WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.919 --> 00:00:08.000 Welcome to town, Avrah, I'm gonna bother you for the greater good of 2 00:00:08.039 --> 00:00:13.199 Crypto Kai. I guess you didn't tell them everything. Then it's not a 3 00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.760 bad idea. Okay, I think we're gonna need a change of plants. 4 00:00:20.800 --> 00:00:39.479 Season five, Episode four, Stress and Strategy. All right, team, 5 00:00:39.479 --> 00:00:41.960 we've got a whole lot to do and not a lot of time to do 6 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:44.719 it to try to save our town. So we're gonna have to work our 7 00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:48.439 butts off to pull this together. Now, let's go over it from the 8 00:00:48.439 --> 00:00:53.640 top. Where'd you get a rolling whiteboard and a pointer stick? Don't worry 9 00:00:53.640 --> 00:00:57.359 about it. So the first step of getting rid of the shroud is voting 10 00:00:57.399 --> 00:01:00.479 for it, which means we need enough signatures to call for an emergency vote. 11 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:06.359 Water's Edge law calls for fifteen percent of the registered voting populace, which 12 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:11.079 with the new residents who have registered, is about sixty signatures. That's not 13 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:14.480 bad. Yeah, we could get that in a day. Easy. Then 14 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:19.040 let's do it, because that's only step one. Once we have the signatures, 15 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:22.400 we can submit the movement to the mayor's office. We've got to do 16 00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:25.359 this vote before the High Council leaves in two and a half weeks, so 17 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:27.560 we have to hope the mayor is willing to push this through quickly. We 18 00:01:27.599 --> 00:01:30.400 got a feeling like, hey, will the mayor's been taking the brunts of 19 00:01:30.439 --> 00:01:34.719 dealing with the quick cutoff from the human world. I'm sure he'd love to 20 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:38.560 get this shroud out of here as soon as possible. Let's hope you're right. 21 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:42.159 If he is on board, a voting day can be determined. Will 22 00:01:42.200 --> 00:01:46.879 it be soon enough? Hopefully? We've got exactly seventeen days until the High 23 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:51.239 Council is scheduled to leave town. The rules of emergency votes state that an 24 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:56.359 approved emergency vote must happen no earlier than seven days and no later than forty 25 00:01:56.439 --> 00:02:00.280 days after the vote is approved. Forty days is way too long. The 26 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:02.879 High Council will be off putting a shroud around bluff by then, which is 27 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:07.959 why we have to work fast to convince as many people in town that we 28 00:02:07.039 --> 00:02:10.800 need this vote to happen immediately. The more people calling for it, the 29 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:15.759 less likely there will be any attempts to delay it. What happens after the 30 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:21.159 vous is scheduled, we spread the word. The majority of Water's Edge citizens 31 00:02:21.159 --> 00:02:23.360 seem to want the shroud gone. From what I've been hearing. As long 32 00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:27.360 as we get the word out and remind them how much better things were before, 33 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:30.039 I don't think we'll have a problem getting it through. And if we 34 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:35.319 don't think it'll pass, we rake the boxes. Marie, it was a 35 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:39.199 joke. This isn't the time. We won't have to rig boxes. It'll 36 00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:45.800 pass. So is everyone on board? Sounds good to me? Absolutely? 37 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:51.039 Hell, yeah, of course great. Then let's get out there and get 38 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:54.520 those signatures. Roger, I believe you have the forms printed out. Sure, 39 00:02:54.599 --> 00:03:00.199 do one for each of us. Oooh, clipboards. Okay, we 40 00:03:00.199 --> 00:03:04.560 should split up to cover more ground. Quicker, one of you kids should 41 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:09.439 head down to Sorry. I wasn't expecting anyone else today. Come in. 42 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:16.800 Hey you're Roger right, the town pr guy. Roxy. Oh hey, 43 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:22.199 Lizzy, what you doing here? Did I interrupt planning for a sting operation 44 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:27.800 or something something like that. We're calling for an emergency vote to get the 45 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:30.599 