela: Hey Kitty, let me know if you need any help picking up the rings... okay?*

Call 2

* *Angela: I'm serious Kitty, call me back. You kind of get lost in your work sometimes.*

Call 3

* *Angela: Kitty, it's Angela. I--*
* *Kitty: I'll call you back, I'm pretty busy right now.*

Call 4

* *Kitty: Like I was saying earlier. I'm not a--*
* *Angela: Right, right, not a workaholic.*

### Outro

* Yuki and Josh enter with a photo album.
* Josh: Check it out. I took some photos to help set the mood for our wedding.
* Angela: Like, flowers and parks? Wedding gowns? Lemme see!
* Angela checks the photo album.
* Angela: Oh. Skyscrapers, huh? That's er... different.
* Angela: Subway platforms... Punk rock clubs... The Star-Spangled Banner, too...
* Josh: I really want our wedding to reflect the energy of Manhattan, you know?
* Angela: Well... It's a little...
* Yuki: It's perfect!
* Yuki: If we combine this kind of mood with a calm, Japanese aesthetic, we can create some amazing contrasts!
* Angela: Er... Really?
* Josh: That's a great idea! We'll show the conflict inherent in modern society through our wedding!
* Yuki: And my dress should reflect that as well.
* Angela: Okay... A little crazy, but I can work with that!
* Yuki and Josh leave the store.
* Angela: I think.

## Level 34 - Everything's Fine

* Yuki and Josh enter the store.
* Angela: Good morning, you two! Ready for another morning of wedding planning?
* Yuki and Josh are discontent.
* Angela: Er... Is something wrong?
* Josh: Nothing's wrong. We just had our first photo shoot together...
* Yuki: The lighting was a disaster.
* Josh: Like I said, the lights were FINE!
* Angela: Alright, alright, how about we get our minds off the lights and talk about the wedding instead?
* Yuki: Fine. I had some more ideas about my dress. I was thinking black...
* Josh: Black? This is a wedding, but a funeral! A wedding dress should be white!
* Yuki: ...a little shorter than a regular wedding dress...
* Josh: Puh-lease! This isn't an emo teen store, Yuki.
* Angela: Stop it! We can just do it all! Contrast, remember?
* Josh: Yes.
* Yuki: Let's.
* Josh and Yuki leave the store, and Angela goes to work.

### During level

* Angela writes down design notes.
* Angela: So... Yuki wanted a black dress.
	+ And Just wanted something white.
	+ Yuki wanted short, right?
	+ But Josh didn't like that...
	+ So... Everything it is.

### Outro

* Angela: Okay, so. Yuki's wedding dress needs to be...
* Angela: Dark. White. Short. Long.
* Angela: Not too goth-y... Not classic, either.
* Angela: And it needs to be on-theme... American toughness meets Japanese calm for contrast.
* Angela: Sebastian's counting on me. I'm going to make this work.
* Angela: Even if it does seem really, really, REALLY hard...

## Level 35 - Some Like It Hot

* Inside her dream, back in Fran's Coffee Shop, where the fires seem to be put out, Angela is lost in the shop.
* Angela: Ugh... Where an I?
* Angela: Is this... Fran's? But everything looks so... not on fire.
* However, the flames are set again!
* Angela: Oh, no no no! Not again!
* Angela tried to put out fires using her feet, but the fires spread everywhere inside the shop!
* Angela climbs on the counter, suddenly, the ghosts appear!
* Ghost Fran: It was you!
* Angela: No, wait! It was an accident, I swear!
* All ghosts to Angela: **YOU!**
* The ghosts get away from Angela.
* Angela: No, don't leave me!
* Angela: Heeeeeeeeelp!!!
* Angela gets devoured by the flames... but then Angela wakes up in the store in reality.
* Angela: Just a dream... Just a dream.
* Angela climbs off the counter.
* Angela: It's gonna be one of those days...
* Angela goes to work.

### Outro

* Yuki and Josh enter the store.
* Angela: Hey guys! You're back early.
* Josh: We had to cancel our photo shoot. There was an emergency.
* Yuki: You're exaggerating.
* Josh: Exaggerating?! Your outfit was a whole inch too short! It ruined the entire scene!
* Yuki: I need to be able to express my creativity!
* Angela splits Yuki and Josh up from a fight.
* Angela: Okay, I can tell the two of you are getting a little... agitated.
* Angela: Why don't you just go home and relax? Everything's gonna be fine...
* Yuki and Josh: Fine.
* Yuki and Josh leave the store to go home.
* Angela: ...I hope.

