It was now what would be my first full day in Stardew Valley, and I ignored my mess of a farm. Only so I could start meeting all of the townspeople. Mayor Lewis had sent me a letter saying that he wanted to talk to me this morning at 7:30, which was supposedly far before people started waking up.

I passed the bus stop, and continued going down the path. After walking for about ten minutes, I arrived in Pelican Town. It wasn't as small as I had assumed, but it was definitely smaller than the city.

The first thing I noticed was a clinic, attached to what seemed to be a market. And by the size of those buildings, they must also be houses. Straight down from there, was a saloon. There was one house a little to the right of that, and some more homes down to the left.

I ignored those, though, and went down to the house that was much bigger than the others. There were even fences around it, along with a nice bed of flowers in front. I knew this was Mayor Lewis' home; he had told me which house was his so I wouldn't barge into someone else's home uninvited.

I gave the door a knock. Not too loudly, but not too quietly, either. After a few seconds, the door opened and I was greeted by a familiar smile. "Hello, Harper! Come on in." Mayor Lewis moved out of the way and gestured that I come into his house. I did, and he shut the door behind me.

"So," he started. "Was your first night okay?"
"Yeah. Still getting used to the change in environment, though." I smiled.

"It'll only get better. Promise."

I hope that's a promise he can manage to keep. I tend to get bored of new things fairly quickly.

"So, today you should be meeting everyone that lives here. Again, I assure you, they'll all be eager to meet a newcomer," said Lewis.

"I'm excited to meet all of them." I said. "How many are there?"

He smiled even brighter than he did when I first arrived, as if he really wanted me to ask that. "Twenty-eight," he said. "Some live here in the town, some closer to the mountains, and some by the beach. There are even a few people who live in the forest right underneath your farm. It shouldn't cause you too much trouble."

We continued with some more small talk, until it was about 8:30.

"Well, I think you should get going," Lewis said as he sat up and began walking to the door.

"Already? What time is it?"

"About 8:30. People will start getting up soon, so you should start getting ready to socialize with everyone."

"Oh, okay."

He opened the door for me, and I stepped outside. "Thank you," I said cheerfully. I then followed up with, "See you later!" After receiving a grin, I began walking away, and I heard Lewis shut his door.

It was about 8:50 now, and I was looking around, trying to decide on where to start. I set my eye on a house with a cream color and orange roof. This place also had a flowerbed in front, but it was miniscule compared to Mayor Lewis'.

I approached the house slowly, feeling myself start to become nervous. I had to keep assuring myself that it would be fine, because I was told that everyone was eager to meet me. A little screw up of mine shouldn't ruin anything completely.

I looked at my watch. 9:00. I knocked on the door leisurely, hoping someone would answer. I heard footsteps coming from inside the house, along with a faint "give me a second". I stood there patiently, and after about a minute, the door began to open. Standing before me was a girl, only slightly taller. She was wearing a cute red dress, and had flashy short blue hair.

"Oh!" The girl said suddenly. She quickly shifted from being casual to really enthusiastic. "I haven't seen you before! You must be the new farmer!" I smiled awkwardly. "Come on in," she said.

Her house was nice, and clearly much larger than mine. We sat down on the couch, and she seemed very happy to start talking with me. "My name's Emily," she said. "I have a sister here with me as well; her name's Haley."

"I'm Harper." I tried to speak in a way that suggested I wasn't as nervous. "Nice to meet you."

This girl, Emily, grinned at me. She then turned around and faced one of the doors. "Haley!" she yelled. "The new farmer is here! Come and meet her!"

This so called Haley took a few second to respond, but when she did, her bedroom door didn't fly open. She came into the room looking almost bored with my presence. "Hi," I said. "I'm Harper, the new farmer."

She smiled, though it didn't seem very genuine. "Oh, yeah. I heard about you coming here. Well then, I'm Haley, Emily's sister." She exited the situation quickly, and went to their kitchen. It wasn't separated by a wall or anything; it was only a few feet away. But just going over there made her seem distant.

Emily leaned over to me and whispered, "Sorry, it's always been hard for her to warm up to new people. If she says anything rude, don't let it get to you. She doesn't mean any of it, trust me."

I smiled knowing that I already had a girl warming up to me.

Emily moved away from my ear, beginning to speak at a regular volume. "I'd assume you're planning on meeting everybody else, too, so I don't want to keep you here for long."

"It's okay, really."

"No, you should probably get going. I'd love to have you for longer, but it's probably better for you to meet as many people as you can in your first day."

I sighed. "Okay", I said quietly as she led me to the door. I reluctantly left her house as she waved at me and said, "Go get em' out there!"


AN: Thank you to those who followed! The next chapter shouldn't take very long since I already started it. :)