Uncharted Waters DIXI

Hey, it's Shari, and as you know,

I was in France for a year, so this is French Bus!

Ooooooh!

ALL TALK AT ONCE IN PRETEND FRENCH

Yeah, I'm back! Back with my besties and back on Dixi,

where Mimi's still posting her makeovers.

-Here's Bus Hairstyles with...

-Mimi and Isla!

We have a guest star joining us today. It's Shari!

Hi, guys. I'm here for the makeover, and I've brought munchies!

Shari, I said scrunchies! Not munchies!

-Ooh, strawberry laces!

-I love them.

-I love strawberry laces!

Syd and Chloe are still cosplaying and gaming,

and doing other weird stuff.

-BOY'S VOICE:

-Hello, and welcome to All Talk. Wait! That's not my voice.

We seem to be having some technical difficulties.

Quick - help me fix it!

-GIRL'S VOICE:

-Sounds fine to me!

See what I mean?

Ooh, new post from Syd!

The Game Over Kid - check out my recut of this cosplay fail.

Ha! That is pretty funny.

Know what else is new?

Me and my besties are off to a shiny new school.

Hey, it's Shari,

and this is where we'll be spending the next three weeks -

Asta-Rathbone Creative Arts Academy.

We sent in an audition video.

'In a world where everyone has disappeared...'

Hello?

Come with me!

Hee-yah!

-What happened to everyone? Is it a zombie apocalypse?

-Worse!

'An alien-vampire invasion?'

Even worse! Look!

It's Monday, and we're late for school.

Noooooooooo!

And they picked us to go on a special arts course.

Wow! Shari, Eve - check out this music room.

# Come on in if you want to sing

# Singing songs is so our thing

# If you sing you've got to make it rhyme

# Or else it sounds weird and not that catchy! #

Yes!

They have this whole media centre with all kinds of editing software,

so I can do things like this.

And this.

You may want to put on your normal face. We've got company.

Oh. Chloe. Putting the "me" in media.

Come for a course in advanced selfies?

It's actually a lot more complex than that.

I'm doing visual arts.

Wow! You've managed to make selfies into an art form.

I know. Here - you can be in one.

It's for a piece called A Rose Among The Thorns.

Who's Rose?

Time for our induction meeting. We're going to get inducted.

Welcome, newest cast members.

So first, your map through these uncharted waters.

You can't have the map of uncharted waters.

That's why they're uncharted.

Take five, everyone.

I left your lesson plan in the staffroom.

People actually say "take five" here.

It's like being on The Next Step!

LAUGHTER

What are they all laughing at?

Maybe there's a funny meme on Dixi?

Ooh, I love funny memes!

You won't love this one.

ROBOTIC MALE VOICE: In a world where everyone's a loser...

Hello?

INAUDIBLE AS SPEEDED UP

ROBOTIC MALE VOICE: Look on my works, losers, and despair.

-It's happening again!

-No, we won't be brought down

by another cyber-bully attack, not today!

"Hosted by The Nameless One.

"Look on my works, losers, and despair."

-Who would do that?

-Oh, I've got an idea,

but they don't know who they're messing with.

Yeah, they do - they tagged us.

Oh, it's on! Nameless One, get ready to be named and shamed.

It is totally harsh, Pegasus!

I've got seven Asta-Rathbone suspects.

There's no time to lose.

I'm waiting for the play auditions.

Everyone's still upset about that recut of our video,

but haters gonna hate, right?

And the Nameless One won't stop me from doing my best

when I audition for the part of...

Nervous Girl. Ooh, hi, Chloe, hi, Pace.

Are you auditioning for the play, too?

I didn't get on the course. I'm just here to help Chloe set up.

And I don't audition. I'm only here to raid the rail.

BOTH: Mine! I saw it first! It looked better on me!

Calm down, divas.

-Hi, Shari!

-Hi.

-Found any more clues in the hunt for the Nameless One?

No, but you know how I'm directing the play? It's the perfect cover

for investigating the Asta-Rathbone lot.

I'll look out for anything suspicious in the auditions.

-Thank you!

-Hey! You guys!

Check out all the features of my iTunes board.

I'm impressed and worried by how excited you are by a light switch.

Actually, it is exciting. It's the Stage Box X7.

-I've never seen the X7 series before.

-Powerful stuff.

You have to be very bright to use it.

Bright, like lights?

-Hi. I'm Addie.

-Eve.

-Oh! These are my friends - Shari, Mimi.

-Hi!

-Attention, everyone! Who's here to audition?

-I am!

-I'm not.

