School Carnival
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Danny: So we’re all agreed that we should HAVE a carnival. But who should plan it? Nobody seems to be stepping up.
Payton: Oo! Oooo! I’m stepping up!
Danny: Hmm... Autumn? Do you know how to plan a carnival?
Autumn: I’m pretty creative, but that’s a big task...
Payton: I like big tasks! And it was my idea so--
Danny: So it sounds like Nishan would be perfect!
Nishan: Me?
Danny: I’m just kidding. Payton, let’s plan a carnival!
Payton: Whee!
Danny: A school carnival, huh? I don’t even know how to begin organizing that...
Payton: It’s a snap! All we have to do is rent rides, set up game booths, make food, decorate...
Danny: Whoa whoa... Payton, you’ve done this before, haven’t you?
Payton: Not exactly... but I might’ve spent hours and hours fantasizing about organizing a carnival and then putting all my ideas in this color-coded binder!
Danny: It sounds like you’ve got a lot of the details covered... but where exactly are we going to throw this thing?
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Danny: What do you think? Is this enough space?
Payton: Hmm, it’s all right... but the elephant pen is going to be kind of tight...
Danny: What?
Payton: I’m kidding, Danny! This is perfect! We’ll put the rides over here, and the food should definitely be over there, and the games will be behind the Tunnel of Love!
You round your friends up.
Wes: Let me guess. You want help setting up the carnival.
Payton: Of course! If we want this to happen, we’re going to have to split up the tasks. For example, I call dibs on the Tunnel of Love! I have no many ideas for it! Heart-shaped boats, heart-shaped flowers, heart-shaped hearts! What about the rest of you?
Julian: Easy! Rides! Called it!
Nishan: Don’t you think the person in charge of rides should be able to calculate what happens to the human body at extreme velocities?
Julian: Hey, I know what happens to the human body at extreme velocities... ALL KINDS OF AWESOME!
Danny: It’s probably better if both of you plan it.
Mia: I’m taking over food, obviously. I don’t trust anyone else to cater to my sophisticated palate.
Danny: Sure... and I think we all know who should run the games booths.
Sakura: I do like brutally punishing people for their failures...
Autumn: I’d love to help with the games too. I can paint the booths to make them extra appealing!
Danny: And that only leaves Wes!
You look around, but Wes is nowhere to be found!
Danny: I could’ve sworn he was here a second ago... Oh well! At least we’ve covered the basics!
Mia, Payton, Sakura, and Autumn head out. Julian and Nishan come up to you.
Danny: Hey guys, how’s planning out the rides going?
Nishan: Great! We’ve been looking at the rental company’s online catalog and ruling out the rides with the highest ‘bucket factor’.
Julian: That’s about how long it takes you to get off the ride and find a bucket, so you can--
Danny: I got it! No need for details! Just tell me what rides you’re interested in...
Julian: I’m pushing to get the Tsunami Whip-Splash! It’s this crazy water coaster that races you through rip-roaring rapids and heaves you off a huge waterfall!
Danny: Intense!
Nishan: And I want to get the Gravitator! It’s brilliant! Unsuspecting victims step onto a large spinning platter that pins them to the wall!
Julian: ...why do we need that ride again?
Nishan: Because centrifugal force!
Julian: I can make up words too, you know. Blibbity blobbity wobble dobble!
Danny: Both of those rides sound great. Can I help with anything?
Nishan: Well, we ran into a little problem. It’s going to be hard to rent rides without a way to pay for them. Care to lend us a hand?
Julian: ...or a large amount of money? Because that’d work too.
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Danny: All right, guys! I think this should cover the cost of the rides.
Nishan: Excellent! I’ve already got the Tsunami Whip-Splash and the Gravitator ordered, but they’re doing a ‘rent two rides, get one free’ deal. Did you want to pick the third?
Danny: What are my options?
Nishan: Hmm... looks like they’ve got the Ferris Wheel and the Chair Swings. Which do you like better?
Danny: The Ferris Wheel! I’m a fan of the Ferris Wheel personally.
Nishan: Ah yes, a testament to modern human engineering...
Julian: And a great place to make out!
Julian and Nishan walk away, discussing logistics. When you turn around, Mia is glaring at you.
Danny: Mia! You scared me!
Mia: Good! Because we have a problem! I have plans, BIG plans for the food table, but I don’t have anyone to implement them!
Danny: I’m sure a lot of people would be willing to lend a helping hand.
Mia: What I need is a helping tongue! Er, well, you know what I mean! I need people with discerning palates, people with sophisticated tastes, people who keep up with the latest trends in culinary perfection!
Danny: Can I help in any way?
Mia: Do you know what chanterelles are?
Danny: Uh... Mushrooms!
Mia: Maybe you do know something about the culinary world! That’s great! Okay, we have so much to do! I need you to go to the farmer’s market and buy vegetables, go to the free-range farm and pick up fresh milk, butter, and eggs, and then--
Danny: Whoa, Mia, that’s a lot to do! I’ve been helping Payton check in on the others. I don’t think I can do both jobs...
Mia: What am I supposed to do then?