## Level 36 - Legal Fashion Advice

* Kitty enters the store to give Angela advice.
* Kitty: So, what did you need my advice for? Is someone suing you?
* Kitty: Is it fraud? Breach of confidentiality? Professional misconduct?
* Angela: Fashion.
* Angela presents this fashion to Kitty.
* Kitty: Yikes. I'd sue you too for that dress.
* Angela: Very funny. I need a fresh perspective on the dress. What do you think?
* Kitty's phone: *Bzzt!*
* Kitty answers the call.
* Kitty: Looks fine to me.
* Angela: You're not even looking!
* Kitty: Sorry, one of the partners at the firm will have my head if I don't reply to this immediately.
* Kitty: It's still a work in progress, isn't it? I'm sure you'll do a great job.
* Angela: Okay... By the way, did you get the contract sorted with the jeweler?
* Kitty: Hm? Oh, no. I'll do it later.
* Angela: Don't forget, they're under a lot of stress. Which means I'M under a lot of stress too.
* Kitty: Mm-hmm.
* Kitty stands near the exit.

### During level

* Angela keeps Kitty in the store to prevent her from escaping to work, as Kitty constantly receiving calls.

### Outro

* Kitty's phone: *Bzzt!*
* Kitty: Jackson speaking.
* Kitty: Uh-huh. I'll be right there.
* Angela: Hey, wait! Where are you going?
* Kitty: Something came up at the office. See you later, Angela!
* Kitty leaves the store to head to the court.
* Angela: Wait! What about the...
* Angela: ...rings?

## Level 37 - The Workaholic

* Angela calls Jackson.
* *Kitty: Jackson speaking.*
* *Angela: Kitty, it's me. Did you pick up the rings yet?*
* *Kitty: Oh, I totally forgot! You know how it is.*
* *Angela: You NEED to go check it out, Kitty. Today, before the jeweler backs out!*
* *Kitty: Calm down, Angela. I'll go after work.*
* *Kitty: Speaking of which, I really need to get back to it... Talk to you later!*
* Kitty hangs up the call.
* Angela: Kitty, wait!
* Angela goes to work.

### Outro

* Angela puts the final touches to the dress.
* Angela: Finally, it's done...
* Angela: It's... well...
* Angela goes in the thoughts.
* **Angel: It's perfect, right? It's exactly what Josh and Yuki wanted. We did a great job!**
* **Devil: Absolutely not! This is the fashion equivalent of a four-alarm fire at a fireworks factory!**
* **Angel: Er... let's focus on the solutions. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?**
* **Devil: I've got one...**
* **Devil: Burn the place down, run away and start a new life in Brazil as Angelina Nielson.**
* **Devil: What?**
* Angela goes back in reality.
* Angela: I'll have to ask Sebastian for help...
* Angela's phone: *Bzzt!*
* Angela answers the call.
* *Yuki: Hey Angela! Josh and I are on our way to the store.*
* Angela: Oh, er... Really?
* *Yuki: Yeah! We're REALLY excited to see the dress you made for me.*
* *Yuki: So, I'll see you in a few!*
* Angela: Hello? Yes, how much is it for a one-way ticket to Brazil, please?

## Level 38 - Frankendress

* Josh and Yuki enter the store.
* Yuki: So, where is it? My wedding dress?
* Angela: Er... Are you sure you want to see it? You wouldn't rather it be a surprise?
* Yuki: Don't be silly. Show me.
* Angela shows the dress.
* Yuki: It's... horrible!
* Josh: See, I told you. You should've gone with a classic dress!
* Yuki: Please. It's clearly such a mess because YOUR ideas just HAD to be in there.
* Josh: If you'd just listened to me from the start, none of this would have happened!
* Angela goes to split the guys from fight.
* Angela: Stop it you two! I can fix it, I swear!
* Kitty enters the store.
* Kitty: What's going on?
* Yuki: Kitty! Thank goodness, someone I can RELY on. How'd it go with the jeweler?
* Kitty: The... jeweler?
* Yuki: Please tell me you didn't forget.
* Kitty: It's er... on my to-do list?
* Yuki: You...! I trusted you! How could you just forget something like that?!
* Kitty: Wait, wait! There might still be time! I'll go right now!
* Yuki: Please do. I swear, if anything ELSE goes wrong with this wedding...
* Kitty, Yuki, and Josh leave the store, and Angela goes to work after placing back the dress.

