Black Friday
Stand-Alone Time-Sensitive Quest.
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It’s an hour before sunrise. You and your friends huddle together in the middle of a long line of shoppers outside Marky Mart, waiting for the doors to open.
Mia: Okay troops, listen up. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill holiday clearance sale. This is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year.
Sakura: Show no mercy! Take no prisoners! Claim every bargain!
Nishan: Uh, Sakura? Remind me why we’re awake at this unholy hour, again? I thought you hated shopping.
Sakura: I do. But I love competition! Besides, we’re on a budget. We only raised so much money for Project Overclock!
Nishan: Right, I suppose some sacrifices must be made in order to create the greatest gaming machine the Nerd Hangout has ever seen!
Danny: Hey, at least we got a good spot in line! Julian, have you decided what you’re getting for Hope yet?
Julian: Nah, I figure I’ll just wander around the girls’ section till I see something nice. How hard can it be?
Mia: ‘How hard can it be’? Real hard, Julian. Once those doors open, it’s going to be a free-for-all! These shoppers are ruthless! They’ll stop at nothing to get what they want!
Koh: Heh... this is going to be awesome!
Danny: I didn’t expect you to be into this, Koh!
Koh: Are you kidding? Black Friday is like, total chaos! Every man, woman, and child for themselves. It’s kind of beautiful.
Julian: Uh, feeling a little less confident now.
Payton: Don’t worry Julian! I’ll help you find something. I’m a shopping pro!
Mia: I see movement inside! Not long now...
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Mia: The key to success is having a plan. You have to know exactly what you want and where to find it. Nishan! What’s your highest priority item?
Nishan: The CryX G9 Platinum Black graphics card! Dual-core, liquid-cooled. Legends of Clancraft is gonna look so good in 4k!
Sakura: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know we were building a rig for your grandma. If we want the most power for our money, we obviously need two VuTek Raven R7 210s running in parallel!
Nishan: Ugh, not this again--
Mia: Figure it out, you two! Doors open in five minutes! Danny, what are you getting?
Danny: Hmmm... Fancy headphones! My earbuds are on their last legs. I figured this is a good chance to treat myself to a nice pair of headphones!
Julian: You should look into bluetooth headphones! I just got a pair and they’re awesome! No tangly cords to get in the way when you’re working out!
Danny: That hasn’t been a huge issue for me, but I’ll definitely check them out!
Inside Marky Mart, a nervous-looking employee begins to unlock the glass doors. The line of shoppers presses forward!
Danny: Yikes! You weren’t kidding, Mia! This is intense!
Mia: Just wait till we get inside! Remember everyone: eyes on the prize, hesitation means failure--
Koh: And keep your center of gravity low! This isn’t a mosh pit, people. If you go down, nobody’s helping you up.
The front doors open, and the line surges forward!
Danny: Whoa! Here we go!
You quickly lose sight of your friends as the crowd of shoppers piles through the narrow doors and scatters in different directions!
Danny: Okay! Gotta remember what Mia said: eyes on the prize! Uh oh, did they remodel in here? Everything’s in a different place!
You start to push your way through the crowd and find yourself in the hardware and electronics section. You overhear some familiar voices nearby...
Nishan: I thought you liked steampunk!
Sakura: Well, duh, I like steampunk, but that doesn’t mean I want pointless hears and pistons all over everything! This isn’t Bioshock Infinite!
Nishan: Come on, we don’t have time for this! We need to make a decision!
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Danny: What’s the trouble, guys? Still trying to figure out which graphics card to get?
Nishan: What? Oh no, we’ve got all the guts already. This is about the presentation! Look, here’s the awesome steampunk design I came up with.
Danny: Whoa, very cool! I like all the little cogs on the side.
Nishan: See how they all interlock? They’re actually part of the mechanism to open and close the case! It’s a tribute to computation’s humble roots! This rig would illustrate the journey from simple ears and rods to the electrical behemoths of the modern era!
Sakura: It would be perfect if we were building a sculpture for the Nerd Hangout, but we’re not. This project is about horsepower! It’s about building a machine that can run Legends of Clancraft all day and night without breaking a sweat!
Sakura shows you her sketch.
Danny: Wow! It’s so sleep and shiny... like a sport-spaceship!
Sakura: Right? A machine this powerful is a work of art! There’s no need to add decoration on top of that!
Nishan: Anyway, we can’t agree on which design we should use. Wanna help us out?