Danny: ...how about I just try to find someone else to help you?
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Danny: Mia, I found some people who know what chanterelles are.
Olivia: We heard you wanted people with refined palates. Nalo and I love food!
Mia: It’s one thing to LOVE food. It’s another to KNOW food.
Nalo: Of course it is! Trust us, we KNOW what we’re talking about.
Mia: All right. Prove it. We’ll see if you’re connoisseurs or just cons. Explain your philosophy of good food...
Time - 8 hours
Some time later...
Olivia: In conclusion, that’s why we believe fair trade and organic produce will save the world...
Nalo: And the soul.
Mia: Not bad, but there’s one last test. We’re going to play food association. I say a food. You tell me what it pairs best with. Peanut butter.
Nalo: Fig jam.
Mia: Strawberries.
Olivia: Balsamic vinegar. Deglazed, so it’s thick and syrupy.
Mia: Baguettes?
Nalo: Nothing. The best baguettes are from France, and don’t require anything except for grass-fed butter.
Mia: I may have underestimated you. Apparently, Danny, our school isn’t entirely tasteless!
Danny: ...yay?
Mia: Come on, my sous chefs, let’s create the menu du carnival!
Mia, Olivia, and Nalo walk off, speaking of foods you can only hope are edible.
You head towards the space where Sakura and Autumn are setting up the carnival games.
Danny: How’s it going over here?
Autumn: Great!
Sakura: Terrible!
Danny: I’m getting mixed messages.
Autumn: Well, we know which carnival games to put up.
Sakura: We’ve decided to do High Striker where you strike a pad with a hammer to hit a bell...
Autumn: The classic Ring Toss where you throw plastic rings at old-fashioned soda bottle necks...
Sakura: And the Rope Ladder Climb!
Danny: Those all sound great! What’s the problem?
Autumn: We’re having some construction issues. Sakura TRIED, but...
Autumn gestures helplessly at a pile of wood beams that have been nailed together poorly.
Sakura: This was a piece of cake in Minecraft!
Danny: Let me grab a couple more people, and we’ll figure it out...
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Madison: Hey, guys, I heard you needed something built. I specialize in 3D models!
Maya: Yeah, and Maddie and I did a construction project for our volunteering organization. We’re happy to help out!
Maddie: Think of us as your team!
Autumn: It’s good to have you all onboard! We have a few carnival games to build that Sakura and I designed...
Sakura: Basically, I’m going to need you three to create my vision exactly as I describe it...
Maddie: Yeah, let me know where to start!
Maya: I can start constructing the booths if you hand me the tool kit!
Madison: Need me to hang up some streamers? I’ve got twenty!
Sakura: This is kind of like Starcraft, but better! Come on, drones! Construct additional pylons!
Maddie: Yeah!
Time - 10 hours
A little while later, you, Autumn, and Sakura stand in front of the finished game booths.
Danny: These look like so much fun!
Madison: They came out pretty good, didn’t they?
Autumn: Yeah!
Sakura: Not bad, drones! The Ring Toss arena looks like the perfect exercise in futility!
Maya: Thanks! That’s what I was going for!
Danny: And Madison, the painted giraffe you put on the High Striker game makes the bell look so much higher! I like it!
Madison: I thought it was a nice touch. Maddie, the spindly rope ladder you made for the Ladder Climb looks SO cool...
Danny: And only a LITTLE daunting.
Maddie: Excellent!
Payton comes up to you as you inspect the rest of the carnival area.
Danny: Hey, Payton. Everything’s nearly in place. The rides are set up, the food table’s on its way... am I forgetting anything else?
Payton: Hmmm, well, the areas around the rides could use some sprucing up! People will need SOMETHING to look at while walking from one ride to another! It’s looking especially empty around my Tunnel of Love...
Danny: I’ll see what I can do...
Payton: Yay!
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Danny: Done! Do the decorations look all right, Payton?
Payton: Oh, the balloons, and the flowers, and the paths! They all match! Squee! All right, this carnival has the official Payton stamp-of-approval! You get everyone to come in, and I’m going to get my Tunnel of Love open for business!
The gates to the carnival open! At the entrance, Wes greets people!
Wes: Welcome to the greatest carnival the city’s ever seen! Feast your eyes on the crazy rides and the bright lights, or simply feast on the finest of fair foods!
Danny: Wow, what an introduction! And here I thought you slipped out of helping us with the carnival.
Wes: Would I do that? ...well, I didn’t. I couldn’t turn down being a carnival barker. It’s the most important job there is. Besides, I want to make sure everyone has a good time. Especially you.
You glance at Wes suspiciously. He raises his hands in surrender.
Wes: Honest. Everyone’s really grateful for all you’ve done for them. We want you to enjoy yourself.
Danny: All right. What should I do first?
Wes: You may have heard that there’s a Tunnel of Love?
Danny: Payton’s mentioned it once or twice... or, like, ten times.
Wes leads you to the Tunnel of Love’s entrance where Payton is standing utterly alone. Behind her, the swan boats drift emptily in the water.
Payton: Hey guys...
Danny: Payton, what’s going on?
