Pier 1 True Love
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Part 1
Ethan: I’m thinking of taking you somewhere very LA…
In the evening, Ethan sweeps into your dorm. He offers you a small bouquet of pinkish flowers.
Ethan: Danny, are you ready for another big night out?
Danny: Another big night out? Last time, you ran yourself ragged…
Ethan: Yeah, well, two things… First, no way am I sleeping. I just pounded a Red Bull, a Blue Energy, and a White Chocolate Machiatto… Sort of the Ethan Blake version of the Three Colors trilogy.
Danny: Surprisingly cultured…
Ethan: Second, tonight isn’t going to be all Hollywood… You’ve been in Los Angeles for a while now, and you still haven’t had a chance to see all the sights…
Danny: You want to do something… touristy?
Ethan: Me? I’ve already been there, done that. But you won’t be real Hollywood until you’ve Instagrammed no-filter selfies in front of L.A.’s most recognizable landmarks.
Danny: Okay then… where to?
Ethan: We’re going to the Santa Monica Pier. They have a big amusement park with games, rides, and a Ferris wheel… Everybody in Los Angeles has to go there on a date at least once. It’s a rite of passage.
A short while later… You’ve parked near the Third Street Promenade and crossed the bridge toward the pier.
Danny: Ooh… pretty! The Ferris wheel is all lit up!
Ethan: Yep, it’s a sight all right. I haven’t been here in ages, but I see it every time I touch down at LAX… Reminds me I’m coming home.
Rewards
Ethan takes your hand, guiding you deeper into the amusement park.
Ethan: The arcade is right here, further down are the carnival games, and all the way down at the other end of the midway are the rides.
Danny: The carnival games sound like a fun place to start.
A sketchy carnival barker waves you both over to his station, promising to guess your weight.
Ethan: Okay, buddy, how about we make this more… interesting? I’m going to guess your weight.
Part 2
Ethan: This carnival barker is worse than his bite.
Ethan slaps a five-spot in the barker’s band. Before the barker can speak, Ethan starts rattling off stats…
Ethan: 163 pounds. Five feet ten minus those work boots. 43, no 44 years old--
Danny: You’re saying this guy is just 44?
Ethan: It’s not the age. It’s the mileage…
The barker shakes his head in disbelief and reaches for a small stuffed bear.
Ethan: Hang on there, P.T. Barnum. I’m not done. You live with your mom, you own a pet ferret… And you ate at the Crab Shack for lunch. I’d recognize the scent of those garlic- jalapeno poppers anywhere.
This time, the barker offers Ethan a large stuffed animal. In turn, Ethan gives it to you.
Danny: That was crazy Sherlock, Ethan!
Ethan: Not to compare myself to a carnival huckster… But sizing people up is basically my job description.
Rewards
Danny: Sizing people up, huh? People like me?
Ethan: Obviously… it’s how I know we’re perfect for each other.
Danny: If you’re so good, can you tell what I want to do next?
You slyly glance toward the Whac-A-Mole game.
Ethan: …play Whac-A-Mole?
Danny: Yep!
Part 3
Ethan: Oh Whacking day! Oh Whacking day!
You sidle up to the Whac-A-Mole table and heft the cartoonishly large mallet over your head.
Ethan: Just a quick word of advice… Despite the name, Whac-A-Mole is a delicate game, a game of finesse… Be quick, but more importantly, be accurate.
Danny: Any other dispatches from the front lines, Commander Obvious?
Ethan: Heh, it’s your game.
Time - 4 hours
Ethan drops a token into the Whac-A-Mole machine. The lights begin to flash.
Ethan: Like I said, just remember to--
Danny: WHAAAACKKK!
You deftly strike a mole! Whack! You deftly strike a mole! You whack a mole! Whack! Whack! Whack! You fall into a trance, whacking with impossible grace and precision! When the buzzer finally sounds, you’re buried past your ankles in a pile of prize tickets.
