Crash and Burn
Released: 12th December 2014
Level 9 Storyline Quest
Previous Quest: Wild Night
Next Quest: Enemy Lines
Level 9 Storyline Quest
Previous Quest: Wild Night
Next Quest: Enemy Lines
Main Characters / Extra Characters:
My Characters
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Requirements / Rewards
Level 10 Rewards - 25 Diamonds |
Part 1
Danny: Time to start filming ‘Clash at Sunset’!
Early in the morning, you meet up with Ethan on the far side of campus.
Ethan: There he is, the man of the hour. Day one of production on your first movie. How’s it feel?
Danny: I’m feeling great!
Ethan: Right on. I can already tell we’ve got something pretty special on our hands.
Danny: ‘Pretty special?’ I’m a rocket ship fueled on sheer enthusiasm! Let’s start the countdown and fly to the moon!
Ethan: Ease back on that throttle, Danny. Enthusiastic is good, but don’t go full Charlie Sheen.
Danny: Oh right. How about, ‘My dream is finally happening. This is awesome!’
Ethan: That’s better. Now go get ‘em, Champ!
You and Ethan walk over to the other side of campus, where Lisa and Addison are waiting.
Addison: I can’t believe I’m acting again... I’ve got to say this feels pretty good!
Lisa: And even though my body is still recovering from that last party... I’m super excited that I get to play a person instead of a mermaid! Humanity: best species ever!
Danny: Let’s make a movie!
Time - 4 hours
Later that morning, your cast and crew gather together, eager to start filming.
Danny: Okay, remember, in the world of ‘Clash at Sunset’, L.A. is a scorched wasteland, ruled over by rival gangs. First there are the Burners, who worship fire and destruction. Then there are the Muties, genetically altered from radiation.
Lisa: Is this really based on a young adult novel?! What is wrong with teenagers?
Addison: Aren’t you nineteen?
Lisa: I’m twenty. There’s a difference! I’m only kinda into fire and destruction.
Addison: Uh, anyway... so our characters aren’t in either gang, right?
Danny: Exactly. You’re just a pair of star-crossed teens, trying to make it through the city to get to safety... even as you fall in love! Now... Addison. You’re ‘Zola.’ You’re a year older, a year wiser... a young woman who’s had to grow up way too fast. And Lisa, you’re ‘Brianne.’ After growing up within the lead-lined walls of a fallout shelter, you’re enjoying the freedom of the outside world... But that also means you’re unaware of the dangers all around you! Can you adapt in time to survive?
Addison: Good character insights, Danny! You’re really growing as a director!
Soon, the cameras are rolling. Filming has officially begun!
Addison: ...Brianne! What did I tell you about wasting bullets?
Lisa: But if I hadn’t shot those Burners, they would have killed you!
Addison: I had the situation under control! I’m giving the orders here!
Danny: And... cut! Great scene, girls! You nailed it!
Rewards
After filming, Ethan pulls you aside.
Ethan: That. Was. Awesome. Close your eyes, Danny. Picture this movie’s future. Can you see it?
Danny: Maybe?
Ethan: Well I can. And I see a truckload of money!
Danny: I like the sound of that.
Ethan: The story is there. The star power is there... ...but one thing isn’t up to snuff: the special effects. This is a movie about post-apocalyptic gangs. We need explosions. We need CGI.
Danny: That would definitely help!
Ethan: Lucky for you, I know just the guy for the job: Dean Ericson. Dean is a Caltech nerd, a mast of both real-life explosions and computer-generated effects! He just graduated, but his star is rising fast. We need to snag him while we can still afford his rates.
Danny: Sounds like we’d better go talk to him ASAP.
Ethan: Right on. But before we do, you’d better dress in something a little more... casual. The thing is, Dean isn’t too comfortable with glitz and glamour. Dean is more of a dork- hipster hybrid. Like... a dipster?
Danny: Got it. Time for me to take my style from chic... to geek!
