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Putting down a vote for Iris Noire here. Edit: Update on last page.
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Well it's understandable that they didn't want to make more art assets for a third iteration of Iris. So I vote Iris Noire for this one.
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Iris Blanche. also feed Brodik to the runeys
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We're already on the record as a man of the gift mine dungeons, Iris Noire it is.
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So to marry the vampire character, first she has to marry herself? Truly the world is full of many diverse cultures. Iris Noire has the better design, I think. Just not a fan of the gold-on-white Blanche has going on.
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Looks like Noire has taken the popular vote by quite a lead at this point. And so, Blanche shall be assimilated into the goth. Hoping to have the next update up sometime on Monday alongside the marriage vote!, but we'll see how it goes. Einander posted:So to marry the vampire character, first she has to marry herself? Truly the world is full of many diverse cultures. Norad's always full of surprises. Sologamy? Sure, I guess! Bush doesn't judge. Black Robe posted:also feed Brodik to the runeys  BRODIK: Heh heh heh...  BRODIK: These things are trying to eat me! You want to live in a town where this happens?! BRODIK: Seriously, what's wrong with this place?! Hahaha-  BRODIK: wait, ow, that hurts BRODIK: stop Last Transmission posted:Well it's understandable that they didn't want to make more art assets for a third iteration of Iris. Yeah, she already got a second iteration + a new set of voicelines + a boss fight. They went pretty far with Iris, all things considered. The plot's mostly about her until the game remembers Mist is why we came here anyways. Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Apr 2, 2023 |
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So, is Brodiks thing that he has a major brain injury or what?
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Sylphosaurus posted:So, is Brodiks thing that he has a major brain injury or what? We'll find out his deal before our time here is up. He's undeniably a strange guy, (mistakes in the localization on our first meeting him not helping the matter,) but he is building up to something. Until then, he's just antagonizing us in rather mild ways. He''s really nothing compared to Gelwein, who for as much as a cackling cartoon villain as he was at times, still proved an actual threat. If you really want to know when it goes down, his plot moves forward sometime in Spring of the second year, and resolves in the Summer. So, very soon. Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Apr 2, 2023 |
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Update 57: The Hotpot Faux Pas Music: Iris' Spirit Song The voices decide... the dungeon.  BUSH: The dungeon.   *And with that, Iris Blanche begins to shine with magical light...!*  *Everything goes white...*  *And Noire is left standing by herself.*   IRIS NOIRE: My self of the dungeon... The happy memories linger... BUSH: Iris! Did the other Iris disappear?  Music: RomanceIRIS NOIRE: No... Our bodies and minds have become one, but our memories remain separate. IRIS NOIRE: Those joyous days when we spoke on Whale Island and the memories of when you saved me in the dungeon...  IRIS NOIRE: They are all inside me.  IRIS NOIRE: I am Iris. The last of the vampire tribe. The last of "those closest to the Spirits." IRIS NOIRE: I am now but another citizen of Trampoli. And so Noire is permanent now. Did she just marry herself? Who knows! At least Bush isn't the only person in town with a strange memory situation now.  IRIS NOIRE: Even if we became one, I am still myself. Nothing has changed at all. The only thing that has changed is now she's available for marriage. That's the end of her questline!  Nobody else has anything to say about this. Out of things to say himself, Bush decides to just go stare at the stars.  Well, he would if it wasn't cloudy.  Joy, the next day is a snowstorm so we can't even go out to see the Whale constellation. I don't even know how that'll work out given it corresponds to Blanche. It takes me until Friday to get a clear day.  Oh, hey, Mystery Girl again!  Music: Festival- Celebration MYSTERY GIRL: Oh, Bush! MYSTERY GIRL: I've made up my mind! I won't be returning to the abbey. I will build the church by myself!  MYSTERY GIRL: This is a wonderful place. Once the church is built, I just know that people will gather here. MYSTERY GIRL: Building a church and village is my dream after all!   BUSH: People WILL gather here. I'm sure of it. MYSTERY GIRL: Thank you very much. I feel like it can really happen when you say that.  BUSH: But how are you going to build the church? MYSTERY GIRL: Most of the church is already finished.  MYSTERY GIRL: The only things left are the stained glass windows, pipe organ, and pews. MYSTERY GIRL: I can ask a blacksmith I know to make the windows and I will build the pews myself. For the organ, I can save money and just buy it in the future. MYSTERY GIRL: Now I am getting even more excited! BUSH: I'm glad you're feeling much better. MYSTERY GIRL: This is all thanks to you, Bush. MYSTERY GIRL: The church will take longer to finish than expected, but please come to the ceremony! And so a church was built upon Bush's motivational words. Where is this church? No idea. Speaking of things we don't know, when is this ceremony?  MYSTERY GIRL: It'll be all over the moment you give up. MYSTERY GIRL: But it will never end as long as you don't give up. Hey, that's pretty good. We'll have to use that in our next motivational speech. Anyways, off on our day we go.   STELLA: Our church is getting a bit run down. STELLA: I think it's a good time to rebuild it. BUSH: It's fine. We should just take good care of it. BUSH: This is the only church in the world that you built yourself, Stella. STELLA: Oh... Did I ever tell you how I built the church? BUSH: You did. A long time ago... Somewhere in the first few weeks I think, which for me has been quite a long time ago. Oh, by the way, did you hear that a second church is getting built? No idea where it is or what we'll do with two, but how about that, huh?  Let's go visit Mr. Whale. It's been a while.  BUSH: Whale... WHALE: "Bush. What is it?" BUSH: I would like ask a favor from you. WHALE: "I will try to help you the best I can. What is it?" BUSH: Well, there is a day when Whale Island gets hidden from the sun at the end of autumn. BUSH: People are very troubled with how they don't get any sun for that one day. BUSH: If you don't have any special reason for it, would you please stop blocking out the sun? WHALE: "I see... That does sound troubling."  WHALE: "But on that day, I am preparing the Spirits that have gathered on me to get through the winter." WHALE: "Most of the Spirits live a harsh life on my back during winter." WHALE: "In order to get through that lifeless season, they need to bask in strong sunlight at the end of autumn." WHALE: "Unless they absorb the sunlight at the end of autumn, they will not have the power to bear new fruit in spring." BUSH: I see... So the Spirits need the sun to get through winter and to return in spring... WHALE: "Correct... Please understand, Bush."  BUSH: If that's the case, then it can't be helped. I'm sure the villagers will understand. WHALE: "Thank you! I am grateful for your understanding..." BUSH: I should be apologizing for not understanding your circumstances. WHALE: "This is not enough to change our friendship." Yeah, that's more than understandable. We don't need more impending ecological disasters. Nice to know our friendship is strong though.    KROSS: Tomorrow is the Hotpot Convention. You should take your vegetables to the square. Kross lets us know what we're in for tomorrow!  But before that, we have constellations to see!  Music: Whale Island CaveBUSH: Uzuki? BUSH: What are you doing out so late at night? It's dangerous out here. Oh, what's this?   UZUKI: Hm? Oh, it is you, Bush. UZUKI: In my country, we have a legend that says the moon can grant your wish... BUSH: A wish... Oh, to find your brother?  UZUKI: Yes. My brother was a master swordsman... My skill cannot even compare to his. UZUKI: That is why Father had such high expectations of him.  UZUKI: One day, Brother spoke to Father about wanting to go into training. UZUKI:Father tried to stop him, but Brother's mind was resolute.  UZUKI: Brother was very kind to me. Even after he embarked on his journey he sent letters only to me.  UZUKI: But one day, those letters stopped coming. BUSH: So that's why you're looking. UZUKI: Yes. The last letter he sent was about a village with a flying island above it.  BUSH: A village with a flying island...! UZUKI: That is correct. I believe that Trampoli holds the clues as to where Brother has gone. UZUKI: I am tired from speaking so much. I will return to the inn now. Bush, be sure to take care.  *She gives a polite bow then walks away.* Well, good luck with that! We're retired.  Now, about those stars.  At 7:58 we see the Cross Constellation. I suppose it's a sort of rosary? BUSH: So it's not just a cross. That's pretty interesting.  And at an ungodly 1:58 AM, we see the Fish Constellation. It's the latest one in the game. Looks a bit like a salmon. BUSH: I guess it does look like a fish.   Music: FestivalAnd thanks to that, we wake up at 8:00 AM. And that's not a sarcastic thanks, we don't mind waking up late anymore.  Lute, howsit goin'?!   LUTE: I brought some hotpot ingredients, too. BUSH: What did you bring? LUTE: It's a rare ingredient from another town. If you make soup stock from this, it'll taste great. Sounds good, man! I've got golden turnips to put in. It's gonna be great! --------------------------------------------------------  MYSTERY: Oh no.  BUSH: In hindsight, maybe I should've tasted one before that day. ------------------------------------------------------   LARA: Do you know about this thing called "kanpumasatsu"? BUSH: What's that? LARA: You use a dry cloth to rub your bare skin to boost your health. LARA: Uzuki told me the other day that it's supposed to bolster the nervous system and warms you up to prevent illness. LARA: Well? Would you like to try?  BUSH: W-wait... We have to rub our bare skin? So...you have to take your clothes off? BUSH: Won't that be really cold?  LARA: It's supposed to be effective because it's cold. BUSH: I'll pass. BUSH: Just hearing about that made me feel healthier already. Bush's constitution went up! You know, maybe not when there's snow on the ground. His clothes would get wet! ...What do you mean that's not the concern here?   CINNAMON: Did you find the Cross? BUSH: Yes. It looked very mysterious. CINNAMON: The travelers in the past used the Cross to guide their way. They must have felt like God was guiding them. CINNAMON: Do you go traveling with only the stars to guide you sometimes, Bush? BUSH: No, that's... Of course, that thing with Lara was the result of seeing the Cross. Bush has traveled like this once, it's the way I assume he got here. One can really only track Mist based on pure intuition.  CINNAMON: Did you find the Fish Constellation? BUSH: Yes. It was hard staying up so late, but I got to see it.  CINNAMON: That's good... CINNAMON: Then let me tell you something since you found the Fish Constellation. BUSH: What is it? CINNAMON: When fishing, thinking about what the fish are doing will help you catch them better. BUSH: Oh... But does that have something to do with the Fish Constellation?  CINNAMON: ...Yes.  CINNAMON: There is a legend that says that your fishing skill will get better when you find the Fish Constellation. BUSH: Really...? That sounds a bit too convenient... Bush's fishing skill went up! A nice little bonus, I guess. This would normally shoot Cinnamon's LP up by a lot, but she was already maxed.  CINNAMON: Did you find the Scorpion Constellation? BUSH: Yes. I was surprised at how much it looked like a scorpion. CINNAMON: That scorpion played tricks on others and was punished by a wizard. CINNAMON: It guards the moon so you can only see it when there is no moon. BUSH: I see... Now that you mention it, it does seem like that. And this one was Noire's, we saw it a while back but never picked up the final dialogue for it.   SELPHY: Did you already go to the Hotpot Convention, Bush?  SELPHY: I tried to put in some rice balls and they yelled at me. I don't understand why... Rice balls are good... I'm on the same page here, what's wrong with rice in soup? Must be some sort of hotpot faux pas.   ANETTE: Say, Bush, what are you going to put in the pot at today's Hotpot Convention?  ANETTE: I brought lots of vegetables. Hotpots all have to have lots of vegetables.   BIANCA: Tabatha put something in the pot.  BIANCA: I confess I'm a bit curious about Tabatha's hotpot. Maybe I should try it out... Notably, she regards this festival as boorish the day before. Her opinions change so quickly when Tabatha is involved.   EUNICE: Welcome, Bush. The Hotpot Convention is right this way.  EUNICE: Please give the ingredient to Tabatha. Once the hotpot is done cooking, we can start eating right away. We could, but there's another familiar face here instead...   MINERVA: Hand me or Tabatha the ingredients you want to use, okay? She's back! I'm not sure how she gets time off from being queen to just show up and do this, but here she is. She was around at Quiz day too, but I missed her then.  Here, an ingredient fit for a queen! Show us what you can do.  Music: de-Sainte CoquilleMINERVA: Hm... I had no idea you put Golden Turnip in hotpots... Humans are so weird... -------------------------------------------------- BUSH: It was at that moment, I realized I farmed up. --------------------------------------------------   Music: By the Ocean[Hotpot Song Part 2: Lyrics by Minerva]   MINERVA: Super exciting cooking time! MINERVA: Let get to cooking! ♪ MINERVA: I want a hot spark, a kick in the flavor!  *10 second interlude* MINERVA: Whoa whoa yay! MINERVA: Everyone's excited now! Ba-bump ba-bump! MINERVA: I'm about to blow! MINERVA: Gotcha gotcha, yeah! MINERVA: I scream, you scream, we all scream for hotpot! Well, that sure was... something?  *Immediately following that, the pot erupts into yellowish smoke.* MINERVA: Done! MINERVA: Minerva's Golden Turnip - flavored hotpot is complete!  MINERVA: Amazing! There's a strange smoke coming out of the pot, how marvelous!!! what have we done  MINERVA: Well, Bush. Go ahead. Try it! ----------------------------------------------- BUSH: Luckily, only one person suffered that day... -----------------------------------------------  BUSH: *chew* *gulp* *Bush starts eating...*  BUSH: !!!  [Whoa, so bright! *The entire square is consumed in a golden flare.* ------------------------------------------ BUSH: So, um. Whoops. MYSTERY: Alright, alright, enough tall tales. If that had happened there'd still be evidence of it, or at least someone else would have mentioned it. BUSH: I'm not making it up! BUSH: At the very least, take this as a reminder to only consume Golden Turnips raw. MYSTERY: And probably only if you have no tastebuds. BUSH: That too. ------------------------------------------------- Before we move on, let's look at another few forgotten timelines. =====================================  [Eeew! It's so sour!] On a different forgotten timeline we try Tomato Juice. Apparently that's sour? So sour that Bush is paralyzed?  It's still regarded as tasting OK though. =======================================  On the most ill-fated timeline, Bush decides to pull the most avant garde culinary experiment yet- the Cute Bathing Suit. MINERVA: Hm... I had no idea you put Cute Bathing Suit in hotpots... Looks fun! MINERVA: Then let's put it in. Hip-hip, hooray! ----------------------------------- MYSTERY: why BUSH: It's like the prize at the bottom of a cereal box! MYSTERY: whyyy ----------------------------------  *As it cooks, the pot begins to boil violently, practically on the verge of exploding.*  MINERVA: Minerva's Cute Bathing Suit-flavored hotpot is complete! MINERVA: Wow, this hotpot is bubbling with foam I have never seen before! I'm a genius! *It continues to mildly explode.* MINERVA: Well, Bush, go ahead and try it!  BUSH: Um, Minerva. Is a Cute Bathing Suit hotpot even edible? MINERVA: Huh? What are you talking about? You gave it to me, remember? BUSH: But... *Bush tears up, fearing the impending disaster...*  MINERVA: To be honest, I really want to try it, but I'll be nice and let you instead. BUSH: But... MINERVA: Come on. Be a man!  *And so he digs in, and his reaction is...*  [Too chewy!] ...Ew.  *He almost falls to his knees, sick, before...*   *He violently explodes!*  *And again!*  *And... again...*  *In the dim echoes of existence being annihilated, he hears but two things....*  MINERVA: You're kidding...right? MINERVA: I fail... No, maybe it's better to call this modern art!! [*Do not try this at home.] ============================================================   TABATHA: What a wonderful Spinach. I wonder what kind of hotpot it will be. In another alternate timeline, Bush gives a Spinach to Tabatha instead.  Let's begin cooking.  Music: Festival- Hotpot[Hotpot Song: Lyrics by Tabatha]  TABATHA: Hotpot hotpot bubble bubble pop!  TABATHA: The boiling won't stop! ♪ TABATHA: Yeah yeah yeah... ♪ TABATHA: Everyone, cooking together... ♪ TABATHA: Sister and brother... ♪ TABATHA: La la la doo doo doo... ♪ TABATHA: Yeah, we are Trampoli... ♪ TABATHA: Hotpot jubilee! ♪  TABATHA: La dee da da doo wop... ♪  [10 second interlude] Oh, come on, the smoke again?! Wikipedia lists spinach as a common ingredient in hotpot!  It's regarded as a failure, but Bush's opinon is "nice and tender" as grass runeys gather around him. I guess he was consumed by them in this timeline. Whoops.  I redo it again with an Apple instead. I don't even like spinach anyways. ============================================  [I wonder what we'll make! ♪] *This time, the soup sparkles instead of foaming up.* TABATHA: Done!  TABATHA: Tabatha's Apple-flavored hotpot is complete! *The crowd gasps in amazement.* TABATHA: Oh, my! It looks delicious! TABATHA: Go ahead. Try it. BUSH: Don't mind if I do!  BUSH: *slurp* *munch*  [Crispy] *A refreshing, powerful energy surrounds Bush.*  *Hearts appear over his head!* TABATHA: It turned out well! TABATHA: This concludes this year's Hotpot Convention. See you again next year! At last, we make it out alive.  EUNICE: I feel relieved that today's hotpot came out all right. You have no idea. A failed hotpot doesn't do anything from what I know, but you only get one chance to get it right per year. You can just keep handing stuff to Minerva to make even more strange concoctions though.  UZUKI: Today's hotpot was delicious. But, it feels like something was missing. UZUKI: The soup stock...I suppose? No, it is not that... Lute's soup stock is impeccable, of course it isn't that. This kind of response I believe is caused by a valid hotpot, but not one with their favorite food. The items that do work in the hotpot are largely favorite foods.  SELPHY: Today's hotpot was good! I wish every day was the Hotpot Convention. For the free food, of course. Well, now that we've safely escaped the loop of Hotpot Day, perhaps we should talk to Stella about Mr. Whale.  BUSH: Stella, about how Whale Island hides the sun at the end of autumn... STELLA: Did you find out something? BUSH: Yes. On that day, the Spirits need to store the sun's energy so that they can survive winter. STELLA: I guess the Spirits have it hard, too. I never knew that.  STELLA: I know! Then why don't we make that a day where we express gratitude for the Spirits. STELLA: We'll call it "Sea Surf Day." From now on, every 30th of autumn will be "Sea Surf Day." We'll have to express gratitude to the sun and Spirits on that day! And so a new festival was born. We'll be able to catch it next year, of course.   MIST: The Hotpot Convention was so fun today. "Fun" certainly is a word one could use, but I'm not sure how much Bush agrees.  MYSTERY GIRL: Bush! BUSH: Yes! MYSTERY GIRL: I was looking for you! Where were you?! BUSH: What happened? MYSTERY GIRL: You said you would come to the completion ceremony for the church. BUSH: Oh... It's been one day! How did we miss it already?  BUSH: So...the church is finished?! MYSTERY GIRL: Yes, and it's all thanks to you. But, the ceremony ended yesterday... MYSTERY GIRL: A couple of people said that they wanted to move here, too... MYSTERY GIRL: I think this place will become a good village.  MYSTERY GIRL: I know! Can I ask you for a favor, Bush? BUSH: What is it? MYSTERY GIRL: I would like you to name this village. BUSH: Are you sure you want me to do it? MYSTERY GIRL: Of course. You also had a hand in the creation of this village. BUSH: All right... BUSH: Then how about "Trampoli"? Bush, there's already a town here called that. You can't just use it's name.  MYSTERY GIRL: Trampoli... That's a nice name. MYSTERY GIRL: Trampoli! This is the village of Trampoli! And this is the church of Trampoli! MYSTERY GIRL: Thank you very much. I think I can work even harder at the church now! BUSH: Oh... That's good.  MYSTERY GIRL: I will see you tomorrow... BUSH: Um... MYSTERY GIRL: Yes...? BUSH: Nothing. See you tomorrow.  MYSTERY GIRL: ...? You're strange. Heehee. Well, I guess that's that. How very odd.  Time for bed. Today was way too much.  Music: WinterWe catch up with Anette in the morning for once in a long while.   ANETTE: I made up my mind! I won't care about my height anymore! BUSH: Oh? I think you're great just the way you are. ANETTE: Really? Thanks. But don't call me a midget! BUSH: Huh?! I didn't say anything!  ANETTE: It's written all over your face! BUSH: You can't be serious... ...Congrats? I think? (something tells me she isn't over it yet)  ANETTE: So is this cute letter from Candy? That's rare... ANETTE: "To Brodik, Thank you for pulling out the weeds all the time. I will work on the weeding the best I can, too." ANETTE: Ugh... I hate weeding. Candy sure is a hard worker. Anette, I don't think you're supposed to be reading the mail. That's kinda against postal restrictions, right? Eh, anyways, this is in reference to our messed up field back in Autumn. We were supposed to see this much earlier  Marco can also send him a letter thanking him for cleaning up the rocks, so I guess we know where his supply comes from now.   SELPHY: I recently learned how to restore tattered books. Now I can fix any book to make it readable! Hey, good for you! I've always wanted to learn book restoration. It sounds like the Archives is in good hands these days. Maybe working her debt off at the church has helped a bit? At least this time she'll be able to restore the steam damaged scriptures the next time it happens.  Oh, hey Gramps! Did you hear about the second town?   KANNO: There are times that the wishes of people can transcend time. KANNO: There is research about how the Spirits grant the wishes of people. But in truth, no one really understands it. KANNO: Spirits and Runes are very mysterious, but the true mystery lies within the hearts and minds of people. ================================ MYSTERY: ...Listen, I know you used to be pretty strong and all, but you don't really expect me to believe this, do you? MYSTERY: You distorted time and were responsible for Trampoli's creation, and knew it's founder when she was young? MYSTERY: Even aging gracefully only goes so far. Besides, nobody's that powerful. BUSH: Hey, believe what you want, it's my story. ================================= And such is the end of Stella's storyline- nothing more is said about the matter. What, you thought I was just making meta jokes with the alternate timelines? How silly of you, ye of little faith. Apparently Bush both met Stella when she was younger and was instrumental in getting the town made. Seemingly, she's forgotten him, or just doesn't recognize him. ...Or something along those lines- it's not completely clear. Posters in the thread picked up on Mystery Girl, (otherwise known as the Frontier Ghost,) being Stella pretty early on, but I appreciate the lasting mystery of the matter.  Hey, Kross! Isn't it a bit cold for the tanktop and shorts?  Music: Kross' ThemeKROSS: I feel like I have to apologize for charging you money for the extensions. BUSH: Why would you say that? KROSS: Because I don't need much money to live on. I donate it to all sorts of places through the sister. Kross remains a good guy.   KROSS: I'm sorry. My neighbor seems to be bothering you. KROSS: He looks very much like me when I was young. BUSH: So you were a lively child. You really don't look it now. Haha. KROSS: Heh... I wasn't lively at all... Aw, you don't have to apologize for the brodinkus. You're cool, man.  And another day passes by without a lot happening. We do have Kross to almost 10 FP by this point though. through a lot of offscreen goblin farming- don't tell the authorities or they'll cancel our retirement  Time to spy on Brodik's mail again.  ANETTE: Hm? Is this a letter from Brodik? There's no send address...  ["That hair, those eyes, they belong to me! No one else can have them!"] ANETTE: Huh?  ANETTE: Is this...a love letter?! Who could he be sending such a passionate letter to?!  ...No clue. Kinda almost sounds like a threat, but I think that's just Brodik. I'm sure it's nothing.   And there. That should be FP 10. I found out after all this time that you can multi-gift non-bachelorettes and if there's a penalty to it, it's not much.   KROSS: This coldness feels comfortable. Or do people normally see it as painful?  KROSS: Before, I wished that I would be reborn as a monster instead of a human. KROSS: But now, I would want to do farm work even if I were to be reborn. I started to think that way after talking to you. You can be a monster and do farmwork, as it turns out! Seek your dream, mate! But also,  Worth noting both Stella and Kross are at 10 FP now.  ...But as Bush passes through the church again on this day, he is reminded of what this weekend is: The Night of Holies. The Winter Date. Kross's mentions of blue roses come back to him...  Music: To YouTaking that bouquet he made for fun in days now long past... he cannot help but look at it differently.  BUSH: Oh? A letter? I thought Anette would have given it to me earlier...  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"That's amazing!" - Tart~ R...ruins? That is amazing... That is something... I would never be able to do... I'm really into knitting right now. Do you... have any hobbies...? ----------------------------------------------------- BUSH: Do I have any hobbies?  BUSH: The answer is cooking, right? BUSH: ...But is that all it will ever be?  BUSH: I only explored the ruins because I had to.  BUSH: I learned everything I could because I needed to.  BUSH: I only started cooking because I needed to support my mission. To prevent what could have been...  BUSH: Whale Island, the Ruins, Gelwein, the Spirits-- even Mist. That's all in my past now.  *He holds the delicate bouquet before him- the blue flowers pierce the fog of the snowy day.* BUSH: And with that gone, what have I become? My farm's a wreck, and I sleep through most days unless there's a festival.  BUSH: ...Maybe it's time I stop thinking so much about the immediate future.  BUSH: Where do I want to be in a year from now? Where does my timeline end? BUSH: ... BUSH: Haha... Thank you, Tart. I don't know how much longer it would've taken me to realize this.  BUSH: ...But... how can I choose? BUSH: ... BUSH: "A blue rose in their fluffy fur..."  BUSH: Pony, I feel like you know me better than myself sometimes. BUSH: I think I would've been long lost without you by my side. BUSH: So, please...         BUSH: Find who this wedding bouquet belongs to!