Danny: Whoa… how many tickets did I just earn?
Ethan: At least a couple thousand. That was some crazy King of Kong stuff you just pulled!
Danny: No biggie. Talented director, Whac-A-Mole superstar… We both know I’m the whole package!
Rewards
You shove your pile of tickets at the attendant, and he points to the shelves full of prizes behind him.
Danny: I’ll take the toy lightsaber!
You grip the fake lightsaber tightly, and it begins to glow!
Ethan: Most impressive, Padawan. The Force is strong with this one. What next?
You notice a photo booth tucked away near the Ferris wheel.
Danny: You did mention photos?
Part 4
Ethan: Let’s take some photos!
As you and Ethan walk toward the photo booth, a whoop comes from high overhead. You crane your neck to look up.
Zoe: Yo! Cufflinks, is that you?
A gorgeous, athletic woman in a climbing harness waves down from the top of the Ferris wheel.
Zoe: Alley oop!
She leaps off. At the last second, her harness pulls taut, and she touches down gracefully between you and Ethan.
Zoe: Long time, no see, Cufflinks.
Ethan: …Zoe?!
Danny: …Cufflinks?!
Rewards
Ethan: Zoe, uh… you’re not supposed to be here! You’re shooting The Climb in the Topanga Canyon tonight!
Zoe: I was. Then the cliff I was supposed to scale got blocked behind a freak mudslide… One hack rewrite later, and the climax is me climbing to the top of that Ferris wheel to rescue my deaf cousin from bio-terrorists.
Zoe points to the top of the Ferris wheel. An actor wearing a sinister-looking fake mustache waves back cheerily.
Zoe: But enough about me… what brings Mr. Hollywood down to Tourist Town?
Part 5
Ethan: Zoe Rodriguez, international action star… we meet again.
Ethan: Actually… I’m on a date. Danny, this is Zoe Rodriguez. You might recognize her. She’s a huge action star--
Zoe: I bet Danny knows who I am.
Danny: Oh, I do! I loved your work in Rogue NationZ. You were tough yet vulnerable in the face of a zombie apocalypse.
Ethan: And Zoe, this is Danny, an up-and-coming director!
Zoe: An up-and-comer, huh? That’s adorable. I remember when I was an up-and-comer… Of course that was before I starred in a string of five #1 box office hits, won two fancy awards, and made my first million… So now I guess I’m just an up!
Danny: Did you really say that? If that was a humble brag, you forgot the humble part.
Zoe: What humble part? Anyway, enough about me. Ethan, Cufflinks, cuteness… I haven’t heard from you in ages. Did you lose my number?
Ethan: …your number?
Time - 5 hours
Zoe: So did you lose my number or not, Ethan?
Ethan: I don’t lose phone numbers, Zoe. I don’t lose period. You never know when you’ll need to reach back out to somebody.
Zoe: So very, very true…
Ethan: But I asked to represent you, and you said no. After that, I really didn’t think there was much else left to talk about.
Zoe: But that was just business, Cufflinks! In the meantime, we could still be friends… And I mean very good friends.
Rewards
Zoe inches nearer to Ethan, blocking you out with her toned shoulders.
Zoe: Speaking of friends, some martial artist friends of mine are headed to Blitz after we wrap. And I’ve been told that the entire cast of The Walking Dead will be joining us for Top Pop karaoke. It’ll be a very Hollywood night.
Ethan: The… entire cast…
Zoe: Seriously, you haven’t lived till you’ve seen Daryl Dixon sing Colton Dixon.
Ethan: That’s a… very compelling offer, Zoe. Very, very compelling… And any other day, I would jump at the opportunity. Just jump-jump-jumpity-jump…
Zoe: And then afterwards, we could maybe sing a duet… Maybe L.A. LOVE?
Ethan sidesteps around Zoe to take your hand.
Ethan: Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough before. When I said I was on a date… What I meant was… I’M ON A DATE.