Ethan: For real: Did you just say that line with a straight face?
Danny: Quit complaining and help me pick out some clothes!
Part 2
Ethan: Dean is definitely... different. You’ll see.
You and Ethan pull up to a run-down house in Pasadena. Its paint is cracked and peeling, and the lawn is a dry, dead yellow.
Danny: Our special effects superstar lives here?
Ethan: Don’t judge a book by its cover. This guy is the best... He just happens to care more about blowing stuff up than playing Martha Stewart.
You and Ethan approach the front door, when suddenly... BOOM!
Danny: What was that?
Time - 5 hours
You and Ethan rush into Dean’s house to find smoke pouring out of the garage!
Ethan: Dean? Buddy? You alive in here?
Dean: Are you kidding? I’m fantastic! I’m on the verge of discovering a way to make pyrotechnics out of common household materials at 1/100th the market rate!
Danny: Uh oh. Is this meeting going to put me on some kind of CIA watchlist?
Dean: The saving are going to be huge... once I stabilize the formula.
Ethan: Just try not to blow yourself up in the meantime.
Danny: So, uh, hey. I’m Danny. The reason I’m here is--
Dean: No need to pitch me. I already know you want me to help with your special effects. The answer is yes, I’m in.
Rewards
Danny: I’m glad to have you onboard.
Dean: I was able to grab a copy of your script of the Deep Web, and I’ve got a couple of killer ideas for you.
Dean hands over a laptop with a document open. When Ethan looks at it, his eyes light up.
Ethan: Can... can we really get this?
Dean: I’d say there’s a twelve percent chance.
Danny: What is it?
Ethan: I don’t want you to get your hopes up... I’ll investigate and let you know if it pans out.
Danny: Sounds good. Go do your Ethan thing.
Ethan: Meet you back at campus later.
Later, back on campus, you’re hanging out with Addison when your phone buzzes.
Danny: Huh? Who’s texting me now?
‘Danny, I’m interested in investing a substantial sum of money in your movie... If you’d like to discuss, come by my office in an hour. Best, Anders Stone.’
Addison: Anders Stone? He’s one of the biggest names in Hollywood! But he’s also Bianca’s dad.
Danny: Just hearing her name makes my skin crawl... but that doesn’t necessarily mean her dad is a bad guy, right?
Addison: Probably not...
Danny: I feel like I need to take this meeting... but should I go without Ethan?
Addison: You should go... just make sure you bring someone business savvy. Someone you can trust.
Part 3
Danny: Can we really trust Anders Stone? He’s Bianca’s dad!
You and Charles arrive at Stone Pictures’ corporate headquarters, a massive skyscraper in downtown L.A.
Danny: Whoa. This place is pretty impressive.
Charles: It is. Just remember, Stone built his empire on other people’s broken dreams.
After signing in with security, you take an elevator up to the penthouse.
Anders Stone: Well, well, well... Danny. Welcome to the big time. Care for some cognac? It’s a 1963 vintage. Fifty thousand dollars a bottle.
Danny: I try not to drink anything older than my parents.
Anders pours himself a drink and sips it as he looks over the city.
Anders Stone: My father abstained from alcohol, gambling, and all forms of excess... He never got to enjoy the finer things in life. Which is to say... the next time you’re offered a thousand dollar glass of cognac, you’d better damn well take it.
Charles: Says you. We know better than to drink in the middle of a negotiation.
Danny: Exactly. We’re here to talk business.
Charles: We appreciate the invitation to meet, Mr. Stone. You mentioned investing a substantial sum in Danny’s film...
Anders Stone: Ah yes. Your film. I heard all about it from my sources...
Danny: You mean your daughter, Bianca?
Anders Stone: Truth be told, she didn’t have the nicest things to say about you... but I never let personal feuds get in the way of business.
Without another word, Anders Stone hands you a check.
Danny: This... this is for fifteen million dollars!