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Update 58: The Future of Bush Shrub Please vote => HERE <= (I won't count votes in the thread, but you can say what you voted for if you so wish! The votes are fully anonymous, no email required, so honor system, please.) After his time in the spotlight, Bush has decided he needs to stop lounging around and look to his future instead of alternate presents. That's right, it's time for Bush to get married. It's the vote I've been hyping up the whole time! You get two votes. Choose wisely! Alongside this, Bush will end up having a child, so we have some decisions to make on that front as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -Rosetta, the Golden Heart of Determination- Birthday: Autumn 21 Constellation: Serpent Favorite Gift: Cherry Pie Family: Jean (lives in Kardia) VA: Julie Ann Taylor First on the list is Rosetta, the girl from our past who arrived again to be our business partner. She ran away from home to try and make her father stand up for himself more, and established her own business in Trampoli. After outdoing her competition and taking them over, she continued to do well until she heard her father had grown ill. She was then mostly absent for a month until Bush's healing potion helped him get better. She's long had something for Bush, but she's never stood up to say it herself, and is friendly rivals with Mist in the meantime. Even if their relationship goes no further, Bush and Rosetta will likely remain business partners.  -Anette, the Carrier of Dreams and Futures- Birthday: Winter 04 Constellation: Buffamoo Favorite Gift: Pumpkin Tart Family: None? VA: Shelby Lindley Bush first met her after she playfully scolded him for not filling in the proper paperwork to the Noradian Postal Service in regards to moving to a new address. She's since been part of his day nearly every single day of the week, a highlight of the mornings even. Mysteriously chased by monsters and unable to see Kross, she cheerfully has gone about her mail route every day. When the stress of post-secondary education and her work finally caught up to her, she collapsed on our front lawn like a good few people. Bush helped her through the brief following depression, of which she finally broke free of once she realized her dream of teaching kids. She's since moved into the town herself. For some reason, the stars thought it prudent to send letters from her childhood to us, and Bush is privy to her secret something (of which he'll never tell.) Even the two just stay friends, Anette's got goals in life and tall girls to look up to. Now that she's really going, it'd take a lot to stop her in her tracks.  -Selphius Josephine, the Princess of Otherworldly Knowledge- Birthday: Fall 3 Constellation: Crown Favorite Gift: Sandwich Family: Unnamed, ruling monarchs of a distant kingdom Voice Actor: Wendee Lee Selphy literally passed out into Bush's life, falling face first on his lawn like he already tends to. Holing up in the library and absorbing all of it's knowledge relentlessly, Selphy's made ends barely meet by selling books she probably doesn't have right to, (nobody's said anything yet,) and likely halfway lives off of Bush's gifts. Bush has still been a constant visitor to the Rune Archives nevertheless, and has even passed on some writing ideas onto her. Eventually convinced to clean up the library, Selphy got around to writing a mystery novel and made a good name for herself in the literary world. This still didn't stop her from storing books in the bathhouse like some sort of book chipmunk, and also ending up in debt to the church. In the meantime, she kept reading the same book constantly until we discovered it was a memory eating monster. Said monster is still on her wall, locked in a glass painting frame. Despite all this, she has shaped up quite a bit in regards to her personal life from when we first met her, even quietly admitting her past as a princess. Bush still leads his own irregular lifestyle, so is the similarly eccentric Bush the person she needs in her life? She'll always march to the beat of her own drum, and Lara seems to be there to keep her from completely ruining herself, at least.  -Bathhouse Melody, the Water Witch of Soul Cleansing- Birthday: Spring 11 Constellation: Hat Favorite Gift: Relax Tea VA: G.K. Bowes A longtime friend from Kardia, Melody came in search of more hot springs. Establishing the Laga Springs in town gave Bush a permanent fixture in his routine that has done wonders for his career. Not to mention she charges a pittance for it. A girl who aspires to be like the wizard who once saved her in her past, Bush got her tutelage under Cinnamon and she even finally learned a bit of magic on her own. There was even that time she tried to turn him into a frog so she could probably kiss him like a fairytale. Privy to her reason for dressing like a witch, and being the one to come to her aid whenever the hot spring flow has problems, they're undeniably close. She was even his first date and the person to help him win the Ganesha Cup Boat Race. A practicioner of magic himself, Bush almost looked the image of that savior wizard when Nolan's attempt to adopt her went wrong. She's stated before that she imagines her married life being one of traveling the world in search of more springs, but even if Bush isn't the one for that, they'll always be "bath family".  -Cinnamon, the Reawakened Great Sorceress- Birthday: Spring 26 Constellation: Fish Favorite Gift: Magic Crystal (a 5% drop that seems more like a 1%) Family: Super Gramps Kanno and Candy VA: Cristina Valenzuela She literally fell into Bush's life via way of landing on him while flying in, and has remained a more stable, background presence in his life. Be it introducing him to the varieties of magic, instructing him on the local fishing seasons, or complex lessons on astronomy and constellations, she's taught him much. Although he's spent a lot of time searching for the Magic Crystals she uses, she's never asked anything of him in return. Regarded as a child prodigy in the past, she overused her emotions in her magic and eventually lost her ability to cast altogether. Capable of only minor emotion for a long time she eventually regained what she lost through teaching him and the magic study club he helped set up. After her now very close friend Melody nearly took a fatal fall on a windy stargazing night, she was able to tap into her new emotions and save her life. She credits Bush with helping but has never specified how, but regardless of what happens they'll always be fellow scholars and peers in the magic world.  -Iris Noire, the Last Warden of Spirits- Birthday: Winter 23 Constellation: Whale Favorite Gift: Tomato Juice VA: Michelle Ruff The now singular Iris is the last of the ancient Vampire tribe, stewards of the land's Spirits. Once split into two from overwhelming loneliness, everything Bush has worked to achieve has finally united the two. One half once idly spent nights high on Whale Island admiring flowers and trying her hand at art while the other was being used by Gelwein to create the Dark Rune. Through their accidental blood bond from that time she licked his hand after he nearly got exploded, conflict was eventually avoided. Since Gelwein's plan was ended, the two have lived a quiet nocturnal life in Trampoli, working at the bar and apparently, keeping Ganesha out of trouble. Bush will always be her first friend and the one that reunited her with her other self, but does that blood bond go deeper? It's hard to say what the future has in store for her. And of course, our surprise two alternate possibilities! Even though they weren't part of the first 6, these two gals still managed to find a way into Bush's attention (aka show off their storylines).  -Lara, the Preserver of All Life- Birthday: Winter 1 Constellation: Cross Favorite Gift: Chocolate Cake Family: Father Wesley (in Kardia) VA: Karen Strassman A figure from Bush's past, she found him passed out in front of his house yet again, and Selphy soon after. Lara has a long history of saving Bush when he overworks himself or falls in battle, and has retained her constant worry for his life even here in a new town. Even when he refuses to rest or insists on powering through the situation, she still provides support through her medical herb supply. Dedicated to her life as a nun/nurse, she took up permanent residence in Trampoli to keep an eye on Selphy. This aside, she even helped with curing Rosetta's father and Iris. Things were all pretty normal in her life until she started having dreams that continued to prove prophetic premonitions. Premonitions so eerily accurate she stopped being able to sleep until Bush made her a sleeping aid. That night they both found themselves in the Dream World where the tree behind the church requested she take care of its sapling. Even if Bush has retired he'll inevitably find himself in some sort of trouble, but will she be the one who's there to help him? Her vows do allow her to get married after all, but should Bush be that person?  -Tabatha, the Unflinching Royal Handmaiden- Birthday: Fall 12 Constellation: Wooly Favorite Gift: Oatmeal Family: Queen Minerva, the elven royal family VA: Julie Ann Taylor A final fixture from his past, Tabatha is the ever polite personal handmaid to Miss Bianca Viviash de Sainte Coquille. An outspoken friend of monsters and specialist chef, she's a kindred soul with Bush in more than a few ways. Her days are that of a quiet life, tending to the whims of the oft-friendless Bianca as one of the few people she gets along with (one of the others being Bush himself). Her normal life as a maid was shaken up when her younger sister Minerva re-entered her life and eventually revealed her status as absent queen of Elf Country. It was through Bush's actions she was able to re-enact the overdue ceremony of passing down the crown, letting her continue to live the life that she enjoys best. Minerva once hinted Bush was a reason Tabatha wouldn't leave this life behind outside of Bianca herself. Tabatha has once stated that marriage for her might be a bit odd given her current job and reluctance to leave Bianca's side, but with Bush already an established name to the Coquilles could there be a chance a balance could be found?  -Nobody, the Late Jester's Option- Birthday: April 1st Constellation: They guide us Favorite Gift: Everything Family: Pony and our Axe/Staff collection (maybe Lute if he'll come with idk) VA: ??? In his early mid-life crisis (or perhaps timely, who knows how long he's been trapped in the timelines,) Bush just... does something else. He's made good friends, and while maybe he'll drop by again someday or send a letter or three in the following years, his path is his own and Pony's alone. To take all he's learned, and strike out on his own into the future, free of regrets. Does another crisis call his name? Or is it merely time to flee the Runeys? Perhaps his true love lies elsewhere, or maybe it's time to take his cooking on the road? Perhaps it's just a simple yearning for the world he's never gotten to see in his agrarian/warrior lifestyle? ...Does someone out there know who he is, truly? (it's only half of what Brodink wants at least, we're not going with him of course) =============================================================== Provided Bush does get married, he'll eventually end up with a kid! You'll need to choose between a Boy, a Girl, or Random. Votes for names are also open in the poll form. THE LAD Default Name: Leona  he got that cloak style THE LASS Default Name: Lucia  she be munchin' ============================= And there you have it ==================================== BONUS: I had to cut this from the previous update. I BARELY made the text limit. ===================================================== Anette and the Flower posted:
(I think we've seen this conversation once long ago, thus why I cut it. I didn't want to cut anything from the update, but at least it gets to live here.) ===================================================== Western Medicine posted:
This is a special side result for throwing in a medicinal herb of some kind. Note from the future: If you want to see the vote resukt, return to the table of contents and go past the final update to Intermission 3. Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Apr 23, 2023 |
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The long awaited marriage vote, a true battle of the hats, and of those few bereft of headwear. A bachelorette showdown for the ages. Either way, whoever wins will have to share space with Pony, the goodest girl. In the all-important spirit of theming, naming his child Hedge seems appropriate, but that's just my vote.
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BraveLittleToaster posted:The long awaited marriage vote, a true battle of the hats, and of those few bereft of headwear. A bachelorette showdown for the ages. Either way, whoever wins will have to share space with Pony, the goodest girl. I voted Leaf for the name. The theme must continue! Bush is very much a master cook. I don't know anyone who can make food explode.
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The hatless are forbidden from winning  Annette and Melody, i guess are the only real choices here!
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-INTERMISSION 3- Update 58.5: The Bonus Commentary Round Music: By the OceanMYSTERY: Welcome back, all! It's time to take a brief look at the standings and the comments. MYSTERY: I'm your host, Mystery Girl 2, and this is Amnesic Agriculture 102! MYSTERY: Joining me today, as always, is the man of the show, Bush Shrub! BUSH: Hey, wait, why am I still blanked out? The viewers know who- MYSTERY: Moving on!  ========================================= -----------PRE-SHOW COMMENTARY----------- MYSTERY: Now then, before we start I just have to ask something: did you really let your dog decide who to marry? BUSH: She's a horse, and yes, I did. Pony has a good nose for these sorts of things. MYSTERY: ...Does your wife know? BUSH: Moving on! MYSTERY: Hey, that's my-  =========================================== -----------THE CURRENT STANDINGS----------- MYSTERY: The votes have just been flying in. Let's see what they say! BUSH: ...I don't see anything. MYSTERY: (are you seriously telling me the agency is pulling this-) MYSTERY: Ooh, apologies folks! We've had so many votes it's broken the display and it'll take a while to fix. BUSH: Man...! How could this happen? MYSTERY: But I can (within contract) say that two names in particular are fighting back and forth for the lead! And two more aren't far behind! BUSH: How exciting! MYSTERY: While we get our top engineers on the situation, let's move into the next section!  ====================================================== -----------COMMENTS FROM THE TURNIP GALLERY----------- MYSTERY: First up, we have... ["it is a mystery"] BOTH:  BUSH: Next up is... BUSH: ["the best hat shall win"] MYSTERY: The Hat Wars are eternal. MYSTERY: The next one is... ["Bush, please grow turnips."] BUSH: YOU'LL NEVER GET-  *The screen loses signal. A dull tone is heard until it returns.* MYSTERY: The next one asks.... [Does Bush have stairs in his house?"]   MYSTERY: Yes. Yes he does. MYSTERY: Next up is... [Bush is very much a master cook. I don't know anyone who can make food explode.] BUSH: As it turns out, combining magic and the culinary world would reveal the once hidden art of Incooktations. BUSH: A challenging field for sure. Minerva and I are two of it's few practictioners. MYSTERY: ...Hold on, I'm hearing from the crowd today a concern about the name of your child. Specifically, they want to know... ["Is the current winning name following the theming?"] BUSH: It is! And there's a lot of good themed names on the list, too. BUSH: Berry, Fern, Forrest, Flora-  FLORA: You called- MYSTERY: wrong thread  FLORA Evidently. My apologies. BUSH: Hedge, Juniper, Leaf, Lily, Shrub, Sprig, Stem, Twig, Yucca, and Pony II. MYSTERY: ...You put that last one in there didn't you? BUSH: Oh, and there's also "Default (not the default name, Default)" MYSTERY: ...Well, the least I can say is these all sound like names you'd come up with. *buzzer* MYSTERY: Oh, we've got a question hot off the presses! BUSH: Oh, let me read this one! MYSTERY: Wait- ["why can't we marry kross"] BUSH: ... *a single tear runs down his cheek* MYSTERY: ...We'll he's taking it better than usual. MYSTERY: Rest assured, we wish it was a choice as well.  *awkward silence* MYSTERY: Neeext commeeent! ["Don't have an SA account, but really been enjoying the LP..."] MYSTERY: And that's why Trampoli TV is a publicly available channel! You can get it on all of... two stations! SA and the LP Beach! MYSTERY: (wait do i get paid extra for saying that) BUSH: And on that note, let's not forget all the thanks from entertained readers! MYSTERY: That's right! We enjoy it when you enjoy it! And also thank you for reading along, no matter if you're a lurker or an active audience member! *polite clapping* MYSTERY: ...  FLORA:  MYSTERY: why are you still here. go away  FLORA: no MYSTERY: somebody call security, get this person out *The screen loses signal. A dull tone is heard until it returns.* MYSTERY: Our final question is...  KANNO: Hold on! It's Super Gramps Time! KANNO: The... next person to answer correctly gets... 13 points! *hic* MYSTERY: stooooooop *The screen loses signal. A dull tone is heard until it returns.* MYSTERY: Ahem. ["How long will the vote be active?"] MYSTERY: I... wish I could tell you! (legal contracts are a pain) MYSTERY: That's all for this brief results update, folks! We'll try and have the bachelorette display fixed for next time. BUSH: Until next time! ================================================================================================ Update 58.75: Trampoli TV Presents the Midway Results MYSTERY: Welcome back all to another flash episode of Trampoli TV! MYSTERY: I'm your host Mystery Girl 2! BUSH: And I'm Bush Shrub! ========================================= -----------PRE-SHOW COMMENTARY----------- BUSH: I've got a question this time. MYSTERY: Shoot! BUSH: If I'm telling the history of what happened to me, why are we voting again? MYSTERY: It's... a prediction! Yeah, that. MYSTERY: Anyways, no time for delays, let's see how those votes have landed! =========================================== -----------THE CURRENT STANDINGS-----------  MYSTERY: Currently in first place is Anette! And just a few votes behind, Selphy! MYSTERY: At first, it was a three-way battle between Selphy, Cinnamon, and Noire- how the battle has changed! BUSH: Haha, well, when you're as fast as Anette, you can't fall behind!  MYSTERY: And for your kid, just over half our audience thinks you didn't have a special preference! BUSH: Enough time in the gift mines will make anyone believe in randomness. MYSTERY: Followed not far behind by a girl. BUSH: And what about those names?  MYSTERY: It's currently a 4-way tie between, Hedge, Leaf, Shrub, and Twig! BUSH: Hm, all up by 1 vote each. I don't think Super Gramps can do anything with that. KANNO: *in the back of the crowd* Zero point grand prize to the one who can answer... hic... where am I? MYSTERY: how are you still drunk MYSTERY: AHEM, for those interested, the full list is: Berry, Default, Fern, Flora, Forrest, Hedge, Juniper, Leaf, Lily, Pony II, Shrub, Sprig, Stem, Twig, Yucca BUSH: Those are some great names. But it's so hard to choose... MYSTERY: Turnip gallery lightning round, go! MYSTERY: The hottest question on the minds of our readers is this: [We should be able to marry the single parents] MYSTERY: ...So, um, Ganesha? Rita and Turner are still married, right? BUSH: Yeah.  MIST: ... BUSH: MYSTERY: Time for a dramatic recreation! Questionable Speedrun Strat posted:
MYSTERY: Aaand that's all for now! MYSTERY: The vote closes sometime tomorrow! So step to it, voters! BUSH: Whoa! That early?! MYSTERY: I don't make the rules, the agency does. MYSTERY: Until then! ================================================================================================== Update 58.99: Trampoli TV Presents the Final-ish Results MYSTERY: I'm your host Mystery Girl 2! BUSH: And I'm Bush Shrub! BOTH: And this is Trampoli TV! MYSTERY: No time for commentary, off to the results! =========================================== -----------THE CURRENT STANDINGS-----------  MYSTERY: (this is so blatantly on purpose, come on) MYSTERY: (no, i'm not telling them it's a glitch) BUSH: It seems we have a dramatic final battle between Selphy and Anette! MYSTERY: We'll just have to wait and see for the next episode to see what the result is!  MYSTERY: Votes for boy/girl/random have stayed firmly on the side of random! I suppose this'll be another wait and see situation.  BUSH: And we have an amazing 6-way tie for the name! Fantastic! MYSTERY: (are we really doing another vote) MYSTERY: ...That's right! And we'll be holding another vote all the way through the next episode! MYSTERY: Just call in at the link below! Until next time! -> The name tiebreaker can be found here <- Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Apr 20, 2023 |
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A proper status update will come in the morning, but the current winners have shifted dramatically over time. The majority of votes are on the chosen 6, and it's a fierce battle between two hats for first. One has a noted lead, though not insurmountable. The child vote is mostly in favor of random, and we have a large selection of themed names, though no clear winner on that side.