Time - 5 hours
Danny: Nishan’s design is so intricate and cool! It’s like something straight out of a steampunk novel! But Sakura’s design really brings out the natural beauty of the computer! Hmmm... this is a hard decision. Nishan’s. Having something this high-tech decked out like a steam engine is such a cool contrast!
Nishan: Plus, it’s not like these cogs are totally decorative. We don’t need them per se, but they make the case more fun and interactive!
Danny: Nishan’s design is still celebrating the beauty of machines, just in a different way than you were thinking.
Sakura: I guess that makes sense, I just hate it when people stick machine parts on something for no reason, you know? Oooh, hang on, you know what this needs? A porthole on the side!
Nishan: Yeah! And some green LEDs inside to give it that retro-mad science vibe!
Sakura: Thanks a lot, Danny! Need any help with your list?
Danny: Nope! I think I know where to go.
As Nishan and Sakura head towards the registers, you spot a rack of headphones surrounded by a crowd of shoppers.
Danny: All right, here does nothing! Eyes on the prize!
You push your way forward and start trying on the sample headphones.
Danny: Hmm, I like the sound quality on these but they pinch my ears! Maybe these ones... nope, that’s way tinny, and not enough bass! Oooo! These are good. Nice and cushy on my ears, sweet sound, and they look great on me! We have a winner!
You fight your way back towards the front of the store. As you dodge around a woman with an armload of teddy bears, you nearly collide with Wes!
Danny: Oops! Sorry! Yikes, it’s total mayhem in here!
Wes: No problem, Danny. Did you find what you were looking for?
Danny: I did! I was actually just gonna go pay... um, hey Wes?
Wes: Yeah?
Danny: Why are you buying a bunch of stuffed turtles?
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Wes: This is no mere stuffed turtle! This is the brand new Blurble the Turtle with plush turtle tummy and lifelike blurbling action!
Danny: ...my mistake. Why do you have five of them?
Wes: I’ve been doing market research for weeks. Blurble the Turtle is expected to be the top- selling toy this season. Look, these are 40% off. That means that I can resell them at a 10% discount and still make money!
Danny: Wait, so you’re not buying these to give to people? You’re just going to flip them for a profit?
Wes: Hey, I’m doing everyone a favor. Some people will resell these for twice the retail value. Now that’s just criminal!
Danny: We should call you ‘the WESer of two evils’.
Wes: Very clever. My problem is that whatever numbskull stocked these toys scattered Blurble the Turtle all over the place! Since you’re done with your shopping, would you mind lending me a hand?
Danny: Anything for my favorite morally-ambiguous mastermind.
Time - 6 hours
Wes: Okay, I’ll take aisles two and three with the cart. You cover four through six since you’ll be able to move faster.
Danny: Got it! I’ll meet you back here in a minute.
You and Wes take off in opposite directions, and you turn into an aisle where the shelves are overflowing with toys of every kind!
Danny: Okay, gotta grab the Blurble the Turtle! Aha! Blurble the Turtle!
You gather up an armload of turtle plushies and run back to find Wes and his cart.
Danny: Here! I found some more--
Wes: Yes! Good! Thank you! Now go find more!
Danny: Sir, yes sir!
You and Wes fight through the crowded toy section, snatching ever Blurble the Turtle you can get your hands on!
Danny: Hey! Let go! I had this turtle first!
Wes: Hands off the cart, lady! These are mine!
Danny: Huff... huff... okay, I think that’s all of them.
Wes: You’re a solid partner, Danny. Wanna go check out?
Danny: Yeah, I’m definitely running out of steam.
Mia: Danny! I need your help!
Danny: Mia! Wow, that’s a lot of stuff! Are you done shopping?
Mia: Hardly! I haven’t even started on the shoe section, but there’s no way I’ll be able to move efficiently with all these bags weighing me down! Can you watch my stuff, Danny? If I miss out on those oxblood Gucci booties I will freak out.
Danny: No problem, Mia, where--
Mia practically hurls her shopping bags at you and starts shoving through the crowd towards the women’s department.
Danny: Ack! I’d better find somewhere safe to set all this down or I’m gonna drop something! You go on without me, Wes.
You find a corner near the changing rooms that’s nearly deserted except for...
Payton: Danny! How’s the shopping going?
Julian: Wow, are you buying the whole store? Those bags look heavy.
Danny: They’re Mia’s, actually. Mind if I sit? I need a break!