High Council to take the shroud away. Well, shit, I hope you're 46 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:36.360 successful. I want that thing gone. I want to sign Sorry, can't 47 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:39.120 not actually a permanent resident yet, which is part of the reason I'd love 48 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:43.400 for it to be gone. You really got this whole planned out? Uh 49 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:47.400 huh this He's excellent at this kind of stuff. Oh stop. I'm just 50 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:53.120 trying to help the town, that's all. But did you need something Roxy? 51 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:55.919 Oh? Yeah, I came to ask Roger about some PR stuff for 52 00:03:55.919 --> 00:04:00.840 the restaurant. I was thinking about some new menu designs, but Francy refuses 53 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:04.240 unless we can agree on a designer. So I was hoping you could point 54 00:04:04.240 --> 00:04:08.599 me in the right direction. We can talk about that later, though. 55 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:13.039 Seems like you guys are headed out. Yeah, gotta get signatures. You 56 00:04:13.080 --> 00:04:17.240 got any more clipboards you want to help? Sure? I can't vote, 57 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:21.040 but I'm guessing you three can't either or else. You look real young for 58 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:26.360 your ages. Yeah, not yet. I'd like to help. If I 59 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:45.839 can't, Awesome, let me find another clipboard. Hello Evi, Hi, 60 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:51.800 it's Avrah oh Avrah, Hello, how are you? I'm fine? Good 61 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:56.040 to hear. I was just calling because I'm working on an article right now 62 00:04:56.079 --> 00:04:58.839 for the Weekly and some of the changes that have happened since the shroud went 63 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:01.480 up, Since so much has changed with schooling around here, I would love 64 00:05:01.519 --> 00:05:04.199 to ask you a few questions, get some quick quotes, and you know, 65 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:11.160 the deal. I see, I don't think I'll be able to do 66 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:14.480 that. Oh well, if now isn't a good time, I could call 67 00:05:14.519 --> 00:05:20.639 back another day. No, I would rather you didn't. Oh, it's 68 00:05:21.160 --> 00:05:26.720 nothing to do with you. I just it's been less than two weeks since 69 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:30.480 I was catapulted into a much larger role in this town as a principle of 70 00:05:30.519 --> 00:05:34.199 our only school, and I'd rather not be associated with the weekly right now, 71 00:05:34.439 --> 00:05:40.800 if you understand, of course. Yeah, it's no problem, thank 72 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:46.639 you. Oh and Alfreh, I was meaning to ask you, would there 73 00:05:46.680 --> 00:05:49.240 be any way you could move your mentoring meetings with Juliette to another location. 74 00:05:50.199 --> 00:05:56.279 We can't meet in the classrooms anymore. Well, we just have so little 75 00:05:56.279 --> 00:06:00.199 space, and we're trying to get some other extracurriculars going and some AfterClass study 76 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:03.680 sessions, you know, all those things they had at the mainland schools, 77 00:06:04.160 --> 00:06:10.279 and we'll need some of our rooms back. Yeah, yeah, we can 78 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:14.920 meet it hot bean water or something excellent. Excellent, that will really help 79 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:19.279 open up some space, I think, thank you. Sure. Well, 80 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:28.360 I have to be going goodbye bye, and the list of people who don't 81 00:06:28.399 --> 00:06:32.000 want to be seen with me grows. I don't even know why I'm trying 82 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:38.279 to write this stupid paper anymore. No one's reading it. The circulation numbers 83 00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:43.120 have dipped even more since the shroud went up. Once that everyone realized, 84 00:06:43.160 --> 00:06:46.279 Hey, then our girl the High Council mentioned is the same one writing the 85 00:06:46.279 --> 00:06:50.759 paper no one wanted to read when I was writing the humanists might rub off 86 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:58.439 on them. It really doesn't matter, honestly. It sucks that people aren't 87 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:01.439 reading, and interviews have clearly been hard to get. But Roger's not going 88 00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:08.439 to fire me yet. Maybe once circulation hit zero, But then I'll just 89 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:15.839 find some other job doing something like huh. I don't know if there's any 90 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:19.920 other job here for