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Update 58.75: Trampoli TV Presents the Midway Results MYSTERY: Welcome back all to another flash episode of Trampoli TV! MYSTERY: I'm your host Mystery Girl 2! BUSH: And I'm Bush Shrub! ========================================= -----------PRE-SHOW COMMENTARY----------- BUSH: I've got a question this time. MYSTERY: Shoot! BUSH: If I'm telling the history of what happened to me, why are we voting again? MYSTERY: It's... a prediction! Yeah, that. MYSTERY: Anyways, no time for delays, let's see how those votes have landed! =========================================== -----------THE CURRENT STANDINGS----------- MYSTERY: Currently in first place is Anette! And just a few votes behind, Selphy! MYSTERY: At first, it was a three-way battle between Selphy, Cinnamon, and Noire- how the battle has changed! BUSH: Haha, well, when you're as fast as Anette, you can't fall behind! MYSTERY: And for your kid, just over half our audience thinks you didn't have a special preference! BUSH: Enough time in the gift mines will make anyone believe in randomness. MYSTERY: Followed not far behind by a girl. BUSH: And what about those names? MYSTERY: It's currently a 4-way tie between, Hedge, Leaf, Shrub, and Twig! BUSH: Hm, all up by 1 vote each. I don't think Super Gramps can do anything with that. KANNO: *in the back of the crowd* Zero point grand prize to the one who can answer... hic... where am I? MYSTERY: how are you still drunk MYSTERY: AHEM, for those interested, the full list is: Berry, Default, Fern, Flora, Forrest, Hedge, Juniper, Leaf, Lily, Pony II, Shrub, Sprig, Stem, Twig, Yucca BUSH: Those are some great names. But it's so hard to choose... MYSTERY: Turnip gallery lightning round, go! MYSTERY: The hottest question on the minds of our readers is this: [We should be able to marry the single parents] MYSTERY: ...So, um, Ganesha? Rita and Turner are still married, right? BUSH: Yeah. MIST: ... BUSH: MYSTERY: Time for a dramatic recreation! Questionable Speedrun Strat posted:
MYSTERY: Aaand that's all for now! MYSTERY: The vote closes sometime tomorrow! So step to it, voters! BUSH: Whoa! That early?! MYSTERY: I don't make the rules, the agency does. MYSTERY: Until then! Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 23:23 on Apr 19, 2023 |
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Apr 4, 2023 15:56
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All my choices are in the lead, clearly everyone has excellent taste. Also I really like that there's alternative dialogue for trying to propose to the non candidates.
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Black Robe posted:Also I really like that there's alternative dialogue for trying to propose to the non candidates. For the most part a lot of the lines used in the dialogues are recycled from their other lines (Kanno, Stella, Ganesha primarily from their drunk lines in the bar, Kross from his building lines), but the fact they went out of their way to program a unique reaction at 10 FP is still rather neat. Although I'm not sure, Brodik's might just be the same response he'd have for gifting certain accessories. On a vaguely related note, there's quite a bit of assuredly unused/scrapped dialogue in the game I find while searching through the text dump. Stuff like Green Ruins originally being Vine Ruins, an early iteration of Lara's story and hints of a different Iris storyline. Those'll be in the final update when we get there. I only just now realized I accidentally hid Lara's vote count, but it's at 1.
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Apr 4, 2023 18:24
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The Anette/Selphy war is getting fierce
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Odd Wilson posted:The Anette/Selphy war is getting fierce May the best headwear win.
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Who are you going to trust more: the hard-working, union public servant teaching your kids and delivering your mail to the point of exhaustion, or the in bred, out of touch, blue blooded book thief running away from her responsibility to the People? That's right, you trust the bath lady
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Apr 4, 2023 20:32
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Being unable to propose to various unmarried/widowed people is a problem in... pretty much every entry in the drat series, as far as I know? It's some serious bullshit in most cases. What the hell is stopping them? There's often a more objectionable person for one reason or another that IS available in the same town.
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BraveLittleToaster posted:It's only natural that the two best hats in the game would have such fierce competition between them.  Slaan posted:Who are you going to trust more: the hard-working, union public servant teaching your kids and delivering your mail to the point of exhaustion, or the in bred, out of touch, blue blooded book thief running away from her responsibility to the People? In times like these, you trust in the bath family. Raitzeno posted:Being unable to propose to various unmarried/widowed people is a problem in... pretty much every entry in the drat series, as far as I know? It's some serious bullshit in most cases. What the hell is stopping them? There's often a more objectionable person for one reason or another that IS available in the same town. For the entries I do know about (everything but 5), yeah, the game is allergic to letting you propose to anyone who doesn't happen to be an oddly relationship-less young bachelor or bachelorette (I suppose RF2 bucks the trend in at least having some direct rivals). I think the up front problem in this matter comes down to the game not explaining their reasoning. As for this game specifically, there's some unstated situation with Ganesha and Marco's father, so I can maybe understand a position of not wanting to remarry, or even just seeing Bush that way. Kross has an odd situation going on (although it wouldn't stop getting married after it resolves), and Lute's maybe not looking to settle down- he has a world to travel. But as the game never states any of this, we're left wondering why we can't. And while there's probably something with Ganesha regarding the age gap, that's less of an excuse when you look forward to Amber. In this regard, it's worth noting that Neverland was still heavily published by Natsume at this time, who even now with the most recent, (2021), Harvest Moon (that is, not Story of Seasons,) release, still haven't added gay options (SoS took the first step there in 2014). It's only speculation, but one can imagine their stance on more progressive relationships was no different in 2008, and with Rune Factory still being a spin-off of their then cash cow Harvest Moon... well, there's the likely behind-the-scenes answer up until RF4 at least. Well, it makes me appreciate that the game at least has something for attempting it, and even the couple of lines/ character dynamics there's room read into. Not every game of the 2000's was bound to be as free in this regard as Summon Night Swordcraft, alas, and RF is still behind the huge leap forward in this regard that was Stardew (although a player character rather than a main character does create a noted distinction there). Given we just got bisexuality in the most recent release, maybe we can hope for a wider selection in RF6. What I wouldn't give for RF3 Special to have been expanded for same-sex relationships and/or a female presenting Micah. Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Marrying Ganesha would be more dev work/off pattern. Either she doesn't move in, Marco lives on his own, or another bed has to get shoved into the farmhouse somewhere
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I do side-eye that they won't let the main character be gay, but half the girls are very clearly bi (honestly some of them come across as purely gay and only attracted to the player because the story says so) and seem quite happy to pair up with one another if you don't pick them.
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Foxfire_ posted:Marrying Ganesha would be more dev work/off pattern. Either she doesn't move in, Marco lives on his own, or another bed has to get shoved into the farmhouse somewhere Checking my dates again, this game was released within a year of RF2, that game being released within a year and a half of RF1. Dev work cost is definitely a consideration, there's already a decent few things in this game it feels like they ran out of time for. And to correct something in my statements, Frontier is actually published by Marvelous (who normally did the Japanese publishing), thus why it doesn't have the "a Fantasy Harvest Moon" tacked onto the title. Is that relevant to this situation? Maybe, I don't know for sure. And just another thing I remembered about Natsume was Harvest Moon DS Cute's Best Friend system and it's removal in the non-JP release. Black Robe posted:I do side-eye that they won't let the main character be gay, but half the girls are very clearly bi (honestly some of them come across as purely gay and only attracted to the player because the story says so) and seem quite happy to pair up with one another if you don't pick them. At the end of the day, I appreciate we got at least this much for 2008-2009 even if I do still wish Bush could date Kross or Lute. I don't expect to see a lot of representation, let alone positive representation by this point in time of gaming. Maybe that's just my experience, but it was still a wasteland in this regard for me. Anyways, enough rambling about the late 2000's. Time to call the poll! Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Apr 5, 2023 |
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Update 58.99: Trampoli TV Presents the Final-ish Results MYSTERY: I'm your host Mystery Girl 2! BUSH: And I'm Bush Shrub! BOTH: And this is Trampoli TV! MYSTERY: No time for commentary, off to the results! =========================================== -----------THE CURRENT STANDINGS----------- MYSTERY: (this is so blatantly on purpose, come on) MYSTERY: (no, i'm not telling them it's a glitch) BUSH: It seems we have a dramatic final battle between Selphy and Anette! MYSTERY: We'll just have to wait and see for the next episode to see what the result is! MYSTERY: Votes for boy/girl/random have stayed firmly on the side of random! I suppose this'll be another wait and see situation. BUSH: And we have an amazing 6-way tie for the name! Fantastic! MYSTERY: (are we really doing another vote) MYSTERY: ...That's right! And we'll be holding another vote all the way through the next episode! MYSTERY: Just call in at the link below! Until next time! -> The name tiebreaker can be found here <- (All these will intermissions will be merged into 57.5 later.) Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 23:24 on Apr 19, 2023 |
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Part of me was very tempted to pick Shrub... Shrub Shrub would be like the vegan version of Moon Moon. But I can't do that to a kid, even a fictional one.
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We can't vote for Pony II?  (I liked Lily the most actually, oh well)
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Black Robe posted:Part of me was very tempted to pick Shrub... Shrub Shrub would be like the vegan version of Moon Moon. But I can't do that to a kid, even a fictional one. Bush would probably be fine with it, but I think his kid and wife would disagree. At that point you just forego the first name altogether, or try and find some nickname to work out of it. Rawkking posted:We can't vote for Pony II? In the moment I opted to just stick to the ones that were part of the "6-way tie", though in hindsight I do kinda wish I'd put the whole list up again. I think I feared the vote repeating itself somehow which is just silly when I think about it now- I blame it on sleep, or lack thereof. Season changes really seem to mess with me for some reason. I thought Lily and Leaf were pretty good myself, too. And lest we forget, there is the chance for an actual Pony II as hinted in one of the library books long ago. I will say that Juniper is currently winning with a pretty strong lead. as something I'd entirely forgotten until the naming prompt came up is the game's 6 character limit. However, I can save-edit a slightly longer name- I can do it for the monsters in our barn without noted consequence so far. (Also this led me to finding out there's some really weird leftover text in the savefile for some reason? Some of it's normal, but there's some strange bits in there.) The content up to naming the kid has been recorded, but it took way longer than I thought for a rather unexpected reason. Also because I forgot to buy the child's bed for a long while and had to re-do a good chunk of it . Worked out in the end though.(Fun fact: the kid's name is internally stored as Leif before it defaults to Leona or Lucia. It's an odd leftover, and this even manages to slip through into dialogue somehow.)
