04x07 - How I Met Your Mentor

[bunniefuu]

Raven's home was filmed in
front of a live studio audience.

- That's crazy, right?
- Yes!

I know, so when I
went there, I was like...

Yo, what's with all this noise?

- What?
- Oh, man, I missed breakfast?

No, you missed lunch.

We saved you a sandwich, though.

Oh, goody. Ah...

My favorite.

Time me.

She's trying to get faster
for basketball season.

Workouts start next week.

Well, she's certainly
getting faster

at stealing my lunch.

Today has not been my day.

Okay, I spent all morning
trying to get tickets

for the neighborhood flavor
fest, but they were all sold out.

I remember my first flavor fest!

Aw, man, it was the best.

I was rockin' the
bangs, you know.

The ripped jeans and fishnets.

Aw! The boyfriend
jacket around the waist.

It was so fun.

I see what you're doing.
Trying to make it seem lame.

Good effort, aunt
Chels, but I still

want to go. It's the
last week of summer.

- What was my time?
- Personal best.

♪ Hey... Yo ♪

♪ Let me tell you somethin' ♪

♪ Had my vision all worked out ♪

♪ But then life
had other plans ♪

♪ Tell 'em, Rae ♪

♪ It's crazy when things
turn upside down ♪

♪ But ya gotta get up
and take that chance ♪

♪ Maybe I'm just finding my way
Learning how to fly ♪

♪ Yeah, we're gonna be okay
Ya know I got you, right? ♪

♪ It might be wild, but ya
know that we make it work ♪

♪ We're just kids caught
up in a crazy world ♪

♪ C'mon! ♪

♪ It's Raven's Home ♪
Yo!

♪ We get loud! ♪

♪ It's Raven's Home ♪

♪ It's our crowd! ♪

♪ Might be tough, but
together we make it look good ♪

♪ Down for each other
like family should ♪

♪ It's Raven's Home ♪

♪ When it's tough ♪

♪ It's Raven's Home ♪

♪ We got love ♪

♪ 'Cause no matter the weather,
ya know we gon' shine ♪

♪ There for each other,
ya know it's our time ♪

Yep! That's us.

♪♪

You know what? I can't believe I'm
gonna be here all day doing nothing.

And the entire city's gonna have
fun at the neighborhood flavor fest.

We're gonna miss you, bruh.

You got tickets?

Yeah. Basketball team perks.

That's the difference between
a couch and a coach, bruh.

Oh, look, my mentor's here.

Okay, everybody be cool, please.

Oh, I'm sorry, Tess.
Booker, be cool.

Wait, wait, wait. The school
sent you another mentor?

Mm-hmm.

Okay, what happened
to the one you had?

You know, the girl with the dog.

Not a fit. Slow
talker. Fast Walker.

Hey, what about the guy
with the vegan shoes?

Natural deodorant.

Ugh! Body odor? Whew.

Yeah, well, anyway,
third time's a charm right?

Oh!

Got it!

The moment your high
school journey began.

- Oh.
- I'm Sasha!

The best buddy a
freshman could ever ask for.

Oh, hi. Hi, Sasha. Um, my
name's Nia. It's nice to meet you.

Oh, my gosh.

When the school first
told me your name,

I thought they said "neon."

- Isn't that hilars?
- Yeah.

Um, but actually, my name is
Nia, which means "purpose."

And my purpose is to give
you your high school nickname.

Back to "neon"!

Ooh, let me test it out for
you. Ahem. "Hi, I'm neon."

Ooh, I'm sold.

You got this, right?

Call me if you need me, neon.

Name... check. Clothes...

I like it. I don't love it,

but it's nothing a
few sparkles can't fix.

No, I'm not really a
sparkle kind of girl.

I'm gonna pretend
I didn't hear that.

- All right, I'll be right back.
- Okay.

Mom, mom, hey. A
little help here, please?

- Um, look at my mentor. She's so...
- Right?

Loud, and bright, and...

It's just a lot.

Oh, let me see.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is a lot.

It's like if glitter and
a disco ball collided

on top of a rainbow
inside of a jar of sequins.

Yes.

- Rainbows, and unicorns everywhere.
- Exactly. All of that.

