Life Beta: Episode I

Morals:

1. Fill your prescriptions ahead of time
2. Friends > Furniture. Always.
3. Don't lock your keys in the car (reprise to be had later)
4. Keep your front door clear!

Once upon a time, a group of college students were moving into their palace for the next year, Mauna Loa. One of these students was a very nice girl named Alyshia, who also happened to have chronic migraines.

As the story opens, Ellen and Evan were at Olin with a U-Haul, trying to get the last of the things from Olin to Mauna Loa before the truck was due... they actively packed things into the truck, including lamps and blue bins and various other things. They worked steadily and visited friends at Olin, and checked mail. They also set off on an epic adventure to transport a grill. Word to the wise: lay the grill down to transport it. It doesn't work standing up.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Alyshia has started to get a headache. Being a relatively small person, she's also not that great at moving furniture. Thus, she decides to go pick up some things she left at Paul's apartment during the nomadic phase. She drives up to Boston to grab her stuff- parking haphazardly as she's just running in for a minute. Gets out of the car, and realizes that she has locked the keys inside.

...Five hours pass as our heros continue through their moving and cleaning proccesses...

Ellen eventually realizes that Alyshia is still in Boston, still has a migraine, and still has her keys locked in her car at Paul's apartment. She decides that she'll drive over and get Alyshia to drive her car back with Christina for navigational support and a ride there...

When the arrive at the house it becomes clear that this is far from an ideal situation. Alyshia is fairly delirious, and throwing up from her migraine. A series of unfortunate events and their solutions ensue

1) It's Paul's apartment, so we call to see if the car can stay, since the locksmith doesn't seem to be calling... but oh no! Paul calls his landlord and it turns out the tow truck is already on the way.. duh duh dunnnn...
2) The landlord calls Ellen. Speaking to him, she convinces him to send the truck home, since a locksmith is calling. Meanwhile... Christina becomes distressed at being left outside alone in the dark on a gravel road. All of this except her hate of gravel roads makes sense.
3) Phooey. He calls back and demands the locksmith's name. Since this is unknown, Ellen provides the phone number for the locksmith... upon calling the landlord decides that this is not sufficient. He calls the tow truck again.
4) Tow truck is v. slow- but it turns out it can unlock the car! For... $50. Cash. Ugh.
5) In the car! Except... have to get Alyshia in, too. Manage to convince her to carry her pants and shoes, and wear a blanket...
6) Alyshia proclaims "the car has no gas." The gas guage confirms. Luckily, a gas station is next door!
7) Alyshia proclaims "you need two people to get gas..." while making no sign of moving. Luckily, a cell phone works just as well when wedged in the lever as another person.
8) We get home! Whoo!
9) Except Alyshia has lost her shoes. And needs to be carried inside. And all the boys are out. So Ellen tries to carry her inside... until... the door is blocked with furniture! It all went to the curb for trash before Ellen, Alyshia, and Christina had returned. Alyshia gives up on being carried and runs inside to throw up more.
10) Ellen leaves to try to fulfill a migraine perscription because it might help. Leaving Christina with Alyshia.
11) Christina, after a very long day, tries to inflate her air mattress and realizes that there is no pump. She leaves the house. Ellen, Evan, Marco, and Ben come home to a delirious and alone Alyshia, and a very upset Christina. Everyone goes to bed, mostly on floors.

... it was a very long ordeal of life beta.