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Apologies for the delay, I meant to have the update out today but a heavy storm dropped by and I lost power until about half an hour ago. It'll be out tomorrow, probably.
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Clearly the gods disapprove of the outcome.
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Update 59: Into A New YearMusic: Winter BUSH: Huh? The letter? Torte's just my pen pal, that's all. BUSH: But I was happy to get that letter. All of them, really. I've never had this sort of thing in my life before. BUSH: We didn't have someone like Anette back in Kardia. Nobody came by to deliver letters, or said hello at the start of every day. BUSH: She always makes the the day brighter, no matter what day it is. That's why I had to help her when she got sick. BUSH: Even that day when I failed to catch Gelwein, she tried to take my mind off of it talking about farm work. Back in Autumn posted:
 BUSH: ... BUSH: Wait... she wasn't talking about melons at all! (*Pony's method of facepalming is left to the reader's imagination.*) BUSH: Who am I kidding? It's not the letters I was looking forward to, it was her! BUSH: ...Man! After all this time and I guess I still don't know anything! BUSH: Thank you, Pony! You really do know me better than I know myself.  *And so swiftly he rides to Mist's house, knowing Anette is likely there.*  BUSH: Hey, Anette! Is Mist here? ANETTE: Mist? I think out she's at the inn. ANETTE: Do you need her for something? I can help you look for her. BUSH: No, but thank you. Actually, I was, um, looking for you. BUSH: I... BUSH: I came to ask you out.  Music: RomanceANETTE: Ask me out...? Like on a date?! BUSH: Yeah. I was thinking maybe the Night of Holies? ANETTE: The Night of Holies?! BUSH: Is that a no...?  ANETTE: Oh, sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I was just surprised. ANETTE: I didn't have any plans anyway, so sure. BUSH: How does meeting up at the entrance to the forest behind the church at 9pm sound? ANETTE: That's the 24th of winter, right? Sure...  ANETTE: See you then! ANETTE: ... ANETTE: (Did I say that too casually? It is a "date" date, right?) ANETTE: (But it's THE Night of Holies, it has to be!) ANETTE: Aaah! How am I supposed to study like this? ANETTE: ... ANETTE: (...Haha. At least I won't be constantly rewriting my invitation every day now...) ---------------------------------------------------- Music: To You *And so, the night of, a few minutes before 9:00 PM...* (You can watch the recording of it here, if you want to hear the voice acting.)  ANETTE: Oh, hey. I thought I was early. Did you wait long? BUSH: No, I just got here a few minutes ago. ANETTE: Oh, good. Um...  ANETTE: ...Hey, let's take a walk in the forest together. Is that...okay? BUSH: Yeah, that sounds great.  ANETTE: (You would think a mailman would be better at delivering her own feelings, but I... never could.)  ANETTE: (Did some part of me know they weren't the one?) ANETTE: (Or did I just not have the courage to ask?)  ANETTE: (And...I was never sure if they thought the same about me.)  ANETTE: (But that night, I found my answer.)  ANETTE: It's very quiet... It's like time stopped... BUSH: Yeah... It feels like we're in a dream...   *And so the two stand close together under the moonlit night, watch the snow drift downwards.*  ANETTE: You know, I actually brought some food for us today. I made it...  [Today's Lunch is Bamboo Rice!] BUSH: Really?! This looks great. *Bush digs in, and...*  BUSH: ...! ANETTE: How...is it? Is it okay...? BUSH: It's delicious!  *She gives a little cheer in response.*  ANETTE: Really?! *phew* I was so worried that you wouldn't like it! BUSH: It's the perfect meal after a hard day's work. It's almost midnight but I feel like I'm ready to clear the other half of the field! ANETTE: Ahaha... you don't have to go that far. But thanks.    *And so the two continue watching the snow fall, until...*  ANETTE: Thanks for today. I'll always remember this special night I got to spend with you. BUSH: Oh, no. I should be thanking you for joining me. I had a great time with you. ANETTE: ...It's funny, I never even noticed the cold all night. H-has it been getting warmer, or is it just me? BUSH: This night really is special, huh?  *heart beats*  BUSH: (Oh, Anette... My feelings for her are uncontrollable...) BUSH: (If not tonight, then when?! I have to ask...!)  ANETTE: (If I want to confess, now is the time!) ANETTE: (I'll never get another chance like this!)  ANETTE: That was so fun! ANETTE: I, um... just wanted to... I...  ANETTE: ...I won't hold it back any longer! ANETTE: I like you, Bush! I really, really, really-  ANETTE: Really, really...  ANETTE: What... Are you...um...  BUSH: That's right. I love you. Will you marry me? ANETTE: What...? Me? Really? Are you sure...? BUSH: Absolutely. You are the only one for me. BUSH: Well... What do you say?  ANETTE: Yeah... I-I mean, yes! ...Yes, I will...  *And so they hug...*   BUSH: I'll make you the happiest woman alive. I swear it... ANETTE: Ahaha... haha! BUSH: ...W-Was that too much...? I'm not that good at- ANETTE: No, no! It was perfect! ANETTE: And I'll make you the happiest man alive. I swear it!  *And so we get one last shot of them as the view fades to white.*   Music: Wedding*We fade back in to find to see them walking to the church's altar together, dressed in their wedding clothes.*  *The whole town (excepting Brodik) is in here as well.*  STELLA: Do you take this woman to be your wife, to love, honor, comfort her in sickness and in health...  STELLA: ...as long as you both shall live?  BUSH: Yes, I do.  *Bush looks towards Anette...* STELLA: Do you take this man to be your husband, to love, honor, comfort him in sickness and in health... STELLA: ...as long as you both shall live?   ANETTE: ...Yes, I do.  STELLA: You may kiss the bride. *...After everyone else gets a word in, of course.*   TURNER: Congratulations to the both of you. I hope you'll make a happy family.  RITA: Bush, Anette, congratulations. You should come to the bar together later. EUNICE: Bush, Anette, congratulations. EUNICE: Anette, you look beautiful. I wish you the best.   ERIK: Congratulations on your marriage, Anette. ANETTE: Thank you, Erik. ANETTE: Um... About that...  ANETTE: Can I still come to your house to eat with you, Erik? BUSH: You'll still come? Isn't that going to cause some trouble? ANETTE: So...I can't? ERIK: That's so like you, Anette. Fine, fine. But be sure you don't end up fighting with your husband about it. ANETTE: Thanks! This is worded kinda confusingly, but Bush has no issue with it. They're friends and it's routine, getting married doesn't have to change that. Besides, Erik is the rival for Lara. For all of the like one time he's mentioned it.  KANNO: You two make a great couple. Congratulations. CINNAMON: ...Congratulations. You make a good couple.  CANDY: Congratulations on your marriage with Anette!   CANDY: You look beautiful, Anette. I wish I could be someone's bride, too. Give it like 10 years maybe. You might find someone by then.  LARA: Bush, Anette, congratulations. LARA: I hope you'll build a happy family.   GANESHA: Congratulations on your marriage. Next up is a baby! I'll be waiting for a cute baby from the two of you.  MARCO: Congrats on you marrying! You'll still have those adventures even after you marry though, right? MARCO: You have to take me with you on an adventure someday!   ROSETTA: Congratulations to the both of you. You make a great couple.   DANNY: I really like Anette... ANETTE: Really? I couldn't tell... DANNY: Come on...  ROSETTA: Danny, as your boss, I order you to stop ruining the moment.   MELODY: Oh, marriage can be so nice! I wish I could do it! ♪ the answer's not as far away as you think   BIANCA: So you married Anette. And here I always thought you had a thing for me... BIANCA: Oh well... Congratulations, I guess. TABATHA: Congratulations, Bush, Anette. I wish you well.  SELPHY: It's always nice to see two people in love get married. Must happen all the time in her romance novels, she's not particularly surprised. Either that, or she somehow knows she was 2nd place in the vote by a single vote.  UZUKI: It surely is a joyous occasion. Anette looks beautiful in that dress. UZUKI: A foreign wedding ceremony can be nice. UZUKI: Someday, I too shall...  TSUBUTE: Congratulations on your marriage, Bush. TSUBUTE: Now I am assured that milady will never be seduced by some ruffian anymore. This is truly a joyous occasion. Despite this, he will still ask to have his arrow-mail shot at us. But that's just because that line of dialogue never changes.  KROSS: ...Congratulations. KROSS: Take care...   NOLAN: Bush, Anette, congratulations. Hey, Nolan! We haven't seen you in a while.   MIST: Congratulations, Anette. MIST: Please come visit from time to time. ANETTE: I will!  *And so the bride and groom face one another...*  *And so the scene ends with a kiss.*  *And one last view of the two in their wedding clothes, blushing.*  ANETTE: Oh... I'm so happy...   *As we fade back in to the crackle of the fireplace, we find the two back at their home.*  ANETTE: So now we're married. Husband and wife... It still feels so unreal. BUSH: It's the start of our new life together. It'll be quite a ride. ANETTE: *giggle* I'm looking forward to all of it.  ANETTE: I have lots of stuff to do, like mail delivery and studying, but... ANETTE: I'll try...no. I'll do my best to be a good wife! ANETTE: I mean, I'm married to this wonderful man, and my number one joy is to see you smile! BUSH: I'll also do my best to be a husband you can be proud of. BUSH: I love you.  And so, Bush has finally entered a new chapter of his life. Gone are the days of chasing a cackling villain and fighting monsters in ruined research facilities. Now, he's just a stay-at-home husband. We're not ready to leave him just yet, there's still a bit more content left to show.  ANETTE: Here's your lunch today!  [Today's box lunch is Fruit Sub!] BUSH: Thanks. It looks great. ANETTE: I made it so it's really healthy. I want my husband to stay strong. Every day, Anette will have a lunch for Bush, always either Bamboo Rice or a Fruit Sub. The rice is already pretty good with a 50HP 150RP plus some max HP, but the sub is 140HP and 250 RP which is pretty much half of both of our bars. So what I'm saying is she's awesome.  ANETTE: Good morning! Let's make this a good day! Also, her greetings are now different. Her morning greeting happens to be the same text as it was, but the voice line is changed.  Anette - "Bush's beautiful bride. Her gentle smiles heals even the worst of exhaustion." Her profile is now also this. If we talk to her while hit with the fatigue status effect, it'll be cured. Small detail, but cute.  Music: Trampoli Family LifeAnd the home theme has updated too! I really like this rendition of it.  Unfortunately, she won't wear a Fire Cape like Bush's (maybe due to conflictions with the mail bag) so we give her that Fire Ring of ours for now. Gotta keep up on our matching red outfits.  Well, off we go. Spring's just around the corner and the field's a mess.  ANETTE: Oh wait... Well... You, um, forgot your goodbye kiss...   ANETTE: Goodbye... *smooch*  Aww.  This'll happen every time we leave our house in the mornings from now on, provided her LP stays near the maximum. It'll take a decent penalty if we don't talk to her on a day.  do some chop winter absolutely plasters your field in stumps  ANETTE: Good morning! Rise and shine! She'll even greet us like this every morning (or alternatively shake Bush awake if he's oversleeping due being up past 0:59 AM)  But, I can only presume she's leaving us a note each morning, because she's not in the house. She still has to leave early to go deliver mail each non-Holiday / stormy day. (Other bachelorettes would just be waiting right by the bed each morning.)  So, despite her showing up for a goodbye kiss, we have to go find her at the start of her route each morning to say hello (and get our lunch). Otherwise, I can't just skip days. This update and the following ones took way longer to record than I thought because while I may neglect the fields and the runeys, but I wasn't going to let Bush and Anette's relationship deteriorate. Anyways, that's all for mechanical talk.  ANETTE: Say, did you know? If you write a wish on new snow and it stays there until spring, that wish will come true. ANETTE: I wrote, "I wish I won't get attacked by monsters anymore." BUSH: That sounds like a pretty pressing problem... ANETTE: It is! It's a huge problem for me! This is apparently still an issue. Maybe we should give her a bit of Pony's fur or something, that'll probably scare off most roadside monsters I imagine. Although, it could make things worse. We don't really know anything about monster attraction, we just know how to use a brush. I think the obvious answer is just to send Pony with her. She's gotta get exercise somehow.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Congrats on your marriage!" - Tart~ It's been quite a while... It's Torte. I hear you got married... Congratulations. I wanted to attend your wedding as well, but something else came up... so I couldn't. Sorry. I hope you have a wonderful life together. ----------------------------------------------------- Ah, it's no problem, it happened kinda suddenly anyways. I'm surprised you know already, it's only been a day. But hey, didn't you send us a letter yesterday?  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Congratulations!" - Minerva~ Hey, it's Minerva! I heard you got married! Congratulations! But I was shocked that it wasn't my Sister that you... I mean, never mind. Be a good husband to your new wifey, okay? Or else! ----------------------------------------------------- You know, you don't have to write a letter like you're taking back a sentence in person. You can just erase that bit. also "wifey"  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Year-end Festival" - Stella~ The year is almost over. Tomorrrow is the Year-end Festival, a day we reflect on the passing year and prepare for the new. ----------------------------------------------------- And so we come to final subject of today's update: the last festival of the year.  ["To Brodik, Thank you for cleaning up the rocks every night. I want to do something for the sake of others, too."] Oh, and here's that letter to Brodik I mentioned the last time. Now we skip ahead to the day of the festival itself, Winter 30.  Music: FestivalANETTE: I'm used to seeing the sun rise since I get up early to do deliveries. ANETTE: But, the sunrise on the first day of the year is different. It feels solemn so I make sure I look at it each year. Being a holiday, Anette can finally wake Bush in person for the first time since they've been married. Wise readers may remember that the Quiz Day question on this festival noted it starts tomorrow, Spring 1st. And while the festival music is playing, today is all just comments regarding the end of the year. Something at least happens tomorrow though.  