Bottle Caps, Parties, and Geniuses
Last updated 2026-08-12
Bottle Caps, Parties, and Geniuses is an Event Commission and part of the main storyline for Bangbang! The Genius and the Miracle Chip at Booastrum District.
Steps
- Chat with Norma
- Check out what the Bangboo are arguing about
- Grab the present on the table for Norma
- Hand the bottle caps to Norma
- Upgrade Central Computing Hub Plan to Phase 9
Dialogue
- (Talk to Norma)
- Norma: Finally, found you!
What's up?
- Norma: Mm-hmm~ Because things are about to get interesting! I made a special trip to come find you!
- I thought you were working late.
- Norma: You [sic] should be, but something fun's about to go down, and I don't want you to miss it!
- Norma: So, my assistant, want to head to the lab right now and see something interesting?
- ...And walk right into your trap?
- Norma: Why do you always sell yourself short like that? You're an essential part of the chip project's workforce. I'd never do anything to hurt you!
- Nope, I'm scared.
- Norma: Hmph! You don't get a say in this! You're going whether you like it or not!
- Norma: Don't worry, what you're about to see definitely won't disappoint you! See you in a bit!
- (Idle)
- Ultra Jake Nhe-nha! (Freedom!)
- Penn: En-na! En-na! (Freedom! Freedom!)
- Ultra Jake Ehn-nhu! (I quit!)
- Brock: Wuh-nhu! (I quit!)
- (Talk to Ultra Jake)
- Jake: Ehn-nhu, nhe ehn ne! (Either way, we're getting outta this lab today!)
- Jake, what the...?
- What's going on?
- Jake: Nhe ne, nhe-ne, nhu na, nhu-na-na... (That's right! The mastermind behind this escape incident, the one who posted the party mission, the undercover agent hiding among you...)
- Jake: Ehn-ne nhu-na! Nhe-ne, na-nhe! (It's me, the Bangboo Jake! I'm taking everyone and quitting Norma's research project!)
- Why are you going on strike?
- We had such a good time working together.
- Jake: Nhe-nhu, en nhe nhu! (Because I've never enjoyed working in the lab, not even once!)
- Looks like you finally let your true feelings out.
- (That line sounds really familiar.)
- Jake: Ehn-ne, na nhe, ehn-ne, nhu na. (We found out when the party will happen, and you fixed the malfunctioning workers.)
- Jake: Nhe-ne, nhu-na, nhu na-na! (Now we're leaving the lab and we're not working anymore!)
- Brock: Wuh-nhu! Wuh-nhe! (Leave the lab! No more work!)
- Jake: Nhu-ne, ehn nhe-nhe! (Some Bangboo are destined for more than endless work. Freedom shines through every part of their data!)
- Brock: Wuh-nhu! Wuh-nhu! (Freedom! Freedom!)
- Jake: Nhe, nhe-nhu, ehn-ne! (Even if my data gets wiped today and I end up strapped to Norma's test bench, I'm still choosing the party over work!)
- Brock: Wuh-nhe, nhe-wuh na? (Am I gonna end up getting my data wiped and strapped to Norma's test bench too...?)
- Jake: Nhe-nhu! (Yeah!)
Special Event
As Expected
Story Description: Norma has known all along that Jake was an undercover agent for the escaped Bangboo. The Bangboo worry that spending all day rushing work in the lab will keep them from finishing the bottle cap task for the gathering, but Norma seems to have already prepared everything.
- Amid the Bangboo's loud ruckus, Norma quietly blinks, wearing a carefree smile as she waits for the noise to subside.
- Norma: Making noise in front of me won't work. All the time wasted shouting today will still have to be made up for!
- Why are they going on strike again?
- Is this what you were talking about?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So what exactly is going on here? Don't tell me what you mentioned was undercover Jake leading the Bangboo out of the lab again?
- Norma: Better let the so-called undercover Jake tell you himself~
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-ne... (Norma suddenly announced Victor's retirement day today, and asked us to put all our time into the chip project...)
- Penn: Ehn-nu ehn-ne, ehn-ne, ehn-ne... (Even spending half the day looking for rare bottle caps isn't enough anymore. Now the gathering day is getting closer, and we have to spend all our time in the lab...)
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne, ehn-nu-ne! (Then we won't have any more rare, beautiful bottle caps to hold Victor's retirement party. We can't accept that!)