me if I'm not the editor. I mean, I've 91 00:07:19.920 --> 00:07:25.480 never really thought about it before. I've never needed to. When I first 92 00:07:25.600 --> 00:07:29.079 moved here, my backup plan was to just move again if things didn't work 93 00:07:29.079 --> 00:07:31.439 out, get another job and new somewhere, even if it was lower down 94 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:35.720 the ladder. And then once I realized I didn't want to leave, I 95 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:40.720 always thought I'd write something else or do remote work if I didn't want to 96 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:44.399 stay at the Weekly, or maybe i'd leave because I finally published a book 97 00:07:44.399 --> 00:07:47.160 and wanted to work on more. Took that job that Olivia was offering, 98 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:53.519 but those aren't options anymore. Maybe I should be more concerned about this, 99 00:07:53.560 --> 00:07:58.439 but I don't have a solution. I mean, how do I recover from 100 00:07:58.480 --> 00:08:01.639 the circulation issue when I'm the problem. Part of me is holding out hope 101 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:05.839 that people have to resubscribe eventually, or at least start buying them at shops 102 00:08:05.879 --> 00:08:11.319 again so they up their orders. It's not like there's any other local news. 103 00:08:11.560 --> 00:08:15.319 I don't know how long that'll take, though, if it happens at 104 00:08:15.360 --> 00:08:20.279 all, I've contaminated the Weekly after all. Maybe that's enough for some people 105 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:24.600 to never buy it again. Avrah, I'm here to bother you for the 106 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:33.759 greater good of cryptid kind. Excellent timing. You can come in be the 107 00:08:33.840 --> 00:08:35.279 change you want to see in the world. Fight the powers that be. 108 00:08:35.840 --> 00:08:41.600 Sign this petition petition for what for? Calling a vote to take the Shroud 109 00:08:41.639 --> 00:08:45.320 down. Lizzie had the amazing idea to force the High Council's hand with a 110 00:08:45.320 --> 00:08:48.720 public vote. Everyone in town hates this thing, so if we can get 111 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:50.960 them to vote on it, the High Council will have to get rid of 112 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:54.000 it. This form is just so we can get enough signatures to actually have 113 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:58.639 the mayor call the vote. That's a great idea, right, so sign 114 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:07.480 i avre? Do not tell me you're not registered to vote? I am, 115 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:11.759 But are you sure you want me associated with the vote. I might 116 00:09:11.759 --> 00:09:16.200 dissuade other people from putting their names down, you think so? Maybe? 117 00:09:18.279 --> 00:09:22.759 Well that'd be dumb if people thought that. But we do need the signatures, 118 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:26.399 maybe you're right. Sorry. You know what I could do, though, 119 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:31.039 is cover it for the paper. That would be great. You still 120 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:33.879 have roomined this week's issue? Oh, I've got plenty, especially for someone 121 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:39.000 who's actually willing to talk to me. Awesome. That'll definitely help spread the 122 00:09:39.039 --> 00:09:50.879 word. So tell me all about this vote. Your champagne, folks, 123 00:09:52.200 --> 00:09:56.639 Oh so fancy, Thank you, sir, my pleasure. Only the nicest 124 00:09:56.720 --> 00:10:05.679 boxed vintage for friends. You know they authentic. Thank you. One day 125 00:10:05.840 --> 00:10:07.320 we'll get good wine from one of the other Cape towns, or else I'll 126 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:11.399 have to start banking it myself. But what can I get you for tonight? 127 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:18.600 I'll have the ravili I think we're actually out of that. Oh, 128 00:10:18.639 --> 00:10:26.080 no problem. What about the chicken parm also out? Sorry? Oh okay, 129 00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:35.600 what would you recommend the pasta aglio a olio is divine and in stock, 130 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:41.200 as is the prima Vera and the spaghetti and meatballs minus the meat balls. 131 00:10:41.039 --> 00:10:45.600 Rationing is hitting you guys pretty hard, it seems. Oh, tell 132 00:10:45.639 --> 00:10:48.759 me about it. I keep telling roxy. We need to change our hours, 133 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:52.240 maybe even clothes completely for a bit. If we only open for a 134 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:54.639 couple of days a week, we'd be doing fine. But no, if 135 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:58.360 we close now, we'll lose all the clientele based through the change. It's 136 00:10:58.399 --> 00:11:01.720 like, is if we're going to lose any customers in the long run when 137 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:07.120 we're one of the like six restaurants that anyone can get to. Now, 138 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:11.919 you know what, you guys are on a date. So I'm going to 139 00:11:13.039 --> 00:11:16.399 leave you alone now to enjoy your wine. Thank you. If you need 140 00:11:16.440 --> 00:11:24.279 to vent, I'll be around tomorrow. Oh you know I will. He 141 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:30.720 is so stressed. Everyone is, including yourself, you can tell, even 142 00:11:30.759 --> 00:11:33.639 fidgeting with your necklace. Since we got here. What's got you so anxious? 