### During level

* Angela calls her friends for help! She needs to get reinforcements!
* *Sebastian: You've reached the voicemail of Sebastian Worth...*
* *Jenny: I'm going on the air in two minutes. Sorry, girl!*
* *Virginia: I'm sort of in the middle of a session... Can I call you back?*
* *Emily: There's no way I'd make it in time, Angela!*
* *Murray: Sorry Angela. Contracts are a little out of my jurisdiction.*

### Outro

* Kitty enters the store sadly.
* Angela: Any news?
* Kitty: The jeweler refused to even talk to me... Said he was 'no longer inspired' and was moving on.
* Kitty: Yuki's one of our firm's most prestigious clients, too...
* Angela: There's got to be SOMETHING we can do.
* Kitty: Like what?
* Angela: You're asking me? You're supposed to be the smart one!
* Kitty: Hmm...
* Kitty: I have an idea. It won't be easy, though.
* Angela: Please, Kitty... Just make it work.

## Level 39 - They'll Be Here Soon

* Angela's in the call.
* Angela: Come on, Kitty, hurry up... They could be here any minute!
* Yuki and Josh enter the store, asking about the rings.
* Yuki: The rings. Where are they?
* Angela: Er... rings! You know, that reminds me of a funny story about a hedgehog...
* Yuki: Be serious, Angela. Where's Kitty? And where are the rings?
* Angela: They'll be here soon, I promise.
* Yuki: They'd better be.
* Yuki goes into the dressing room, and Josh leaves the store. Angela goes to work.

### Outro

* Josh enters to inform.
* Josh: Time's up, Angela.
* Yuki: Where's Kitty? Where are our rings?
* Angela: I, er... Well...
* Kitty rushes into the store.
* Angela: Kitty! Oh thank goodness.
* Kitty: I might have threatened a lawsuit or two.
* Kitty presents the wedding rings.
* Kitty: Sorry for not taking care of it sooner.
* Yuki: Thank you, Kitty.
* Yuki takes the wedding rings.
* Angela: So, everything's good now, right?
* Yuki gets closer.
* Yuki: Not yet. You still ruined my dress, so you'd better make sure it's going to sparkle.
* Angela: S-sure! Sparkles it is...

## Level 40 - Learning How to Talk

* Angela: Alright, gather around everyone. What do you want me to do?
* Angela goes in the thoughts again.
* **Devil: If those two start arguing again, I'm gonna lose it.**
* **Angel: No, you're not. We'll just discuss and help them, like rational adults.**
* **Devil (shouting): LOSE IT, I SAY!**
* Josh: We've gotta go with the American classics. A long, white dress can do no wrong.
* Yuki: We were going for contrast, remember?
* Josh: But it's not working out, Yuki. Let's just stick to one of the ideas instead of working on this... Frankendress!
* Yuki: We always go with your ideas! So this time, we're going with MY idea. Dark and short!
* Angela: STOP IT! BOTH OF YOU, STOP!
* Angela: You can't keep arguing with each other about everything. You need to learn how to compromise...
* Angela: Wait... Compromise... That's it!
* Angela: The dress is gonna be beautiful, I promise. Just come back later today, okay?
* Yuki and Josh leave the store.

### During level

* Angela finishes the touches with new dress.

### Post-chapter

* As Angela puts the final touches to the dress, Yuki and Josh enter the store.
* Yuki: Well, here we are, Angela. The moment of truth.
* Angela presents the dress.
* Angela: Ta-da! It's not short and dark. Neither is it long and white. It's a compromise.
* Angela: So. What do you think?
* Josh: Well, it's... How should I put it...
* Yuki: It's, you know... Not exactly what we had in mind, but...
* Josh: It's... even better! Don't you think, hon?
* Yuki: It's perfect! We'll take it.
* Yuki takes the perfect dress.
* Yuki: Thank you so much for all your hard work, Angela.
* Yuki: Let me know if you ever start your own fashion brand! I'll be your first model.
* Angela: Really?! Oh, I will! Thanks so much, Yuki!
* Yuki and Josh now leave the store, thanks to Angela for creating a perfect fashion design.
* Sebastian visits the store to surprise Angela.
* Sebastian: Well now! I see you've treated my good friends well.
* Angela: Yeah - but it wasn't easy... How was your business trip?
* Sebastian: Most excellent! In fact, I've decided to open a new bridal store near the beach.
* Sebastian: Let's head there now. Come on Angela, the Sebastian train...
* Angela: Is leaving the station, I know!
* Angela and Sebastian are now departing from Japanese Store, to Sebastian Train.
* ***End of Chapter Four***