We kill time by chopping more stumps. I've been working on clearing this since the day we proposed. All those empty spots? Those had stumps. We have somewhere over 1000 lumber now. We need to make a bit more money to pay for some new expenses of married life, and our duplicated wine bottle nest egg isn't enough for all of it. That and I'll eventually need some more fodder for the animals, I'm not neglecting them either.   ROSETTA: After I see the first sunrise tomorrow, I'll just be taking it easy at home. That's how to enjoy the New Year Festival. ROSETTA: Of course, the shop will be closed tomorrow.  CANDY: What's your goal for next year? CANDY: I want to be better at cooking. CANDY: Maybe I should get Tabatha to teach me... Ah, an early apprenticeship with the Coquilles! If you go through enough training, it's a job for life, really.   MARCO: Check it out! Candy gave me a birthday present! MARCO: I'll wear this bandana for the rest of my life! Marco's birthday happens to be the same day as the Year-end Festival. Situations like that usually burn. but it looks like it worked out this year.   MELODY: We'll have the first sunrise tomorrow. I should remodel the bathhouse so we can see the sun from there.  MELODY: Oh, but then people could see inside it. Whoops. At least you have the foresight to notice that before making the change.   LUTE: Thank you as always. LUTE: I hope you'll come again in the next year, too. You got it, mate! We still have to buy the rest of your paintings.   RITA: I hope we'll get along next year, too. RITA: By the way, let me give you this. RITA: This is called a New Mochi." It's a symbol of the New Year's Festival. Just crush it and pass it along. A bit misleadingly, we don't do anything with this mochi today. We get to smash it with a hammer tomorrow. This all mirrors part of a Japanese New Year's custom, of course.  SELPHY: Oh, ÿ 0é0°0Êÿ . Looks like a lot happened between us this year. BUSH: Aren't you going to see the first sunrise, Selphy?  SELPHY: It's cold and I feel sleepy and it'll probably be a pain. BUSH: (She's hopeless...) Selphy's her same old self.  CINNAMON: See you next year. BUSH: Cinnamon, will you be watching the first sunrise?  CINNAMON: I might as well if I'm out watching the stars. Cinnamon's still out there, charting the stars. Alas, we don't have any other constellations to learn about. I'll still try to catch the Whale constellation though.  BIANCA: It seems that this is the end of the year. It surely was an ordinary year. BIANCA: I will go out to see the first sunrise because I may as well. But, it's cold so I have get some warm clothes. This year has hardly been ordinary, but I guess you just didn't notice.  KROSS: It seems that I have survived this year, yet again... Glad to still have you with us, man.  We might as well catch some early sleep so we can watch the sunrise with Anette.  ANETTE: Happy New Year! After all is said and done, you did so much for me last year, Bush. ANETTE: I hope we can get along for the next year, too. You two are married now, so yeah, I'd hope so too.  And so we leave the house and we're greeted with a familiar, nostalgic green. We don't get to hear the Spring theme again until tomorrow though.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"It's finally spring!" - Rosetta~ The cold passed and it is slowly becoming warmer. It is the start of another fruitful year! Have you purchased any spring seeds yet? Materia has them all! ----------------------------------------------------- We have plenty of strawberries, golden turnips, and white roses leftover, so we've got enough to grow for this season.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Happy New Year!" - Uzuki~ Happy New Years. Let us hope this year will be as good as the last. In my country, it is customary to send letters as this at the beginning of a new year. May this year be full of happiness! ----------------------------------------------------- I don't really celebrate many holidays personally, and I don't think I've ever celebrated New Year's. Still, happy to get mail as always.  KROSS: Hi. The new year has started. Let's work hard to make this a good year. You got it, man. He came by to visit while Bush spent the morning up to the festival opening preparing the fields.  Most people don't have a lot to say today outside of welcoming in the new year, but the square is quite different today. I like how they have different set dressing for each festival.  UZUKI: Happy New Years. In my country, the new year is the most important festival of the year. UZUKI: We have a saying of, "The plans of the year are set on New Year's day." We then have our fortune told for the year. UZUKI: Would you like me to tell your fortune, Bush? BUSH: Yes, please. UZUKI: All right then. Here I go. UZUKI: Ha! Ha! Kieeeeeeeeee!  *And so she shakes the decorations attached to her naginata back and forth...*  UZUKI: ...There it is. Let's see... *Failed crafting fanfare*  UZUKI: "Ill Fortune." Nothing will go as planned. You will especially have trouble with women. Beware. Impossible! We get a second reading but it returns the same. Eh, Bush doesn't believe in fate anyways. He's seen enough timelines to know this can be changed. He'll just have to try his hardest to not let it happen.   TURNER: Happy New Years. I hope we'll get along in the next year, too. TURNER: By the way, there's a "Split Cake" at the square. BUSH: Split Cake...? TURNER: It's where you split the "New Mochi" to celebrate the new year. TURNER: You place it on top of a stand and smash with a hammer to wish for a peaceful next year. BUSH: Oh... That sounds interesting. And so that's what the New Mochi is for. Might as well give it a shot, maybe it'll help counter that fortune.  You specifically just hit A on it rather than taking it out of your bag to put it on there. BUSH: Let's see... Take a New Mochi out of the bag... BUSH: ...and voila!  TURNER: All right, Bush. Let's see you kick some butt! RITA: Keep at it!  *We zoom up onto the mochi from afar. It's rather large!*  We won't need more than 1 swing though.  destroyed  Rather than just sending rice everywhere at potentially harmful velocities, this just breaks it into an even 5 plates of Mochi. Notably, you can make both kind of mochis yourself at around 30 something cooking skill. This overall spreads them into more HP and RP restoration overall, and sells for a combined 1550g compared to the initial 1080g of a New Mochi. This isn't an effective money making strategy though, as the New Mochi takes 2 mochi, an orange, quality cloth, thick stick, and green grass to make. I guess if you duped it, you could make 50% profit. So instead of trying to profit off of cultural holidays, let's actually celebrate.  ANETTE: Wow, thanks! I feel so much better when I eat Mochi.  KROSS: Thank you. You don't have to worry so much. And that's about all there is to it, really. A nice LP boost if you've been playing the game at a more reasonable pace instead of trying to pack every single day with content like me.  And so, the day celebrated, we get our farm ready. The monsters can take care of this much on their own, although we'll have to cut the fodder ourselves. Speaking of...  BUSH: Oh, Grant? What's up, little buddy? *assorted ant noises BUSH: You met a really nice ant and you're off to start a colony somewhere? BUSH: Yeah, go ahead! We'll be fine here.  BUSH: Here, take one of these with you. BUSH: Drop by to visit sometime! Just don't scare Anette. And so with that, we send off Grant to go pursue their own buggy life. They've worked tirelessly on the farm, they deserve it.  And so, to close out the day, we share a last mochi with the best girl, watching the sun set from up high on Whale Island. BUSH: Exactly a year ago I was wandering down empty roads looking for Mist. BUSH: If you told me I would find all of this instead, I don't think I would've believed you. BUSH: But I'm happy it turned out this way. BUSH: As long as I've got you and Anette, I can face anything. And that's all for this time. Next, we'll see what's changed in the first half of the new year, and investigate one last mystery. Music: Goodnight
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Congrats to Anette for winning the marriage poll! The Hat Wars are temporarily quelled. And now Bush always has priority mail. It's nice that you gave a sendoff to the hardworking little Grant too. Anette doesn't have to room with Mist anymore too, that's good. One shudders to imagine what inhuman thoughts lie behind that face.
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How many votes were because the voter liked Annette, and how many voted just to save Annette from the clutches of the turnip Mafia?
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BraveLittleToaster posted:Congrats to Anette for winning the marriage poll! The Hat Wars are temporarily quelled. And now Bush always has priority mail. It's nice that you gave a sendoff to the hardworking little Grant too. You marry the postgirl, you get priority mail, that's how it works. We have not heard our last from the head rutabaga herself, although she seems content to just keep an eye on Bush for now. Slaan posted:How many votes were because the voter liked Annette, and how many voted just to save Annette from the clutches of the turnip Mafia? Despite the anonymity of the poll, no voters indicated they were specifically in opposition to the Turnip Mafia. A prudent decision as their roots grow deep and in unexpected places. Should the poll results be leaked... well, you wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of the Brassicae family when that happens, now do you? We at Trampoli TV pride ourselves on our data security, but spies are everywhere in Norad these days.
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Update 60: Waiting for Coquille ANETTE: Good morning! Rise and shine! Morning, Anette!  Music: SpringIt's finally Spring 2nd once again. the day Bush arrived here. It's also Kross's birthday, so there's that. And since it's a new year, how about a new narrator? What do you say, Anette? ANETTE: Me? Are you sure? MYSTERY: The viewers and readers want what they want! ANETTE: Well, when you say it like that, how am I supposed to say no? Haha. MYSTERY: Great, just look this way please. Don't want to confuse our viewers.  ANETTE: Like this? MYSTERY: Perfect! Roll the film!   ANETTE: Back then, I had to leave early to go pick up the post every morning. ANETTE: We'd meet in front of Erik's house and I'd give him his lunch and mail there.  ANETTE: I know it seems kind of strange, but it felt weird to not deliver it in person. That's just how we liked it.  ANETTE: From there, he'd go off to work on the farm and I'd finish my route.  ANETTE: That was the day he explained to me what "The Runey Situation" was. ANETTE: The meaning changed over time, but the general idea is that the Spirits weren't able to make runes correctly. ANETTE: It was scary back then as crops would wither away and there was nothing you could do about it.  ANETTE: It was a good thing he had so many of those Runey things kept in storage. It could've been really bad for the town.  ANETTE: He spent a lot of time working with Erik, Kanno, Candy, and that Kross guy on how to find a real fix for it. ANETTE: I've still never met him. I just know he's a good friend and that he sends us crops each season.  KROSS: Thank you. The man that was lost on this day, whom I knew very well, would thank you, too. (He has different lines based on what you give him, but I think this one for a neutral gift is the most intriguing.)  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"The seasons have begun to change" - Lara~ The pleasant spring everyone was waiting for is finally here. However, it never hurts to exercise caution. Keep yourself warm at nigh, and taking baths may also be a good idea. ----------------------------------------------------- ANETTE: Of course, the one thing that never changed was the mail.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"The Clock Tower" - Anette~ Don't you think the Clock Tower is too big for a small town like Trampoli? I asked Sister Stella about it, and apparently that tower has never even worked once. Even Kross couldn't fix it. ----------------------------------------------------- ANETTE: We were still writing letters to each other back then too. It was to help work on my handwriting after all.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Amazing!" - Tart~ I did not know you cook... I think being able to cook is a... very attractive quality in a man. Like chefs. I think... I think my mom is calling me. Sorry, I have to go now... but I'll write again soon. Bye... ----------------------------------------------------- ANETTE: There was this girl back in his old town that wrote letters to him too. ANETTE: Although, I think she stopped sending letters after that one. I wonder why?  ANETTE: There was also those strange requests from the Coquille family. They have some very specific cravings sometimes, but they always pay well. (We still have that request from Bianca to fulfill, so we go catch a Carp, roast it, and turn it in. You specifically need a Carp from Lake Poli, not the Pale Carp you catch elsewhere in Spring.)  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Next..." - Bianca~ I have recieved the Roasted Carp. I guess commoner food is not always bad. Here, take this token of thanks. I don't need it anymore. Next, I would like something even more lowly. How about a PB&J. ----------------------------------------------------- (This one's just Bread + Berry Jam. There is a reward this time, but it's just an Aquamarine of normal quality.)  ANETTE: It's not every day that a jewel falls out of a letter. ANETTE: I had been wondering why it was so heavy.  ANETTE: What? Did you come back just to see me? Haha. ANETTE: Even though that work and my studying kept us busy, he always found the time to stop by throughout the day.  ANETTE: That's why the weekends are the best. We spend the whole day together to make up for it.  ANETTE: Of course, he still takes me on the monthly dates even though we're married. The Spring Date posted:
ANETTE: How do I get back off the island without the boat? ANETTE: Well... ANETTE: That's a post office secret.  ANETTE: It wasn't long after that we had some more strange things happen to the town. Tactical Fluke Incoming posted:
