- Harvest Moon, A Wonderful Life -
== A Changed Life ==
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- "Almost" -
The news had broken to Seth the next morning. Hardy had came to his house around 8:30 and explained what had happened. Nobody had seen him for the rest of the day.
"I hope he's alright..." Celia said.
"He's lost another friend close to him," Hardy said sadly. "Its not very likely he'll be in a good mood for the next week, or so..."
"How long will it be?" Galen asked.
"Well, hard to tell," Hardy replied. "We'll just have to wait and see."
The three were in the Blue Bar, sipping Lemonade.
"Poor Seth..." Celia said. "I can't feel sorry enough for him. First, Muffy, now, Takakura..."
She dropped off with a sigh.
"We all do," Hardy said. "But... I fear he does not care what we feel."
---
Wally, Chris, and Hugh were enjoying breakfist.
"Well, its almost ten," Wally said, casting a glance at his watch. "Shall we go, sweetie?"
"After breakfist, Wally," Chris said. "We can't trust Hugh alone with his plate... he'll make a mess."
"I will NOT!" Hugh protested, making a face.
"He has gotten older," Wally said. "Come on, honey. Give him a chance?"
Chris sighed. "All right. Don't make a mess, Hugh, or you'll be in trouble. Come along, Wally."
As they left, Hugh made sure they were gone for good. He went to the table and picked up his plate, turned, and then he dropped it.
"Heh heh. Oops."
---
"Have you heard?"
"Nope... uh... about what?"
"Takakura's dead."
"What?"
"Its true. Hardy broke the news this morning."
"When will this stop?..."
"I don't know. Now Seth has another reason to be really depressed again."
"I swear, he'll never get over it."
"Maybe he will, maybe he won't. We'll never know until it happens."
"True."
Wally and Chris walked by Celia, Hardy, and Galen. Celia was able to pick up part of what they were saying, making her worry more.
"Maybe I should check on him..."
"No!" Hardy said the second he heard her. "That would be a very bad idea. When he is depressed like this, I think it would be best to leave him alone."
"But-"
"No buts! Have you seen what he has done to people who tried to visit?"
"He didn't do anything to me when I visited him!" Celia said loudly, making Patrick and Kassey, who were across the path, turn to look at them. Hardy went awkwardly quiet, then his face turned red.
"Well, go ahead!" he said, standing. "But I'm telling you, you won't want to do it again after this!"
He stomped off to his house, slamming the door. Patrick and Kassey decided to keep on walking down the path.
"I hope I didn't make him too angry," Celia muttered. "I mean, its a pretty rediculous thing to argue about, once you think about it."
"Not many people think when they argue," Galen said, collecting Hardy's lemonade glass. "Except maybe for some snappy comebacks."
---
Wally and Chris came by Grant as they strolled through the mountains.
"Why, hello, Grant!" Wally greeted cheerfully.
"Wha- oh, hello!" Grant said, jumping. "My, you guys walk pretty fast!"
"Thanks to the help of excercising!" Wally said. He and Chris slowed down to walk with him. "So, where are you off to?"
"I'm going to work!" Grant explained. "I walk every morning to the city. Its really refreshing, but rather tiring."
"Well, you'll get used to it," Chris. "Tell me, what intrigued you, Sam, and Kate to move here to Forget Valley?"
"I was told it was peaceful, beautiful, and an all out wonderful place to live," he said. "Apparantly, its not very wonderful right now, the way things are going."
"It'll all clear up," Wally said positively. "Say, me and Chris were just talking about it."
"Were you?"
"Yup."
"Do you think Seth's okay? My wife has no pity for him, but I kinda feel sorry."
"Well, we do too, but theres nothing we can really do but hope for the best, eh?"
Grant nodded. "Yeah. Right."
"Well, here's our turn. Have a good day, Grant."
"You too. Have fun on your stroll."
"Bye now!"
---
Seth was sitting on his bed. The lights were off, but he didn't appear to need any, because he was staring at a photo of him and Muffy. They were both smiling and had their arms over the other's shoulder.
All down to this... him, alone now, with everyone he was close to dead. The only things that were to confort him were two chickens, a horse, and a sick cow. He might as well kill himself.
Then his eyes widened. Killing himself... it may be a crazy idea, but it did not seem crazy at all to him.
"Its the only way..." he muttered.
He then realized something. He had to go into town to find something that could kill him him, or merely even cut him. Then he thought of it - the Inn. The kitchen there certainly had some knives.