Zoe turns back to look at you, truly acknowledging you for the first time.
Zoe: I see. On a date. With your up-and-comer… You do realize he’s an up-and-comer, because he’s not on our level.
Ethan loops his arm around your waist, and draws you away.
Ethan: Zoe, I’d like to say it was a pleasure… But I think you need some alone time to cool off.
Zoe: You know where to find me if you change your mind, Cufflinks.
Part 6
Ethan: Sorry Zoe, we’ve got places to be…
You and Ethan walk back the way you came.
Danny: So you wanted to represent Zoe? I can understand that!
Ethan: …you can?
Danny: She’s famous. You’re an agent. She’s a star. Representing her would’ve jumpstarted your career.
Ethan: Yeah, I was still fresh in town when I asked her. Back then, I thought snagging a hot client was all that mattered.
Danny: …and now?
Ethan: I talk big game, but it’s not just about business for me. Taking on a client who already has a career, that’s just cashing a check that someone else wrote. The real satisfaction comes from finding that special person, that unknown client I believe in absolutely, with my everything… Someone like you.
Zoe: There was a time people used to talk to me like that.
You and Ethan turn around to see Zoe walk up.
Danny: …Zoe?
Time - 6 hours
Zoe steps over to where you and Ethan are talking.
Ethan: Zoe, it’s a little soon for a sequel to our last conversation.
Zoe: Actually, this is more like a reboot. I want to apologize for earlier… The thing is, I have a boyfriend who I love very much, but we had a fight. A really bad one… Danny, I remembered how great a guy Ethan is. And I just went after him. Going after things is what I do. Marathons. Black belts. Insane work-out schedules… romance. That intensity is what makes me an amazing action star, and it’s also what makes me an amazing jerk sometimes.
Rewards
There’s an announcement from set. Zoe turns sadly to walk away.
Danny: Wait! Apology accepted! Just don’t ever let it gappen again. Otherwise, we might have to throw down.
Zoe: You do know I’ve mastered 13 different martial arts?
Danny: Do I look scared?
Zoe: You’re a fighter. I can see why Ethan loves you.
Ethan: …loves?
Zoe: Oh please, Ethan… it’s written all over your face.
Zoe walks off, and Ethan turns to you. You reach down to take his hand.
Danny: Ethan, I just realized something. Zoe is a huge movie star, and you took my side…
Ethan: Hey! No need to make a big deal out of it… Tonight was supposed to be about getting away from all the drama of Hollywood.
Nearby, the lights on the carnival games begin to shut off.
Ethan: And now it’s getting late… The Ferris wheel is off-limits for the shoot, and the roller coaster just went dark.
Danny: Actually, there might be time for one last touristy thing…
You direct your eyes toward the photo booth you’d looked at earlier.
Danny: What am I thinking?
Ethan: How about we go make some memories?
Part 7
Ethan: I think we might've forgotten something important...
You and Ethan squeeze into the photo booth. The flash triggers! In the first photo, you’re both still getting situated. In the second, you both smile at the camera.
Danny: …
Ethan: …
In the third, you’re make funny faces… But in the last photo, Ethan kisses you tenderly, sweetly…
Danny: …
Ethan: …
It’s a kiss you’ll look back on fondly for the rest of your life.
Rewards
That evening, you and Ethan return to your dorm. He massages your shoulders as you scan your photos and upload them to Instagram.
Ethan: So not too bad. You got a stuffed animal, I got accosted by an action star who wanted some action… But not to worry. There are plenty more touristy things left to do in Hollywood!
Danny: Actually, after tonight, I wonder if a swanky Hollywood club might be safer!
Ethan: Either way, either way… I’ll be happy as long as we’re together.
Ethan: I’m thinking of taking you somewhere very LA…
- Date!
- Have Level 5+ Ethan
In the evening, Ethan sweeps into your dorm. He offers you a small bouquet of pinkish flowers.
