Elephant Movie

David and Morgan were still sitting under the impossibly large tree, now with multiple empty plates and an empty picnic basket next to them. Morgan was resting her head against his shoulder. Neither of them were speaking, and they each had a complicated expression on their face.

“Morgan, I’m sorry for getting ma-” Morgan didn’t let him finish his apology.

“Don’t apologize for getting mad at me. You were justified in your anger. But not only that, you didn’t say or do anything mean when you were angry. You didn’t hurt me, and you were respectful. You don’t have to apologize.”

“Yes I do. You didn’t mean any harm, and I could have expressed myself better. Morgan, I’m sorry for how I acted.” Morgan sighed and shook her head.

“Well, I still don’t think you have anything to apologize for, so I don’t accept your apology. Deal with it.” David couldn’t help but chuckle at her actions.

“You know, you can be pretty cute when you let your guard down.” Morgan blushed and looked away.

“Shut up.” David reached down and started to tickle her, making her yelp. They locked eyes, and David began his assault. Morgan tried to wiggle out of his grasp, but couldn’t. It was a full three minutes later when David released her.

“You’re a jerk.” David stuck out his tongue at her, and she rolled her eyes. The two settled next to each other again before Morgan spoke again.

“So, I’m guessing sex is off the table.”

“Perferably. 27 VP should be enough to keep you safe, and I’m really not in the mood.” Morgan nodded and the area they were in transformed into a bedroom. But unlike the one from the morning, it looked pretty normal. David realized that they were both wearing modest pajamas.

“Next time, I’ll take you on a more grounded date. That much I promise you.” David smiled and crawled into bed.

“That sounds nice. Now come here, it’s time for cuddles.” Morgan giggled and crawled in next to him.

Cuddles 2 VP

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The rest of the Harem held true to their word, and spent the day relaxing. Nothing of note happened, even the swimming lesson was really tame. As the day was winding down, Jennfier proposed an idea.

“Let’s watch a movie together.” It didn't take long for them to find a movie theater and pack in. There was only one problem, they had no idea what to watch.

“Oh, I have an idea. Let’s watch a movie version of one of Daddy’s books!” This made Angel groan.

“Please no.” Unfortunately for her, her protest was way too quiet for anyone to hear.

“Angel, there is no movie version of any of his books,” said Rachel. Fiora rolled her eyes, but her trademark smile never left her face.

“There is somewhere in the multiverse. Right Esmerelda.” The host appeared with a flash and a smile.

“Why yes, there is. There are multiple different versions of David who have had movies made for his books, and there are even a few where David is an actor in those movies. Although, in those realities, David isn’t an author. But across the vast multiverse, there is only one world that was actually able to make a good movie out of his book.” You’d think that everyone would freak out over the idea of there being multiple versions of themselves and over the fact that the multiverse is real, but no one did. Frankly, they all figured that out a while ago.

“Really, only one. But his books are so good,” questioned Jennifer.

“Well, there are plenty of worlds that made fantastic TV shows or video games out of his books, but only one movie. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to understand the original version, so I’ll have to magically translate it.” This confused everyone.

“What do you mean?” asked Stella.

“The world that it’s from is one where Elephants are the dominant species. And last I checked, you don’t speak Elephant.”

…

Thanks to Esmeralda’s magic, the Harem didn’t see Elephants on screen, but humans. And once the 2 hour movie was over, there was a wide range of reactions. Fiora, Angel and Rachel were in tears. Olivia and Stella, who were sitting next to each other, were resting their heads against each other. Hailey was cheering while Jennifer was wincing in pain. This wasn’t because the movie was bad, but because Rachel was crushing her hand.

“I didn’t think that it was possible, but that was beautiful. I felt like I was reading his book for the first time again,” said Angel.

“We have to show Daddy, that was amazing!” I don’t think I need to tell you who said that.

“Magenta’s character was played perfectly. It almost felt like I was seeing his mother again,” said Rachel.

“Rachel, can you please let go of my hand,” begged Jennifer. Rachel blushed and released her bestie.

“Man, that was AWESOME! I’ll admit that most of the thematic elements went over my head, but everything else was absolute cinema. Are all his books like that?” said Hailey.

“Yes, they are. We should get a copy from the library,” said Stella.

“Ah, the romance was beautiful. And I’m guessing the love interest is based off of Rachel,” said Olivia, making Rachel blush once again.

After talking about the movie some more, the Harem made their way back to their rooms and turned in for the night. Even though today was relaxing and just what they needed, there was still something in the back of their minds.

The Major Challenge was just around the corner.

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Round 1 Day 7 VP Totals

1st: Rachel 86 VP

2nd: Olivia 58 VP

3rd: Angel 47 VP

4th: Jennifer 46 VP

5th: Stella 44 VP

6th: Morgan 29 VP

7th: Hailey 24 VP

8th: Fiora 20 VP