Stardew Valley Fanfiction:
'The Farmer Witch'
Chapter 18:
Alice finished scrubbing her hands clean, thanking Clint on the way out. The slightly confused blacksmith nodded and returned to his work at the furnace.
It was about two o'clock in the afternoon and the farm-girl didn't want to waste the daylight. So, she took the minecarts up to the mines, exiting the dark tunnel out into the breezy Fall afternoon. She headed towards the Carpenter's shop, thinking she'd stop by and tell Sebastian the good news. He would definitely be thrilled to hear about modern tech finding its way into Pelican Town.
She paused before entering the building. Was it weird that the first person she wanted to share her good news with was Sebastian?
No. She was just overthinking things. Sebastian loved so close by, and the were friends, and this was something he'd love to hear about. It was only natural to stop by and visit so she could tell him the good news.
Right….?
Thinking back over the last few weeks, the witch had probably visited the Carpenter household every day. Or at least close to every day. She always seemed to have a reason to stop by and chat with Robin or find some other excuse to pop downstairs to Sebastian's room. Whether it be to drop off some Frozen Tears, get his opinion on ways to upgrade the farm, or just to chat about the latest copy of Cave Saga – Alice realized that seeing Sebastian was just something she had added into her daily routine at some point.
Had she been sending him signals this whole time? Is that why he had looked at her that way on the docks the night of the festival?
Her thoughts were interrupted as the front door swung open suddenly and a slightly startled Demetrius nearly ran into her.
"Oh, Alice. Sorry about that." He blinked down at her, clearly not expecting someone to be just standing there on the other side of the door. He had several bags of supplies in his hand a few notebooks tucked under his arm clumsily. It looked like he had nearly dropped the lot when opening the door, only to be stopped in his tracks.
"My fault, sorry." She said hurriedly. "Off to study the Fall flora again?" She tried to sound interested, but truthfully Demetrius had a habit of talking way too much about his research. It wouldn't be so bad if Alice was able to understand a word of it. The researcher had a difficult time of dumbing things down to others when he tried explaining things though.
He nodded excitedly. "I may have just discovered a new fungus growing around that shining boulder outside the mines!" He stepped out, passing Alice and juggling the mess of supplies dangerously. He was clearly too excited to stick around and chat for long; and he probably didn't have much time before he dropped everything to the ground. "I'll let you know how things pan out!"
And with that he was off, already halfway to rounding the corner to the mines.
Alice stared blankly after him. He got excited over the strangest things. In her opinion anyway. But to each their own, right?
She headed inside, taking the familiar walk to the basement and knocking on the door.
"Carry it yourself damn it!" Came the response of a rather irate sounding man.
Alice opened the door, peeking in to find Sebastian laying on his back on his bed; listening to music, she assumed.
"Just me Seb." She grinned. Guess Demetrius had tried to solicit his step-son's aid carrying things to the mines with little luck.
Sebastian immediately jumped up from his bed, pulling off his massive headphones and looking embarrassed. "Sorry. Thought you were –"
"Demetrius, yeah, I know. I just saw him leave." Alice walked in, taking a seat on the man's computer chair. She spun in the chair a few times childishly as Sebastian put away his music.
"Sorry." He muttered again. He sat on his bed, watching Alice fool around. "So what's up?"
"Guess where I just was~" Alice teased.
"Uuuhh, mining? Fishing? Doing witch things?" Feeble guesses, but he wasn't really trying.
"JojaMart! Had a little chat with Morris." She watched as he only started to look more confused.
"Tell him to go fu-" He began, before Alice stopped him.
"I'm getting the internet!" She couldn't hold it in any longer. She knew only Sebastian would really appreciate this news.
He looked stunned for a second before he gave here a stupid grin. "I hate you. I hate you so damn much, Aly!" But his smile didn't match his words. He may be a little jealous, but he would be happy for her too.
"Hate all you want emo kid, I'm getting high speed internet." Another spin in his computer chair. "So pretty soon the farm is gonna be our new hang out spot."
Usually Alice, Sam, and Abigail all went over to Sebastian's place to hang out if they weren't at the saloon. Sometimes to Sam's if there was band practice. But surely the young adults would start collecting wherever they could get the internet or WiFi if available. Sam's and Abigail's houses didn't even have the internet, and Sebastian's was trash.
"Hell yeah. We'll have to move the drum set and keyboard over to your shed then~" He sounded like he was teasing, but Alice was all for it.
"Fine by me. Your mom is finishing my second floor today. I don't even know what I'm going to use all the extra space for. I just wanted it finished before Winter hits." She finally stopped spinning and settled down into the chair like a normal human being.
"Yeah? So, what's the layout going to be when it's finished? I haven't been there since the renovating." He commented.
"Kitchen and living room area, bedroom on first floor with bathroom attached. Stairs in the living room heading up to an empty space, and another bedroom with another bathroom attached." Alice explained.
"Sounds huge for one person. Yup, definitely gonna bring the band stuff over. Jodi will be happy to get rid of it before Sam's dad gets back." He chuckled but they both new how true that was. Poor Jodi has endured Sam's horrible music for years.
They went on talking for a good hour before Alice had to head home. She had completely forgotten all about the look or the weirdness at the festival. They were too busy talking and making fun of Morris' obvious toupee for the farmer to even remember why she was supposed to be feeling awkward in the first place.
The witch was just getting up when they heard the front door of the carpenter shop open and shut upstairs.
Millennials being millennials. Bonding over modern day tech~ As much as I would love to go live in the valley, I wouldn't be able to get by without the internet... Also it's weird that no bathrooms are ever seen in game. I mean I get it, it's just a fantasy game, but still! - Mystical Jelly