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Danny: So what are you guys doing over here?
Julian: I was trying to find something nice for Hope. But whenever I try to browse, there’s all these people pushing and yelling at me to hurry up and get out of the way. It’s so frustrating!
Danny: Yeah... it’s pretty intense in here. What were you going to get for Hope?
Payton: That’s the other problem we’re having. Julian’s not sure what to get.
Julian: Ugh! I can’t think of anything! Why can’t I think of anything? I’m the worst brother.
Danny: No you’re not! Don’t be ridiculous.
Payton: It’s okay, Julian! Just forget that we’re here to shop, and think about what Hope likes! What are her hobbies? Her favorite colors? Anything’s fair game.
Julian: Okay... she likes horses and... she has this dark green sweater that she really likes.
Payton: Great! Keep going.
Time - 8 hours
Julian: Umm, Hope’s been complaining that everything gets jumbled up in her purse. She also--
Danny: Wait! She was complaining about her purse?
Julian: Huh Yeah, it takes her forever to find anything ‘cuz it’s just one big pocket.
Payton: Sooooo maybe you should...
Julian: Buy her cargo pants with lots of pockets!
Danny: I think Payton was looking for ‘buy her a new purse!’
Julian: That makes way more sense!
Payton: I saw some totally cute bags over there. Let’s go look around!
Julian and Payton head over to the purses section.
Mia: What were those two so excited about?
Danny: Payton’s teaching Julian her shopping-fu. Looks like you had some success too!
Mia: I did! I ran into Koh and we managed to snag everything I wanted thanks to her, ahem, special expertise.
Koh: Huff That was wheeze the gnarliest pit I’ve ever been in.
Mia: Okay, looks like everyone’s done except for--
Julian: We return victorious!
Julian and Payton show you an adorable teal purse with a bunch of different compartments!
Danny: That’s a great purse, Julian! Hope’s gonna love it!
Julian: Thanks! I think she will too.
Payton: OMG Mia, is that the Dreamy Cashmere Infinity Scarf by Gianna? I’ve been drooling over that for ages but nobody’s stocking it in Lavender Mist!
Mia: Why yes it is! I was actually thinking of getting the Lavender Mist but I think Slate Gray goes better with my eyes.
Koh: So are you guys done already? This riot’s starting to feel kinda played out.
Danny: Sure, let’s... hey, where did Julian go?
You and your friends fight your way to the front of the store and take your place at the end of a long, long line.
Danny: Well, looks like we’ll be here for a while. At least we don’t have to deal with the crowd anymore!
Koh: Yeah! I feel like I’m full up on mayhem for the rest of the week! I saw this woman full- on tackle a dude over a pair of rain boots! Pointless consumerism at its finest.
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Danny: I notice you’re not buying anything.
Koh: Are you kidding? I just had to come watch the sheeple run around in circles. These people are such suckers. Put a ‘clearance’ sticker on something and all of a suddenm it’s like solid... gold...
Koh trails off, staring over your shoulder.
Danny: Koh? Are you okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.
Suddenly Koh ducks out of line and runs towards a rapidly-dwindling stack of boxes.
Koh: Hey! Gimme that! I saw it first!
Koh jerks a box out of the pile and runs back to join you in line.
Danny: You were saying?
Koh: It’s a deep frier. It’s a home deep frier and it’s 80% off!! When we get back on campus I’m gonna deep fry everything!
Danny: Um, yay?
Koh: Yay!
Once everyone has made their purchases, Mia shepherds everyone back into her dad’s SUV.
Mia: Great job, you guys! I’d say this shopping mission was a success!
Danny: So are we all just heading home now? I’m still kind of wired... I’m not sure I could sleep yet!
Nishan: Well, Sakura and I are gonna head to the Nerd Hangout and start building the rig!
Sakura: You guys are welcome to come along! We have snacks and coffee and comfy couches!
Payton: I like all of those things! To the Nerd Hangout!
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Mia parks the SUV near the Nerd Hangout.
Mia: All right! Everybody out!
Nishan: Hey, can you guys help me lug this computer equipment over? It weighs more than Thor’s hammer!
Wes: Watch our for the turtles! If you nick the packaging, they’ll lose value!
You and your friends unload everything from the SUV and settle down in the Nerd Hangout for some much-needed relaxation!
Koh: All right! Time to fire up my new baby!
Danny: Hey Sakura, you guys need any help putting that computer together?
