Ryder accidentally bumps into Mylène, who was hanging up a banner, "Oops! Sorry Mylène. My bad!" he picks up a microphone, handing it to Rose, "I think this is yours, Rose."
"Thanks, Ryder! Do you realize?" Rose attaches the mic to her mic stand, speaking into it, "It's our very first concert! It's going to be awesome!" she pulls the mic away, smiling sheepishly, "Sorry!"
Marinette was gathering items around Juleka's houseboat to clean it up and walks over to Alya with a sad expression, "He's not here yet."
"No worries, girl. The gig hasn't started yet." Alya reassures.
"What if he doesn't know Juleka's address?! Or he got the day wrong?! Or he's lost?!" Marinette rambles on.
Chloé and Sabrina walk onto the boat, the latter giggling as she runs into Nino's arms.
Alya gags and turns away.
"Cap'n Anarka speaking to ya'! So how's it comin' along me young pirates? Ready to celebrate the-" Anarka, Juleka's mom, adjusts her glasses when she spots Marinette holding a box, "Whatcha up to, there, matey?" she takes the box from her.
"Uh, hello ma'am. I-I'm cleaning up for tonight! Your boat's gonna be clean as a whistle!"
"You're cleaning?!" Anarka laughs as she begins to throw things from the box onto the ground, "We never pick up in this house! Didn't me daughter tell ya? We like the lived-in look. We have no rules on The Liberty! Out of chaos comes creation! Messiness is life!"
Amber smirks in amusement before she takes out her phone.
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Adrien was playing the piano for his father. He was doing well until he accidentally played the wrong key, cringing as his father raised a hand as a signal to stop.
"I've heard enough. Are you sure you're practicing, Adrien?" Gabriel stands up.
"I'm just doing the same exercises over and over again. I think I could make better progress if I could just play with other musicians. After all, music's meant to be shared with other people, don't you think?" Adrien told him.
"We Agrestes are soloists. We're not mere group members. I suggest you rehearse your piece some more. You'll play it for me again later today."
"But father, you promised that I could attend my friends' concert!"
"Not after that performance you've just given, which is probably due to their influence! You need to refocus, Adrien." Gabriel leaves the room with Nathalie as Adrien goes to call Amber.
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Amber gets a phone call as the song "Hé regarde maman, je l'ai fait" plays, "That's Adrien's ringtone!" she answers, "Hi, Adrien! What's up?...Really?...What happened?..."
Marinette's happy mood immediately deflates.
"I'm so sorry...Yeah?...Of course! Kk! Bye!" Amber hangs up.
"What was that "Kk" thing for?" Nino asks as he, Chloé, and Sabrina lead her to another side of the ship.
Alya glances over at Marinette and places a metal rock sign statue onto the compass as she speaks to her, "Well it's not exactly the first time his dad's kept him from hanging out with us. Actually, I'd have been super surprised if he hadn't."
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Miraculous 2: Holder in Training
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