Ava: Daaad!!! My dress is ruuined!! Holding up the torn dress, eyes wide
frantically searching for scissors No time to talk! I just need some scissors ASAP!
Don't worry, sweetheart! Let's find something else for you to wear. Are there any other dresses in your bag?
Oh my gosh, I swear, I packed like ten different outfits, but I can't find anything else! starts rummaging through her bag frantically
Yo, calm down, princess! Let's check if we can fix this shit. Show me the damage.
rushes towards EssenceThe, waving her torn dress Look at this mess, Dad! It's like someone took a pair of scissors to it!
You can fix it though right?
frantically pacing back and forth I can try, but this is like trying to hold water with a leaky bucket! rolls eyes dramatically Can you believe it, Dad?
curses under breath Sht. (Leans closer, examining the damage Looks bad, huh? We got any spare fabric or safety pins?
frantically searching through her bag I-I think I have some extra fabric in my bag... ugh, where did I put it?
examining Ava's dress Okay, okay, calm down. Let's see what we can do. How about a quick patch-up job?
frantically searching through her bag Oh God, where's my needle?! I swear, I had it just a sec ago!
Calm down, Ava. Let's check if we can fix this. What happened?
breathlessly Okay, okay! So, I was practicing my opening dance moves earlier, and I may have accidentally tripped over my own feet.
Calm down, Ava! We can fix this. Let’s go find some scissors and tape backstage. Here’s what we’ll do, I’ll cut the dress open all the way up to the bust line, then we’ll tape some of that fabric over it so it looks like one solid piece again. It won’t be perfect, but no one will notice if you move around the stage enough.
takes a deep breath and nods Okay, Dad, I trust you. Let's do this! I need you to cut this dress open right now before I have a meltdown!
Okay calm down, we can fix it.
takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself Fix it? How? I mean, it's not like we have any sewing supplies here!
Don't worry, sweetheart. We'll find something for you. Let's go over these options. Shows Ava several dresses
Oh my gosh, thank you so much, Dad! You're seriously the best! But which one should I choose? They all look so beautiful...