Ethan: Danny, are you ready for another big night out?
Danny: Another big night out? Last time, you ran yourself ragged…
Ethan: Yeah, well, two things… First, no way am I sleeping. I just pounded a Red Bull, a Blue Energy, and a White Chocolate Machiatto… Sort of the Ethan Blake version of the Three Colors trilogy.
Danny: Surprisingly cultured…
Ethan: Second, tonight isn’t going to be all Hollywood… You’ve been in Los Angeles for a while now, and you still haven’t had a chance to see all the sights…
Danny: You want to do something… touristy?
Ethan: Me? I’ve already been there, done that. But you won’t be real Hollywood until you’ve Instagrammed no-filter selfies in front of L.A.’s most recognizable landmarks.
Danny: Okay then… where to?
Ethan: We’re going to the Santa Monica Pier. They have a big amusement park with games, rides, and a Ferris wheel… Everybody in Los Angeles has to go there on a date at least once. It’s a rite of passage.
A short while later… You’ve parked near the Third Street Promenade and crossed the bridge toward the pier.
Danny: Ooh… pretty! The Ferris wheel is all lit up!
Ethan: Yep, it’s a sight all right. I haven’t been here in ages, but I see it every time I touch down at LAX… Reminds me I’m coming home.
Rewards
- 20 Cash
Ethan takes your hand, guiding you deeper into the amusement park.
Ethan: The arcade is right here, further down are the carnival games, and all the way down at the other end of the midway are the rides.
Danny: The carnival games sound like a fun place to start.
A sketchy carnival barker waves you both over to his station, promising to guess your weight.
Ethan: Okay, buddy, how about we make this more… interesting? I’m going to guess your weight.
Part 2
Ethan: This carnival barker is worse than his bite.
- Spend 150 Cash
Ethan slaps a five-spot in the barker’s band. Before the barker can speak, Ethan starts rattling off stats…
Ethan: 163 pounds. Five feet ten minus those work boots. 43, no 44 years old--
Danny: You’re saying this guy is just 44?
Ethan: It’s not the age. It’s the mileage…
The barker shakes his head in disbelief and reaches for a small stuffed bear.
Ethan: Hang on there, P.T. Barnum. I’m not done. You live with your mom, you own a pet ferret… And you ate at the Crab Shack for lunch. I’d recognize the scent of those garlic- jalapeno poppers anywhere.
This time, the barker offers Ethan a large stuffed animal. In turn, Ethan gives it to you.
Danny: That was crazy Sherlock, Ethan!
Ethan: Not to compare myself to a carnival huckster… But sizing people up is basically my job description.
Rewards
- none
Danny: Sizing people up, huh? People like me?
Ethan: Obviously… it’s how I know we’re perfect for each other.
Danny: If you’re so good, can you tell what I want to do next?
You slyly glance toward the Whac-A-Mole game.
Ethan: …play Whac-A-Mole?
Danny: Yep!
Part 3
Ethan: Oh Whacking day! Oh Whacking day!
- Level 5+ Danny
- Level 5+ Ethan
You sidle up to the Whac-A-Mole table and heft the cartoonishly large mallet over your head.
Ethan: Just a quick word of advice… Despite the name, Whac-A-Mole is a delicate game, a game of finesse… Be quick, but more importantly, be accurate.
Danny: Any other dispatches from the front lines, Commander Obvious?
Ethan: Heh, it’s your game.
Time - 4 hours
Ethan drops a token into the Whac-A-Mole machine. The lights begin to flash.
Ethan: Like I said, just remember to--
Danny: WHAAAACKKK!
You deftly strike a mole! Whack! You deftly strike a mole! You whack a mole! Whack! Whack! Whack! You fall into a trance, whacking with impossible grace and precision! When the buzzer finally sounds, you’re buried past your ankles in a pile of prize tickets.
Danny: Whoa… how many tickets did I just earn?
