Jenny: OKAY, FINAL STAGE.

NOW MANEUVER YOUR LIPS THROUGH THE ANXIETY FIELD

TOWARDS JENNY'S FACE. GO LEFT, LEFT!

KI, THIS IS REALLY WEIRD.

USE THE BREATH MINT! IT'S GONNA BOOST YOUR CONFIDENCE!

NO, NO, DON'T HIT THAT.

GUYS, GUYS!

I CAN KISS JENNY ON MY OWN, TRUST ME.

- WHAT, NOW? - RAAHHHH!

UM, NOTHING.

WE WERE JUST BETA-TESTING KI'S NEW VIDEO GAME.

IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO GAME.

VIDEO GAME HIGH SCHOOL'S VIDEO GAME.

SMALL PART WITH YOU IN IT.

YEAH, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

KI, I CAN'T GET PAST THE FLAG POLE.

OH?

UH, OKAY.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

UM...

HEY, SO DO YOU WANT TO GET SOME LUNCH SOMETIME?

- WE SHOULD HANG OUT MORE OFTEN. - UM, OKAY.

HEY, UH, WANT TO PLAY THE PART OF THE VIDEOGAME

WHERE I'M MAKING OUT WITH KI?

I'M COMING TOO, GUYS.

IT'S JUST ROLLPLAYING!

( pinging sounds )

( distant combat sounds )

BOOM! MATRIX AND D DOMINATED

THE ST. CATHERINE GIRLS ACADEMY PUNISHERS IN LAST NIGHT'S MATCH.

THAT MAKES THREE WINS IN A ROW

FOR THE LITTLE J.V. TEAM THAT COULD.

I TELL YOU WHAT, SHOTTY, IF ME AND THE OLD BALL AND CHAIN

HAD HALF THE CHEMISTRY AS THESE TWO,

I WOULDN'T BE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH.

OR DRUNK AT TEN IN THE MORNING!

HA HA! YOU SHOULDN'T SAY THAT AGAIN!

OH.

IT'S OK--

OH, MY GOSH.

- I'M SORRY. - IT'S FINE.

YES, WELL, IT'S CRUNCH TIME, SO MOTHER IS WIRED IN,

BUT FATHER COULD NEVER RESIST A GOOD PARENTS' DAY.

UH, YEAH, WHEN IS YOUR DAD COMING IN?

DUDE, KI'S DAD IS COMING IN, LIKE, 30 MINUTES.

PAY ATTENTION. WE'RE PLAYING POKERMON.

YES, TAHT'S RIGHT, AND YOU TWO ARE BOTH INVITED.

ESPECIALLY YOU, JENNY. YOU'RE MY COOL FRIEND.

OH. WELL, THANKS, KI.

- I'LL TOTALLY BE THERE. - EXCELLENT.

LET ME JUST GO GET CLEANED UP,

BECAUSE SOMEBODY GOT PAINT ALL OVER ME.

YEAH, WELL, UH, IT PAINTS ONE TO KNOW ONE.

( Ted laughs )

WOW, YOU JUST SAID THAT, AND WE ALL HEARD.

LATER, GUYS.

LATER! OKAY, KI,

SO WHEN I MEET YOUR DAD, IS IT "HELLO, MR. SWAN,"

OR SHOULD I SAY, "C AT LESS THAN LESS THAN OPEN QUOTES.

"OH, MR. SWAN!

CLOSED QUOTES! RETURN ZERO SEMICOLON!"

TED, YOU LEARNED C++, KIND OF.

OH, YES. I KNOW MY ACCENT SUCKS,

BUT I REALLY WANT TO IMPRESS YOUR DAD,

SO I'M BRINGIN' OUT THE BIG GUNS:

MY K-POP LOOKS, MY J-POP CHARM,

AND MY BIG, HONKIN' SMART GUY BRAIN.

( sighs ) COME ON. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

CATCH YOU LATER, DADDY-O!

( Ted chuckling )

TED...

DID YOU JUST GIVE YOUR DAD $5,000?

I OWE HIM CHILD SUPPORT.

NO BIG, JUST SMART AND RESPONSIBLE TED

PAYING HIS DAD FIVE LARGE.

NO, NO.

TED, HE PAYS YOU CHILD SUPPORT.

NO, BRIAN.

DON'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU SOUND SUPER DUMB,

BUT THAT WOULD BE CALLED FATHER SUPPORT.