"Its settled, then."
== A Changed Life ==
================================================
- "Almost" -
The news had broken to Seth the next morning. Hardy had came to his house around 8:30 and explained what had happened. Nobody had seen him for the rest of the day.
"I hope he's alright..." Celia said.
"He's lost another friend close to him," Hardy said sadly. "Its not very likely he'll be in a good mood for the next week, or so..."
"How long will it be?" Galen asked.
"Well, hard to tell," Hardy replied. "We'll just have to wait and see."
The three were in the Blue Bar, sipping Lemonade.
"Poor Seth..." Celia said. "I can't feel sorry enough for him. First, Muffy, now, Takakura..."
She dropped off with a sigh.
"We all do," Hardy said. "But... I fear he does not care what we feel."
---
Wally, Chris, and Hugh were enjoying breakfist.
"Well, its almost ten," Wally said, casting a glance at his watch. "Shall we go, sweetie?"
"After breakfist, Wally," Chris said. "We can't trust Hugh alone with his plate... he'll make a mess."
"I will NOT!" Hugh protested, making a face.
"He has gotten older," Wally said. "Come on, honey. Give him a chance?"
Chris sighed. "All right. Don't make a mess, Hugh, or you'll be in trouble. Come along, Wally."
As they left, Hugh made sure they were gone for good. He went to the table and picked up his plate, turned, and then he dropped it.
"Heh heh. Oops."
---
"Have you heard?"
"Nope... uh... about what?"
"Takakura's dead."
"What?"
"Its true. Hardy broke the news this morning."
"When will this stop?..."
"I don't know. Now Seth has another reason to be really depressed again."
"I swear, he'll never get over it."
"Maybe he will, maybe he won't. We'll never know until it happens."
"True."
Wally and Chris walked by Celia, Hardy, and Galen. Celia was able to pick up part of what they were saying, making her worry more.
"Maybe I should check on him..."
"No!" Hardy said the second he heard her. "That would be a very bad idea. When he is depressed like this, I think it would be best to leave him alone."
"But-"
"No buts! Have you seen what he has done to people who tried to visit?"
"He didn't do anything to me when I visited him!" Celia said loudly, making Patrick and Kassey, who were across the path, turn to look at them. Hardy went awkwardly quiet, then his face turned red.
"Well, go ahead!" he said, standing. "But I'm telling you, you won't want to do it again after this!"
He stomped off to his house, slamming the door. Patrick and Kassey decided to keep on walking down the path.
"I hope I didn't make him too angry," Celia muttered. "I mean, its a pretty rediculous thing to argue about, once you think about it."
"Not many people think when they argue," Galen said, collecting Hardy's lemonade glass. "Except maybe for some snappy comebacks."
---
Wally and Chris came by Grant as they strolled through the mountains.
"Why, hello, Grant!" Wally greeted cheerfully.
"Wha- oh, hello!" Grant said, jumping. "My, you guys walk pretty fast!"
"Thanks to the help of excercising!" Wally said. He and Chris slowed down to walk with him. "So, where are you off to?"
"I'm going to work!" Grant explained. "I walk every morning to the city. Its really refreshing, but rather tiring."
"Well, you'll get used to it," Chris. "Tell me, what intrigued you, Sam, and Kate to move here to Forget Valley?"
"I was told it was peaceful, beautiful, and an all out wonderful place to live," he said. "Apparantly, its not very wonderful right now, the way things are going."
"It'll all clear up," Wally said positively. "Say, me and Chris were just talking about it."
"Were you?"
"Yup."
"Do you think Seth's okay? My wife has no pity for him, but I kinda feel sorry."
"Well, we do too, but theres nothing we can really do but hope for the best, eh?"
Grant nodded. "Yeah. Right."
"Well, here's our turn. Have a good day, Grant."
"You too. Have fun on your stroll."
"Bye now!"
---
Seth was sitting on his bed. The lights were off, but he didn't appear to need any, because he was staring at a photo of him and Muffy. They were both smiling and had their arms over the other's shoulder.
All down to this... him, alone now, with everyone he was close to dead. The only things that were to confort him were two chickens, a horse, and a sick cow. He might as well kill himself.
Then his eyes widened. Killing himself... it may be a crazy idea, but it did not seem crazy at all to him.
"Its the only way..." he muttered.
He then realized something. He had to go into town to find something that could kill him him, or merely even cut him. Then he thought of it - the Inn. The kitchen there certainly had some knives.
"Its settled, then."