Anders Stone: Chump change. But enough to take your movie from a low budget indie film to something that might actually hit theaters. Should you accept the money, I would only have a few modest requests... But those are all details! Here, sign this contract.
Charles: Not so fast. Let me read that...
Time - 3 hours
Charles furiously pores over the contract.
Charles: What’s this? ‘Should any of the above provisions not be met, full creative control will revert to Stone Pictures!’ That means if your lawyers can find a way, you’ll take Danny’s movie away and re-edit it however you want!
Anders Stone: It’s merely standard language in all our contracts.
Charles: Yeah. The contracts that got you a reputation as the slimiest production company in Hollywood!
Anders Stone: Careful. That mouth of yours might get you into trouble.
Charles: I’m just trying to keep my friend from getting steamrolled!
Anders Stone: Danny, your little lapdog here is acting rude. I suggest you apologize to me. Now.
Danny: I’m sorry you’re such an ass.
Anders Stone: Saying that... was a mistake.
Danny: I guess we’ll see.
Anders Stone: Get out of my office. Immediately.
Later, outside...
Charles: I’m sorry I lost my temper up there, Danny. That was... unprofessional.
Danny: Are you kidding? Without you there, Anders Stone would probably own my soul right now!
Charles: Heh. Just doing my job. Thanks, Danny. And stay away from that guy. He scares me.
Rewards
Back on campus...
Ethan: There you are. I heard about Stone. I’m glad Charles was there to save the day.
Danny: Definitely. Anders is a scary old man. We’d better watch out for him.
Ethan: For sure. Okay, moving on... I need your authorization to spend a bunch of cash.
Danny: For what?
Ethan: I want this to be a surprise. But trust me. This is gonna be worth it.
Part 4
Ethan: Time to spend some cash. Trust me, this will be worth it!
Around sunset, Ethan drives you out into the desert.
Danny: Your expensive surprise is out here?
Ethan: Just keep our eye on that hill over there.
As the sun sets, the ground begins to rumble, and on the hilltop you see...
Danny: A TANK?! You got us a TANK?!
Ethan: Dean had a connection at the local army base. This is going to look killer in tomorrow’s scene.
Danny: This is definitely worth the money! But wait... who’s driving that thing?
The top hatch of the tank opens, and a familiar face pops up!
Crash: This. Is. Awesome! I’m Saving Private Ryan!
Rewards
Ethan: Thanks to the tank, tomorrow’s battle scene is gonna be epic. Danny, you’d better get back to campus and get all of the props ready.
Danny: That’s right! The scene calls for some Gas Lamps towering overhead. I’d better set some up!
Ethan: And Crash... we’ll see you on First Street tomorrow morning.
Crash: Hell yes! I’ll be there... IN A TANK!
Danny: I’ll make sure the scene is all ready for you!
Part 5
Danny: Let’s set the scene!
Back on campus...
Danny: ...and we’ll put the third Gas Lamp over there! Perfect!
Addison: It’s going to look amazing when the tank rolls through.
Thomas Hunt: Someone’s entrusted you with a tank? Fascinating.
Danny: Professor Hunt? What are you doing here?
Thomas Hunt: Observing.
Danny: Well, get ready to observe some movie magic!
Rewards
Danny: Okay! The scene’s all ready! Let’s get some extras in here to set up some reaction shots!
Ethan: Crash will be here soon. Better make sure your actors are in place.
Danny: Let’s do this, people! We’ve got a tank coming through!
Part 6
Danny: Lights, camera, action! Everyone get ready for the tank scene!
Danny: Thanks so much for doing this, guys. Just make sure to scream super loud when you see the tank!
Tegwen: Wait... so this is a real tank?
Jennifer: It’s not armed, right?
Danny: Of course not! ...probably not. ...it might be armed.
Ethan: Uh... have you heard from Crash? He should have gotten here by now.
Danny: I haven’t heard a thing.
Suddenly, you hear an explosion from several blocks away!