- We'll find a way to get more bottle caps.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So this gathering is actually Victor's retirement party. Don't worry, everyone — we'll find more rare bottle caps before he retires.
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-nu, ehn-ne-ne. (But we're running out of time, and we still need to prepare for the first chip test.)
- Building the chip is also for Victor.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So the gathering is actually Victor's retirement party. Don't worry, everyone, Norma just wants to complete the first chip test before he retires.
- Jake: Ehn-ne... Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-ne. (We understand... but this is our last chance to spend time with Victor. We don't want to give up looking for bottle caps.)
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne, ehn-ne ehn-ne. (We don't want to compromise, but we can't think of a way to have it both ways.)
- Why not ask the amazing Norma?
- You already have an answer, don't you, Norma?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Why not ask the amazing Norma? (After all, if you can sit back and calmly watch everyone strike, you must have already come up with a solution, right?After all, if you can sit back and calmly watch everyone strike, you must have already come up with a solution, right? /
If you're happily watching the Bangboo's strike from the sidelines like this, you must have already figured out a solution, right?If you're happily watching the Bangboo's strike from the sidelines like this, you must have already figured out a solution, right?) - Norma: Damn it, I was hoping to enjoy the show a bit longer. Why do you have to ruin my fun just like Velina!
- Jake: Ehn-ne? (What do you mean?)
- Norma: Has it ever occured to you... that I might've already made perfect preparations for your little gathering?
- Brock: Wuh-nah. (No.)
- Norma: Huh?! And what makes you so sure of that? That's nonsense! Slander!
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne ehn-ne... (Because you threw away our party invitation, so we had to prepare everything ourselves...)
- Wait, is that true?
- Norma, you... *sigh*...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I didn't know that happened.I didn't know that happened. /
Huh? For real?Huh? For real?) Norma, you... Never mind... - Norma: I would never! Damn it — I'm going to clear my name right now!
- Norm [sic] keeps rummaging through her pockets, and then she holds up a crumpled retirement party invitation high in her hand.
- (Invitation to Victor's Retirement Party is obtained)
- Norma: See? I didn't throw the invitation away! After I pulled you silly little Bangboo out of the Hollow that day, I kept it safe in my pocket!
- Norma: Back then, Velina mentioned that Victor's retirement date wasn't decided yet, and that's when it hit me: that's why you guys never knew when the gathering would be.
- Norma: So you needed a spy planted by my side... Jake, reporting in at all times! Jake, you were exposed for a while now!
- Jake: Ehn-ne? Ehn-ne ehn-ne? (H-How could that be? Then why didn't you say anything all this time?)
- Norma: ...Hmph, obviously, it's because my little Bangboo are just that silly and childish.
- Norma: All it takes is one retirement party, and they'll forget all about the memory chip, throwing themselves into danger without a second thought... and somehow end up like a bunch of happy idiots.
- Brock: Eun-ne enn-neh. (I don't understand.)
- Norma just wants everyone to be happy.
- Norma never objected to everyone having the gathering.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Norma has never been against holding an honorary gathering for Victor. She wants you all to experience both the joy of preserving memories and the joy of celebrating together.Norma has never been against holding an honorary gathering for Victor. She wants you all to experience both the joy of preserving memories and the joy of celebrating together. /
Norma never intended to oppose holding Victor's retirement party. She wants everyone to share both the joy of preserving their memories and the joy of gathering together.Norma never intended to oppose holding Victor's retirement party. She wants everyone to share both the joy of preserving their memories and the joy of gathering together.) - Norma: Wow, as expected of a genius's assistant and the best interpreter! Alright, go on, help me pass those to my little Bangboo!
- (Idle)
- Jake: Ehn-nhu? (What did Norma prepare?)
- Brock: Wuh-ne? (A surprise?)
- Louis: Ehn-nhu nhe ne. (As long as it's not a scare.)
- Wesker: Nhe-nha. (I'll get going then.)
- (Interact with the Rare Bottle Cap)
- Shiny bottle caps are stacked up on the messy desk, just like precious candy in a kid's eyes.
- It's a super rare bottle cap.
- She really did prepare bottle caps.
- (Rare Golden Bottle Cap is obtained)
- You pick up the treasures Norma prepared for the Bangboo and meet her sly, self-satisfied gaze.