Payton: It’s just... the carnival’s been open for a while now, and you’re the only ones in line for my ride! There are couples at this school, right?
Danny: Of course there are! And we’ll find them!
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Wes: Step right up! Step right up! Payton’s Romantic Tunnel of Love is sure to lighten your heart and your pockets!
Danny: I don’t know if we need to say the last part...
But couples wandering past look curiously at Payton’s ride and start getting into line.
Wes: Looks like it did the trick just the same!
Danny: There’s definitely love in the air! Or at least couples in line for Payton’s Tunnel of Love!
Payton: Thanks, you two!
Payton: Now, as thanks for all your help, Danny, you’re going first! Pick who you want to go in with!
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Danny: Berry, would you go into the Tunnel of Love with me?
Berry: You know I’d LOVE to!
Berry takes your hand, and you both step into a swan boat...
Berry: I can’t wait to see what’s ahead!
Time - 12 hours
Inside the Tunnel of Love, the boat glides forward, gently passing through a curtain of hearts and into the tunnel beyond. You float into one room with a beautiful red and purple sunset.
Berry: Aww, it’s so romantic!
Danny: It really is!
In the next room, you see a picnic on the beachside.
Berry: I’d love to go on a beach date with you...
Danny: Hee hee, we could definitely make some waves!
And in the last room, you glide under a dome of infinite dazzling stars!
Berry: Oh, Danny, it’s so beautiful!
Berry turns to you with a hopeful expression, and and in that moment, you know you have to kiss Berry! You lean in and give Berry a tender kiss that warms you both. You hold hands as the boat floats gently back to the beginning of the ride. After the Tunnel of Love ends, you and Berry jump out.
Berry: Where now?
Danny: I hear that most of the rides here are made for two...
Berry: Then what are we waiting for?
You and Berry climb into Julian’s water coaster and it rockets forward, twisting and turning in stomach-dropping loops!
Berry: This is... pretty crazy... I might be getting sick!
Danny: How did this... pass the... bucket test?!
You find yourself plastered to the walls of a spinning top inside Nishan’s Gravitator...
Berry: Erf!
Danny: Oof!
And finally, you take a breather at the top of a colorfully lit Ferris wheel!
Berry: I could just go round and round on this forever!
Danny: I know, right? It’s my favorite ride!
Berry: I can see why! Ha ha!
You step off the last ride and find Wes.
Wes: Hey, Danny, ready for your next attraction?
Danny: As long as it’s food! I’m starving!
You walk to the snack table where Mia is trying unsuccessfully to get people to pick up her treats.
Mia: Does no one want any cotton candy? What is wrong with you people?
Danny: I’ll take some cotton candy, Mia.
Mia: Finally! Here.
She hands you a sample, and you pop it into your mouth.
Danny: Whoa! That is... weird! What is IN this?
Mia: You don’t like it? I TOLD those hipsters putting in that extra cup of basil was not a good idea!
Danny: No, I mean, it’s too... did you say basil?
Mia: Yeah! It’s BASIL apricot-ton candy!
Wes: I’m starting to see why people aren’t biting.
Mia glances over at a plate with slices of sausage and lumps of batter.
Mia: I’m guessing you’re not going to like our deconstructed corn dog either. This is a disaster! No one’s eating the food! What should I do?
Danny: We just need people to go on a food run! Who’s in?
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James: Who’s ready for a food run?
Berry: I can drive!
Alexandra: Anything to save the carnival snacks!
Time - 7 hours
An hour later, the food is purchased, and you and Mia set up some picnic tables tables with more recognizable carnival food fare.
Mia: This looks great! Thanks for the help!
Danny: Yep! Now, everyone, get your corn dogs right here! Hot and fresh!
Mia: And they’re on sticks! Since you weirdos seem to like that so much.
Soon the food area is teeming with people attracted by the delicious scents!
Mia: Well, it seems like you were right. No one likes gourmet food...
Danny: I wouldn’t say that...
You point at Julian and Nishan nearby.
Julian: Whoa, Mia, these corn dogs are really good! Especially with that fancy pants mustard and ketchup stuff you’ve got on the tables!
Mia: Oh yeah? The mustard’s hand-ground from France! And the ketchup was made fresh this morning!
Nishan: Nice. The selection of condiments is statistically satisfying!
Mia: Thanks!
Wes finds you eating a funnel cake in front of the snack cart.
Danny: Why does fried dough taste so good?
Wes: Why do people like secrets? Because they’re both so delicious. Now then! It’s time to step up! Are you ready for the chance to win tonight’s ultimate prize?
Danny: Yes?
Wes: Great! Grab a friend! We’re going to the games!
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You and Berry arrive at the game booths.
Sakura: Who wants to go first? Who wants to try their hand at winning our ultimate prize?
Berry: Me! I’ll go first! I’m not very good at games though...
Sakura: It’s pretty simple. You have one minute to make it through three game challenges... the Ring Toss, the High Striker, and the Rope Ladder Climb. You only get one try at each challenge, then you have to move to the next one. Got it?
Berry: Yep!
Sakura: Good. Go!
