Chapter 2: Social Butterfly
"Hurry Anna, we must go see the Harvest Goddess!" Finn whined and tugged on Anna's white T-shirt.
"Not now, Finn! " Anna pulled away from his tugs, " I want to go see Mayor Hamilton at the Town Hall." Anna ran down the hill with Finn close behind her. She walked over a bridge and on a slightly curved dirt path. This path was close to a cliff and the beach laid below. Anna could see another path that split and lead down to the beach. Anna stayed on the higher of the two paths and continued on her way to Harmonica Town. When she reached around the corner of the curve, she stopped herself at another bridge. She was greeted with a marvelous view of a lighthouse and a quaint little town that appeared to be very crowded with various buildings and shops. From a distance, Anna could see numerous steps that led up a hill and towards a gigantic church.
There was a yellow-greenish building that Finn pointed out and said, "That looks like Town Hall." Anna continued to gaze at the town and noticed how beautiful the ocean was and how the waves splashed against the pier and walls that the building sat on. Finn snapped Anna out of her trance by saying, "Didn't you want to go see Mayor Hamilton?" She nodded and then ran across the bridge and towards Town Hall.
Anna turned the knob of the blue door and inside she was greeted by Mayor Hamilton who was sitting at his desk behind a large mahogany counter. "Anna! I've been waiting for you! Welcome!" The chubby, bouncy mayor jumped out of his chair and greeted Anna, "This is Harmonica Town Hall. You can buy land plots here. Why don't you go introduce yourself to everyone in town? Don't forget to visit the church on top of the hill."
"All right." Anna waved goodbye and then went off to complete her first task.
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Anna walked out of the Town Hall and noticed a shop with a camera billboard above it. "It reads," Finn read the ground sign, "Simon's Photos, Open: 8:00-17:00, Closed: Sundays, Holidays."
"Well, let's go in then." Anna opened the shop door and was greeted with multitudes of shelves and various was a man with blueish hair polishing a camera lens behind the counter. Anna walked up to the counter and shyly greeted the gentleman, ''Hello?"
"Welcome!'' The man bowed' "You must be the newcomer."
"Yes, I guess so." Anna smiled,"My name is Anna and I am the proud owner of Rosebuds Ranch."
"My name is Simon. I've been running this photo studio for the past 15 years." Simon introduced himself, "There are lots of great views around this town. I can give you a tour sometime if you'd like." "Thank you! That would be most helpful." Anna happily stated. "You can take portraits here to so please come again." Simon smiled and waved goodbye.
"I most certainly will! Thank you again Simon!" With that being said, Anna walked out the door.
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"Now where do we go, Anna?" Finn asked as soon as the door had shut behind them. "Well, there appears to be a pink little shop down this ramp. Would you like to check that place out now, Finn?"
"Yes! Let's go!" Finn flew down the ramp and stopped at the little pink shop. "The sign reads Sonata Tailoring, Open: 8:00-20:00, Closed: Sundays and Holidays." Anna followed close behind him and opened the door as soon as she arrived at the shop. They both walked inside and found two women who were deep in conversation. "Umm... excuse me?" Anna walked in on their conversation.
"Oh my, I thought our sign said "closed"." an older woman frowned. She had cute glasses and wore a pink bandana, "I'm sorry. We're not open yet."
"Oh no! I am sorry for barging in!" Anna apologized, "My name is Anna and I am new to this town. I just thought I should meet everyone."
"Oh, I see. I'm Shelly. This is my granddaughter, Candace." The older women introduced themselves.
"I-It's nice to meet you." Candace bowed and blushed.
"We started this tailoring shop, but we're almost out of material for clothes!" Shelly sighed in distress.
Candace tried to sound optimistic as she said," I-I'm sure wool and yarn will be sold in the markets again soon though."
"We'll be open soon, Anna. We don't have much, but come on by and take a look." Shelly smiled.
"I sure will!" Anna smiled, "Goodbye Candace and Shelly! It was nice meeting you both!" Anna walked out of Sonata Tailoring and noticed a blonde headed girl stretching on the other side of the bridge to the right.
"I wonder who she might be." Finn noticed the girl as well.
"Let's go meet her then!" Anna told Finn and then walked over the bridge.
Once they arrived closer the girl noticed them, "Hello! Are you the newcomer?"
"Yes!" Anna nodded, "My name is Anna and I am starting a ranch."
"Well, Anna, it's nice to meet you! My name is Kathy and I work at the Brass Bar with my father Hayden." Kathy greeted Anna, "The bar's closed right now, but how about some tea?"
"Oh yes please! Thank you!" Anne agreed and followed Kathy into the bar.
The bar had this homey and rustic feeling to it. In the far back corner there was an empty dance floor and closer to the front there was bar with a small cooking space behind was a husky and stronger built man with a mustache behind the counter who asked "Is this a visitor?"
"Yeah," Kathy replied, "Anna is new in town and is here to start a ranch! I thought I'd at least offer her a cup of tea." The girl turned to Anna who was now seated at a table, "We're pretty much out of supplies for drinks here. The ship isn't sailing, so we can't restock."
"Please, don't be sorry." Anna smiled with sympathy.
"It's like this whole town is slowly withering. I've heard rumors that the Goddess Tree is dying." Kathy's face became distraught.
Anna noticed that Finn perked right up and was intently listening as the bartender continued, "Yes, and the water and the wind seem so lifeless."
"Well, that's enough of the sob stories for one day!" Kathy perked up again. "We may not have any cocktails to serve, but come on by when you're free! You're always welcome!"
"Thank you very much for you gracious hospitality! I definitely will come back again!" Anna hurried out the door and sprinted towards the exit of the town.
"Anna, I think we should really go see the Harvest Goddess now!" Finn panicked.
"I know Finn, and we are heading there right now!" Anna dashed all the way to the path that led to Garmon Mines.
Author's Note: Thank you for reading chapter two! Please continue to read and do not forget to review! Thank you!
Update 12/14/13- I added in paragraph separations so this is easier to read! Otherwise, no changes have been made! Please continue to read and review if you see any errors! Thank you!