- All of it. Yeah.
- That's a lot.

So, ahem, what are we
gonna do to get rid of her?

- What are we gonna do to...
- yeah.

- I got a plan. Okay.
- Oh, okay.

On the count of three,
you're gonna go in there,

and I'mma stay in here.

And then you're going
to give it a chance,

- and I'm gonna sweep this floor.
- Oh.

You ready? On the count of
three. Ready, ready, ready? Ready?

One, two, three!

Okay, listen, now. It's Booker.

B-o-o-k-e-r.

Oh, my gosh.

This whole time, I thought you were
saying your name was "bean curd."

Isn't that hilars?

N-Neon, come get your mentor.

Anyone want a ticket?

Here, you take it. You
take it... You take it...

Ohhhhh!

Bean curd! I, I hear it now.

You're so hilars.

So, uh, Nia, what
are you guys, uh...

What are you guys gonna do
today? Maybe I can tag along.

I thought we'd post
up at the bookstore.

I can tell you which books
Ms. Weideman cares about,

and which ones you can skip.

Oh.

Wow, really? That
actually sounds great.

So, Booker, do you, uh, want to
come to the bookstore with us?

Ohhhhh!

You said bookstore!

No.

♪♪

- "Little women"?
- Yep.

- I only have three chapters left.
- Mm.

Have you passed the
part where Beth dies?

Oh, or are you at Amy's wedding?

Spoiler alert!

Sasha, did you just tell
me the entire ending?

No! At the end, Jo
opens up a school.

Now you can check
that off your reading list.

Do I rock, or what?

Hi, I'll have a Chai tea latte.

- And for you?
- Uh, no, I'm good. Thank you.

- What's the next book?
- Uh, the next book is "persuasion."

Hmm. Boy meets
girl. Girl says no.

Boy gets rich. Girl says yes.

Classic!

What? I didn't tell you which
boy and which girl. Read!

One Chai tea.

Oh, no, no, no. I
ordered a green tea latte.

Oh. No worries. Coming right up.

Wait, I thought I
heard you say...

Say that I have two tickets
to the sold-out flavor fest?

You're right. One for me
and one for you, mentee.

It's gonna be loud, wild,
and super fun, trust me.

You sound exactly like Booker.

Who's Booker?

Bean curd.

Oh! I like that guy.

One green tea latte.

Oh, my mistake. You can keep it.

- Oh, thank you so much.
- Thank you.

It's always their mistake.

Who's the best mentor?
Don't answer that.

♪♪

Mouse-bear. Keep or toss?

Mom, I'm in middle school.

I don't need mouse-bear.
We're all just moving on.

Yeah. So... So, maybe, then.

Chels, Chels, look!

What? Oh, my... your
old door knocker earrings!

- Knock knock!
- What?

They back!

Look, Levi found all
his old baby things.

I thought I lost this
when I lost the house.

And the car. And
my entire life savings.

Bring it back, Chels. All
right? We're having a good day.

Well, if this is my baby stuff,

who's Vlad?

Oh! Is that still in there?

Crazy.

Are you gonna tell
him, or should I?

Okay. All right. Fine.

Listen, Levi, um,

- I was the lead...
- understudy.

To the lead!

And that's the musical. Yeah.

I went on every Tuesday.

Anyway, um, I got the
news you were coming

the same day I got the part,

and I took it as a
sign from the universe,

and it was saying, you
know, "name your baby Vlad!"

And the universe was
louder than her best friend,

who told her, "please
don't name yo' baby Vlad."

Why did you change it, mom?

Well, your father
and I loved the name,

but then we saw
your cute little face,

so, we changed it to Levi.

But your grandmother had
already made the blanket and sent it,

and you loved it,
so, well, we kept it.

- The blanket, not the name.
- No.

I started off life as Vlad?

I wonder how he would
do in middle school.

I don't. Nobody does.

Okay, what she's
trying to say is,

it's your choice.

No. No, that's not what
I'm trying to say at all.

I think that's what
you're trying to say.

No, what I'm saying is...

Levi! Your name is Levi!

No, I'm just saying,
technically, it is his name.

It's a part of him, right?

I'm just saying, Chels,
don't confuse the boy.

You know this is
just about school.