- (Talk to Norma)
Special Event
Misunderstanding Cleared
Story Description: Norma prepares enough rare bottle caps for the Bangboo, leaving them incredibly thankful. One after another, they throw themselves into preparing for the first memory-filtering chip test, after which Norma begins explaining how the misunderstanding started.
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne! (So many, many rare bottle caps — very, very precious ones!)
- Carter: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne ehn-ne! (There are enough bottle caps here for all of Victor's friends to have their names engraved on them!)
- Norma: So? Still think I'm the bad guy?
- Brock: Wuh-ne! Eun-neh, enn-nu! (I understand now! No wonder everyone tried so hard but couldn't find any bottle caps. They were all taken by you, Norma!)
- Norma: ...You're not allowed to speak.
- This is the students' extracurricular assignment.
- So you were planning to give them these.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): These rare bottle caps are the extracurricular assignment Miss Norma gave the students, right? So you were planning to give these to the Bangboo.
- Norma: How could my students ever find this many on their own? This is something only a genius can do!
- Norma: I built an all-purpose bottle cap collector using magnets. Just press the switch, and it will automatically collect bottle caps across Booastrum. Pretty smart, right?
- Carter: Ehn-ne ehn-ne, ehn-ne... (No wonder people in the city have been saying there's an unidentified flying object stealing bottle caps, and they've been warning us to be careful...)
- Norma: That's what you call brains over brawn! Anyway, these bottle caps are gifts I've prepared for everyone who's attending the party. You can leave the rest to Velina and my students.
- Carter: Ehn-nu ehn-ne, ehn-ne. (Thank you, Norma.)
- Jake: Ehn-ne! Ehn-nu ehn-ne, ehn-ne! (Don't worry! We'll restore the Central Computing Hub together and complete the chip as soon as possible!)
- Norma: Great! Everything's perfectly resolved, and we can invite Victor to start the first test early!
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne ehn-ne...? (But wouldn't such a difficult test be risky...?)
- Norma: Don't worry, I'll back up all of Victor's data in advance. Once the test is over, we'll restore it for him.
- Norma: Before my little Bangboo could even start worrying about what might go wrong, I had already come up with at least fifteen backup plans!
- Norma: This is an invention I want and need to complete! I won't let you or myself down, I promise!
- Because you are a genius.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Because you are Roscaelifer's greatest genius, the group's Chief Technician, Velina's troublesome colleague, and my best partner, right?
- Norma: ...Feels like one of those titles is a bit off. But you're absolutely right!
- After all, this concerns the Bangboo.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): After all, this chip holds the Bangboo's past and future. It lets them hold onto their friends' blessings... and step forward into the unknown without fear.
- Norma: If saying goodbye is inevitable, then I want to preserve everyone's memories. That way, we'll have a chance to meet again!
- Jake: Ehn-nu, ehn-ne! Ehn-ne, nhu-ne ehn-ne! (Thank you, Norma! We'll make sure to fix the Central Computing Hub and look forward to the gathering!)
- I have one last question.
- When did this misunderstanding begin?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Everything's sorted now, but I still have some questions. Why did Jake think Norma was against the retirement party and threw away the invitation?
- Jake: Ehn-ne... Ehn-ne, ehn-ne ehn-ne... (Actually... when I was delivering the invitation, Norma said...)
- Norma: Delivering the invitation? Oh, so it was that day!
- It's all Veli's fault for barging into my lab to talk about Victor.
- (A flashback begins)
- Velina: ...Victor chose to leave Roscaelifer for New Eridu after retiring. You need to stop being so selfish.
- Norma: That's because he doesn't understand how terrifying it is to forget everything and be sent off to a completely unfamiliar world. Victor doesn't understand, but Veli... don't tell me you don't either?
- Velina: Hm?
- Norma: We had a deal! As long as I don't cause any trouble this work cycle, you agreed to extend Victor's retirement a little longer!
- Velina: Now hold on, I never agreed those two things were connected. But if you'd like, I can start listing all the disasters you've caused already.
- Norma: ...Those were experiments, not trouble! We already had an agreement! Just wait until I... I...
- Velina: Hm?
- Norma: N—Nothing.
- Velina: You knew this, right? Once the deadline is up, Victor will leave anyway.
- Velina: No matter what we do, that won't change, because it's Victor's own decision.
- Norma: But...!
- Velina snaps her fan shut and falls silent. She gives Norma's shoulder a gentle pat before slipping away without a word.