Berry sprints forward to the Ring Toss, grabs a ring, and throws it at a row of soda bottles a few feet away! The ring bounces off the hard plastic of the bottle neck!
Sakura: Too bad! Get moving!
Berry runs to the High Striker, grabs the hammer resting nearby, and strikes the metal plate at the base of the tower!
Berry: Hyah!
The puck rises up along the painted neck of a giraffe, climbing, climbing, climbing... but falls just shy of the bell at the giraffe’s head!
Berry: So I can’t try that again?
Sakura: Time’s a-wasting!
Berry runs to a rope ladder suspended horizontally over soft mats. Almost immediately, the rope ladder tilts dangerously to the right, sending Berry off it!
Berry: I take it I didn’t win?
Sakura: Nope! Too bad. The prize really was yours to lose.
Berry starts to sadly walk away, but Autumn steps up with a consolation prize.
Autumn: But it’s okay! You still get a stuffed animal just for trying!
Sakura snatches the prize out of her hands and rips it apart!
Sakura: No, you don’t!
Autumn: Sakura! We only have so many stuffed animals!
Danny: Whoa, why’d you do that?
Sakura: Miss Softie here keeps handing out prizes to every Bruce Butterfingers and Taylor Terrible Tosses that come to the booth!
Autumn: It’s because the games that we made are too hard!
Sakura: If they were EASY, then EVERYBODY would win. Don’t you agree, Danny?
Danny: Well, the games did look a little TOO hard.
Sakura: Why don’t you try and see for yourself? And then we can talk about prizes...
Danny: Uh, yeah, just give me a moment to see what I’m up against.
Time - 9 hours
Danny: All right. I think I’ve got it.
Sakura: Are you ready? You have one minute starting... now!
You run up to the Ring Toss station, grab a plastic ring, and throw it high! The ring arcs into the air and miraculously settles on a bottleneck!
Sakura: So far, so good!
Autumn: High Striker’s next!
You run up to a numbered tower with a metal plate at the bottom. Sakura hands you the hammer!
Danny: Whoa, this thing’s heavy!
You manage to raise it over your head, but at the top, it teeters to the side! You balance the gammer and strike down on the plate! The puck rockets up and hits the bell at the top!
Autumn: Winner!
Sakura: Hurry up, Danny! You’re running out of time!
You run to the Rope Ladder. You climb on, and immediately the ladder starts teetering wildly to the right and left!
Danny: Whoa! This ladder swings!
Autumn: Stay balanced!
You inch forward carefully. Suddenly, the ladder dips to the left! You put your weight on the right, and the ladder settles! You clamber to the top!
Autumn: Yeah! Go, Danny!
You hop off the ladder as Sakura and Autumn come up to you.
Sakura: Wow, that wasn’t completely terrible!
Danny: ...thanks?
Autumn: I think she means good job. And you’ve won the ultimate prize!
Autumn hands you a gigantic stuffed panda!
Sakura: So what do you think of my Epic Carnival Game Challenge?
Danny: I had a really great time... But it was KIND of difficult.
Autumn: See? That’s why I give out prizes to everyone who plays the game! So they can feel good about participating.
Sakura: But if you just give out prizes to everyone, it makes the games a little less competitive.
Danny: I see both your points...
Sakura: What do you suggest we do?
Danny: Give out prizes to all!
Sakura: Ugh, fine. I guess it’s kind of like giving someone an achievement just for playing the game. But if we’re doing that, we’ll need more prizes!
Danny: On it!
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One quick trip to the toy store later...
Danny: All right, I got a bag of stuffed animals right here... do with it as you please!
Autumn: Yay!
The rest of the evening goes by in a fun blur, and by the end, you and your friends regroup at the picnic tables.
Payton: Success! The carnival was amazing!
Nishan: Went off without a hitch!
Payton: Guess who got to make out in a swan boat? Hint. Two letters across. Me!
Julian: Want to know why my night was awesome? I rode my water coaster SIX times! Eat that, bucket test!
Payton: What’s the bucket test?
Danny: Trust me, you’re better off not knowing. Sakura, did you have fun?
Sakura: Sure. What I REALLY loved was the food. Whose idea was it to slice up hot dogs and make SAVORY cotton candy?
Mia: Aww, it was mine! And your games were great, Sakura. I won a prize!
Sakura: Didn’t everyone?
Autumn: Danny, what was your favorite part?
Danny: The Tunnel of Love.
Payton: Super romantic, right?
Danny: But really, the entire thing was a blast! We should do something like this every year!
Payton: Uh-huh!
Julian: Yeah!
Nishan: Hear hear!
Mia: Hey! I just got a text from my cousin, the one who had the fashion show in Paris!
Payton: Brigette? What’s she up to?
Mia: It sounds like she needs our help!
What’s happened to Brigette? Find out in the next quest!
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Danny: So we’re all agreed that we should HAVE a carnival. But who should plan it? Nobody seems to be stepping up.
Payton: Oo! Oooo! I’m stepping up!
Danny: Hmm... Autumn? Do you know how to plan a carnival?
Autumn: I’m pretty creative, but that’s a big task...
Payton: I like big tasks! And it was my idea so--
Danny: So it sounds like Nishan would be perfect!