Danny: That sounds bad. Really, really, bad!
Time - 5 hours
You and Ethan sprint two blocks from campus to find your tank rolling over parked cars!
Danny: Stop! Stop! You’re on the wrong street!
Ethan pulls out a walkie-talkie and yells into it.
Ethan: Crash! Shut off the tank! Now!
You can barely here Crash’s response over the sounds of bending steel and breaking glass.
Crash: Can’t... hear... you! Goodbye, car! Adios, mailbox... SOUNDS OF DESTRUCTION!
The tank bowls over a lamppost and smashes an RV!
Danny: Crash! You have to stop! You’re in the wrong place!
As you continue to yell into the walkie-talkie, the tank crashes through a house!
Tegwen: Is this... part of the scene?
Jennifer: I don’t think so...
The tank comes to a full stop. The hatch opens and Crash pops his head out.
Crash: Boom. NAILED IT! Best scene ever!
Danny: Are you kidding? This was a total disaster! We wrecked a city block... and we didn’t even film it.
Rewards
An hour later, you find yourself in Thomas Hunt’s office.
Thomas Hunt: Your production crew just wrecked a city block! Do you have anything to say for yourself?
Danny: I didn’t mean for any of this to happen...
Thomas Hunt: Sometimes it’s not about what you meant. It’s about your actions! Do the owners of those cars care about your good intentions? Or what about the family that lives in that house? NO! They just care about the tank that destroyed their possessions!
Danny: I’ll make it right... we’ll pay for everything we wrecked!
Thomas Hunt: That’s the very least you can do! Your negligence endangered people’s lives... and the school’s reputation! You are this close to a one way ticket home! Now get out of my office and make this right!
You step out into the hall, where Ethan is waiting for you.
Ethan: Hey... you all right?
Danny: I’m okay. Hunt’s furious.
Ethan: Did he kick you out of school?
Danny: No, but he’s madder than any person has ever been. Ever.
Ethan: He’s always mad. The point is, he didn’t kick you out. Under all of that bluster, Hunt must have a soft spot for you.
Danny: That seems... unlikely.
Ethan: Well, anyway. We’ve got other things to worry about. Like paying for all the damages we caused.
Danny: This is going to kill our budget. We’ll be lucky if we have any of the Benefactor’s money left!
Ethan: Yeah... and that doesn’t even include bail money for Crash. Thanks to some reckless driving charges, he’s locked up in county jail.
Danny: I guess we’d better go get him out...
Part 7
Crash: Got bail?
At the county jail...
Crash: Danny! You bailed me out! Even after I blew up a city block and destroyed your life?
Danny: Yeah, well... I probably should have given you better directions.
Crash brings you in for a bear hug.
Crash: You freaking ROCK, Danny. I owe you one.
Ethan: Before everyone starts getting all warm and fuzzy, can I remind you that we’re in a serious budget crisis? Thanks to today’s fiasco, we can’t even afford to pay the on-set caterer tomorrow. If we don’t think of something soon, we’ll have to shut down production.
Rewards
Rewards
As you arrive back at campus, you find a letter taped to your door!
Danny: It’s from my Benefactor! Maybe he’s stepping up to help with our cash crisis!
You open the letter, which reads. ‘You have squandered my money. I am most displeased. Find a way to salvage this production or there will be consequences. Sincerely, Your Benefactor’
Ethan: Great. We’re screwed. We’ll have to shut down our movie, and we’re making a powerful, mysterious enemy.
Danny: No. Wait. There’s still a way out of this... but you may not like it.
Ethan: At this point, a bad option is better than no option at all.
Danny: If there were any other way out, I’d take it... but at this point, we only have one... We’re paying a visit... to Anders Stone!
Will Anders take the deal? Will the movie survive? Keep playing to find out!
Danny: Time to start filming ‘Clash at Sunset’!
- Level 4+ Lisa
- Level 7+ Addison
Early in the morning, you meet up with Ethan on the far side of campus.
