Episode 119

## Chapter Link

Ep. 119

**Episode 119**, titled "**Piano Face Off (part 2)**", is the episode of Cursed Princess Club.

## Synopsis

*Prince Blaine has lost the duel very badly, but he at least gets to have a heart-to-heart with Maria. Meanwhile, Asa catches Prez having a Moment with Whitney.*
## Characters

*Characters are linked in order of appearance. First appearances will be in bold.*

* Prince Blaine
* Prince Griffin
* Prince Frederick (in Blaine's mind)
* Blaine’s Fan Club
* Princess Maria
* King Leland
* **Bozart** (in person for the first time)
* The Polygon King and Queen
* Prez (Calpernia)
* Monika
* Syrah
* Whitney
* Asa

## Music

* CPC OST vol. 4
	+ Track 02 "Please Welcome the Pastel Princesses"
* CPC OST vol. 6
	+ Track 19 "To Notice"

## Location

* Polygon Kingdom
	+ Polygon Palace

## Story

The episode begins with the voting for the piano duel's winner from last episode. After Blaine doesn't receive any votes, he starts to imagine himself falling, and Frederick looking down on him from the top of a mountain - however, his thoughts are interrupted by someone yelling "*WAIT!!*" He looks up to see the Blaine’s Fan Club and Maria, dressed in cheerleader uniforms reading "BLAINE-IACS" and holding pom-poms, and yelling "*WE'RE THE BLAINE FAN CLUB AND WE'RE HERE... TO CHEER*!!!" The team runs down the aisle while waving a banner, banging on marching band drums, and yelling at the guests for having bad taste through their megaphones. A team of security guards then captures the team for intruding on the event. Maria tries to get out of the situation by telling them she's Blaine's fiance, but the guards don't believe her, and they all get dragged out. For a moment, Blaine is stunned, before cracking up, as it was the funniest thing he had seen in a long time; and he realizes that the competition was sort of silly, too. The host declares the winner to be Griffin, and Blaine congratulates him.

After the performance, Blaine asks a security guard where the fan club was escorted. The guard informs him they were taken to the jail, shocking him. He runs off, desperate to get them out, before opening the door and seeing Maria leaning against the wall. Maria tells him about how the warden said that someone had called in a special favor for them as they were being taken to jail, though she doesn't know who it was. Blaine thanks her and the fan club for being there for him earlier, and begins to explain how he's been afraid of 'falling' for a long time now.

As a child, Blaine was excited about everything he had the privilege to do, like being able to play the piano. He quickly learned that, if he did it well, more people would look up to and be proud of him, but it didn't feel good to have his place stolen. To avoid this, he tried to do even better, but all it did was make him feel more scared of falling from his place. In response, he started doing things he didn't really care about, like modeling and joining the Bippity Boppity Gala committee, to keep rising. However, all it did was make his fall feel more inevitable; and, when his fall at the piano duel did come, it felt like everyone he had known was turning his back on him, ready to replace him with Frederick. However, Maria caught him before he hit the ground. Maria admits that Blaine has done the same for her, choosing to see the best in her even in her most 'degenerate' moments. She tells him "I'm on your team, and I'm not rooting for your perfection. I'm just rooting for you." Blaine smiles at her, before deciding to get his sheet music and escort her to her family's chambers while she waits outside.

As he picks up his sheet music, Blaine ponders Maria's words, and decides that he should start doing that for others and himself. He is then interrupted by his father. Leland tells him that he doesn't care whether Blaine won or not, and it's okay to lose; but he *does* have something for Blaine to do in order to make it up to him. Meanwhile, Maria is still waiting outside, taking in how it feels to truly see your partner. She hears noise at the end of the hallway, and looks over to see the actual **Bozart**, surrounded by a crowd of fans. Maria's jaw literally drops, and she momentarily feels the need to go over and get an autograph; however, she decides to just stay there and wait for Blaine instead. Blaine returns with his sheet music, and the two head to their chambers together.

Outside the palace, the CPC is searching for an alternate way inside. The majority of the club is worried because they can't go in through the main entrance, but Whitney is because of what's happening to his stripes. He asks Prez if he can talk to her privately, before taking off his mask. Prez gasps, reaching out to him. Just as she does, Asa exits the palace, only to immediately see Calpernia touching his attempted murderer's red face.

## Episode credits

* Art, writing and music by LambCat
* Edited by Eunice Baik
* Art assistants:
	+ @sheidraws
	+ @CatBurgerHelper
	+ @i.aint.shihwi
	+ @kyorin24
	+ @spudinacup