Sakura: No offense, Danny, but this is a delicate operation better left to the experts.
Danny: Oh thank goodness.
You flop down on the couch next to Julian and kick off your shoes.
Julian: I can’t believe we’ve been up for hours and it’s only 9 in the morning... I think I’m starting to see spots!
Danny: I want to marry this couch. This couch is the best couch.
Julian: So did you get your headphones?
Danny: I did! They’re pretty awesome. Wanna try them out?
Julian: Yeah! Hand them over.
Julian plugs your new headphones into his phone.
Julian: Now that’s some bass!
Danny: Right? Plus, they have great noise cancellation!
Julian: WHAT?
Danny: I SAID THEY HAVE GREAT NOISE CANCELLATION!
Time - 7 hours
Koh: Wes! Move your stupid turtles. I need that table for food!
Wes: What, are you on a mission to deep fry everything in the building?
Koh: Watch it, turtle man, I’ll fry your precious plushies.
Wes: Fine, fine, I’ll move them.
Mia: Simmer down, guys. We’ve been up for a loooooong time so everyone’s gonna be a little on edge.
Payton: You’re so right. I’d give anything for a peppermint spice latte right now.
Danny: Hey, Payton... did you buy anything today?
Payton: Oh course I did! I... Oh no... I forgot to buy anything! I got so caught up helping Julian I totally didn’t shop for myself!
Julian: Wait! Oh man, I can’t believe I spaced on this.
Julian digs around in his shopping bag. He pulls out a light purple scarf and hands it to Payton!
Julian: Here, this is for you. I never would have known what to get for Hope without you!
Payton: This... OMG, this is the exact scarf I wanted! You bought this for me? That’s... That’s sniff so sweet! I can’t sniff I can’t believe you would do this for me!
Payton bursts into tears, hugging the scarf.
Danny: Oooookay, I think we all need to go to bed.
Payton: Sniff It’s fine! I’m fine... these are happy sobs, I swear!
Julian: Well, that’s good! I think Danny’s right though. I’m gonna go home and crash.
Koh: Wait, is everyone leaving? But I made deep-fried sandwiches with gummy worms!
Danny: Uh... maybe save me some for later. I think it’s bedtime for me. Good night-- er... good morning, everyone!
Mia: Okay troops, listen up. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill holiday clearance sale. This is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year.
Sakura: Show no mercy! Take no prisoners! Claim every bargain!
Nishan: Uh, Sakura? Remind me why we’re awake at this unholy hour, again? I thought you hated shopping.
Sakura: I do. But I love competition! Besides, we’re on a budget. We only raised so much money for Project Overclock!
Nishan: Right, I suppose some sacrifices must be made in order to create the greatest gaming machine the Nerd Hangout has ever seen!
Danny: Hey, at least we got a good spot in line! Julian, have you decided what you’re getting for Hope yet?
Julian: Nah, I figure I’ll just wander around the girls’ section till I see something nice. How hard can it be?
Mia: ‘How hard can it be’? Real hard, Julian. Once those doors open, it’s going to be a free-for-all! These shoppers are ruthless! They’ll stop at nothing to get what they want!
Koh: Heh... this is going to be awesome!
Danny: I didn’t expect you to be into this, Koh!
Koh: Are you kidding? Black Friday is like, total chaos! Every man, woman, and child for themselves. It’s kind of beautiful.
Julian: Uh, feeling a little less confident now.
Payton: Don’t worry Julian! I’ll help you find something. I’m a shopping pro!
Mia: I see movement inside! Not long now...
Requirements
- Spend 200,000 coins
Mia: The key to success is having a plan. You have to know exactly what you want and where to find it. Nishan! What’s your highest priority item?
Nishan: The CryX G9 Platinum Black graphics card! Dual-core, liquid-cooled. Legends of Clancraft is gonna look so good in 4k!
Sakura: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know we were building a rig for your grandma. If we want the most power for our money, we obviously need two VuTek Raven R7 210s running in parallel!
Nishan: Ugh, not this again--
Mia: Figure it out, you two! Doors open in five minutes! Danny, what are you getting?
Danny: Hmmm... Fancy headphones! My earbuds are on their last legs. I figured this is a good chance to treat myself to a nice pair of headphones!
Julian: You should look into bluetooth headphones! I just got a pair and they’re awesome! No tangly cords to get in the way when you’re working out!
Danny: That hasn’t been a huge issue for me, but I’ll definitely check them out!