Booker and Nia are
going off to high school,

and Levi's scared he's gonna
be left behind in middle school.

And changing his name
to Vlad is not gonna fix that.

I knew it was gonna
happen. I knew it. I said it.

"Don't name your baby Vlad.
You gotta throw that blanket away."

Okay, well, maybe we need to
come down from the high horse.

Your record for baby
naming isn't too hot, either.

I'm sorry, what?

- "Oh, I'm Raven!
- Oh, I'm Raven!

"Oh, I'm so pregnant
with twins. It's hot!

It's hot. Whatever will I name
them? What will I name them?"

For months, we
went on with this!

What are you talking about?

We settled on Booker and
Nia as soon as they were born.

You were under anesthesia!

And when it came time
to sign the birth certificate,

Devon asked me what to do!

They would have been
named Aretha and Franklin

if we hadn't pulled
names from a hat.

She's a legend.

And you know what?
I don't believe you.

- I'm calling Devon right now.
- Oh, okay. All right.

- Okay.
- Right now.

Hello? Devon?

Devon, listen. Um, I'm having
a conversation with Chelsea.

And she says that you and
she named Nia and Booker.

Hello?

Hello?

I'm divorcing
him all over again.

♪♪

I need someone to time me
on the stairs. Is Levi here?

- No.
- Is Nia here?

No, but I can
operate a stopwatch.

Yeah, but that couch is
looking pretty good right now.

I'm gonna take a quick power
nap so I'm fresh for flavor fest.

Oh, sorry. Didn't
mean to rub it in.

You don't have to worry
about me. I had a vision.

I'm gonna be there with all the
neighbors, and all the flavors.

Another vision? Keep dreaming.

I'll be dreaming, too.

Ugh. Guys, that
girl has no shame.

I mean, I'm supposed
to look up to her,

and she's doing
things that are not okay.

- Well, what'd she do?
- Out of bounds.

Exactly, Tess. Yes.

She's so far out
of bounds, right?

She orders a Chai tea, and
then when the barista comes,

she tells her that she
ordered a green tea,

and then she gets a free drink.

Or did you get a free drink?

Not the point.

Nia, I think you're looking for a
reason to cancel another mentor.

- Set the pick!
- Exactly.

I just don't think that
Carver High school

is picking the right
mentors for me.

I mean, this girl ran a straight-up
tea scam in the bookstore.

Nia, it's not that
big of a deal.

Okay, fine.

Well, she did a couple of
other sketchy things today, too.

I mean, she spoiled the endings
of two of my books. Shady.

No!

She helped you
with your homework?

Come on, Nia.
Where do I sign up?

I think you need to
give her another chance.

Booker, why are
you so trusting of her?

I just like to see
the good in people.

You know? You
should try it sometime.

You know, that sounds like
something mom would say.

Which means that
you may have a point.

Which is not something
I want to admit yet.

Yo, Tess, it worked!

Nia's sticking with
Sasha, and so am I.

I'll see you at the festival.

Whoa. Whoa!

Three pointer!

♪♪

So, you want a
back-to-school makeover.

I hope this is Vlad talking,

'cause I'm not giving you fangs.

Thank you. I knew
you'd understand.

He's not the cliché
vampire. I'm going Emo.

Vlad is a very respectable name.

Yes, but it's not your name.

Okay, Vlad. Here's your wig.

Oh, you're encouraging this?

Yeah, Rae!

When they make these
choices, we need to support them.

Oh. Oh, that's what we're
doing with our time, now.

- Yeah, that's what...
- aah!

This is who I was meant to be.

- Hey, aunt Chels.
- Hey.

Hey, mom. Um,

- I was just wondering...
- let me guess.

Another mentor bites the dust.

Now I told you, you have
to give it a whole day.

Yes, mom, and I'm trying, but...

I think the problem might be me.

Well, do tell.

Okay. Things did not go
great with Sasha today.

I'm trying to be more
open, you know. Right?

A little more like her.

Never hurts to
try something new.

Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I was
just talking to... Levi?

- Levi is gone.
- Oh.

Vlad lives on.

You got a... okay.

Well, uh, I'm thinking I
should try to walk a mile

in her sparkly shoes, right?

