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Day 2 of Mission: Adjusting
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
When they get up the next morning, they find out that Roger left a note saying the repairs were made and all was left was the roof. Piper called Roger and told him Gray roofing. Being the first up she went out to the house alone. When she got there, she was amazed. Every damage had been repaired. The roof, gutter, corbert, grass; just everything.
Piper - Whoa. Everything is beautiful.
She opens the door and walks in. She explores all floors but the penthouses. Then it's time for the penthouse inspection. She rides the elevators downstairs, considering the elevators only goes to two floors: Main and Penthouse. She gets inside and closes the door. When she's inside, she notices the elevator has glass sides. The elevator starts to move up the track. She notices it went out the back of the house using sliding door. The track went on around the house, which was the fire escape. Roger had mentioned that the elevator was battery operated over the phone. When she went around the first floor, she saw her family pull up. She smiles nervously at them, but they didn't seem amused. She started around the second floor and gasps. She had been told over the phone by Roger that her land went all around and it was boarded by a wooden fence. She knew it was big, but she never imagined this.
Piper - Whoa. This is huge!
Piper sees everything. There's three barns--she sees the one Phoebe mentions about Collapsing. She sees a bunch of hedges and two big trees. She noticed the house is directly on the hill.
Piper - Well, we're now one of those people with the big mansion on the hill…mountain.
When she reaches the floor of the penthouses, she gets out and she watches the elevator swing around the house and sit at the beginning.
Piper - Huh, I never realized that. It sits right there.
She's now in the hallway leading towards the penthouse. There's four, like he said and the way they look, their huge. She walks inside number one and is astonished. It's only one floor, but it's huge. It's so big, it only needs one floor. Dividing 43 rooms into four is a lot of rooms. She sees a door but doesn't mind it. She leaves number one and heads to number two. Same thing, but she notices something strange: there is two doors like in number one. But yet again, she never minds it. She walks over to number three. Yet again, there's one door on the both side of the walls. Curious and yearning to know, Piper reaches inside her pocket and grabs her keys. After two minutes of searching--I mean she has 500 keys--she finds the right key. She opens the door and is surprised to discovers the 4th penthouse.
Piper - walking in; slowly - Wow, it's combined.
She looks around some more and rides down the elevator to go get yelled by her family, who gladly apply.
Piper - shyly - Hey guys. What's up.
Prue - A soon-to-be-dead-sister is what is up. How could you just leave like that Piper!
Piper - You guys were asleep. I didn't want to wake you.
Paige - I've been awake since 7 o'clock.
Richard - Me too.
Prue - 6:45?
Andy - 6:50.
Cole - 6:40.
Leo - I woke up at 8.
Piper - Well, I fed the boys and was gone at 6:40. Sorry Cole.
Cole - It's ok.
Piper - I just wanted to check it out. I was also planning to put some furniture in.
Prue - smiling - Don't you want some help?
Piper - I'd be grateful.
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige - Boy's, go get groceries with the kids.
Andy, Leo, Cole, Richard - Oh man!
They get the kids and drive off in 3 cars.
Piper - Ok, lets get to work.
Time Lapse
About 6 hours and sending there guys off twice, the girls have finished the main floor and putting things they brought away.
Piper - Shew! I didn't realize how hard it would be.
Phoebe - Yeah, first we had to bring all the things we wanted on the first floor to the house. Then we had the guys coming back. We unloaded the cars and sent them after clothing. And now, we've finally got everything put away on the bottom floor.
Paige - Ok, so one floor down…
Prue - Six floors to go.
Piper - Make that five. What could be in a basement.
Phoebe - A lot.
Paige - You haven't checked.
Piper - No, I thought it'd be best to do that later.
Prue - C'mon. Lets go to the basement.
The girls all walk over to the elevator and ride to the basement. They walk out of the basement and are met with towels, trunks and suits. Swimming suits.
Phoebe -Not much, huh.
Piper - while Prue goes off hunting - I don't understand. There is no pool here.
Prue - yelling - No, but there is a hot tub & Jacuzzi.
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige come running in.
Piper - What!
Phoebe - My prayers have been answered!
Paige wonders over to another door.
Paige - Oh my god. You guys have got to see this!
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe comes dashing in.
Piper - What now?
They walk in and see two huge pools, one shallow and one deep; with heating pumps and high-diving boards. Everything; floaters, lifejackets, life-guards seats and everything. It's beautiful.
Phoebe - hitting her knees - An indoor pool, hot tub and Jacuzzi; it's a miracle!
Piper pulls Phoebe up.
Piper - There has to be some kind of mistake. The feature that they have and the price we paid: it's impossible.
Phoebe - Maybe it is. Maybe it ain't. I'm staying here! I like now! I love it now! I'm a Hillbilly!
Piper - Not quite. We've still got things to do.
Prue - I just don't get it. This house is bigger then this basement. Where is the big chunk, the rest of the house is missing!
Piper - I don't think so Prue. This is a big room.
Prue - Big enough to fit 43 rooms?
Piper - We'll figure it out.
Phoebe - Could it be the stove?
Paige - Why would it be so big for the thermostat? By the way, I haven't found a thermostat or a air vent.
Prue - It's probably coal, gas or wood stoves.
Paige - No, it can't be. Who uses coal anymore?
Piper - West Virginia.
Phoebe - They are considered "Friends Of Coal."
Paige - No, Piper has already drug us halfway across this country, forced us to drive long hours, eat fast food, took us through Kentucky and now were living in West Virginia! She would not have Coal Stoves.
Prue - She wouldn't know.
Paige - No, it can't be.
Phoebe - Well, what do you think we do all fall, winter and spring.
Paige - I'll get the Jacuzzi, Prue can get the hot tub and you two can have the pool.
Piper - We're not staying in water. How do you suppose we sport our family?
Paige - Welfare!
Piper - No, there is nothing wrong with us. We have to work and the kids have to go to school.
Paige - I'll be the stay-at-home Mom.
Piper - Yeah, we have to find out who does that.
Prue - Well, we could. Me and Andy could work two different shifts.
Piper - Then you'd never see each other.
Paige - jumping up and down and repeating - I'll do it…
Piper - Well, we've got work to do. Let's go.
Paige - feeling deprived - I'll do it…
Phoebe - wrapping her arms around her shoulders - If we vote, I'll vote for you.
They walkout, Paige feeling less discouraged.
Time Lapse
About 12 hours later, the guys are outside with the kids at the picnic tables, the girls have brought up the last piece of furniture inside.
Piper - Done. Finally. Eighteen hours later and we're done! Three am! God, I'm tired.
Paige - I bet the guys are asleep.
Prue - One better not, or one of us is either becoming widowed or not even married yet and all of us are losing kids.
Piper - Leo won't. He's protective.
Phoebe - He lost Wyatt and Chris and Chris got scratched by a squirrel.
Piper - Leo's protective. You guys can say what you want.
Paige - Sorry! I'm sorry to step on your toes.
Piper -You didn't do anything. All right, lets go get the others and go to bed.
They get the guys and head to bed. Around five that morning, Paige woke up. She raises up and goes to the basement. She looks around and she notices like Prue: something missing. So she decides to walk outside. She walks around back and sees a door.
Paige - Now wait a minute. That wasn't there. - she tries to open the door but can't--it's locked - No one's here. They'll never know.
She unlocks the door magically. Then she allows herself in when she walks in, she is scared away by something. She locks the door, runs to the front of the house, gets inside the elevator and goes to her room. There, she tries desperately to sleep.