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2-21: Anansi

Scene: Césaire apartment, living room. Alya and Nino are dancing in front of the television. Marinette and Zane are watching from behind, next to her phone with Adrien on videocall.

Marinette: They're so in sync with each other.

Adrien: (on videocall) You're right. Someday I hope I'll find someone I can share everything with... (Marinette gasps) like they do. (in his room, Adrien sighs) But until my father starts letting me go out more often, that probably won't be happening.

Marinette: (on videocall) Are you sure your dad won't let you come? It's such a bummer.

Adrien: (on videocall) You know how overprotective he is. One day he'll realize I'm not a child anymore, but we're not quite there yet.

Marinette chuckles.

Nino: Big finish, here we go!

Marinette: You don't wanna miss this. (points phone at Nino and Alya)

Nino: (poses on one leg) Yeah!

Marinette and Alya start laughing. Zane simply chuckled. Nora enters the apartment.

Nora: Aw, shoot. Did I miss the ballet?

Alya: Nora, is your match over already?

Nora: (puts down her bag) First round: total knockout. Huh-huh-huh. (punches the air) As usual. (whispering into Alya's ear) I told you a hundred times not to call me Nora in front of people, little sis. (to the rest) The name is Anansi, like a spider.

Alya: Sure, I'll call you Anansi when you stop calling me 'little sis'.

Nora: Anyway, what are you all still doing here this late? Don't you have school tomorrow?

Zane, Marinette and Nino avert their eyes bashfully.

Alya: We're waiting for it to get dark. It's the World Cup fireworks show tonight, remember? We're gonna watch from the Place de la Concorde Ferris wheel.

Nora: (spits out her drink) Oh no! Baguette and cappie can go with cellphone boy if they want, but you're staying here. (crushes a milk carton under her hand) It's way too dangerous.

Marinette: But Nora-I mean, Anansi, you can't do that!

Nino: Yeah, no way dude, we're not going without Alya!

Alya: Listen, I appreciate you worrying about me and all, but I'm not a little girl anymore. Besides, Mom and Dad are totally cool with it.

Nora: Tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk, there have been way too many akumatized peeps in Paris these last few weeks. Look how many times you've been in direct danger. (shows shots of Alya in danger from "The Pharaoh", "Prime Queen" and "Befana") So you're staying home, safe and sound, period!

Alya: That's so ridiculous! The twins were akumatized right here at home. (shows a shot from "Sapotis")

Nora: Well, that would've never happened on my watch. I won't let anybody mess with my family.

Alya: (unimpressed) You mean like the other day at the square?

Adrien: (on videocall) What happened?

Zane: Well... we came across a man handing out flyers (shows a man in a banana costume getting picked up by Nora as his flyers of the "Adrien" ad get strewn around) Nora thought the man was akumatized and wanted to turn Alya into a banana-zombie.

Nora: Uh...uh...how was I supposed to know it was some stupid costume? And besides, what would happen if the Ferris wheel stopped working 'cause some akumatized dude refused to pay his fare? Once you fly-weights can actually defend yourselves like me (shows off) we'll talk about it.