Nishan: Me?
Danny: I’m just kidding. Payton, let’s plan a carnival!
Payton: Whee!
Danny: A school carnival, huh? I don’t even know how to begin organizing that...
Payton: It’s a snap! All we have to do is rent rides, set up game booths, make food, decorate...
Danny: Whoa whoa... Payton, you’ve done this before, haven’t you?
Payton: Not exactly... but I might’ve spent hours and hours fantasizing about organizing a carnival and then putting all my ideas in this color-coded binder!
Danny: It sounds like you’ve got a lot of the details covered... but where exactly are we going to throw this thing?
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- Have 26 unlocked Plots
Danny: What do you think? Is this enough space?
Payton: Hmm, it’s all right... but the elephant pen is going to be kind of tight...
Danny: What?
Payton: I’m kidding, Danny! This is perfect! We’ll put the rides over here, and the food should definitely be over there, and the games will be behind the Tunnel of Love!
You round your friends up.
Wes: Let me guess. You want help setting up the carnival.
Payton: Of course! If we want this to happen, we’re going to have to split up the tasks. For example, I call dibs on the Tunnel of Love! I have no many ideas for it! Heart-shaped boats, heart-shaped flowers, heart-shaped hearts! What about the rest of you?
Julian: Easy! Rides! Called it!
Nishan: Don’t you think the person in charge of rides should be able to calculate what happens to the human body at extreme velocities?
Julian: Hey, I know what happens to the human body at extreme velocities... ALL KINDS OF AWESOME!
Danny: It’s probably better if both of you plan it.
Mia: I’m taking over food, obviously. I don’t trust anyone else to cater to my sophisticated palate.
Danny: Sure... and I think we all know who should run the games booths.
Sakura: I do like brutally punishing people for their failures...
Autumn: I’d love to help with the games too. I can paint the booths to make them extra appealing!
Danny: And that only leaves Wes!
You look around, but Wes is nowhere to be found!
Danny: I could’ve sworn he was here a second ago... Oh well! At least we’ve covered the basics!
Mia, Payton, Sakura, and Autumn head out. Julian and Nishan come up to you.
Danny: Hey guys, how’s planning out the rides going?
Nishan: Great! We’ve been looking at the rental company’s online catalog and ruling out the rides with the highest ‘bucket factor’.
Julian: That’s about how long it takes you to get off the ride and find a bucket, so you can--
Danny: I got it! No need for details! Just tell me what rides you’re interested in...
Julian: I’m pushing to get the Tsunami Whip-Splash! It’s this crazy water coaster that races you through rip-roaring rapids and heaves you off a huge waterfall!
Danny: Intense!
Nishan: And I want to get the Gravitator! It’s brilliant! Unsuspecting victims step onto a large spinning platter that pins them to the wall!
Julian: ...why do we need that ride again?
Nishan: Because centrifugal force!
Julian: I can make up words too, you know. Blibbity blobbity wobble dobble!
Danny: Both of those rides sound great. Can I help with anything?
Nishan: Well, we ran into a little problem. It’s going to be hard to rent rides without a way to pay for them. Care to lend us a hand?
Julian: ...or a large amount of money? Because that’d work too.
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- Spend 250,000 coins
Danny: All right, guys! I think this should cover the cost of the rides.
Nishan: Excellent! I’ve already got the Tsunami Whip-Splash and the Gravitator ordered, but they’re doing a ‘rent two rides, get one free’ deal. Did you want to pick the third?
Danny: What are my options?
Nishan: Hmm... looks like they’ve got the Ferris Wheel and the Chair Swings. Which do you like better?
Danny: The Ferris Wheel! I’m a fan of the Ferris Wheel personally.
Nishan: Ah yes, a testament to modern human engineering...
Julian: And a great place to make out!
Julian and Nishan walk away, discussing logistics. When you turn around, Mia is glaring at you.
Danny: Mia! You scared me!
Mia: Good! Because we have a problem! I have plans, BIG plans for the food table, but I don’t have anyone to implement them!
Danny: I’m sure a lot of people would be willing to lend a helping hand.
Mia: What I need is a helping tongue! Er, well, you know what I mean! I need people with discerning palates, people with sophisticated tastes, people who keep up with the latest trends in culinary perfection!
Danny: Can I help in any way?
Mia: Do you know what chanterelles are?
Danny: Uh... Mushrooms!
Mia: Maybe you do know something about the culinary world! That’s great! Okay, we have so much to do! I need you to go to the farmer’s market and buy vegetables, go to the free-range farm and pick up fresh milk, butter, and eggs, and then--
Danny: Whoa, Mia, that’s a lot to do! I’ve been helping Payton check in on the others. I don’t think I can do both jobs...
Mia: What am I supposed to do then?
Danny: ...how about I just try to find someone else to help you?
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- A Level 2+ Hipster (Olivia)
- A Level 2+ Hipster (Nalo)
Danny: Mia, I found some people who know what chanterelles are.
Olivia: We heard you wanted people with refined palates. Nalo and I love food!
Mia: It’s one thing to LOVE food. It’s another to KNOW food.