143 00:11:35.440 --> 00:11:37.240 I don't know, being out in public since everyone's found out, it's 144 00:11:37.240 --> 00:11:43.559 been hard. I mean, I really am so glad we're finally having a 145 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:48.320 night out. But you know, well, lucky for us, there's basically 146 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:52.159 no one here. I know anxiety doesn't work in very rational ways, though 147 00:11:52.919 --> 00:11:56.840 never because now that I'm realizing there's not a lot of people here, I'm 148 00:11:56.879 --> 00:12:00.399 worried that it's my fault. Francy isn't getting any business. How could that 149 00:12:00.440 --> 00:12:03.399 be your fault? Well, because everybody knows Francy and I are friends, 150 00:12:03.399 --> 00:12:05.919 and maybe they don't want to come here because of that. Or maybe it's 151 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:11.240 a Monday night and half the town just lost their jobs and Francy doesn't seem 152 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:13.639 to have much in the kitchen right now. I guess those are all fair 153 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:18.240 points. I'm sorry I'm always bringing the mood down. You are not. 154 00:12:18.799 --> 00:12:22.840 If you need to talk about what's worrying you, we can, no, 155 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:24.320 No, we planned the state to get back to some sense of normal. 156 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:30.120 So let's talk about normal things like what I don't know, like work, 157 00:12:30.600 --> 00:12:37.559 any crazy hospital stories lately, nothing out of the ordinary, just checkups, 158 00:12:37.639 --> 00:12:41.919 lots of paperwork. Oh Mark has been restless lately and started to reorganizing the 159 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:45.480 patient file cabinets, lots of vacation or files to get rid of. Now 160 00:12:45.960 --> 00:12:50.159 the shredder has been going non stop. Sounds satisfying. Oh yeah, Mark 161 00:12:50.279 --> 00:12:54.879 is having a great time, almost too great. I hit all my important 162 00:12:54.919 --> 00:13:01.159 stuff just in case. How about you? Not great at first? If 163 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:05.600 you decline my request for an interview this morning. Really, that doesn't sound 164 00:13:05.600 --> 00:13:07.759 like her. It does sound like the new principle of the town's only school, 165 00:13:07.799 --> 00:13:13.039 trying to distance herself from the human problem. Ah, so she's the 166 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:18.159 reason you're worried about your friend's reputations and yours. You're concerned about how I'm 167 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:22.840 feeling being out in public again, But what about you. Patients want to 168 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:24.600 trust their nurse. But what if they think they can't trust you because you 169 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:28.039 were keeping my secret all this time. No one's going to think that, 170 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:33.240 But what if they do, then I'll figure it out. I'm not going 171 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:37.759 to stop going out in public with you because of that. I'd understand if 172 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:39.759 you wanted to keep playing low, though, hang on at our places, 173 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:45.200 go out at less popular times. That's what Kendy's been doing. How do 174 00:13:45.240 --> 00:13:48.559 you know what Kendy's been doing? Because she's been over my house a bunch. 175 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:52.799 She and Sybil have been spending a lot of time together. Why they're 176 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:58.159 friends? Really, Kendy couldn't find someone else to be friends with. You 177 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:05.039 seem upset. I'm not upset. I just think it's a little odd that 178 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:07.519 your mortal enemy has decided to become best friends with your sister. That's a 179 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:13.399 bit dramatic. She almost killed you. So many people have almost killed me 180 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:16.200 at this point, it's not really a barrier to friendship. Oh so you're 181 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:22.279 friends now. I don't know acquaintances. Sybil's still learning from her, and 182 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:24.799 I'm not going to stop her from pursuing her magic. Besides, it's just 183 00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:28.519 for a couple of weeks, and then Kendy will be leaving with the High 184 00:14:28.559 --> 00:14:31.200 Council. Sybil's not going to take that. Well, She'll be all right, 185 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:37.679 Are you sure? I know they have a close student mentor sort of 186 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:39.879 relationship, but it seems to me there might be something else going on there. 