Ethan: At least a couple thousand. That was some crazy King of Kong stuff you just pulled!
Danny: No biggie. Talented director, Whac-A-Mole superstar… We both know I’m the whole package!
Rewards
- 20 Cash
You shove your pile of tickets at the attendant, and he points to the shelves full of prizes behind him.
Danny: I’ll take the toy lightsaber!
You grip the fake lightsaber tightly, and it begins to glow!
Ethan: Most impressive, Padawan. The Force is strong with this one. What next?
You notice a photo booth tucked away near the Ferris wheel.
Danny: You did mention photos?
Part 4
Ethan: Let’s take some photos!
- Spend 250 Cash
As you and Ethan walk toward the photo booth, a whoop comes from high overhead. You crane your neck to look up.
Zoe: Yo! Cufflinks, is that you?
A gorgeous, athletic woman in a climbing harness waves down from the top of the Ferris wheel.
Zoe: Alley oop!
She leaps off. At the last second, her harness pulls taut, and she touches down gracefully between you and Ethan.
Zoe: Long time, no see, Cufflinks.
Ethan: …Zoe?!
Danny: …Cufflinks?!
Rewards
- none
Ethan: Zoe, uh… you’re not supposed to be here! You’re shooting The Climb in the Topanga Canyon tonight!
Zoe: I was. Then the cliff I was supposed to scale got blocked behind a freak mudslide… One hack rewrite later, and the climax is me climbing to the top of that Ferris wheel to rescue my deaf cousin from bio-terrorists.
Zoe points to the top of the Ferris wheel. An actor wearing a sinister-looking fake mustache waves back cheerily.
Zoe: But enough about me… what brings Mr. Hollywood down to Tourist Town?
Part 5
Ethan: Zoe Rodriguez, international action star… we meet again.
- Danny
- Level 7+ Ethan
Ethan: Actually… I’m on a date. Danny, this is Zoe Rodriguez. You might recognize her. She’s a huge action star--
Zoe: I bet Danny knows who I am.
Danny: Oh, I do! I loved your work in Rogue NationZ. You were tough yet vulnerable in the face of a zombie apocalypse.
Ethan: And Zoe, this is Danny, an up-and-coming director!
Zoe: An up-and-comer, huh? That’s adorable. I remember when I was an up-and-comer… Of course that was before I starred in a string of five #1 box office hits, won two fancy awards, and made my first million… So now I guess I’m just an up!
Danny: Did you really say that? If that was a humble brag, you forgot the humble part.
Zoe: What humble part? Anyway, enough about me. Ethan, Cufflinks, cuteness… I haven’t heard from you in ages. Did you lose my number?
Ethan: …your number?
Time - 5 hours
Zoe: So did you lose my number or not, Ethan?
Ethan: I don’t lose phone numbers, Zoe. I don’t lose period. You never know when you’ll need to reach back out to somebody.
Zoe: So very, very true…
Ethan: But I asked to represent you, and you said no. After that, I really didn’t think there was much else left to talk about.
Zoe: But that was just business, Cufflinks! In the meantime, we could still be friends… And I mean very good friends.
Rewards
- 20 Cash
Zoe inches nearer to Ethan, blocking you out with her toned shoulders.
Zoe: Speaking of friends, some martial artist friends of mine are headed to Blitz after we wrap. And I’ve been told that the entire cast of The Walking Dead will be joining us for Top Pop karaoke. It’ll be a very Hollywood night.
Ethan: The… entire cast…
Zoe: Seriously, you haven’t lived till you’ve seen Daryl Dixon sing Colton Dixon.
Ethan: That’s a… very compelling offer, Zoe. Very, very compelling… And any other day, I would jump at the opportunity. Just jump-jump-jumpity-jump…
Zoe: And then afterwards, we could maybe sing a duet… Maybe L.A. LOVE?
Ethan sidesteps around Zoe to take your hand.