Ethan: There he is, the man of the hour. Day one of production on your first movie. How’s it feel?
Danny: I’m feeling great!
Ethan: Right on. I can already tell we’ve got something pretty special on our hands.
Danny: ‘Pretty special?’ I’m a rocket ship fueled on sheer enthusiasm! Let’s start the countdown and fly to the moon!
Ethan: Ease back on that throttle, Danny. Enthusiastic is good, but don’t go full Charlie Sheen.
Danny: Oh right. How about, ‘My dream is finally happening. This is awesome!’
Ethan: That’s better. Now go get ‘em, Champ!
You and Ethan walk over to the other side of campus, where Lisa and Addison are waiting.
Addison: I can’t believe I’m acting again... I’ve got to say this feels pretty good!
Lisa: And even though my body is still recovering from that last party... I’m super excited that I get to play a person instead of a mermaid! Humanity: best species ever!
Danny: Let’s make a movie!
Time - 4 hours
Later that morning, your cast and crew gather together, eager to start filming.
Danny: Okay, remember, in the world of ‘Clash at Sunset’, L.A. is a scorched wasteland, ruled over by rival gangs. First there are the Burners, who worship fire and destruction. Then there are the Muties, genetically altered from radiation.
Lisa: Is this really based on a young adult novel?! What is wrong with teenagers?
Addison: Aren’t you nineteen?
Lisa: I’m twenty. There’s a difference! I’m only kinda into fire and destruction.
Addison: Uh, anyway... so our characters aren’t in either gang, right?
Danny: Exactly. You’re just a pair of star-crossed teens, trying to make it through the city to get to safety... even as you fall in love! Now... Addison. You’re ‘Zola.’ You’re a year older, a year wiser... a young woman who’s had to grow up way too fast. And Lisa, you’re ‘Brianne.’ After growing up within the lead-lined walls of a fallout shelter, you’re enjoying the freedom of the outside world... But that also means you’re unaware of the dangers all around you! Can you adapt in time to survive?
Addison: Good character insights, Danny! You’re really growing as a director!
Soon, the cameras are rolling. Filming has officially begun!
Addison: ...Brianne! What did I tell you about wasting bullets?
Lisa: But if I hadn’t shot those Burners, they would have killed you!
Addison: I had the situation under control! I’m giving the orders here!
Danny: And... cut! Great scene, girls! You nailed it!
Rewards
- 2800 XP
- 30 Cash
After filming, Ethan pulls you aside.
Ethan: That. Was. Awesome. Close your eyes, Danny. Picture this movie’s future. Can you see it?
Danny: Maybe?
Ethan: Well I can. And I see a truckload of money!
Danny: I like the sound of that.
Ethan: The story is there. The star power is there... ...but one thing isn’t up to snuff: the special effects. This is a movie about post-apocalyptic gangs. We need explosions. We need CGI.
Danny: That would definitely help!
Ethan: Lucky for you, I know just the guy for the job: Dean Ericson. Dean is a Caltech nerd, a mast of both real-life explosions and computer-generated effects! He just graduated, but his star is rising fast. We need to snag him while we can still afford his rates.
Danny: Sounds like we’d better go talk to him ASAP.
Ethan: Right on. But before we do, you’d better dress in something a little more... casual. The thing is, Dean isn’t too comfortable with glitz and glamour. Dean is more of a dork- hipster hybrid. Like... a dipster?
Danny: Got it. Time for me to take my style from chic... to geek!
Ethan: For real: Did you just say that line with a straight face?
Danny: Quit complaining and help me pick out some clothes!
Part 2
Ethan: Dean is definitely... different. You’ll see.
- Danny wearing a Northern Exposure Outfit
You and Ethan pull up to a run-down house in Pasadena. Its paint is cracked and peeling, and the lawn is a dry, dead yellow.
Danny: Our special effects superstar lives here?