187 00:14:41.879 --> 00:14:45.039 I don't think so. Kendy doesn't seem like the type to catch feelings. 188 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:48.399 What about Sibyl. I haven't talked to her about it? Why not? 189 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:52.559 Well, it didn't really occur to me that there was anything to talk 190 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:56.080 about until now. So it really doesn't bother you that your sister is close 191 00:14:56.159 --> 00:15:01.840 with the woman who almost killed you. Maybe I don't know. Ever since 192 00:15:01.879 --> 00:15:05.519 that fight we had when I found out she was taking lessons from Kendy, 193 00:15:05.600 --> 00:15:09.480 things have felt off. I thought we had moved past it. I mean, 194 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:13.080 she managed to save my life because she got to know Kendy. But 195 00:15:13.919 --> 00:15:18.639 maybe I'm not as over everything as I thought. That's okay, your emotions 196 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:22.759 aren't on a timeline, but I want to be done with all this baggage 197 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:26.639 and the weirdness. Sybils the only real family I've got left, and once 198 00:15:26.720 --> 00:15:30.960 Bluff gets shrouded, she can go back whenever she wants. I don't want 199 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:33.519 to push her away because I'm still processing things. I think you should talk 200 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:37.240 to her. It doesn't have to be right away, but let her know 201 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:39.600 that, even though things aren't totally the same, you're working towards getting back 202 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:43.399 to what you guys had before. Easier so than done. I know. 203 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:48.759 I wish I could give better advice, but I'm no expert on communicating emotions 204 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:52.960 perfectly either. We've managed to figure it out after a lot of trial and 205 00:15:52.039 --> 00:15:58.279 error, and I've turned it another perfectly good date night into her therapy session. 206 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:03.720 I'm sorry, I don't know what you're apologizing for. I'm having a 207 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:08.879 beautiful evening with my gorgeous girlfriend. And some lovely wine. Oh my god, 208 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:14.600 that's like juice. Why is it so sweet? If Francie doesn't start 209 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:18.960 making wine, I'll leave the paper and do it myself. I told you 210 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:22.679 that's not going to work. How do you know, because we'll lose money. 211 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:26.879 We're already losing money. There's no one here. It's a Monday night. 212 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:32.720 It's always slow, which is exactly why we should close on Monday nights. 213 00:16:32.919 --> 00:16:36.240 We'll save money on operating costs and be able to actually serve our customers 214 00:16:36.240 --> 00:16:40.399 more than like two things. We won't have any customers if we close the 215 00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:45.200 restaurant, they're not going to go anywhere. You know, I know Water's 216 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:48.960 Edge and I know how to run a restaurant. What you would want to 217 00:16:48.960 --> 00:16:51.759 do would run it into the ground. You have no idea what you're doing. 218 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:56.200 Oh god, come on, of course I don't. I'm a fucking 219 00:16:56.240 --> 00:17:00.639 barista and you're the one who went to culinary school, which is why I 220 00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:03.759 should be the one running the restaurant. Tell that to Dad I have. 221 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:07.640 But you're his golden, little cryptid kid. Of course he'd give you the 222 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:11.759 restaurant so you could destroy his entire legacy. Guys, guys, relax. 