Special Thanks to sierradane  for the quest totals and quiz answers

Quest: The quest for Valentine's
Store Used: Lovely
Two Endings? Yes
Job? Yes. $$7 (Name?)
Room? Yes - Best Friend (or extension) + new theme
Total Cost: $199 or $248 + 150 fee'z

Step 1: Ohmymag
This morning my boss, the director of the world famous fashion magazine, Ohmymag, called me into his office.
Immediately, I abandon my current work for a article and rush to the last floor, we did not expect Miranda Streep! Just a last look into the mirror of the lift to check my look (impeccable as always) and here we go. Miranda looks to be in a good mood, she even offers me tea before congratulating me for my latest articles about makeovers! She calls me "the Christella Cordula of press " and between 2 low fat biscuits, she tells me, that she wants me to write something new, something original.
I leave a little stunned, unaccustomed to so much praise and wondering what I could do ... What pressure!

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- One of the following for $7


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Bonus 1: Which one doesn't fit?
Answer: Rachel McAdams

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Cost so far: $7

Step 2: Phone call
It's been a week since I´ve been told about this special article and I am not much more advanced with it
I struggle to focus on the special Valentine's Day shooting of Jean-Paule Soude when I get a call from my best friend Mireille.
I quickly find a place, where I can answer the phone. Elle is in tears and tells me between sobs that she feels alone, that she is tired of seeing all the happy couples every year on Valentine's Day and its procession of red hearts marshmallows , and she is still a single this year.
Hey, it's an emergency, I immediately offer her a sleepover to cheer her up!

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- One of the following for $6


- One of the following for $12


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Bonus 2: With what weapon does Cupid strike the lovers?
Answer: Arrows

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Cost so far: $25

Step 3: Pyjama party!
Ice cream with pieces of cookies, marshmallows, pizza, musicals and karaoke, everything is ready to spend a great evening with friends! We have fun like crazy, Mireille hears me slay the latest hits of the moment with my falsetto laughing, we eat bowls of candy during a epic cushion battle and some pizza ... It´s only with Mireille, that I can let go like that! She is my best friend forever and we are always on the same wavelength. The only thing that differentiates us is our look. Mireille hates her hair while I'm still at the forefront of fashion. After a romantic comedy that made us cry our eyes out, Mireille asks me to do her hair like a princess to cheer us up. She has beautiful hair and I love to do this, like we did for years! But usually when I finished my extravagant headdress and Mireille looks into the mirror she does not burst into tears! What happened? I finally understand that she was tired of being ugly, she would like to be like me but can not, that's probably why she has no boyfriend ... Normally I would have reminded her, that she is the funniest and smartest girl in the universe and that she does not need a guy who only goes after the looks but than I have another idea. I ask her to be the subject of my super special Valentine article: \ "How to be on top for Valentine's Day in 10 lessons ". She jumps into my arms and accepts immediately!
I hope it will appeal to Miranda.

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- One of the following for $6


- One of the following for $7


- One of the following for $6


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Bonus 3: What is Baby's real name in Dirty Dancing?
Answer: Frances

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Cost so far:  $44

Step 4: 3, 2, 1, makeover!
I have the ok from Miranda, the great makeover begins!
I take Mireille with me for shopping and I pick several outfits. At first she makes a face at every set I propose to her, she is just not used to wear this stuff! Gradually, by after getting her to try different outfits, she becomes familiar with her silhouette - skirt, dress, chic blouse, Mireille enjoys the game and to be dressed in these new clothes. I also want to give her some advice for matching accessories, work well with heels etc, the ABC, so to speak. We finally leave, packed with loaded arm, well Ohmymag will pay for it!
Mireille has the most relaxed and happy look, I see some guys looking at her as we are heading towards my favorite beauty salon. Some pain grimaces later, her calves are hairless.
I feel that she is ready so I give her my little surprise: a set of lingerie for Valentine's Day. Immediately, her cheeks become as red as her new lingerie!

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- One of the following for $7

- One of the following for $6


- One of the following for $9



- One of the following for $8


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Bonus 4: Which of these french color names is not red?
Answer: Prasin

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Cost so far: $74

Step 5: Gala and Walzer
Tonight I'm taking Mireille to a big party hosted by Ohmymag. She already got used to the heels and her new look and I feel, she is ready to spend an evening in the middle of the crème de la crème of the city. Who knows, maybe she will meet someone tonight?
She is not very confident when we arrive, never before she has worn an evening gown. I'm telling her, that she is beautiful, but only when the young man at the gate tells her quietly \ "your friend is right miss, you're beautiful " that she suddenly takes confident in herself! I introduce her to my friends and she seduces them all within seconds with her humor.
Two minutes later, a beautiful blond appears and invites her to dance. She hesitates but I give her a little nudge and presto, there she is, radiant on the dance floor! Fortunately, I gave her a short waltz course before we came here!
I go to the balcony for some fresh air. I thought I was alone, but a deep voice startled me: \ "I feel that our friends get along pretty well ". The unknown enters the light and he is a beautiful brown man and he reminds me of someone but I am unable to find his name, I really have a very bad memory for faces ... He offers me a new glass of champagne which I accept.