Inside Marky Mart, a nervous-looking employee begins to unlock the glass doors. The line of shoppers presses forward!
Danny: Yikes! You weren’t kidding, Mia! This is intense!
Mia: Just wait till we get inside! Remember everyone: eyes on the prize, hesitation means failure--
Koh: And keep your center of gravity low! This isn’t a mosh pit, people. If you go down, nobody’s helping you up.
The front doors open, and the line surges forward!
Danny: Whoa! Here we go!
You quickly lose sight of your friends as the crowd of shoppers piles through the narrow doors and scatters in different directions!
Danny: Okay! Gotta remember what Mia said: eyes on the prize! Uh oh, did they remodel in here? Everything’s in a different place!
You start to push your way through the crowd and find yourself in the hardware and electronics section. You overhear some familiar voices nearby...
Nishan: I thought you liked steampunk!
Sakura: Well, duh, I like steampunk, but that doesn’t mean I want pointless hears and pistons all over everything! This isn’t Bioshock Infinite!
Nishan: Come on, we don’t have time for this! We need to make a decision!
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- Nishan
- Sakura
Danny: What’s the trouble, guys? Still trying to figure out which graphics card to get?
Nishan: What? Oh no, we’ve got all the guts already. This is about the presentation! Look, here’s the awesome steampunk design I came up with.
Danny: Whoa, very cool! I like all the little cogs on the side.
Nishan: See how they all interlock? They’re actually part of the mechanism to open and close the case! It’s a tribute to computation’s humble roots! This rig would illustrate the journey from simple ears and rods to the electrical behemoths of the modern era!
Sakura: It would be perfect if we were building a sculpture for the Nerd Hangout, but we’re not. This project is about horsepower! It’s about building a machine that can run Legends of Clancraft all day and night without breaking a sweat!
Sakura shows you her sketch.
Danny: Wow! It’s so sleep and shiny... like a sport-spaceship!
Sakura: Right? A machine this powerful is a work of art! There’s no need to add decoration on top of that!
Nishan: Anyway, we can’t agree on which design we should use. Wanna help us out?
Time - 5 hours
Danny: Nishan’s design is so intricate and cool! It’s like something straight out of a steampunk novel! But Sakura’s design really brings out the natural beauty of the computer! Hmmm... this is a hard decision. Nishan’s. Having something this high-tech decked out like a steam engine is such a cool contrast!
Nishan: Plus, it’s not like these cogs are totally decorative. We don’t need them per se, but they make the case more fun and interactive!
Danny: Nishan’s design is still celebrating the beauty of machines, just in a different way than you were thinking.
Sakura: I guess that makes sense, I just hate it when people stick machine parts on something for no reason, you know? Oooh, hang on, you know what this needs? A porthole on the side!
Nishan: Yeah! And some green LEDs inside to give it that retro-mad science vibe!
Sakura: Thanks a lot, Danny! Need any help with your list?
Danny: Nope! I think I know where to go.
As Nishan and Sakura head towards the registers, you spot a rack of headphones surrounded by a crowd of shoppers.
Danny: All right, here does nothing! Eyes on the prize!
You push your way forward and start trying on the sample headphones.
Danny: Hmm, I like the sound quality on these but they pinch my ears! Maybe these ones... nope, that’s way tinny, and not enough bass! Oooo! These are good. Nice and cushy on my ears, sweet sound, and they look great on me! We have a winner!
You fight your way back towards the front of the store. As you dodge around a woman with an armload of teddy bears, you nearly collide with Wes!
Danny: Oops! Sorry! Yikes, it’s total mayhem in here!
Wes: No problem, Danny. Did you find what you were looking for?
Danny: I did! I was actually just gonna go pay... um, hey Wes?
Wes: Yeah?
Danny: Why are you buying a bunch of stuffed turtles?
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- Wes
Wes: This is no mere stuffed turtle! This is the brand new Blurble the Turtle with plush turtle tummy and lifelike blurbling action!
Danny: ...my mistake. Why do you have five of them?
Wes: I’ve been doing market research for weeks. Blurble the Turtle is expected to be the top- selling toy this season. Look, these are 40% off. That means that I can resell them at a 10% discount and still make money!
Danny: Wait, so you’re not buying these to give to people? You’re just going to flip them for a profit?
Wes: Hey, I’m doing everyone a favor. Some people will resell these for twice the retail value. Now that’s just criminal!