Bedazzle me, mom.

Okay, calm down, now. Calm down.

You can't handle a
full sparkle. Baby steps.

Okay, well, maybe we can
start with sequins, you know?

Do you have sequins?

Do I have sequins?

Do I have sequins?

Don't you know your mama?

You know I got
sequins up in here!

Let me see. Oh, yeah!

♪♪

Is this what you're looking for?

Well, I don't know. I
don't have a mirror.

Oh, well, just put
your knee up, honey.

You can see your
reflection in your pants.

Listen, it's, um, it's
not too over the top.

But it's definitely something
you might not be used to, so...

Aah!

Is that a good "aah"
or a bad "aah"?

Whoa. Nia?

You've gone to the bright side.

Huh. That settles it.
This is far too much.

Okay, no, wait. Hold
on. Hold on. Tess,

Nia is trying something new.

And when they make these
choices, we have to support 'em.

Change is good.

And what is Levi doing?

It's Vlad.

That doesn't explain anything.

Okay, Tess, you
hate this, don't you?

No, no. You look... Um...

- Pretty?
- Fabulous?

- No, no. Not that.
- Cute?

- No.
- Ridiculous?

Closer.

I knew it. Guys, I knew
that this was a mistake.

Neon, I love it!

Oh! Sasha!

Yeah! I've heard
so much about you.

It's all true.

Mom, the night is calling.

Ooh, okay. That sounded
more vampire than Emo.

No one understands me.

Ooh, that was Emo.
There's my Vlad!

I'll explain later.

It's cool.

I was just wondering
if I could borrow, uh...

Or maybe, uh...

But no. I'm, uh,
I'm good like this.

I'm riding with the team,
so I'll see you at the festival.

Okay. Bye.

So, is it too much?

It's perfect! It's semi-Sasha.

Actually, I'm calling
her "new Nia" now.

Let's go accessorize.

Sorry to keep you
waiting, Sasha.

Worth the wait. You look adorbs.

Do you hear that,
mom? I look adorbs.

You do look adorbs!
You do look adorbs!

Here you go. Oh. Oh. Glitter!

Mom, what I am
supposed to do with these?

Well, they fell off your pants,
sweetie. You gotta put 'em back.

Now go!

Go and walk in my
glittery footsteps!

Oh, she's so big now.

Hurry up, before you
see your mama ugly cry.

♪♪

Summer, if I have to leave you,

I'm gonna leave you in style.

Aah!

Levi?

Levi, you, you can't go creeping
around the house like that.

Booker, I think I'm
gonna need to be Vlad.

If they would have
kept that name,

everything could
have been different.

I could have been full
of mystery and intrigue.

Levi, my name is Booker,

but you don't see me walking
around with books all the time.

A name is just a name.

Yeah, but Booker's a cool name.

Nobody's gonna notice
Levi without Booker around.

But Vlad might get attention.

Yeah, but it's the
wrong kind of attention.

Vlad scares me a little.

It's the hair, isn't it?

No, bro. It's the everything.

Look, no matter what you change
your name to, you're still you.

You're still cool. You don't
have to change who you are.

- Well, then what's Nia doing?
- What do you mean?

She's down with mom and auntie
Rae becoming a human glitter b*mb.

She says she wants to make
friends with that Sasha girl.

Yes! Look, Levi, I'm team you.

Whoever you wanna be.

Nia and I will never
leave you behind.

Except for right now, 'cause
I gotta get to that festival.

Technically, you're
leaving Vlad behind.

Maybe I will, too.

♪♪

Hey, yo, Tess! Tess, I made it!

Booker, what are you doing here?

Are you trying to
sneak in with the team?

They've seen your jump
sh*t. No one will cover for you.

No, I had a vision of Sasha hooking
me up with tickets, remember?

Oh. That was actually real?

I thought it was a dream.

If that wasn't a dream, is
Levi actually a little vampire?

I'm afraid so.

Summer is wild.

Wow. If this is the day that one of your
visions comes true, I gotta see this.

Bean curd? Tesla? I'm
so glad you guys are here!

I don't get nicknames.
I just give them.

Whatever you say, Tesla.

Hold this, would you, neon?

Uh, yeah. Of course.