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- One of the following for $18


- One of the following for $12


- One of the following for $6


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Bonus 5: What's the name of Sleeping Beauty's Prince?
Answer: Philip

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Cost so far: $110

Step 6: A bouquet of surprises
It was Brandon Winston, the wealthy heir of the Winston family, the owners of several large hotels all over the world! And his best friend, the beautiful blonde that looks to have a crush on Mireille is none other than Jason Cruz, a top model who just startet a cinema career! I can´t belive that I did not even recognize them, silly me!
Mireille is ecstatic after comming back from the party but even before we got home, she falls into the bottomless abyss of doubt, will he remember her? Fortunately, she is totaly exhausted and falls asleep 30 seconds after placing her head on the pillow.
The next day I woke up from the sound of my intercom. It is a deliveryman with a huge bouquet of red roses for Mireille! It's almost scary to know that they were able to locate me so fast ... Did they follow us? Or did a friend of mine spilled the beans?
Mireille wakes up and screems out of joy, seeing the flowers. Seeing my worried face she stops and reassures me: it was she who told Jason she was sleeping at my place tonight! Here I am, (almost) reassured. I want to tell her to be a little more cautious but she opens the map of flowers and looks at me with a look of despair.
Jason offers her a date. Finally a date .. He downright invites her to spend a weekend in one of his second homes! On the program: horse riding, classical concert, a evening at the fireplace and jacuzzi. This guy is awfully fast, they barely know each other!
Mireille does not know what to do, she will never dare to go alone with a stranger.
Another ring at my door, a second delivery boy brings a second bouquet of red roses ... Mireille! Geez, Jason is a funny guy! She reads the second message and hands it to me after reading. This time it is an invitation for me to join the weekend, with a note of apology for his haste in sending the first bouquet, Brandon told him afterwards that it might be a little scary. Besides Brandon will also be there ?? Mireille looks at me with big pleading eyes. I can not resist! Come on let's be crazy, I accept!
Forward to the dream weekend!

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- One of the following for $10


- One of the following for $10


- One of the following for $10


- One of the following for $9


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Bonus 6: "Je vis, je meurs ; je me brûle et me noie.." is a love poem written by...
Answer: Louise Labe'

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Cost so far: $149

Step 7: To Love
This first weekend for the four of us will be great!
Mireille is on a pink cloud of sugar. She and Jason got to know each other better during a trip on horseback in the snow while I relaxed in a jacuzzi.
Brandon was charming and when he offered me to meet again after this stay, I accepted.
To avoid any misunderstanding, I had a talk with Mireille and she decided to spill the beans right away, so she told Jason that she was participating in a makeover and coaching article to be at the top for Valentine's Day.
Jason found this great idea and thanked me for allowing him to meet such a funny person as Mireille. Because it was not her beautiful dress that had attracted him during the first evening but her humor he had heard passing by our group!
So I ended my article by remembering that the most important thing is not the appearance but to be yourself, at the risk of displeasing Miranda! (who loved the touch of freshness in her magazine based on the appearance!)
On the evening of Valentine's Day, I helped Mireille decorate her apartment where she had decided to organize a party for her new lover. Then I left to join Brandon for a terribly romantic dinner!

You need:
- One of the following for $6


- One of the following for $6


- One of the following for $9


- One of the following for $10


- One of the following for  $11


- One of the following for $7


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Cost of this ending: $198

Step 8: Under the palm tree
The weekend did not happened as Mireille hoped!
Jason took her for a horseride but she did not know how to do it and I had not at all expected this in my lessons to be on top for Valentine's Day.
They tried to meet again for several times but it was not good, they were much too different. Once again she would probably be alone on that day because there was no way I could encouraged her to meet someone else in such a short time only to not be single!
But while she was dating Jason, I have completed my article a bit late and I sent it to Miranda. Two days later, I found two airline tickets to Bora Bora on my desk and a note of congratulations! I rushed home to Mireille and I stuck a ticket into her face, she could go with me!

You need:
- One of the following for $5


- One of the following for $5


- One of the following for $13


- One of the following for $20


- One of the following for $7


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Cost of this ending: $199

Total Cost of the the two endings: $199 + $49 + 150 feez = $248 + 150 feez