Ethan: Don’t judge a book by its cover. This guy is the best... He just happens to care more about blowing stuff up than playing Martha Stewart.
You and Ethan approach the front door, when suddenly... BOOM!
Danny: What was that?
Time - 5 hours
You and Ethan rush into Dean’s house to find smoke pouring out of the garage!
Ethan: Dean? Buddy? You alive in here?
Dean: Are you kidding? I’m fantastic! I’m on the verge of discovering a way to make pyrotechnics out of common household materials at 1/100th the market rate!
Danny: Uh oh. Is this meeting going to put me on some kind of CIA watchlist?
Dean: The saving are going to be huge... once I stabilize the formula.
Ethan: Just try not to blow yourself up in the meantime.
Danny: So, uh, hey. I’m Danny. The reason I’m here is--
Dean: No need to pitch me. I already know you want me to help with your special effects. The answer is yes, I’m in.
Rewards
- 2800 XP
- 1030 Cash
Danny: I’m glad to have you onboard.
Dean: I was able to grab a copy of your script of the Deep Web, and I’ve got a couple of killer ideas for you.
Dean hands over a laptop with a document open. When Ethan looks at it, his eyes light up.
Ethan: Can... can we really get this?
Dean: I’d say there’s a twelve percent chance.
Danny: What is it?
Ethan: I don’t want you to get your hopes up... I’ll investigate and let you know if it pans out.
Danny: Sounds good. Go do your Ethan thing.
Ethan: Meet you back at campus later.
Later, back on campus, you’re hanging out with Addison when your phone buzzes.
Danny: Huh? Who’s texting me now?
‘Danny, I’m interested in investing a substantial sum of money in your movie... If you’d like to discuss, come by my office in an hour. Best, Anders Stone.’
Addison: Anders Stone? He’s one of the biggest names in Hollywood! But he’s also Bianca’s dad.
Danny: Just hearing her name makes my skin crawl... but that doesn’t necessarily mean her dad is a bad guy, right?
Addison: Probably not...
Danny: I feel like I need to take this meeting... but should I go without Ethan?
Addison: You should go... just make sure you bring someone business savvy. Someone you can trust.
Part 3
Danny: Can we really trust Anders Stone? He’s Bianca’s dad!
- Level 11+ Danny
- An Agent Besides Ethan (Charles)
You and Charles arrive at Stone Pictures’ corporate headquarters, a massive skyscraper in downtown L.A.
Danny: Whoa. This place is pretty impressive.
Charles: It is. Just remember, Stone built his empire on other people’s broken dreams.
After signing in with security, you take an elevator up to the penthouse.
Anders Stone: Well, well, well... Danny. Welcome to the big time. Care for some cognac? It’s a 1963 vintage. Fifty thousand dollars a bottle.
Danny: I try not to drink anything older than my parents.
Anders pours himself a drink and sips it as he looks over the city.
Anders Stone: My father abstained from alcohol, gambling, and all forms of excess... He never got to enjoy the finer things in life. Which is to say... the next time you’re offered a thousand dollar glass of cognac, you’d better damn well take it.
Charles: Says you. We know better than to drink in the middle of a negotiation.
Danny: Exactly. We’re here to talk business.
Charles: We appreciate the invitation to meet, Mr. Stone. You mentioned investing a substantial sum in Danny’s film...
Anders Stone: Ah yes. Your film. I heard all about it from my sources...
Danny: You mean your daughter, Bianca?
Anders Stone: Truth be told, she didn’t have the nicest things to say about you... but I never let personal feuds get in the way of business.
Without another word, Anders Stone hands you a check.
Danny: This... this is for fifteen million dollars!
Anders Stone: Chump change. But enough to take your movie from a low budget indie film to something that might actually hit theaters. Should you accept the money, I would only have a few modest requests... But those are all details! Here, sign this contract.
Charles: Not so fast. Let me read that...
Time - 3 hours
Charles furiously pores over the contract.