Danny: We should call you ‘the WESer of two evils’.
Wes: Very clever. My problem is that whatever numbskull stocked these toys scattered Blurble the Turtle all over the place! Since you’re done with your shopping, would you mind lending me a hand?
Danny: Anything for my favorite morally-ambiguous mastermind.
Time - 6 hours
Wes: Okay, I’ll take aisles two and three with the cart. You cover four through six since you’ll be able to move faster.
Danny: Got it! I’ll meet you back here in a minute.
You and Wes take off in opposite directions, and you turn into an aisle where the shelves are overflowing with toys of every kind!
Danny: Okay, gotta grab the Blurble the Turtle! Aha! Blurble the Turtle!
You gather up an armload of turtle plushies and run back to find Wes and his cart.
Danny: Here! I found some more--
Wes: Yes! Good! Thank you! Now go find more!
Danny: Sir, yes sir!
You and Wes fight through the crowded toy section, snatching ever Blurble the Turtle you can get your hands on!
Danny: Hey! Let go! I had this turtle first!
Wes: Hands off the cart, lady! These are mine!
Danny: Huff... huff... okay, I think that’s all of them.
Wes: You’re a solid partner, Danny. Wanna go check out?
Danny: Yeah, I’m definitely running out of steam.
Mia: Danny! I need your help!
Danny: Mia! Wow, that’s a lot of stuff! Are you done shopping?
Mia: Hardly! I haven’t even started on the shoe section, but there’s no way I’ll be able to move efficiently with all these bags weighing me down! Can you watch my stuff, Danny? If I miss out on those oxblood Gucci booties I will freak out.
Danny: No problem, Mia, where--
Mia practically hurls her shopping bags at you and starts shoving through the crowd towards the women’s department.
Danny: Ack! I’d better find somewhere safe to set all this down or I’m gonna drop something! You go on without me, Wes.
You find a corner near the changing rooms that’s nearly deserted except for...
Payton: Danny! How’s the shopping going?
Julian: Wow, are you buying the whole store? Those bags look heavy.
Danny: They’re Mia’s, actually. Mind if I sit? I need a break!
Requirements
- Julian
- Payton
Danny: So what are you guys doing over here?
Julian: I was trying to find something nice for Hope. But whenever I try to browse, there’s all these people pushing and yelling at me to hurry up and get out of the way. It’s so frustrating!
Danny: Yeah... it’s pretty intense in here. What were you going to get for Hope?
Payton: That’s the other problem we’re having. Julian’s not sure what to get.
Julian: Ugh! I can’t think of anything! Why can’t I think of anything? I’m the worst brother.
Danny: No you’re not! Don’t be ridiculous.
Payton: It’s okay, Julian! Just forget that we’re here to shop, and think about what Hope likes! What are her hobbies? Her favorite colors? Anything’s fair game.
Julian: Okay... she likes horses and... she has this dark green sweater that she really likes.
Payton: Great! Keep going.
Time - 8 hours
Julian: Umm, Hope’s been complaining that everything gets jumbled up in her purse. She also--
Danny: Wait! She was complaining about her purse?
Julian: Huh Yeah, it takes her forever to find anything ‘cuz it’s just one big pocket.
Payton: Sooooo maybe you should...
Julian: Buy her cargo pants with lots of pockets!
Danny: I think Payton was looking for ‘buy her a new purse!’
Julian: That makes way more sense!
Payton: I saw some totally cute bags over there. Let’s go look around!
Julian and Payton head over to the purses section.
Mia: What were those two so excited about?
Danny: Payton’s teaching Julian her shopping-fu. Looks like you had some success too!
Mia: I did! I ran into Koh and we managed to snag everything I wanted thanks to her, ahem, special expertise.
Koh: Huff That was wheeze the gnarliest pit I’ve ever been in.
Mia: Okay, looks like everyone’s done except for--
Julian: We return victorious!
Julian and Payton show you an adorable teal purse with a bunch of different compartments!
Danny: That’s a great purse, Julian! Hope’s gonna love it!
Julian: Thanks! I think she will too.
Payton: OMG Mia, is that the Dreamy Cashmere Infinity Scarf by Gianna? I’ve been drooling over that for ages but nobody’s stocking it in Lavender Mist!
Mia: Why yes it is! I was actually thinking of getting the Lavender Mist but I think Slate Gray goes better with my eyes.
Koh: So are you guys done already? This riot’s starting to feel kinda played out.