Be back in a flash.

Gotta freshen up my glow.

Yeah, I think she's got enough.

Look at me, guys. I'm
giving this thing a chance,

and you know what? I'm actually
having fun. Thank you, Booker.

- So you're saying I was right?
- I thanked you, Booker. Move on.

Hey, Nia, you're
comfortable in those pants?

Those shoes, the bag,
the jewelry, the headband...

Yes, I am, Tess.

And you know what?
I'm actually liking it.

And this bag isn't so bad...

Guys, this is mom's purse.

When did mom get here?

No, no, no. This purse
is from mom's store.

Okay, what's the problem?
Sasha's trendy and spendy.

No, no. She's
definitely not spendy.

We left at the same time,
and she didn't buy this.

Let's do this!

Sasha, is this purse
from my mom's store?

Yes. The yellow
really pops, right?

Humph. I'll take that.

Oh, no. The backpack
is more your look.

Did you really take
that from the store?

Take? Well, I borrowed
it. She was borrowing stuff.

I asked for something
and took nothing.

You didn't ask, but
you took something.

See the difference there?

Blah, blah, blah. Concert me.

Neon?

Are you in or out?

No, Sasha. I'm not
going anywhere with you.

She doesn't wanna go.

Anyone need a ticket?

Here. You take it.

Mm-mm. Mm-mm.

That was my vision, Tess.

Mm. No surprise there.

Sasha, just give
me back the purse,

and we can forget
this ever happened.

You're taking this
way too seriously.

Oh, am I? No,
Sasha, you're shady.

And I know you ordered a
Chai tea at that bookstore.

What's the big deal? You
got a free green tea out of it.

- Why are you bugging?
- Because you are lying.

And you spoiled the
ending of two of my books.

Ah, ah, ah, ah. Bring it back,
Nia. Nobody cares about the books.

I care about the books.

Sasha?

Oh. Hey, Jamie.

Did I just hear that
you're a book spoiler?

Not cool.

See? It's a thing.

You're out of your
league, freshman.

Security! Security!

What's going on over here?

This kid is all over
me for my purse.

Everybody calm down.

Oof. Security.

Not a good look. I'll,
uh, see you inside?

Or not.

Let the little girl
keep the purse.

Hey, Jamie! Wait up!

Move along, kids.

All right.

- Let's go home?
- Yeah.

Have fun. See you guys.

♪ ♪

Good-bye, Vlad.

I was glad to meet you, but...

It's time for you to go.

Yeah. It's time, honey.

- One last flip?
- Okay, one last flip.

- That felt good.
- Yeah.

- Maybe you could be Vlad for Halloween.
- Oh!

Auntie Rae, it's an
identity. Not a costume.

But I may keep rockin'
these black nails.

Yeah, honey. Knock yourself out.

Hey, what are you guys
doing back home so early?

I thought you were
supposed to be...

At the concert.

Yeah, well, it turns out

I am pretty good
judge of character.

And you will be
wanting this back.

- Where'd you get this from?
- On Sasha's shoulder.

Oh, no, she didn't.

Oh, yes, she did.

Wait, wait, wait. Let
me get this straight.

You guys had permission
to go to the concert.

Mm-hmm.

You made the right decision
when things went sideways.

You brought me back my purse.

So nobody needs to be grounded?

I am nailing this mother thing.

Ssss!

Ooh! "Little women."

That's a lot of drama.

Four daughters?

Ooh, I'm glad I have only you.

You know how I said I
was nailing this mom thing?

You're making it easy.

You're nailing this teen thing.

I'm proud of you.

- Thank you, mom.
- No worries, sweetheart.

Oh.

Sasha.

Look, mom. It's, uh, Sasha.

Come on in, Sasha.

I wanted to apologize to
you and your mom, neon.

Neon's mom, I'm sorry.

She's a great kid, and
she did everything right.

Carver High will be
proud to have you guys.

That took a lot of character for you
to come over here and tell us that.

Thanks. Oh, and,
um... By the way,

in order to get credit
for these mentor hours,

would you mind just signing
this little evaluation form?

I already filled it out. I just need
you to sign right here at the bottom.

Ooh!

- Shady! Yeah!
- Yeah!