223 00:17:12.039 --> 00:17:17.559 At least I was here. You never came around. All the time He's 224 00:17:17.599 --> 00:17:21.160 talking about you and wishing you came to visit, and you're all too busy 225 00:17:21.200 --> 00:17:25.279 doing whatever the fuck to care. I was busy getting the experience I needed 226 00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:27.519 to make sure he could retire and not leave the family business in the hands 227 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:30.359 of an idiot. Well that didn't pan out, did it, Because you 228 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:34.519 still got it. Francy, Roxy, Please, there's no reason for you 229 00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:38.039 to fight. You two, stay out of this. You know our whole 230 00:17:38.119 --> 00:17:41.319 lives. Francy got to sit back and be the special one, the one 231 00:17:41.359 --> 00:17:45.039 with the powers, the one who got all the attention. But I had 232 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:48.319 to work for it. You act like I had it easy because I was 233 00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:52.839 mutated into a cryptid and forced to hide and fight for years. There you 234 00:17:52.880 --> 00:17:57.240 go, whining about how hard your life is. Again, I'm not whining, 235 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:02.480 gord. I wish you would never come here. Guys, please, 236 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:06.519 you think that would solve all your problems if your dear old sister wasn't here 237 00:18:06.559 --> 00:18:10.519 to fix everything for you like I always have. You haven't fixed shit. 238 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:15.680 You know what, You're right because here you are still a freak of nature 239 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:22.319 that wasted all his potential. Wait, I didn't mean. I know exactly 240 00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:27.759 what you meant. Francy. Wait, I think you should stay here, 241 00:18:29.519 --> 00:18:45.720 but I really didn't mean it. I just I'll go talk to him. 242 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:55.920 Francy. Francy, where did you there? You are? I don't want 243 00:18:55.920 --> 00:19:02.799 to talk right now. We don't have to. Can I sit? Sorry? 244 00:19:02.799 --> 00:19:07.799 I ruined your date. The wine was good. I'll have to try 245 00:19:07.799 --> 00:19:15.240 it if Roxy ever lets me back into the kitchen. France. You don't 246 00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:18.759 want the restaurant, do you? God? No, of course not. 247 00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:23.920 For the last three months, I've been practically begging my dad to pick anyone 248 00:19:25.000 --> 00:19:29.640 else to inherit it. It's so much work, and I have absolutely no 249 00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:33.359 idea what I'm doing, and I'm terrified that I'm going to ruin it all 250 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:37.119 and destroy my dad's legacy. Just like Roxy said, then why don't you 251 00:19:37.160 --> 00:19:41.680 give it to her? Because then I failed, Oprah, and Roxy will 252 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:45.640 be right. She will have just fixed another one of my problems, just 253 00:19:45.680 --> 00:19:48.960 like she did all the time when we were younger. Well, I would 254 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:56.720 run away and hide. I ran from Caleb and from Roxy and from the 255 00:19:56.720 --> 00:20:00.240 rest of my family. The only person and I haven't failed yet is my 256 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:03.440 dad. He's all I have left now that we're cut off from everyone, 257 00:20:06.119 --> 00:20:11.720 and I'm ruining everything again. Your dad seems like a good guy, though 258 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:17.319 maybe he's got an idea of what your future should look like. But he 259 00:20:17.400 --> 00:20:21.519 must also understand that children never end up the way their parents see them ending 260 00:20:21.599 --> 00:20:25.720 up. I mean, look at me growing up. My parents put me 261 00:20:25.759 --> 00:20:32.160 in all these advanced math and science programs and I did okay, but I 262 00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:34.920 hated it. But I thought that's what they wanted for me. So I 263 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:41.640 kept doing it and started college working on a biology degree. Did Yeah, 264 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:47.039 it was the worst. I had no motivation, no drive. Every time 265 00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:48.640 I went to class, I'd give myself a pep talk just to leave my 266 00:20:48.680 --> 00:20:52.240 dorm. I had also been working for the school paper at the time, 267 00:20:52.279 --> 00:20:56.559 though, and one day, when I was venting to Olivia, she asked 268 00:20:56.599 --> 00:20:59.960 me do you ever have to force yourself to work on stuff for the paper? 