Pretension

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Streets of Paris

(Kagami and Adrien are in their cars, on their way to fencing class.)

Tatsu: 2 PM – fencing class, 4 PM – meeting with your mother, 4:30 PM – ikebana workshop.

Adrien: (Talks over the phone with Aurore.) If I get out of fencing class early...

Aurore: (over the phone) We'll have four minutes and thirty seven seconds to spend with each other. Do you think I should disguise myself? In case your father picks you up?

Adrien: (Laughs.) Not today. I know he's too busy. Besides, no one will tell him. (Looks at his bodyguard, who smiles back.)

(Kagami and Adrien both arrive in front of the school and exit their cars. As they walk inside, Argos watches them from the school rooftop.)







Marinett's lair

(Marinette lies on a special machine which uses the Kwamis' energy to try to heal her Cataclysm wound. Sabrina increases the machine's power when it suddenly gives out.)

Roaar: Ugh... did no one ever tell you that stealing others' energy against their will isn't nice?

Kaalki: I told you. No magic can heal this wound.

Barkk: A Cat Noir Cataclysm can't be healed!

Marinette: Who said anything about healing? All I need is time. More time to seize Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous. Then I could wish for anything. I could fix everything. Save my Mom! And save myself...

Kagami: You're forgetting my part of the deal, Marinette. As always, you're losing yourself in sentimental trifles. Our vision of the future is much bigger than that. We are connected, for the free world. I will not tolerate another glitch in our plan.

Marinette: I promise you that are allies are working together. Lila is working on her part and we will do ours to seize all the Miraculous. Ladybug's, Cat Noir's. As it turns out, Félix had the bright idea of leaving this behind during has last visit. (Hands Kagami the special high-tech lens Félix dropped during his investigation of the manor in "Risk".)

Kagami: Interesting.






In front of Collège Françoise Dupont

(Adrien and Kagami leave the school after fencing class. Aurore drives up to them on her scooter.)

Aurore: You know what, Adrien? No more moustaches and four-minutes-and-thirty-seven-seconds dates! That's over! I've been doing some thinking and we shouldn't have to hide! (Notices Kagami.) Oh, hey Kagami! How are you?

Kagami: Hello, Aurore. I'm fine, thank you.

Adrien: I'm sorry, Aurore, it's my fault. I just couldn't talk to my father.

Aurore: No, don't apologize! It makes sense that you didn't make it work because that's you!
(Adrien becomes upset.)

Aurore: I mean, not you, you but you, as in, not me. Your dad doesn't have a problem with you anymore, he's even become super cool, making you pancakes, giving you all the freedom you need. He's come such a long way and that's amazing. But he does have a problem with me. He feels worried and I would be too if I were him. He thinks I'm one of those fans who follows you everywhere, showers you with hand-knitted gifts and knows every single one of your middle name days.

Kagami: Isn't that what you used to do, Aurore?

Aurore: Yes... except no! I mean, yes, but I was doing it out of love and, besides, I've changed a lot.

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