Ethan: Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough before. When I said I was on a date… What I meant was… I’M ON A DATE.
Zoe turns back to look at you, truly acknowledging you for the first time.
Zoe: I see. On a date. With your up-and-comer… You do realize he’s an up-and-comer, because he’s not on our level.
Ethan loops his arm around your waist, and draws you away.
Ethan: Zoe, I’d like to say it was a pleasure… But I think you need some alone time to cool off.
Zoe: You know where to find me if you change your mind, Cufflinks.
Part 6
Ethan: Sorry Zoe, we’ve got places to be…
- Level 7+ Danny
- Level 8+ Ethan
You and Ethan walk back the way you came.
Danny: So you wanted to represent Zoe? I can understand that!
Ethan: …you can?
Danny: She’s famous. You’re an agent. She’s a star. Representing her would’ve jumpstarted your career.
Ethan: Yeah, I was still fresh in town when I asked her. Back then, I thought snagging a hot client was all that mattered.
Danny: …and now?
Ethan: I talk big game, but it’s not just about business for me. Taking on a client who already has a career, that’s just cashing a check that someone else wrote. The real satisfaction comes from finding that special person, that unknown client I believe in absolutely, with my everything… Someone like you.
Zoe: There was a time people used to talk to me like that.
You and Ethan turn around to see Zoe walk up.
Danny: …Zoe?
Time - 6 hours
Zoe steps over to where you and Ethan are talking.
Ethan: Zoe, it’s a little soon for a sequel to our last conversation.
Zoe: Actually, this is more like a reboot. I want to apologize for earlier… The thing is, I have a boyfriend who I love very much, but we had a fight. A really bad one… Danny, I remembered how great a guy Ethan is. And I just went after him. Going after things is what I do. Marathons. Black belts. Insane work-out schedules… romance. That intensity is what makes me an amazing action star, and it’s also what makes me an amazing jerk sometimes.
Rewards
- 20 Cash
There’s an announcement from set. Zoe turns sadly to walk away.
Danny: Wait! Apology accepted! Just don’t ever let it gappen again. Otherwise, we might have to throw down.
Zoe: You do know I’ve mastered 13 different martial arts?
Danny: Do I look scared?
Zoe: You’re a fighter. I can see why Ethan loves you.
Ethan: …loves?
Zoe: Oh please, Ethan… it’s written all over your face.
Zoe walks off, and Ethan turns to you. You reach down to take his hand.
Danny: Ethan, I just realized something. Zoe is a huge movie star, and you took my side…
Ethan: Hey! No need to make a big deal out of it… Tonight was supposed to be about getting away from all the drama of Hollywood.
Nearby, the lights on the carnival games begin to shut off.
Ethan: And now it’s getting late… The Ferris wheel is off-limits for the shoot, and the roller coaster just went dark.
Danny: Actually, there might be time for one last touristy thing…
You direct your eyes toward the photo booth you’d looked at earlier.
Danny: What am I thinking?
Ethan: How about we go make some memories?
Part 7
Ethan: I think we might've forgotten something important...
- Level Ethan
You and Ethan squeeze into the photo booth. The flash triggers! In the first photo, you’re both still getting situated. In the second, you both smile at the camera.
Danny: …
Ethan: …
In the third, you’re make funny faces… But in the last photo, Ethan kisses you tenderly, sweetly…
Danny: …
Ethan: …
It’s a kiss you’ll look back on fondly for the rest of your life.
Rewards
- 20 Cash
That evening, you and Ethan return to your dorm. He massages your shoulders as you scan your photos and upload them to Instagram.
Ethan: So not too bad. You got a stuffed animal, I got accosted by an action star who wanted some action… But not to worry. There are plenty more touristy things left to do in Hollywood!
Danny: Actually, after tonight, I wonder if a swanky Hollywood club might be safer!
Ethan: Either way, either way… I’ll be happy as long as we’re together.
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