Vinny walks out of Pierre's to see Alex throwing his football around and catching it.

"Oh hey Vinny! I'm just tossing the ball around! Wanna play?"
Vinny agrees to play. Alex starts to run away, with his arms open as he's ready to catch the ball. Vinny throws the ball in the air, and it zooms! Alex rushes around, trying to look for the perfect spot to catch.

"I got it! I got it!"

Alex coordinates the perfect spot to stand as the ball slips right into his arms.

"Alright! That was awesome! Your turn Vinny! Go long!" Alex says, chucking the ball with all his strength.
Vinny runs around, his eyes on the ball, to the buildings, and then back to the ball. The ball spins and zooms into the air as it flies through the sky.
Then, the ball starts to lose momentum, and falls. Alex can tell that Vinny wouldn't be able to catch it, and not because he didn't have as many of the skills as he had...

It was going to land on a roof...

"NOOO!" Alex yelled, running to The Stardrop Saloon. His eyes were focused on the ball that bounced on the roof, hoping that it would fall back to the ground.
There were tons of CLUNK noises as the bal bounced around, until the ball finally got stuck in a gutter.

"Grandpa's going to kill me! What's he going to say when I lose practically the only thing that entertains me! What am I going to do?"


I'm sorry dude...


Heart event ends


I'll go ask Gus about it!


"Really? Thank you so much, Vinny!" Alex says, giving a thumbs-up with a huge smile on his face.

Vinny walks into the saloon to see Gus wiping and cleaning cups, which he always does when it's 1PM.

"Hey Vinny! What can I getcha?" Gus said with a hearty smile on his face. However, his smile slowly fades as Vinny tells him what happened.

"Go up on the roof?! Are you CRAZY?!"


Sorry, never mind


Vinny slowly leaves the bar, and comes out to tell Alex.
"Oh, you couldn't get the ball?" Alex says, looking sad. "Well, it's ok. You tried your best. Maybe I'll get another the next time I got to Calico Desert."

Heart Event ends


Pleeeease? It's for Alex...


"No!" Gus jolts. "I'm sorry Vinny, but it's nearly impossible to get up there. I can't cover it on my insurance if I got hurt because I went up there to get a football. I'm sorry, I just can't do stuff like that for free!"


C'mon, don't be a prick.


"WHAT?!" Gus says with a blood vessel looking like it was about to pop. "I'm sorry." Gus says, taking a deep breath. "It's my lunch break."

-50 Hearts


I'll pay


"Oh, you will?" Gus chuckles. "Well in that case, I could probably do it. How much we talking?"


$10


"Oh..." Gus says, lowering his arms. "That's it?"

-10 Heart Points


$25


"Oh..." Gus says, putting a finger to his chin. "That's it?"

-10 Heart Points.


$50


"Hey! Now that doesn't sound too bad!"

+10 Heart Points


$300


"WOAH! Of course I'd get it for that!" Gus says, bouncing around.
"But can you be behind me incase something goes wrong?" Gus finally says.
Then Gus gets out from behind the bar, and walks into a secret area.
"Yeah, I try and keep this away from customers!" He giggles. "It would not be very good if someone could access this if they were drunk or something..." Gus says, pushing a curtain back and grabbing a ladder.
"OK..." Gus says, looking down to Vinny on the ladder. "Now, this should be bolted in place, but just in case something goes wrong, run to get Harvey. Got it?" He asks. Vinny gives a thumb-up and Gus continues to climb.

"Yep! I think I found it!" Gus says, giving a thumbs-up. "Hey, Alex, Catch!" Gus yells.
Suddenly, Alex is running around, trying to find the perfect spot to catch the ball.
"I got it! I got it!" Alex yells, jumping up and catching the ball. "ALRIGHT! Thanks Gus!"

Alex: +150 Heart Points

Gus: +100 Heart Points