I'm directing, au naturellement.

No, you're not. I am, so you'd better run along.

I'm staying, because I'm directing.

Neither of you are directing! At least, not yet.

I need to see who's best suited to the job.

Well, that's easy. It's me. I'm the best.

You'll both get a chance to play your flute and see who follows.

Benedict, you can work with the actors first,

so, Shari, you'll have to be patient.

I can be patient in a heartbeat.

-For now, I'll just stick around and block the auditions.

-No, you won't.

Perry has exclusive behind-the-scenes access.

It's fine. I don't mind.

Yes, you do. You're a very sensitive artist.

Bobbin! I guess you'll have to be my eyes on the inside

until I take over directing.

Nervous Girl will see everything.

What, Nervous... No, she won't! She's only in a few scenes!

I need you to be in the thick of it. Go for the lead!

Oh, I don't know, Shari. I think Nervous Girl is more me.

Anyone auditioning for the female lead, come with me.

All our scenes are together.

OK, I'll do it. I'm on the case.

Yes!

I think you might be right, Parakeet, but the important thing is

Mimi gets the lead so we can carry on our investigation.

Exactly, Mayfly. The game is on!

-Hey, it's Shari, and this is troll hunting.

-This is what now?

-Troll hunting.

-You don't think that's a little bit over-the-top?

Hey! There is nothing over-the-top about my investigation.

There is a nameless nemesis lurking amongst us, and by us,

I mean one of those Asta-Rathbone kids.

I don't know.

They're not all bad.

-Hey! Has the parts list gone up yet?

-No, not yet,

and they still haven't asked me as director yet.

Bet that Benedict guy's swanning around like it's going to be him.

See what I mean?! Total swannage.

OMD. This is it! He's got the list!

Why does he have it? Does that mean he's the director?

I need to get in there. Eve, you fill.

Oh, I think I messed up my audition.

I should have stuck with Nervous Girl!

You see, I'm good at nervous!

Meems, you were awesome, and I'm not just saying that

because it would massively help our investigation if you got the lead.

CLEARING OF THROAT

Well, that's not why I'm saying it.

Time for the moment of truth.

-Are you ready for your close-up, Zoe?

-Of course.

I'll pretend to be surprised when I get the...

What?! Nervous Girl? Are you kidding me?!

Does this look like a supporting character to you?

I did it. I got the lead!

Hey, Ryan, I don't know if you saw, but I got the lead,

so you're going to be seeing a lot more of me now.

Better get cracking on the romance! Ooh! In the play, I mean.

Uh-huh. Laters.

No talent and no chemistry. This play is doomed.

You ignore her! You're in.

-OK, so the first thing you want to do...

-Congratulations, Mimi!

What thespian thrills await you!

First rehearsal's Thursday. Ooh. Better get learning those lines.

I've got to learn this?

In one day? I-I've got to go. Sorry, Shari!

What's the point in her getting the lead

if she's got no time to investigate?

-I thought we were being happy for her.

-Happy? This is a disaster!

If I'm going to get any dirt on the AR kids,

I need to be made director pronto!

Did I just hear that right?

You do realise I'm going to be the director?

Er, OK, it's clearly going to be me cos my audition film was hilarious.

I'm sure a lot of people laughed AT it,

but you have to admit mine was better.

-It was a short masterpiece.

-Oh, was it short?

I fell asleep during it, so I wouldn't know.

Despair.

Justice.

The end?

End.

I'm not surprised the work of a true artiste went over your head.

Imagine what we'd end up with if you directed the play.

Something that's actually fun to watch?

More like Hamlet directed by clowns.

What fantastic energy!

I don't know what I was thinking choosing between you two.

-We must have you side by side.

-What?!

-What?

Oh, yes! Artistic sparks are going to fly with you two co-directing.

You shall become comrades in arts.

Let your creative juices flow together.

Tell me that just didn't happen!

Perfect. Now we'll be lucky if we end up with something

as entertaining as your recut audition blog.

-OK, that was just mean.

-Why would he even bring up that horrible video?

Unless...he's the Nameless One!

OK, so I might be stuck co-directing with Benedict,

but at least I'll be side-by-side with my new prime suspect.

Hi, it's Shari, and this is brain-swapping with Isla!

I don't know how it's happened.

I need to get back into my own body,

but first, I have to find it.

Oh, no! I'm brain-swapped with Shari.

Now I'm going to dance like this!

I have to swap back.

-BOY'S VOICE:

-You think you've got problems? How do you think I feel?

GIRL'S VOICE: I don't want to talk about it.