It took a little bit, but Taylor found a bus that was on its way to Stardew Valley. He nearly missed it, actually, but the driver noticed him just in time.

The bad thing was is that the seat next to him was the only one left, so a stranger had to sit next to him.

Taylor wasn't the best in social situations or meeting new people, mostly because he was an only child that wasn't raised around very many friendly people, so a lot of the time he ended up making the simplest things awkward. Like now.

He knew it was obvious that he tensed up when the lady sat down next to him. She didn't seem to mind too much, as she started a casual conversation.

He put his backpack on the floor in front of him as he heard her speak.

"So, where are you goin' to, stranger?" She asked, smiling. "This bus stops at quite a few places before the destination it says on the front."

He chuckled a little, calming himself down. He would take this as his practice for meeting the people of Stardew Valley.

"A-Actually, I'm going to Stardew Valley." He replied, watching her face light up in surprise.

"Really? Looks like this bus is finally going to stop there for once." She said, pausing as the driver said something.

"What do you mean?" Taylor asked after the driver finished saying something about the next stop being Sunset Village or something.

"Well, I think the last time someone went to Stardew Valley on this bus was about a year ago. Maybe a few times in between, but I'm not too sure. Oh, and I meant to ask! Are you going there just to visit?"

"Oh, no, um, permanently." He replied, gesturing towards the backpack on the floor. "Hence the backpack stuffed full of clothes.."

They continued to talk for a while after that, but mostly it was the lady talking about the people in Stardew Valley. She mentioned a boy named Sebastian and a girl Leah a lot. Taylor assumed they hung out together a lot. He wondered if he should mention her when he met them.

"Nice! Oh-" She was interrupted by the driver saying that this was the second stop. "Aw, this is where I have to leave..."

"Ah..." Taylor frowned, "Well, it was nice meeting you, um..."

"Roselyn! And before I forget, tell Elliott I said hello!" She grinned and picked up her purse before waving and running off. Taylor waved back and made sure to remember to give a special hello to Lewis and Elliott.

He sighed and leaned against the window. He stared out the window before closing his eyes, allowing himself to fall asleep. A power nap wouldn't hurt.

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"Hey."

Taylor heard a rough voice and felt something poking at his shoulder. He groggily opened his eyes and saw a man looking at him weirdly. It was the driver.

He jumped and stood up, his face flushed with embarrassment as he rubbed his eyes and picked up his backpack. The man chuckled, saying "You're at Stardew Valley, son." and walked back to the driver's seat.

Taylor thanked him for waking him up and walked out the bus. The first thing he saw was a ton of beautiful trees, with a few flowers that he was pretty sure were daffodils. Then he saw a redheaded woman waiting, and assumed this was the person he was supposed to meet with.

"Hello! You must be Taylor." She said as the one in question walked up to her. He nodded and she continued.

"I'm Robin, the local carpenter. Mayor Lewis sent me here to fetch you and show you the way to your new home. He's there right now, tidying things up for your arrival." With a "nice to meet you" from Taylor, Robin gestured for him to follow her as she began walking. "The farm's right over here if you'll follow me."

"This is Skyfall Farm." The woman announced, walking into an area that was a total mess.

Taylor gasped as looked around at all the scattered logs, rocks and bushes. Not to mention a ton of trees. "Oh, gosh..."

"What's the matter?" Robin asked. "Sure, it's a bit overgrown, but there's some good soil underneath that mess! With a little dedication, you'll have it cleaned up in no time."

"Yea..." Taylor sighed. It would take a while, but he was sure he could do it. It was a good start, at least. Maybe it would help him get used to farm life.

Robin walked him to the front of the house after that. "And here we are, your new home."

Taylor thought the house was nice, at least. Definitely wasn't what he was used to, and could use some repairing, but he guessed that it would all be fine in good time.

He watched as a man walked out of the house and smiled at him. "Ah, the new farmer!" He said, and walked next to Taylor from his place at the door.

"Welcome! I'm Lewis, Mayor of Pelican town. You know, everyone's been asking about you. It's not every day that new moves in. It's quite a big deal!"

"I've heard.." Taylor commented. So this is Lewis, he thought. He wondered if him and his grandpa were good friends. It did seem like their personalities would line up just fine, so far.

Speaking of his grandfather.

"So... You're moving into your grandfather's old cottage." The new farmer boy nodded. "It's a good house... very 'rustic'."

The trio looked to the house simultaneously. As Taylor opened his mouth to speak, he was very welcome to Robin speaking first.

"Rustic? That's one way to put it..." Lewis looked at her as if he knew what she was going to say next and rolled his eyes. "'Crusty' might be a little more apt, though."

"Rude!" He called out. Despite himself, Taylor laughed a little under his breath. "Don't listen to her, Taylor. She's just trying to make you dissatisfied so that you buy one of her house upgrades."

Robin looked as if she had been caught in her act, then looked away and huffed.

"Anyway..." Lewis started and Taylor looked back to him. "You must be tired from the long journey. You should get some rest."

The boy nodded. Even though the nap he took was okay, it was pretty short, and the sudden awakening took a lot from him.

"Tomorrow you ought to explore town a bit and introduce yourself. the townspeople would appreciate that." Lewis finished, and started walking away. Taylor was about to turn to Robin, but saw that he stopped in front of a giant box next to my new house.

"Oh, I almost forgot. If you have anything to sell, just place it in this box here. I'll come by during the night to collect it." He tapped the big wooden box and smiled.

"Well... good luck!"

He and Robin waved as they walked out of his farm. Taylor waved back, then covered his mouth as he yawned.

He opened the door to his house and looked inside. He saw a T.V, a table with a chair placed next to it, a chimney, a small painting, a bed with a carpet that seemed to match, and a house plant. It wasn't bad at all, actually. Everything in the room seemed to go together. Though, that didn't stop him from wondering what he could do to make it look better already. He made sure to remember to check out Robin's house upgrades tomorrow.

"I have a lot to do tomorrow..." He muttered to himself, stretching and not bothering to change out of his day clothes before slipping into bed. "It'll be fine..." He mumbled before got comfortable, and fell asleep in no time.