OH, MY GOD, GUYS, I'M SUPER DUMB.

JENNY. I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.

THE PTA IS GIVING ME THIS PARENT OF THE YEAR THING IN THE MORNING.

I'M NOT GOING, AM I?

THE BRUNCH IS AT TEN, AND THEN YOU GIVE A SPEECH AT 11:30.

THERE'S A SPEECH?

JUST, LIKE, A PAGE, ABOUT HOW I'M A GREAT MOM.

I'M NOT STAYING UP ALL NIGHT WRITING A SPEECH ABOUT YOU.

I HAVE PLANS.

JENNY, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

THE COUNTESS WILL BE THERE,

AS IN THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL FPS LEAGUE,

SO MAKE IT GOOD.

YEAH, I KNOW WHO SHE IS, OKAY? I JUST...

I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE TALKING ABOUT YOU

IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

WELL, IT SUCKS TO BE YOU.

SEE YOU AT TEN.

CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THAT SPEECH.

OKAY. I THINK I GOT IT.

- EACH PLAYER STARTS WITH FIVE CARDS. - FOUR CARDS.

- D'OH! I'M NEVER GONNA LEARN THIS GAME IN TIME!

I'M SUCH AN IDIOT.

YOU ARE NOT AN IDIOT.

YOU'RE JUST... CURIOUS ABOUT THE WORLD.

HUH.

BRIAN, AM I JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE WORLD?

WHAT? NO, TED, YOU'RE NOT AN IDIOT. YOU'RE JUST, UH...

OKAY, UH, GUYS, I GOTTA GO.

WAIT. BRIAN, YOU'RE MY BACKUP COOL FRIEND.

I'M SORRY, KI. I'LL MEET YOUR DAD TOMORROW.

OH! WHAT HE SAID! I'M OUTTIE!

TED, MY DAD'S GONNA BE HERE ANY SECOND!

EXACTLY. I CAN'T LET HIM SEE THAT HIS DAUGHTER

IS DATING A BIG, DUMB IDIOT.

OUT OF THE WAY, OLD MAN!

SWAN'S THE NAME. KEN SWAN. I'M KI'S FATHER.

OHHH!

OF COURSE YOU ARE!

PLEASE EXCUSE ME.

COME IN!

( villainous laughter )

( video game pinging )

YES!

( chuckling )

CRAP!

( chuckling )

YOU'RE BLUFFING.

YOU'RE STALLING.

( dog growling )

( dog groans )

( sighs )

YOU HAD ME SWEATING FOR A MINUTE THERE, KIWI.

NOW, ABOUT THAT WAGER.

CAN WE PLAY ANOTHER GAME? I HAVE A REALLY GREAT WAGER.

ISN'T IT PAST YOUR BEDTIME?

YES. YES, IT IS.

TOMORROW, THEN. DEAL?

DEAL. WHEN WE GET HOME.

HOME?

OH, SORRY, I HAVE CLASS TOMORROW.

HONEY, YOUR MOTHER AND I HAD A TALK, KI,

AND WE DON'T THINK THIS SCHOOL IS GOOD FOR YOU.

BEG YOUR PARDON? ON WHAT GROUNDS?

WE PLAYED THE GAME YOU SENT HOME.

HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO GAME, WAS IT? NOT YOUR BEST WORK.

QUITE A BIT OF VIOLENCE AND KISSING,

AND MORE THAN A FEW BUGS.

KI, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU.

IT'S STILL IN BETA!

NO, I CAN'T LEAVE HERE.

I'M LEARNING SO MUCH. I'M BECOMING A BETTER DESIGNER.

The Law: NO, YOU'RE NOT. YOUR NEW GAME SUCKS.

YOU HEARD THAT SAD CHILD, HONEY.

IT'S TIME TO COME HOME.

WAIT.

I REQUEST A PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

THIS ISN'T UP FOR DISCUSSION.

ARTICLE 44, SECTION G OF THE SWAN FAMILY CONTRACT STATES,

"IF KI FEELS HER PARENTS ARE BEING MEAN AND UNREASONABLE,

SHE CAN REQUEST AN OFFICIAL REVIEW OF HER PERFORMANCE."

VERY WELL.

WE START AT 0800.

YOU HAVE 12 HOURS TO PREP YOUR CASE.

BETTER GET CRACKIN'.