- Then, even more flustered after bumping into Velina, Jake clutches the invitation and stumbles his way over to Norma.
- Jake: Ehn nhe... nhe-ne! Nhe nhu? (I... I just ran into Ms. Velina! Was she... was she talking about Victor retiring?)
- Jake: Nhe-nhu ehn na, en-nhe... (So about Victor's retirement, we wanted to...)
- Norma: Hmph! What we think doesn't matter one bit!
- Jake: Ehn-nhe? (Eh?)
- Norma: You think that's enough to make me give up? You're seriously underestimating me, little Bangboo!
- Jake: Ehn-nhu nhe na... (I'm actually here to send off Victor...)
- Norma: Victor's a dummy, and I don't give a dang what he wants!
- Jake: Ehn-nhe? Nhe-nhu... Ehn-nhu nhe na. (Huh? Anyway... I'll just leave this stuff here for now.)
- While Norma remains completely lost in her own world, the bewildered Jake carefully sets the invitation down on a nearby table.
- Norma: I've decided! Starting today, the volunteer Bangboo in the lab and I are giving 100% to finishing this chip!
- Norma: Jake, help me clear all that junk off the table, I need to sketch out a massive chip design!
- Jake: Ehn-ne? Nhe nhu? (Huh? This has to be tossed out too?)
- Norma: Exactly! Everything piled on that desk is from the old designs. None of it can solve the problem anymore, so it's all just waste paper!
- Jake: Nhe-nhu... (*sobs*)
- With a heavy heart, Jake throws the invitation and all of Norma's old design papers into the wastebasket.
- (Upon finishing the flashback)
Special Event
Gathering & Anticipation
Story Description: Norma clears up the misunderstanding between herself and the Bangboo, and everyone excitedly looks forward to both the gathering and the first memory-filtering chip test.
- Norma: Seriously? If I tell you to throw them in the scrap box, you'd actually do it?
- Jake: Ehn-ne... Ehn-ne...? (I... Then what should I do...?)
- Norma: ...Alright, alright. I forgive you!
- Jake: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne! (Thank you, Norma!)
- Norma: We're just one final step away from the first chip test. I've already confirmed Victor's latest possible retirement date with Velina.
- Norma: Once we complete the test of this incredible chip, we'll throw a perfect retirement party!
- Brock: Ehn-nah wuh-nah! (I am looking forward to it!)
- Norma: Of course you should look forward to it! I used Velina's money to buy lots and lots of liquid electric bread and tea capsules!
- Norma: We'll hang up colorful balloons and engrave all of Victor's friends' names on bottle caps as gifts for him!
- Norma: Oh right, I'll have the students set off fireworks too. It's going to be absolutely amazing!
- Norma proudly gestures among the Bangboo. Her little volunteers perk up their long ears, listening with eager anticipation.
- The chip awaiting to be tested, and the gathering yet to come... both packed into a bag called hope, accompany each departing friend on their journey into the future.
- Norma: My prep work is pretty much done. Once we get the Central Computing Hub fixed up, we can kick off the first memory-filtering chip test!
- Just leave it to me.
- Progress is looking good.
- Norma: Way to go, honorary assistant! Now the Bangboo don't have to worry about the party anymore, so everyone's fully behind you!
- Jake: Ehn-nhu en-nha! (Trust in everyone's strength!)
- Penn: Nhe nhu, nha-ehn! (We'll wrap this up quick!)
- Yeah! Let's do this together!
- We'll be just fine.
- (Completing this step automatically starts the next commission - Because Tomorrow Still Comes (Commission))
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Bottle Caps, Parties, and Geniuses |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 瓶盖，聚会与天才 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 瓶蓋，聚會與天才 |
| Japanese | キャップとパーティーと天才 |
| Korean | 병뚜껑, 파티 그리고 천재 Byeongttukkeong, Pati Geurigo Cheonjae |
| Spanish | Chapas, fiestas y genios |
| French | Capsules, fêtes et génies |
| Russian | Крышечки, вечеринка и гений Kryshechki, vecherinka i geniy |
| Thai | ฝาขวด, ปาร์ตี้และอัจฉริยะ |
| Vietnamese | Nắp Chai, Bữa Tiệc Và Thiên Tài |
| German | Flaschendeckel, Partys und Genies |
| Indonesian | Tutup Botol, Pesta, dan Jenius |
| Portuguese | Tampinhas, a Festa e a Gênio |