ANETTE: I never saw much of Brodik either. I know he occasionally helped the kids with chores, but I guess he was too shy to do it in person. ANETTE: Whenever we had lessons, Marco and Candy used to mention how he'd be laughing about something as he helped clean up the town at night. ANETTE: What a strange guy.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Participate in my festival" - Bianca~ Tomorrow is the Sainte-Coquille Festival, sponsored by me. Everyone, participate. I'll be waiting at the public square. ----------------------------------------------------- ANETTE: Sainte-Coquille? I don't remember any kind of festival like that before... ANETTE: Oh, so it's new. ANETTE: I don't think the golem incident bothered my husband too much. We had the new Sainte-Coquille festival coming up. ANETTE: You know how he loves his festivals. ANETTE: Oh yeah, of course I remember how it went! It's routine now, but the first one was a huge surprise!  BIANCA: Tomorrow is the Sainte-Coquille Festival. BIANCA: The festivals of this village are so uninteresting that I made my own. You better show up. BUSH: Sure...but Bianca, what kind of festival is the Sainte-Coquille Festival? BIANCA: You'll find out when you come. It'll be much more exciting than the other festivals here, so you can look forward to it. ANETTE: The announcement was really sudden. We had no idea what it was going to be.  Music: FestivalANETTE: Say, are you going to join in the Sainte-Coquille Festival, Bush? Good luck! ANETTE: I was going to cheer him on no matter what it was...  MARCO: Today's that Sainte-Coquille Festival where you get to eat Tabatha's cooking. MARCO: Maybe I should join... ANETTE: ...But we really didn't know what it was until it started.  STELLA: Bush, are you going to participate in today's Sainte-Coquille Festival? STELLA: I will. Bianca went through a lot to plan for this festival. I have to acknowledge her hard work by giving it my all. ANETTE: I don't know if Sister Stella even knew! ANETTE: Anyway, this is what happened... The Sainte-Coquille Festival posted:
ANETTE: She ate plate after plate of food like it was nothing! ANETTE: And she didn't gain any weight! ANETTE: I wondered if that had anything to do with how I can't grow taller, but... ANETTE: There's no way I'm eating that much.  ANETTE: You won the Sainte-Coquille Festival? Wow... ANETTE: I wanted to join that festival, too... ANETTE: Maybe I should jump in next year? ANETTE: I have competed a few times myself, but I've never been up against Bush. It's way harder than it looks. ANETTE: Why? It's not because I don't want to, he just stopped competing officially. ANETTE: It's to keep the competition fair.   LUTE: I really have to thank you for always buying my paintings. LUTE: You're the only one that buys so many of them. LUTE: If only I could make a living off of painting... LUTE: I'll be doing just fine. I hope you'll come again. ANETTE: Anyways, he came home with some good food and a child's bed that day. ANETTE: We hadn't really talked about having kids yet, it was just because he was supporting his friend's business.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Well?" - Anette~ You know, I feel like my writing speed has improved a lot lately. What do you think? Is my writing legible? ----------------------------------------------------- (The options are "Your writing looks very neat" and "I cannot read your handwriting at all." This is possibly the best formatted letter we've seen all game, so there's no way we answer the second.) ANETTE: Haha. It's nice seeing these letters again. Really goes to show how much better I've gotten since. ANETTE: It is still a little embarassing though. I can't even read some of my own old school notes.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"*snicker* Thanks." - Anette~ It makes me happy to hear from you that you think I've improved. I'm actually enjoying this a bit now, so maybe I'll start writing to other people as well. ----------------------------------------------------- ANETTE: I'm surprised at how many pen pals I ended up with. ANETTE: So much goes on across the world that I never would have heard about if it wasn't for them. ANETTE: Oh, yeah! It's also been a real help in fixing the problem with the Runeys.  (also whoops) (environment's dead again)  ANETTE: I have to make the deliveries every single day. If I don't, it completely screws up my body rhythm. ANETTE: Mailmen have to get up early for deliveries. Most people aren't awake at this time, but I often see Eunice. ANETTE: The other day, I was late and went without breakfast so she gave me some rice balls. They tasted great. ANETTE: Hm... ANETTE: Oh, sorry! I'm just thinking if anything else happened in that season. ANETTE: The part about the body rhythm really is true. When my schedules changed it messed me up soooo much.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Fresh Green Festival Around the Corner!" - Stella~ Tomorrow is the Fresh Green Festival. Let's present flowers to those we are indebted to! ----------------------------------------------------- ANETTE: Foliage Festival! Yeah, that was the year it started! ANETTE: Some of us were still calling it Fresh Green Festival then, I think. It always takes the town a while to decide on a final name.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"Tomorrow" - Minerva~ Hey, how are you? It's me, Minerva! I'll be coming by to visit tomorrow! So see you then! ----------------------------------------------------- ANETTE: I still wonder how a queen finds the time to visit our little festivals. Minerva never talks about business when she's around., ANETTE: I mean, I guess I wouldn't want to talk business on a holiday either. ANETTE: So I tried asking her in a letter once and she sent her reply in Elvish! ANETTE: I'm not a spy or anything, I'm just curious what a queen does!  ANETTE: The Foliage Festival started when Eunice started giving flowers to everyone on this date. ANETTE: That's why I'm going to give one, too. Here you go. [You got Toy Herb!] (best wife ever, those things are expensive, slow to grow, but oh so useful) ANETTE: Sure, the Foliage Festival isn't much, but it's a really nice sentiment. You can't help but give a genuine smile when you get a flower.  (We have quite the flower to gift in return. We're still growing generations of roses from the ones we used to make the bouquet.)  ANETTE: Thanks! I don't often get flowers from people so I'll be sure to take care of it! ANETTE: I always keep it alive until just before winter arrives. They don't grow past that, so we turn it into seeds and regrow more each year. ANETTE: You could say it shows how our relationship will never wither. ANETTE: Haha! I don't care if that sounds really cheesy, that's how it is! ANETTE: ...But really, it's a nice festival and I'm glad we have it. Foliage Festival Highlights posted:
ANETTE: I think that's all I've got for that spring. Was that enough? MYSTERY: Plenty! No matter what the agency ends up saying, it was a nice change of pace. MYSTERY: And I hope our viewers and readers agree! At least you've learned a thing or two about our town's historic festivals! ANETTE: Thanks for having me! MYSTERY: No, thank you! ANETTE: Oh, I wanted to ask something. MYSTERY: one second MYSTERY: Join us next time for the events of Summer and Autumn! MYSTERY: Aaaand... cut! MYSTERY: Okay, you're good now. ANETTE: Um... are you almost finished with... this show thing? It's been going for a while. MYSTERY: Yep! Then I have to work out what comes next... Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Apr 20, 2023 |
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Annette looks great in that wedding outfit, shame you only see it the once. Congratulations, I really thought Selphy would win though.Slaan posted:How many votes were because the voter liked Annette, and how many voted just to save Annette from the clutches of the turnip Mafia? I can honestly say I voted for Annette because actual best girl Mist wasn't even in the poll, so hey, blame the turnip Mafia all you want. I dropped the game shortly after beating the final boss, so seeing stuff like the later festivals and that golem has been really great. One thing I do recall is that if you invite someone else other than your wife on a date, your wife will show up and both girls will get angry with you. Not that Bush would ever do something like that, obviously.
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Update 61: Secret Agent ManMusic: Summer Welcome back. Bush is currently in the void now that we've exited our unprompted narrative arc.  This is because he's hitting a watermelon. Nothing is particularly new at this year's Beach Opening, outside of Erik not being around.  Large fruit destroyed, beach day had. Time for sleep. The child bed we bought is also in the upper bedroom now, just in front of the chair.  ANETTE: Honey...? We need to talk. BUSH: What's the matter? The environment is dying, sure, but we can fix it don't worry-  ANETTE: Um...I think I may be pregnant. BUSH: What... Are you serious?! Th-that's...wonderful! We're having a kid! I'm gonna be a father! BUSH: Thank you! This is the happiest day of my life! ANETTE: I was so happy when I found out, too. Honey, do you want a boy or a girl? oh Well, that's a lot better than the environment dying. Although, I'm not sure asking if you want the baby to be a boy or a girl will change anything. Unless this is the Sims now, I guess. We did vote on this, and the answer is... BUSH: Either is fine.  ANETTE: I think so, too. I'm sure our child will be extremely cute. Look at the parents! BUSH: Haha, yeah... We'll be waiting for you. How long will we end up waiting? I dunno, time doesn't make sense here. Each year is 4 months of 30 days.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"I wonder how it was?" - Uzuki~ About the beach yesterday... We have no custom of wearing bathing suits in my country, so I felt a bit uncomfortable, but how was it? Did I look awkward? ----------------------------------------------------- The options on this are "I thought it was cute." and... "It was a feast for my eyes." We pick the first one of course. Even if Bush wasn't already married, we'd pick the first because that second line is kinda ew. Still, I feel like she's sent us this letter before.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"R-really" - ~ Cute, you say?! This may be a letter, but it still makes my cheeks blush... However, I am grateful. ----------------------------------------------------- Here's the reply.  ANETTE: I was thinking about learning to cook recently. You know how I'm not very feminine. ANETTE: So I got Mist to teach me. Hahahahaha. ANETTE: You should know what happened after that... BUSH: (Is it just my imagination or common sense that tells me to fear Mist's cooking...?) Bush could have taught you, but I guess this was meant to be something for a surprise.  ANETTE: Mist is sooo weird. But, she's a good kid. I really like people like her. What about you, Bush? BUSH: Huh? Well, um... ANETTE: It's like we're buddies. Or maybe like siblings. I never had siblings so I've always wanted one. Potential turnip-related organizational issues aside, the days pass on. Until one morning...  ANETTE: Speaking of which, I saw Brodik the other day thinking long and hard about something in front of his house. ANETTE: He looked really depressed so I asked how he was. He went inside right after that. ANETTE: How weird... After the golem incident, Brodik's been surprisingly absent. This is our cue to see the last part of this storyline at last.  The next day, we go to get our mail and lunch as usual. All is normal in the world.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"A Challenge!" - Brodik~ I shall be waiting at Green Ruins, B1F. ----------------------------------------------------- Well then. Is it time to finally axe him some questions?  At some point along the way, we upgraded our barn. No particular reason, just because we could. With Pony, off we ride to Green Ruins...  Music: Green RuinsOur destination is none other than that strange circular platform in the center. This hasn't been used for anything else and has no monster gates or box spawns or anything on it. We're pulled into a cutscene as we go down the stairs...  BRODIK: Glad you could make it. BUSH: What's wrong? And what's with this letter of challenge...? BRODIK: I... I will defeat you and chase you out of the village! BUSH: Why? How do you benefit from chasing me out of the village? BRODIK: I will answer nothing! Golem! I choose you! Oh great, he's become a Pokemon Trainer now. And because of that, we're now shoved into a fight because we looked at him.  *magical fizzle* *Bright green magic circles, crackling with electricity appear!*   *And from its center rises another black stone golem, the same kind from our fields!*  BUSH: A monster?! But that machine is... BRODIK: Go, Golem! Beat him down!  *It winds its arm back...!*  *SMACK*  BRODIK: Aargh! *After a flash of white, we see the golem has managed to punch Brodik backwards, up into the air, onto a higher platform.* BUSH: Brodik?! good pokemon you got there, bud  *Bush moves to help, but the golem blocks him with a threatening stomp!*  BUSH: W-what should I do?! BUSH: ...?! Bush is more worried that Brodik might be bleeding out or something than dealing wth the monster in front of him.   Music: Brodik BattleKROSS: He's passed out. Leave him to me! You go take care of the monster! KROSS: All right! Please take care of Brodik! Kross is here to save the day! ...But why Kross?  *Kross picks Brodik up onto his shoulder then does a huge jump back to the entrance!*   Oh, also boss fight time. "boss fight"  This golem is no different than the normal ones in terms of moveset. With our axe flip, Pony, and our postgame stats, it stands no chance. In fact it barely even gets a chance to attack it gets stunlocked so bad.  Bush didn't even get hit. From there, we fade out.  Music: St. Poli Church*We fade back in to find Kross, Bush, and the nuns watching over Brodik in the hospital.* BUSH: How is Brodik? LARA: He's asleep. Fortunately, his injuries aren't too bad. He should be able to recover after resting a little. BUSH: That's good to hear. STELLA: What happened?  KROSS: I'm sorry. It's all my fault. BUSH: Kross...? Why are you apologizing? KROSS: He... Brodik is probably a special agent from the Zzyzx Empire. LARA: The Zzyzx Empire... The one next to the Kingdom of Norad? STELLA: What's a special agent from Zzyzx doing here?  Music: Kross' ThemeKROSS: ...A few years ago, a soldier defected from the army. KROSS: He was an officer in the special agent unit, but he was sick of his work. Sick of deceiving and hurting... KROSS: He drifted to a small village in the frontier lands and wanted to live in peace on a farm.  KROSS: But the Zzyzx Empire would not let him off so easily. KROSS: They believed it would be bad if sensitive information were to be leaked so they sent someone after him. BUSH: And that's...Brodik? KROSS: Yes. But, he made one crucial mistake. KROSS: He thinks that you, Bush, are that escaped soldier. KROSS: The real one is elsewhere...  Music: Brodik's ThemeBRODIK: It can't be...!  LARA: Brodik! You'll reopen your wounds if you shout like that! BRODIK: If the real AWOL soldier isn't him, then what are you, Bush?! KROSS: Bush is just a civilian. BRODIK: But the search bulletin said the man had dark hair, blue eyes, and is skilled with the sword... KROSS: Yes. There is another person in this village that fits that description. BRODIK: Then... You really should have questioned how he knew all of this earlier in this conversation, man.  KROSS: Yes. Former Zzyzx Empire Special Agent, Weber... KROSS: That is MY previous name, Brodik. BRODIK: But... Then what have I been doing all this time...? pretty much nothing  KROSS: If only I had told you sooner... I really must apologize to you, Bush... BRODIK: ... BRODIK: But that... I'm sorry... Please leave me alone for now.  And thus we are unceremoniously booted from the room, back out into the summer day. So, yeah, Kross is actually an ex-special agent of Evil Empire. The hints are dropped regarding some unpleasant military background up to this point, and his involvement in the Brodik situation somewhat telegraphed by his frequent apologies. We're not done with this storyline just yet.  