Nalo: Of course it is! Trust us, we KNOW what we’re talking about.
Mia: All right. Prove it. We’ll see if you’re connoisseurs or just cons. Explain your philosophy of good food...
Time - 8 hours
Some time later...
Olivia: In conclusion, that’s why we believe fair trade and organic produce will save the world...
Nalo: And the soul.
Mia: Not bad, but there’s one last test. We’re going to play food association. I say a food. You tell me what it pairs best with. Peanut butter.
Nalo: Fig jam.
Mia: Strawberries.
Olivia: Balsamic vinegar. Deglazed, so it’s thick and syrupy.
Mia: Baguettes?
Nalo: Nothing. The best baguettes are from France, and don’t require anything except for grass-fed butter.
Mia: I may have underestimated you. Apparently, Danny, our school isn’t entirely tasteless!
Danny: ...yay?
Mia: Come on, my sous chefs, let’s create the menu du carnival!
Mia, Olivia, and Nalo walk off, speaking of foods you can only hope are edible.
You head towards the space where Sakura and Autumn are setting up the carnival games.
Danny: How’s it going over here?
Autumn: Great!
Sakura: Terrible!
Danny: I’m getting mixed messages.
Autumn: Well, we know which carnival games to put up.
Sakura: We’ve decided to do High Striker where you strike a pad with a hammer to hit a bell...
Autumn: The classic Ring Toss where you throw plastic rings at old-fashioned soda bottle necks...
Sakura: And the Rope Ladder Climb!
Danny: Those all sound great! What’s the problem?
Autumn: We’re having some construction issues. Sakura TRIED, but...
Autumn gestures helplessly at a pile of wood beams that have been nailed together poorly.
Sakura: This was a piece of cake in Minecraft!
Danny: Let me grab a couple more people, and we’ll figure it out...
Requirements
- An Artist Except Autumn (Madison)
- A Prep Except Danny (Maya)
- A Student Gov (Maddie)
Madison: Hey, guys, I heard you needed something built. I specialize in 3D models!
Maya: Yeah, and Maddie and I did a construction project for our volunteering organization. We’re happy to help out!
Maddie: Think of us as your team!
Autumn: It’s good to have you all onboard! We have a few carnival games to build that Sakura and I designed...
Sakura: Basically, I’m going to need you three to create my vision exactly as I describe it...
Maddie: Yeah, let me know where to start!
Maya: I can start constructing the booths if you hand me the tool kit!
Madison: Need me to hang up some streamers? I’ve got twenty!
Sakura: This is kind of like Starcraft, but better! Come on, drones! Construct additional pylons!
Maddie: Yeah!
Time - 10 hours
A little while later, you, Autumn, and Sakura stand in front of the finished game booths.
Danny: These look like so much fun!
Madison: They came out pretty good, didn’t they?
Autumn: Yeah!
Sakura: Not bad, drones! The Ring Toss arena looks like the perfect exercise in futility!
Maya: Thanks! That’s what I was going for!
Danny: And Madison, the painted giraffe you put on the High Striker game makes the bell look so much higher! I like it!
Madison: I thought it was a nice touch. Maddie, the spindly rope ladder you made for the Ladder Climb looks SO cool...
Danny: And only a LITTLE daunting.
Maddie: Excellent!
Payton comes up to you as you inspect the rest of the carnival area.
Danny: Hey, Payton. Everything’s nearly in place. The rides are set up, the food table’s on its way... am I forgetting anything else?
Payton: Hmmm, well, the areas around the rides could use some sprucing up! People will need SOMETHING to look at while walking from one ride to another! It’s looking especially empty around my Tunnel of Love...
Danny: I’ll see what I can do...
Payton: Yay!
Requirements
- Have 6 Flower Boxes
- Have 20 Brick Paths
- Have 8 Balloons
Danny: Done! Do the decorations look all right, Payton?
Payton: Oh, the balloons, and the flowers, and the paths! They all match! Squee! All right, this carnival has the official Payton stamp-of-approval! You get everyone to come in, and I’m going to get my Tunnel of Love open for business!
The gates to the carnival open! At the entrance, Wes greets people!
Wes: Welcome to the greatest carnival the city’s ever seen! Feast your eyes on the crazy rides and the bright lights, or simply feast on the finest of fair foods!
Danny: Wow, what an introduction! And here I thought you slipped out of helping us with the carnival.
Wes: Would I do that? ...well, I didn’t. I couldn’t turn down being a carnival barker. It’s the most important job there is. Besides, I want to make sure everyone has a good time. Especially you.
You glance at Wes suspiciously. He raises his hands in surrender.
Wes: Honest. Everyone’s really grateful for all you’ve done for them. We want you to enjoy yourself.
Danny: All right. What should I do first?
Wes: You may have heard that there’s a Tunnel of Love?
Danny: Payton’s mentioned it once or twice... or, like, ten times.
Wes leads you to the Tunnel of Love’s entrance where Payton is standing utterly alone. Behind her, the swan boats drift emptily in the water.
Payton: Hey guys...
Danny: Payton, what’s going on?