269 00:21:00.400 --> 00:21:04.960 And I realized I didn't, and that must count for something. So 270 00:21:06.079 --> 00:21:11.000 I switched majors. What did your parents say? I didn't tell them. 271 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:15.519 Not For the first year, at least, I was terrified of letting them 272 00:21:15.519 --> 00:21:18.440 down. But then I was a junior and I realized I'd have to start 273 00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:22.880 looking for internships soon, and that would be harder to hide, so I 274 00:21:22.960 --> 00:21:29.680 told him, and they were surprised I had kept it secret, and surprised 275 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:32.279 that I had changed my major at all. Since I was always talking about 276 00:21:32.319 --> 00:21:37.960 how great biology classes were. I thought they would be so disappointed. The 277 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:42.200 Stem daughter they always bragged about was actually a writer, but they said they 278 00:21:42.240 --> 00:21:47.079 always wanted me to do what I loved no matter what. Yeah, that's 279 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:48.920 what they'll say, and then they'll force you to take over their business or 280 00:21:49.519 --> 00:21:53.839 sign you up for advanced classes. That's kind of what I said to them. 281 00:21:53.880 --> 00:22:00.279 Actually they were so confused. Turns out, when I was five or 282 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:03.279 six, they brought me to some children's museum where they had all these rooms 283 00:22:03.319 --> 00:22:07.440 themed after different careers. I guess I went through most of them not caring 284 00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:11.279 much, but when I got to the science room, I couldn't get enough. 285 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:15.400 They said I spent the whole trip pouring things into beakerries and using testing 286 00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:19.440 strips and examining things with the play microscope. So the whole time they thought 287 00:22:19.480 --> 00:22:25.640 they were encouraging my passion, when in reality, I don't even remember going 288 00:22:25.680 --> 00:22:33.759 to that museum. Huh. Well, that's a nice story off, and 289 00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:37.960 I'm glad it worked out for you. But you don't know my dad. 290 00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:42.880 That's fair, But there is someone you can talk to who knows them pretty 291 00:22:42.880 --> 00:22:47.799 well. Absolutely not. I am not about to go cry to Roxy and 292 00:22:47.839 --> 00:22:51.400 show her all my weaknesses. You make it sound like she's your enemy. 293 00:22:51.920 --> 00:22:55.160 She is, and if I let her, she'll take the first chance she 294 00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:57.680 gets to stab me in the back. I don't know about that. Oh, 295 00:22:57.759 --> 00:23:02.279 you don't know her, not the real herror. You've only seen the 296 00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:06.480 careful facade who puts up for everyone else. Well, I just saw you 297 00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:08.519 two screaming at each other in a restaurant, so I don't know how careful 298 00:23:08.559 --> 00:23:12.279 that is. Okay, fine, you've seen a little of it, but 299 00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:18.279 it's different when you're on the receiving end. All right, France, I 300 00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:19.960 know you, and I know you're not going to do anything you don't want 301 00:23:19.960 --> 00:23:26.480 to. So what do you want to do right now? I'll tell you. 302 00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:30.200 What I don't want is to go back into that restaurant. I figured 303 00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:37.079 as much. You can't sit out here forever. I know I'll go home 304 00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:45.839 soon, but right now I just think I need to hug. I'm that 305 00:23:45.000 --> 00:24:07.279 I can do. Thanks for listening to Season five of Cryptic Kate, Stress 306 00:24:07.319 --> 00:24:11.680 and Strategy. This show is created and produced by me Victoria Pereira. I 307 00:24:11.799 --> 00:24:17.680 also voice Avra. The voice of Lizzie is Christina rose Harkis. The voice 308 00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:22.599 actor of Roger is Christopher Medina. The voice of Juliette and Amy A. 309 00:24:22.680 --> 00:24:26.640 Sabato. The voice of Ben is Kim Morphine. The voice of Mari is 310 00:24:26.680 --> 00:24:32.759 oud and Fisture. The voice of Roxy is Amanda Marnheim. The voice of 311 00:24:32.799 --> 00:24:37.599 Evie is Rebecca Writer. The voice of Francie is Aubrey King. The voice 312 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:42.039 of Shaia is Angelique Vasiktien. Our story editor is Jennifer Wong. Our cover 313 00:24:42.160 --> 00:24:48.920 artist is kit to Pray. Our folly artist is Isaac Rodriguez. Our transcriptionist 314 00:24:48.039 --> 00:24:52.880 is Rebecca Writer. Our website designer is Kyle Boyer. Our theme song is 315 00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:57.480 Pink Night in Ohio by Ryan Anderson. The other songs featured in this episode 316 00:24:57.599 --> 00:25:03.519 We're Inkling by Slin Beats, Nidra in the Sky with Eiler by Jesse Gallagher, 317 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:07.799 Arms of Heaven by A. Kash Gandhi, Simple Sonata by Sir Cubward, 318 00:25:08.640 --> 00:25:14.519 Clouds by Hummahumma and Eddie by lish groups. 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