Dai: Yes, I like Rune Factory. Why not? Harvest Moon, plus fights. And Micah is adorable.

Tsukaimon: If she owned Rune Factory, MicahxRaven would be the official couple. So far, it isn't.

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The land of Norad is known for many things. It's magic, it's monsters, it's farms, the Native Dragons... and it's amnesiacs. Yes, it's amnesiacs. They come a dime a dozen around those parts. Especially Selphia.

Surprisingly, this story isn't set in Selphia, but is about an amnesiac anyway. This story takes place in Sharance.

It starts on a rainy night, with thunder and lightning... and a young Wooly falling from the sky. This Wooly was different from most. It had golden yellow fur, and an acorn cap, which had somehow not fallen off his head when he fell from the sky.

The force of his impact left a small crater in front of the mayor's house. The mayor of Sharance, Wells, was known for not liking monsters. So, when he saw the Wooly, he left him be, at least until his granddaughter, Shara, got a word in.

"Look, he's hurt!" Besides the rather nasty bump on his head, one of the Wooly's legs was twisted at an awkward angle. In a different timeline, he would have listened. In this one, however, he didn't.

"So? Shara, you don't know where that thing's been, or even if it's friendly."

"What could he do to me? He can't even walk."

"What would we do? We don't know anything about medicine, especially for monsters."

Despite the fact that it was true, Shara picked up the Wooly, intending to carry him inside.

"No, Shara."

"But we can't just leave him!"

"Yes, we can!"

Sighing, Shara put down the Wooly and followed Wells back inside. A few minutes later, a redhead girl who had gotten caught in the rain found him. Looking around to make sure no one could see, Raven picked up the Wooly and carried him away.

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Early spring was not, Raven reflected, the best time to stay out when it would rain. Which made her wonder what a Wooly was doing there. Monsters generally knew to stay out of the town, unless they were in the midst of traveling, and then they never stopped. Not to mention, they knew better than to travel while injured. Especially since they ran the risk of the clinic, nightmare to monsters and humans alike.

She thought of taking him to the clinic, but decided against exposing the poor creature to Marion. The shot happy young witch was well known for scaring away all the customers. Raven remembered well the last time someone had gone to the clinic while she was on duty. Poor thing had been scarred for life. Orcs. They just never learn. Besides, she doubted Marion knew how to fix a bad leg.

Opening the door to the house, she walked inside, not being greeted or anything.

"Gaius. You do realize sleep is good for you, right?"

"Oh, Raven. What time is it?"

"Ten in the afternoon."

Gaius noticed the Wooly. "Oh, found a friend, have you, Raven?"

"He's got a bad leg. I found him in the rain outside of Wells' house."

"Well, let's see what we can do for him."

A bit later, the Wooly was wrapped up in a tough blanket. Raven and Gaius went to bed, unaware of just how special their guest was.

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The next morning, the Wooly woke up at six by some strange instinct ordering him to. He was wrapped up in a tough blanket, and his leg hurt badly. It was bandaged, but poorly, and whoever was treating him obviously had no knowledge of medicine, besides the basics. Well, he appreciated the help, except...

"Okay, where am I?" It seemed to be a house, and the sound of hammers downstairs served to narrow the possibilities. Either way, he had no clue where he was. Or, for that matter, who he was, which he attributed to the bump on his head.

He tried to stand up, before collapsing in a flash of pain. Okay, so he couldn't just get up and walk around yet.

"Yeah... not my best idea." He was so distracted by the pain that he paid no attention to the sound of footsteps approaching.

"So, you're awake." He turned to see a girl with red hair and blue eyes.

"Who are you?" The girl was not surprised to hear the Wooly talk, despite the fact that talking monsters normally looked more human. Of course, she had a few secrets of her own.

"Raven."

"We'll, I'm..." Thinking fast, he quickly decided on something to call himself, "... Micah. Call me Micah."

Raven nodded and walked off, leaving Micah alone.

The golden Wooly leaned back, enjoying the morning. After all, he had to do something.

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Raven had gone out to do some shopping, as Gaius had the tendency to forget about little things like the fact that people need food to survive. Sometimes, she swore he lived off of his work. However, she, and likely Micah, were not so fortunate.

Of course, it might be her appetite. Those like her generally had high metabolisms due to the things that made them different. It probably didn't help that along the way she acquired a taste for birdseed, which wasn't the most filling.

Entering the general store, she bought enough food to last... hopefully. She also got birdseed for a light snack. No one ever questioned why she ate it, and she preferred it that way. Going into that would open up a whole other can of worms... Yum, worms.

Preventing her train of thought from getting even more derailed, she went over and found Karina sleeping at the register. Seems she was never lucky enough to be there when Hazel was at the register. Karina was known as the laziest girl in Sharance, and it certainly wasn't off the mark.

Sometimes, Raven would simply wait, or wake her up gently. However, she was working off of minimal sleep, had run out of food three days ago but never quite got to the store, instead living off of fish and worms. Mostly worms. Out of sight, of course. And, in all honesty, ringing the bell rapidly was probably better for Karina than if Raven torched the place.

As noticed, after rain, her temper got worse. Being caught out in it... just wasn't her thing. Either way, she had to hurry back. Even Gaius would get hungry after three days with only fish for food, and she had no clue when Micah last ate.

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Dai: So, basic differences in this timeline: Half-monsters gain more than just basic traits of the monster sides, but also certain dietary aspects (Raven, being a bird, likes to eat birdseed and worms, while Micah, a sheep, is a vegetarian). Also, a bit of the history between Sharance and the Univir will be revealed later, and is much more detailed. Raven also is less quick to discard her monster heritage, if only because, she likes to fly.