Charles: What’s this? ‘Should any of the above provisions not be met, full creative control will revert to Stone Pictures!’ That means if your lawyers can find a way, you’ll take Danny’s movie away and re-edit it however you want!
Anders Stone: It’s merely standard language in all our contracts.
Charles: Yeah. The contracts that got you a reputation as the slimiest production company in Hollywood!
Anders Stone: Careful. That mouth of yours might get you into trouble.
Charles: I’m just trying to keep my friend from getting steamrolled!
Anders Stone: Danny, your little lapdog here is acting rude. I suggest you apologize to me. Now.
Danny: I’m sorry you’re such an ass.
Anders Stone: Saying that... was a mistake.
Danny: I guess we’ll see.
Anders Stone: Get out of my office. Immediately.
Later, outside...
Charles: I’m sorry I lost my temper up there, Danny. That was... unprofessional.
Danny: Are you kidding? Without you there, Anders Stone would probably own my soul right now!
Charles: Heh. Just doing my job. Thanks, Danny. And stay away from that guy. He scares me.
Rewards
- 2800 XP
- 30 Cash
Back on campus...
Ethan: There you are. I heard about Stone. I’m glad Charles was there to save the day.
Danny: Definitely. Anders is a scary old man. We’d better watch out for him.
Ethan: For sure. Okay, moving on... I need your authorization to spend a bunch of cash.
Danny: For what?
Ethan: I want this to be a surprise. But trust me. This is gonna be worth it.
Part 4
Ethan: Time to spend some cash. Trust me, this will be worth it!
- Spend 2000 Cash
Around sunset, Ethan drives you out into the desert.
Danny: Your expensive surprise is out here?
Ethan: Just keep our eye on that hill over there.
As the sun sets, the ground begins to rumble, and on the hilltop you see...
Danny: A TANK?! You got us a TANK?!
Ethan: Dean had a connection at the local army base. This is going to look killer in tomorrow’s scene.
Danny: This is definitely worth the money! But wait... who’s driving that thing?
The top hatch of the tank opens, and a familiar face pops up!
Crash: This. Is. Awesome! I’m Saving Private Ryan!
Rewards
- 2900 XP
- 1 Diamond
Ethan: Thanks to the tank, tomorrow’s battle scene is gonna be epic. Danny, you’d better get back to campus and get all of the props ready.
Danny: That’s right! The scene calls for some Gas Lamps towering overhead. I’d better set some up!
Ethan: And Crash... we’ll see you on First Street tomorrow morning.
Crash: Hell yes! I’ll be there... IN A TANK!
Danny: I’ll make sure the scene is all ready for you!
Part 5
Danny: Let’s set the scene!
- Have 3 Gas Lamps
Back on campus...
Danny: ...and we’ll put the third Gas Lamp over there! Perfect!
Addison: It’s going to look amazing when the tank rolls through.
Thomas Hunt: Someone’s entrusted you with a tank? Fascinating.
Danny: Professor Hunt? What are you doing here?
Thomas Hunt: Observing.
Danny: Well, get ready to observe some movie magic!
Rewards
- 2900 XP
- 2 Diamonds
Danny: Okay! The scene’s all ready! Let’s get some extras in here to set up some reaction shots!
Ethan: Crash will be here soon. Better make sure your actors are in place.
Danny: Let’s do this, people! We’ve got a tank coming through!
Part 6
Danny: Lights, camera, action! Everyone get ready for the tank scene!
- Level 12+ Danny
- Anyone (Tegwen)
- Anyone (Jennifer)
Danny: Thanks so much for doing this, guys. Just make sure to scream super loud when you see the tank!
Tegwen: Wait... so this is a real tank?
Jennifer: It’s not armed, right?
Danny: Of course not! ...probably not. ...it might be armed.
Ethan: Uh... have you heard from Crash? He should have gotten here by now.
Danny: I haven’t heard a thing.
Suddenly, you hear an explosion from several blocks away!