LOVE YOU, SIR.

LOVE YOU, TOO.

COME ON IN.

WANT A BLACK LICOURISCE SODA?

MY DAD SENT A CARE PACKAGE.

OKAY.

OH, IS HE NOT COMING?

UH, HE CAME LAST YEAR, BUT MY MOM'S HERE THIS YEAR,

AND THEY DON'T REALLY HANG, SO...

HMM.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR PARENTS?

UMM...

WELL, I LOST MY DAD WHEN I WAS 3,

AND IT'S DOUBLE-XP WEEKEND,

SO SHE'S PROBABLY NOT COMING.

WOW. THAT'S...

ROBUST.

SO, UH, WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO WRITE A SPEECH ABOUT YOUR MOM FOR?

OH, YEAH, SHE'S WINNING MOTHER OF THE YEAR,

AND I'M SUPPOSED TO INTRODUCE HER,

BUT I SUCK AT SPEECHES.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT I HAVE SO FAR?

SURE, YEAH. FIRE AWAY.

"WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE MARY MATRIX?"

THAT'S IT. THAT'S... ALL I GOT.

OH.

OKAY. UM...

NOT A BAD START.

BUT ARE YOU-- IF YOU'RE ASKING ME FOR MY ADVICE,

I WOULD PROBABLY START OFF, LIKE,

TELLING A JOKE AND THEN MAYBE SEGUE

TO A COUPLE HEARTWARMING ANECDOTES.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WELL, SURE YOU DO. I MEAN...

YOU KNOW, LIKE FOND MEMORIES WITH YOUR MOM, YOU KNOW,

LIKE, UH, BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR GRADUATION,

MAYBE FRAGGING NEWBS TOGETHER.

JUST YOU KNOW-- YOU KNOW,

LIKE CUTE MOTHER-DAUGHTER KIND OF STUFF, UM...

YOU KNOW, JUST TO SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT YOUR MOM.

I CAN'T.

I MEAN, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING. I DON'T--

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT MY MOM.

( softly ) JENNY.

Hey.

HI.

HEY.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY CRAP LAST NIGHT.

OF COURSE.

Mary Matrix: JEEZ, IT'S 10:15. THE BRUNCH IS--

MOM!

MOM! M-MARY! COACH!

HEY, BRIAN, DON'T YOU HAVE SOME TABLES TO WAIT ON?

OH, CRAP. CALHOUN'S GONNA KILL ME.

JUST GO, BRIAN.

SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

UM, NOTHING HAPPENED.

SORRY.

JEEZ, MOM, HEARD OF KNOCKING?

GET DOWN THERE. NOW.

I MUST SAY, YOUR PROFESSOR LAYTON

HAS NO UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE PUZZLE GENRE

FITS INTO CAILLOIS' FOUR CATEGORIES OF PLAY.

THEY TEACH YOU TO PLAY GAMES HERE, FATHER.

IT ISN'T CARNEGIE MELLON.

CLEARLY. HAVE YOU LEARNED ANYTHING HERE?

OF COURSE.

EXCEPT FOR FREDDIE'S CLASS, BUT I DROPPED THAT ONE.

YOU'RE DROPPING CLASSES?

OH, LOOK, MY R.A. BOARD.

THIS IS WHERE I SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES AND CHORES

FOR THE ENTIRE FLOOR.

WENDELL! DID YOU CLEAN THE BATHROOM?

UM... YEAH.

WENDELL.

UH... NO.

( comical groan )

WITH ALL THIS MIDDLE MANAGEMENT WORK,

I HOPE YOU'RE STILL FINDING THE TIME

TO FLEX YOUR CREATIVE MUSCLES.

OH, I SURE DO.

IN FACT, AS R.A.,

I FLEX MY WAY AROUND CREATIVE CHALLENGES ALL THE TIME.

- SHANE! - I'M A BUSY MAN, KI!

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF MY CREATIVE IDEAS FOR--

I THINK I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU, YOUR JOB,

OR FINISHING THIS SENTENCE, SO...

THAT'S MY BOSS.

HE PREFERS NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT.

HMM.

BUT I SAVED THE MOST POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

OF THE IDEA OF WHY THIS SCHOOL IS REALLY GREAT FOR ME

AND WHY I SHOULD STAY HERE FOR LAST--

MY BOYFRIEND, TED.