Payton: It’s just... the carnival’s been open for a while now, and you’re the only ones in line for my ride! There are couples at this school, right?
Danny: Of course there are! And we’ll find them!
Requirements
- Have 6 Couples
Wes: Step right up! Step right up! Payton’s Romantic Tunnel of Love is sure to lighten your heart and your pockets!
Danny: I don’t know if we need to say the last part...
But couples wandering past look curiously at Payton’s ride and start getting into line.
Wes: Looks like it did the trick just the same!
Danny: There’s definitely love in the air! Or at least couples in line for Payton’s Tunnel of Love!
Payton: Thanks, you two!
Payton: Now, as thanks for all your help, Danny, you’re going first! Pick who you want to go in with!
Requirements
- Danny
- A Classmate (Berry)
Danny: Berry, would you go into the Tunnel of Love with me?
Berry: You know I’d LOVE to!
Berry takes your hand, and you both step into a swan boat...
Berry: I can’t wait to see what’s ahead!
Time - 12 hours
Inside the Tunnel of Love, the boat glides forward, gently passing through a curtain of hearts and into the tunnel beyond. You float into one room with a beautiful red and purple sunset.
Berry: Aww, it’s so romantic!
Danny: It really is!
In the next room, you see a picnic on the beachside.
Berry: I’d love to go on a beach date with you...
Danny: Hee hee, we could definitely make some waves!
And in the last room, you glide under a dome of infinite dazzling stars!
Berry: Oh, Danny, it’s so beautiful!
Berry turns to you with a hopeful expression, and and in that moment, you know you have to kiss Berry! You lean in and give Berry a tender kiss that warms you both. You hold hands as the boat floats gently back to the beginning of the ride. After the Tunnel of Love ends, you and Berry jump out.
Berry: Where now?
Danny: I hear that most of the rides here are made for two...
Berry: Then what are we waiting for?
You and Berry climb into Julian’s water coaster and it rockets forward, twisting and turning in stomach-dropping loops!
Berry: This is... pretty crazy... I might be getting sick!
Danny: How did this... pass the... bucket test?!
You find yourself plastered to the walls of a spinning top inside Nishan’s Gravitator...
Berry: Erf!
Danny: Oof!
And finally, you take a breather at the top of a colorfully lit Ferris wheel!
Berry: I could just go round and round on this forever!
Danny: I know, right? It’s my favorite ride!
Berry: I can see why! Ha ha!
You step off the last ride and find Wes.
Wes: Hey, Danny, ready for your next attraction?
Danny: As long as it’s food! I’m starving!
You walk to the snack table where Mia is trying unsuccessfully to get people to pick up her treats.
Mia: Does no one want any cotton candy? What is wrong with you people?
Danny: I’ll take some cotton candy, Mia.
Mia: Finally! Here.
She hands you a sample, and you pop it into your mouth.
Danny: Whoa! That is... weird! What is IN this?
Mia: You don’t like it? I TOLD those hipsters putting in that extra cup of basil was not a good idea!
Danny: No, I mean, it’s too... did you say basil?
Mia: Yeah! It’s BASIL apricot-ton candy!
Wes: I’m starting to see why people aren’t biting.
Mia glances over at a plate with slices of sausage and lumps of batter.
Mia: I’m guessing you’re not going to like our deconstructed corn dog either. This is a disaster! No one’s eating the food! What should I do?
Danny: We just need people to go on a food run! Who’s in?
Requirements
- A Level 7+ Classmate (James)
- A Level 3+ Classmate (Berry)
- A Level 3+ Classmate (Alexandra)
James: Who’s ready for a food run?
Berry: I can drive!
Alexandra: Anything to save the carnival snacks!
Time - 7 hours
An hour later, the food is purchased, and you and Mia set up some picnic tables tables with more recognizable carnival food fare.
Mia: This looks great! Thanks for the help!
Danny: Yep! Now, everyone, get your corn dogs right here! Hot and fresh!
Mia: And they’re on sticks! Since you weirdos seem to like that so much.
Soon the food area is teeming with people attracted by the delicious scents!
Mia: Well, it seems like you were right. No one likes gourmet food...
Danny: I wouldn’t say that...
You point at Julian and Nishan nearby.
Julian: Whoa, Mia, these corn dogs are really good! Especially with that fancy pants mustard and ketchup stuff you’ve got on the tables!
Mia: Oh yeah? The mustard’s hand-ground from France! And the ketchup was made fresh this morning!
Nishan: Nice. The selection of condiments is statistically satisfying!
Mia: Thanks!
Wes finds you eating a funnel cake in front of the snack cart.
Danny: Why does fried dough taste so good?
Wes: Why do people like secrets? Because they’re both so delicious. Now then! It’s time to step up! Are you ready for the chance to win tonight’s ultimate prize?
Danny: Yes?
Wes: Great! Grab a friend! We’re going to the games!
Requirements
- Danny
- A Classmate Except Autumn and Sakura (Berry)
You and Berry arrive at the game booths.
Sakura: Who wants to go first? Who wants to try their hand at winning our ultimate prize?
Berry: Me! I’ll go first! I’m not very good at games though...