Danny: Sure, let’s... hey, where did Julian go?
You and your friends fight your way to the front of the store and take your place at the end of a long, long line.
Danny: Well, looks like we’ll be here for a while. At least we don’t have to deal with the crowd anymore!
Koh: Yeah! I feel like I’m full up on mayhem for the rest of the week! I saw this woman full- on tackle a dude over a pair of rain boots! Pointless consumerism at its finest.
Requirements
- Spend 300,000 coins
Danny: I notice you’re not buying anything.
Koh: Are you kidding? I just had to come watch the sheeple run around in circles. These people are such suckers. Put a ‘clearance’ sticker on something and all of a suddenm it’s like solid... gold...
Koh trails off, staring over your shoulder.
Danny: Koh? Are you okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.
Suddenly Koh ducks out of line and runs towards a rapidly-dwindling stack of boxes.
Koh: Hey! Gimme that! I saw it first!
Koh jerks a box out of the pile and runs back to join you in line.
Danny: You were saying?
Koh: It’s a deep frier. It’s a home deep frier and it’s 80% off!! When we get back on campus I’m gonna deep fry everything!
Danny: Um, yay?
Koh: Yay!
Once everyone has made their purchases, Mia shepherds everyone back into her dad’s SUV.
Mia: Great job, you guys! I’d say this shopping mission was a success!
Danny: So are we all just heading home now? I’m still kind of wired... I’m not sure I could sleep yet!
Nishan: Well, Sakura and I are gonna head to the Nerd Hangout and start building the rig!
Sakura: You guys are welcome to come along! We have snacks and coffee and comfy couches!
Payton: I like all of those things! To the Nerd Hangout!
Requirements
- Danny
Mia parks the SUV near the Nerd Hangout.
Mia: All right! Everybody out!
Nishan: Hey, can you guys help me lug this computer equipment over? It weighs more than Thor’s hammer!
Wes: Watch our for the turtles! If you nick the packaging, they’ll lose value!
You and your friends unload everything from the SUV and settle down in the Nerd Hangout for some much-needed relaxation!
Koh: All right! Time to fire up my new baby!
Danny: Hey Sakura, you guys need any help putting that computer together?
Sakura: No offense, Danny, but this is a delicate operation better left to the experts.
Danny: Oh thank goodness.
You flop down on the couch next to Julian and kick off your shoes.
Julian: I can’t believe we’ve been up for hours and it’s only 9 in the morning... I think I’m starting to see spots!
Danny: I want to marry this couch. This couch is the best couch.
Julian: So did you get your headphones?
Danny: I did! They’re pretty awesome. Wanna try them out?
Julian: Yeah! Hand them over.
Julian plugs your new headphones into his phone.
Julian: Now that’s some bass!
Danny: Right? Plus, they have great noise cancellation!
Julian: WHAT?
Danny: I SAID THEY HAVE GREAT NOISE CANCELLATION!
Time - 7 hours
Koh: Wes! Move your stupid turtles. I need that table for food!
Wes: What, are you on a mission to deep fry everything in the building?
Koh: Watch it, turtle man, I’ll fry your precious plushies.
Wes: Fine, fine, I’ll move them.
Mia: Simmer down, guys. We’ve been up for a loooooong time so everyone’s gonna be a little on edge.
Payton: You’re so right. I’d give anything for a peppermint spice latte right now.
Danny: Hey, Payton... did you buy anything today?
Payton: Oh course I did! I... Oh no... I forgot to buy anything! I got so caught up helping Julian I totally didn’t shop for myself!
Julian: Wait! Oh man, I can’t believe I spaced on this.
Julian digs around in his shopping bag. He pulls out a light purple scarf and hands it to Payton!
Julian: Here, this is for you. I never would have known what to get for Hope without you!
Payton: This... OMG, this is the exact scarf I wanted! You bought this for me? That’s... That’s sniff so sweet! I can’t sniff I can’t believe you would do this for me!
Payton bursts into tears, hugging the scarf.
Danny: Oooookay, I think we all need to go to bed.
Payton: Sniff It’s fine! I’m fine... these are happy sobs, I swear!
Julian: Well, that’s good! I think Danny’s right though. I’m gonna go home and crash.
Koh: Wait, is everyone leaving? But I made deep-fried sandwiches with gummy worms!
Danny: Uh... maybe save me some for later. I think it’s bedtime for me. Good night-- er... good morning, everyone!