KROSS: I see... So you are having a baby. KROSS: It is wonderful to have something you must protect with your life. KROSS: I hope you will work hard not only for yourself, but for your family as well. Visiting Kross now, we get no more answers on the matter, but we do get congratulations on our kid. News travels fast!  BRODIK: ... Brodik's out cold.  here have a get well present    The next day, a rainy Friday 18th, we head out for our mail.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"A Challenge!" - Brodik~ You are my only worthy opponent. This time, I shall defeat you without the help of monsters. I shall be waiting at Green Ruins, B1F. ----------------------------------------------------- That's right, it's time to throw down, person to person.  Back into Green Ruins we go...  At the circular platform, we find Kross and Brodik waiting.  BUSH: Brodik... BRODIK: I'm glad you could make it. BUSH: Why do we have to fight? There is no reason that we should... BRODIK: I can't move on until we finish things between us! BRODIK: That's why... BUSH: Brodik.. This is no longer a matter of spies and soldiers, it's just two fighters proving their skill.  KROSS: Bush, would you please grant his wish? KROSS: There are times when people cannot turn back. For him, this is that time. Please understand.. BUSH: All right. BRODIK: Thank you! I will fight you with everything I have! That is why you must, too...! BUSH: Yes...!  Music: Brodik BattleAnd so the duel begins!  Brodik fights using draw slashes, into brief combos, and then sheathing. Pretty much every hit he has heavy hitstun + knockback. The guy is presumably using a real sword after all, and possibly not even a Retornen one.  Notably, he'll block and counter any attack you throw at him so aggression is pointless here.  That is, if he's not backflipping away.  Or just walking at you menacingly. Given his whole thing is dodging and parrying, he plays it well. From time to time, he'll build up a menacing aura that shows he's about to try and combo you.  He can also do a flying drill attack with his sword extended, the most anime move in his arsenal and probably the only dangerous one. It hits Bush for ~70 or so, which would be way more on less geared character. It's decently telegraphed though, so no worries.  This man has the kind of I-frames that'd make Dark Souls blush, though. He even gets them if he lands a hit. So, how do we hit him?  Magic fails to hurt him most of the time, by the way.  The answer is to fully dodge his combos and get a hit in on his back.  I'm sure my description has made him sound harder than he actually is though. It's just a prolonged battle, really.  Hit 'em with upside down flip swing  rip in pieces  *We fade in and out to see him flat on his back on the floor.* BRODIK: Heh heh heh... BRODIK: Hahaha! I lost! I admit that I completely lost! BRODIK: But why do I feel so refreshed?! BRODIK: I fought with all my strength. I have no regrets... BRODIK: Hahaha! (he's not dying, just having an existential revelation)  Music: Festival- HotpotBRODIK: Sorry to have caused you so much trouble till now. I'll just report to my superiors that our target wasn't here. KROSS: Are you sure? If another person comes and finds me, it will be bad for you. BRODIK: Heh heh heh... BRODIK: I lived next to you all this time and didn't notice. BRODIK: I doubt others will find it any easier. BRODIK: Hahaha! KROSS: ... He had to get one last pair of laughs in.  BRODIK: See ya, Bush. I'll write to you when things settle down.  *And so he begins to slowly make his departure...*  BUSH: Brodik! BUSH: Take care. BRODIK: Heh heh heh... BRODIK: You, too.  *And so the laughing rock man has exited the plot.*  KROSS: Bush, I really caused you so much trouble. I don't know how to apologize to you. BUSH: It's nothing! I'm just glad the misunderstanding is cleared up. Besides... BUSH: I feel like I got to know you a little better, Kross. BUSH: Let's go back to the village. In the end, it seems that Kross is so inconspicuous he managed to go entirely unnoticed in favor of Bush being mistaken for him. To be fair, Bush does likely have special miltary training, although how much of that remains in his skills is questionable. And so now, he can probably live in peace and maybe one day monsters will finally be his friends. We're not done yet though!  For the first time, we can finally go into Brodik's house.  It's extremely barebones and unexceptional. The only notable thing to inspect is his bed, of course.  Music: Brodik's ThemeBUSH: I wonder how Brodik's doing. BUSH: !! BUSH: Hm? What are all these books doing under the bed? They all look the same. BUSH: Let's see... "Golem Assembler Weekly"... ... The man really likes his robots. I believe there's an implication that these are actual machines and not the monster ones we find in the dungeons. Starting in the 1st winter he's around for, Golem Assembler Weekly can show up in his mail, foreshadowing the two golem incidents. You got mail! posted:
Of which it will have a random 4 digit number, sometimes lower than the last week's as a minorly funny detail. I don't know if Brodik ever comes back to town, but there is a few alternate dialogues for some festivals. Beach Opening Day posted:
Beach Opening Day posted:
 Here's the last bit of interesting dialogue he has to say. I can't remember if we've seen it yet or not. RF1 Connection posted:
So this does at least establish that RF1's plot probably happened, but how this game is a sequel remains confusing. Anyways, let's see the last of this by visiting Kross.  Music: Kross' ThemeWe can't get any more information on his war chronicles or the blueprints, but...  There's this conspicuous bookcase that's been here the whole game. BUSH: Huh...? This bookcase moves... KROSS: Bush, you shouldn't pry into people's secrets like that. KROSS: There are times when knowing what you shouldn't brings tremendous pain. KROSS: Do you still want to know? BUSH: I want to know. We get the option to say yes or no, but of course we're saying yes.  KROSS: I see... Sometimes curiosity can make a person strong. KROSS: I guess you have the right to know.  *We fade in and out to see...*  A hidden closet!  It's filled with armor, shields, and swords!  BUSH: What is this...? KROSS: Odd, huh? I came here to escape the constant fighting, but I've hidden these here. KROSS: I... I'm a coward...  BUSH: No, you're not! BUSH: All these weapons have Retornen cast on them, right? BUSH: I've heard that Retornen is a magic created with the firm conviction not to hurt anyone. BUSH: I don't consider someone who only has such weapons a coward. KROSS: Bush... KROSS: *sigh*  KROSS: You are a strange young man. You've managed to melt even my hardened heart... KROSS: I think I finally understand why everyone in town speaks so highly of you. KROSS: Thank you, Bush...  KROSS: I won't hide anything anymore. I'll also leave this room open at all times. KROSS: That is a sign of the trust I have in you... Such is the finale of Kross's storyline. I believe you only need 6 FP to see all of this (enough to trigger Brodik putting the rock in front of your door), but I got 10 anyways. Your depressed neighbor is an ex-military, ex-espionage agent from the enemy country just looking to live a peaceful life. Now, he can just be the quiet farmer/carpenter that he's wanted to be.  All in all, a very cool side story with way more attention to it than non-bachelor/ettes usually get in these games. I have to wonder if at some point Kross was meant to have a larger role in the plot, but there's no way to know for sure. To shed some final light on the situation, there's one last bit of interesting dialogue that puts some of what we've seen in a different light. KROSS: He... Brodik was too kind of a person to be a soldier. KROSS: I just hope it does not become a burden for him. Like...me... KROSS: I know that he is not as weak as I am. I'm sure he will be fine. If you take this in mind, one can maybe attribute Brodik's... unconventional (and ineffective) methods as him being unwilling to go any farther than that. He only fights us personally when it's a spar of skill, and... BRODIK: It'd be easy to run you out of here by force... BRODIK: But if I did that, it would cause trouble for the other people here so I won't do it! Perhaps even helping clean up the rocks and weeds was rooted in some sort of kindness. On the other hand, he's kinda a massive jerk. He is the first plainly human enemy, let alone boss in the series though.  Music: Trampoli Family LifeWell, anyways, Sechs involvement removed from plot, our war vet neighbor liberated of his past, and a final duel of skill complete... Bush needs some sleep.  But first, our new paintings! This is "House in the Forest". It feels very weird to have a painting of the Coquille manor on our wall, so I change it.  The other we have is "Small Lake", which is of Lake Poli. How did he get this angle given there's no land to stand there? No idea, the guy is magic.  The next day we take Anette out on the Summer Date...  And we snap up a new painting and a Toy Box from Lute. The Toy Box will hold the various toys we can make for our kid once they've grown up a bit.  We can also find Anette studying in the library.  BUSH: How are you feeling? ANETTE: Very good! The baby is kicking a lot lately, too! BUSH: That's good. Just don't push yourself, okay? ANETTE: Okay... Thank you, honey... Not too long after that we get this dialogue. I believe this marks the halfway point. Anette's still running her mail route at full speed each morning, somehow. Also tomorrow is the Boat Race! Everything progresses as usual, Turner included, until it's time for a girl to join us. Of course, Anette is guaranteed to do so now.  ANETTE: I was so ready to win it this year, but I totally forgot to prepare... ANETTE: Ganesha. Sister Stella. I would like to withdraw from the race this time.  GANESHA: What?! But Anette, you were this year's hopeful... ANETTE: And... ANETTE: ...instead, I would like to enter the race as the Bush - Anette pair! GANESHA: Haha! I knew you were up to something! ANETTE: Oh, man... I'm even more excited. I can't wait any longer! As of course, she normally participates in this.  ANETTE: Let's do this! Here's what the Cute Bathing Suit looks like on her, if anyone at all wanted to know. The prevailing theme is that they're two-piece suits instead of the single ones, and thus, show much more skin. Cinnamon and Noire get these neat tattoos in theirs somehow, at least. (Since I'm really covering all angles here, it's worth mentioning Anette hasn't shown up to the beach since we've discovered a child was on the way. This festival is just an exception to that.)   Anyways we drift on everyone with style and end on exactly 420 points.  ANETTE: You did it! You won! I cheered you on with all my heart so it felt like I was racing with you.  And eventually, Selphy decides to sell me the very expensive toy book so we can set about making some toys for our kid.  In a lucky coincidence, we have the materials for quite a few of these just lying around. Notably, some do require boss materials. The full list of stuff we set out to make is this: Toy Duck, Ribbon, Fan, Toy Can, Toy Sword, and Teddy Fluff (a wooly plushy). The Yo-yo takes a snake tongue to make (not fighting that again), and the Turnip and Pumpkin Lamps need Lamp Grass (takes too long) so we cut those. The tricky matters here are the Fairy Dust needed for the Ribbon, the cockscomb for the Duck, and the minimum 60 Crafts skill needed to make the Teddy.  The Teddy also so happens to need our old Fluffy Hat as well as a Furry Belt. The others we can make right now, even. The toy can even uses that Electrosquid tentacle we had no use for.  Anette's constant supply of lunch has given us an extremely strong supply of HP and RP for combat, which lets me slowly chip the buffed Chickogriff down with the Earth Wand. The trick to this fight is to just bait the charging attacks, dodge, and retaliate. Don't risk anything else.  The Fairy Dust is a 10% drop off the upgraded fairies in the Tower of Glory, so we farm the ones at the bottom in a deadly, chaotic mess until we finally get one. It's made more difficult due to the spawn of 2 Hunter Wolves with them, a combination that can quickly take down Bush even now.  But as the first day of Autumn arrives, Bush finally finishes the last toy.  worth it  ANETTE: Today is the Harvest Festival. This is the day where I pass out vegetables instead of mail to everyone. [You got a Yam!] It is also the Harvest Festival in not too long after that. Not a lot happens today to be honest, just that it's a town-wide thing rather than only a couple people being in on it.  KROSS: The girl at the general store is buying up vegetables. Even the ones I needed to eat are gone. Capitalism strikes again!  please don't starve  KROSS: Is this a vegetable you grew, Bush? KROSS: This is a nice vegetable. I can feel your kindness emanating from it, Bush. KROSS: Please don't ever forget that kindness. You got it man.  ROSETTA: Today is the Harvest Festival. We express thanks to the the earth and we give vegetables to the people around us. ROSETTA: Here you go. [You got Yam!] We interrogate Rosetta in regards of the mass vegetable purchasing but obtain no information. Curses.  A few days later we get more mail.  ----------------------------------------------------- ~"How are you doing?" - Brodik~ Hey, it's me. How have you been? I reported that the target was not in Trampoli, so I've been sent to a different region to search. It's harder to pretend than to really search, it seems. Oh, and I'm retraining with the sword. It's as though my humility and willingness to learn was awakened by losing to you. I'll definitely become stronger and pay back the debt I owe you. Later! ----------------------------------------------------- Brodik's really turned over a new leaf. I don't think we hear any more from him after this point, but we'll see. I would like to note that in general letters have really fallen off in the rate they arrive. I'm not cutting any out but the usual "season change soon, buy more seeds" and Melody's advertisements.  Life goes on in Trampoli. But, on the night of the 24th, we go to sleep, awaiting the Coming Of Age festival tomorrow, when... Music: Trampoli Family Life *We fade into Anette holding a baby!*  ANETTE: Honey, we have a child! BUSH: That's wonderful! Just great! ANETTE: Look. She looks just like you.   HEALTHY GIRL: Dada. Aboobooba. HEALTHY GIRL: (Impossible. I do not look like that.) BUSH: Wow...so cute. ANETTE: Honey, have you decided on a name? Conveniently, she does kinda look like both of them to a degree if you consider the eyes being brighter.  And so it's time to name our kid... Next time! HEALTHY GIRL: Agooga. *gurgle* HEALTHY GIRL: (Unhand me, strange creature!) ANETTE: Aww...! HEALTHY GIRL: (Were it so that my ability to articulate myself was not so limited.) HEALTHY GIRL: Agababa...googa. HEALTHY GIRL: (I must concede, this is not entirely disagreeable however...) Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Apr 20, 2023 |
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