Sakura: It’s pretty simple. You have one minute to make it through three game challenges... the Ring Toss, the High Striker, and the Rope Ladder Climb. You only get one try at each challenge, then you have to move to the next one. Got it?
Berry: Yep!
Sakura: Good. Go!
Berry sprints forward to the Ring Toss, grabs a ring, and throws it at a row of soda bottles a few feet away! The ring bounces off the hard plastic of the bottle neck!
Sakura: Too bad! Get moving!
Berry runs to the High Striker, grabs the hammer resting nearby, and strikes the metal plate at the base of the tower!
Berry: Hyah!
The puck rises up along the painted neck of a giraffe, climbing, climbing, climbing... but falls just shy of the bell at the giraffe’s head!
Berry: So I can’t try that again?
Sakura: Time’s a-wasting!
Berry runs to a rope ladder suspended horizontally over soft mats. Almost immediately, the rope ladder tilts dangerously to the right, sending Berry off it!
Berry: I take it I didn’t win?
Sakura: Nope! Too bad. The prize really was yours to lose.
Berry starts to sadly walk away, but Autumn steps up with a consolation prize.
Autumn: But it’s okay! You still get a stuffed animal just for trying!
Sakura snatches the prize out of her hands and rips it apart!
Sakura: No, you don’t!
Autumn: Sakura! We only have so many stuffed animals!
Danny: Whoa, why’d you do that?
Sakura: Miss Softie here keeps handing out prizes to every Bruce Butterfingers and Taylor Terrible Tosses that come to the booth!
Autumn: It’s because the games that we made are too hard!
Sakura: If they were EASY, then EVERYBODY would win. Don’t you agree, Danny?
Danny: Well, the games did look a little TOO hard.
Sakura: Why don’t you try and see for yourself? And then we can talk about prizes...
Danny: Uh, yeah, just give me a moment to see what I’m up against.
Time - 9 hours
Danny: All right. I think I’ve got it.
Sakura: Are you ready? You have one minute starting... now!
You run up to the Ring Toss station, grab a plastic ring, and throw it high! The ring arcs into the air and miraculously settles on a bottleneck!
Sakura: So far, so good!
Autumn: High Striker’s next!
You run up to a numbered tower with a metal plate at the bottom. Sakura hands you the hammer!
Danny: Whoa, this thing’s heavy!
You manage to raise it over your head, but at the top, it teeters to the side! You balance the gammer and strike down on the plate! The puck rockets up and hits the bell at the top!
Autumn: Winner!
Sakura: Hurry up, Danny! You’re running out of time!
You run to the Rope Ladder. You climb on, and immediately the ladder starts teetering wildly to the right and left!
Danny: Whoa! This ladder swings!
Autumn: Stay balanced!
You inch forward carefully. Suddenly, the ladder dips to the left! You put your weight on the right, and the ladder settles! You clamber to the top!
Autumn: Yeah! Go, Danny!
You hop off the ladder as Sakura and Autumn come up to you.
Sakura: Wow, that wasn’t completely terrible!
Danny: ...thanks?
Autumn: I think she means good job. And you’ve won the ultimate prize!
Autumn hands you a gigantic stuffed panda!
Sakura: So what do you think of my Epic Carnival Game Challenge?
Danny: I had a really great time... But it was KIND of difficult.
Autumn: See? That’s why I give out prizes to everyone who plays the game! So they can feel good about participating.
Sakura: But if you just give out prizes to everyone, it makes the games a little less competitive.
Danny: I see both your points...
Sakura: What do you suggest we do?
Danny: Give out prizes to all!
Sakura: Ugh, fine. I guess it’s kind of like giving someone an achievement just for playing the game. But if we’re doing that, we’ll need more prizes!
Danny: On it!
Requirements
- Spend 300,000 coins
One quick trip to the toy store later...
Danny: All right, I got a bag of stuffed animals right here... do with it as you please!
Autumn: Yay!
The rest of the evening goes by in a fun blur, and by the end, you and your friends regroup at the picnic tables.
Payton: Success! The carnival was amazing!
Nishan: Went off without a hitch!
Payton: Guess who got to make out in a swan boat? Hint. Two letters across. Me!
Julian: Want to know why my night was awesome? I rode my water coaster SIX times! Eat that, bucket test!
Payton: What’s the bucket test?
Danny: Trust me, you’re better off not knowing. Sakura, did you have fun?
Sakura: Sure. What I REALLY loved was the food. Whose idea was it to slice up hot dogs and make SAVORY cotton candy?
Mia: Aww, it was mine! And your games were great, Sakura. I won a prize!
Sakura: Didn’t everyone?
Autumn: Danny, what was your favorite part?
Danny: The Tunnel of Love.
Payton: Super romantic, right?
Danny: But really, the entire thing was a blast! We should do something like this every year!
Payton: Uh-huh!
Julian: Yeah!
Nishan: Hear hear!
Mia: Hey! I just got a text from my cousin, the one who had the fashion show in Paris!
Payton: Brigette? What’s she up to?
Mia: It sounds like she needs our help!
What’s happened to Brigette? Find out in the next quest!