Danny: That sounds bad. Really, really, bad!
Time - 5 hours
You and Ethan sprint two blocks from campus to find your tank rolling over parked cars!
Danny: Stop! Stop! You’re on the wrong street!
Ethan pulls out a walkie-talkie and yells into it.
Ethan: Crash! Shut off the tank! Now!
You can barely here Crash’s response over the sounds of bending steel and breaking glass.
Crash: Can’t... hear... you! Goodbye, car! Adios, mailbox... SOUNDS OF DESTRUCTION!
The tank bowls over a lamppost and smashes an RV!
Danny: Crash! You have to stop! You’re in the wrong place!
As you continue to yell into the walkie-talkie, the tank crashes through a house!
Tegwen: Is this... part of the scene?
Jennifer: I don’t think so...
The tank comes to a full stop. The hatch opens and Crash pops his head out.
Crash: Boom. NAILED IT! Best scene ever!
Danny: Are you kidding? This was a total disaster! We wrecked a city block... and we didn’t even film it.
Rewards
- 2900 XP
- 30 Cash
An hour later, you find yourself in Thomas Hunt’s office.
Thomas Hunt: Your production crew just wrecked a city block! Do you have anything to say for yourself?
Danny: I didn’t mean for any of this to happen...
Thomas Hunt: Sometimes it’s not about what you meant. It’s about your actions! Do the owners of those cars care about your good intentions? Or what about the family that lives in that house? NO! They just care about the tank that destroyed their possessions!
Danny: I’ll make it right... we’ll pay for everything we wrecked!
Thomas Hunt: That’s the very least you can do! Your negligence endangered people’s lives... and the school’s reputation! You are this close to a one way ticket home! Now get out of my office and make this right!
You step out into the hall, where Ethan is waiting for you.
Ethan: Hey... you all right?
Danny: I’m okay. Hunt’s furious.
Ethan: Did he kick you out of school?
Danny: No, but he’s madder than any person has ever been. Ever.
Ethan: He’s always mad. The point is, he didn’t kick you out. Under all of that bluster, Hunt must have a soft spot for you.
Danny: That seems... unlikely.
Ethan: Well, anyway. We’ve got other things to worry about. Like paying for all the damages we caused.
Danny: This is going to kill our budget. We’ll be lucky if we have any of the Benefactor’s money left!
Ethan: Yeah... and that doesn’t even include bail money for Crash. Thanks to some reckless driving charges, he’s locked up in county jail.
Danny: I guess we’d better go get him out...
Part 7
Crash: Got bail?
- Spend 3000 Cash
At the county jail...
Crash: Danny! You bailed me out! Even after I blew up a city block and destroyed your life?
Danny: Yeah, well... I probably should have given you better directions.
Crash brings you in for a bear hug.
Crash: You freaking ROCK, Danny. I owe you one.
Ethan: Before everyone starts getting all warm and fuzzy, can I remind you that we’re in a serious budget crisis? Thanks to today’s fiasco, we can’t even afford to pay the on-set caterer tomorrow. If we don’t think of something soon, we’ll have to shut down production.
Rewards
- 2900 XP
- 5 Diamonds
Rewards
- 25 Diamonds
As you arrive back at campus, you find a letter taped to your door!
Danny: It’s from my Benefactor! Maybe he’s stepping up to help with our cash crisis!
You open the letter, which reads. ‘You have squandered my money. I am most displeased. Find a way to salvage this production or there will be consequences. Sincerely, Your Benefactor’
Ethan: Great. We’re screwed. We’ll have to shut down our movie, and we’re making a powerful, mysterious enemy.
Danny: No. Wait. There’s still a way out of this... but you may not like it.
Ethan: At this point, a bad option is better than no option at all.
Danny: If there were any other way out, I’d take it... but at this point, we only have one... We’re paying a visit... to Anders Stone!
Will Anders take the deal? Will the movie survive? Keep playing to find out!