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JAY: (regular) Are you kidding? They're starin' right at us!
ALL: Shhh!
EMMA: (whispers) If they're supposed to be people, they're not very
realistic!
(As they talk, Abdi, dressed in impeccable genie-style clothing
slowly walks onto the stage. She is confident and obviously
watching the characters, but they don't see her.)
DAISY: (whispers) They're probably a glitch in the software. They'll
iron it out in the first update. Come on, you guys, we need to
get on with the game!
ABDI: (in a strong voice) You look lost already.
ALL: Ahhhh!
(All jump in fright, and swing around in surprise to face Abdi.)
DAISY: Don't scare us like that!
ABDI: My name is Abdi. It means "servant of God." I was born here
in Babylon, and I am honored to serve you all.
JAY: More like you were born in Silicon Valley, pal. You're not real.
You're just part of the game.
DAISY: I promised my mom I'd get my homework done before dinner.
Can we just find the treasure?
ABDI: Ah … I can help you unlock the mystery of the Treasure of
Babylon!
DAISY: You can?! That would be awesome. Where is it?
ABDI: If I told you, this wouldn't be much of a game. It's a riddle and
you have to solve it. You don't have to solve it in any particular
order, but you must solve it to move on to the next adventure.
JAY: That riddle, yeah, it didn't make much sense to us … "the
lions, the switch, and the warm robes … who is on the
throne?"
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