- Harvest Moon, A Wonderful Life -
== A Changed Life ==
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- "Social Acts" -
"He's suddenly better? Weird."
"And its all thanks to a cow and some medicine."
"How long has that cow been around in his farm?"
"I dunno, about 5 years or so."
"Well, I guess that is a good excuse..."
Gustafa, Galen, and Hardy were yet again in the Blue Bar that night. Hardy usually talked about how it was going with Seth whenever he was around.
"Where did he find the medicine?" Galen asked.
"He found it in his tool... shed..."
Gustafa looked at Hardy's sudden expression. "Something wrong?"
Hardy blinked, then shook his head. "Nothing."
The door opened to reveal Seth, who walked in and sat next to Hardy.
"Well, look who's here," Gustafa said.
"Haven't seen you here for a while," Galen said. "What'll ya need?"
"Just give me a lemonade," Seth said.
"Hey, Galen," Hardy said. "I don't mean to be picky, but I'm getting a little tired of having the Fruit Punch, Strawberry Solutions, and Lemonades, not to say they're bad or anything."
"Well, good news," Galen said. "I was able to come up with another drink!"
"Lay it on me," Hardy said, leaning closer.
"Well, its kind of a multi-flavor thing. Cherry, blueberry, lemon, lime, and melon. It comes in lots of color, too. Some redish blue thing, with spots of yellow. It tastes really good."
"Came up with a name yet?" Gustafa asked through his glass.
"Uh, yeah, but it isn't so creative. I call it the 'Fruitberry Surprise.'"
"Fruitberry?" Hardy asked, laughing. "Hilarious, but it sure fits it."
"You guys wanna be the first three to try it?" Hardy asked.
"Uh, sure, why not?" Gustafa asked.
"Count me in," Hardy said.
"Me, too," Seth said.
"So, Seth," Gustafa said, turning to him. "How are things on the ol' Farm doin'?"
"Good," Seth said, looking at Galen, who had grabbed three glasses. The elderly man placed them in front of the three.
"How's Fiona? I've heard she just got better."
"You heard correctly."
"And RyuKeshu?"
"Just fine."
"What about your chickens?"
"Energetic, as usual," Seth said, looking up at the ceiling. "I haven't forgotten to feed them, of course."
"I wasn't expecing you to," Gustafa said, turning back to Galen. "They almost ready?"
"Yeah, give me a minute," came Galen's reply from what sounded like under his side of the counter. The loud whirring noise of a blender was heard for a few seconds.
"Gee, that's loud," Hardy said.
"What?" Gustafa said.
"I said that's loud!"
"What??"
"Forget it..."
"Huh?"
The loud whirring stopped, and a few shuffling noises took its place. Galen appeared with a blender full of the Fruitberry Surprise.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Just give us the drink," Seth said, pretending to be angry.
"Hold your horses..."
He tipped the blender ever so slightly so some of the contents slipped into Seth's glass. Hardy and Gustafa both got equal shares.
"Doesn't seem so full..." Gustafa muttered, looking at his glass.
Galen took a glass of lemonade for himself. "Yeah, well, I'll probably need to get a second blender, or find one that's really big."
The four tipped their glasses together, and drank deeply. Seth was the first to finish.
"Wow, that is good!" he exclaimed.
Gustafa finished second, Hardy third. Galen put his half empty lemonade glass on the counter.
"What do you two think?" he asked.
"I liked it," Gustafa said, licking his lips.
"It was good," Hardy said. "But you may want to blend it in a little longer."
"Understandable," Galen said. "But you're probably quite right."
"Well, I'm gone," Seth said, standing up. "I need to get back to the farm and catch myself proper sleep."
"Uh, hold on, I'll come with you," Hardy stood also.
"Well, okay, but I'm going to be sleeping soon..."
They both left the Blue Bar.
"Well, just us two now," Gustafa said.
"I'm thinking of hitting the hay myself," Galen said.
"Hang on," Gustafa said. "Before you do, could you blend me another Fruitberry?"
---
Seth and Hardy walked up the hill to the farm together.
"I must say, Seth, you're getting quite better now," Hardy said with impression. "Its nice to see you happy again."
"I know," Seth said. "I'm glad too."
As they reached Seth's front door, they heard a mooing. They both turned to see Fiona running around in the large, long grassed pen.
"Uh... she okay?" Hardy asked with confusion.
"Yeah," Seth said. "Just blowing off some steam. Isn't that right, Fiona?"
Fiona stopped at the call of her name and came over to the fence, mooing happily. Seth walked over to pet her. Hardy stayed at the front door.
"Strange..." he muttered to himself.
"Hardy, wanna pet her?"
"What? Oh! Yes, why not?"
As he stroked the top of her head, Hardy looked at Seth.
"Seth... um... when you found that medicine... how old was it?"
"Why?" Seth asked.
"No particular reason," Hardy turned away. "You'd better get some sleep. Like you said, you'll need to catch some proper sleep..."
As Hardy walked off, Seth watched him.
"Yeah... sleep..."
He looked at Fiona, who looked at him back. As he entered the house, Fiona laid down.
== A Changed Life ==
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- "Social Acts" -
"He's suddenly better? Weird."
"And its all thanks to a cow and some medicine."
"How long has that cow been around in his farm?"
"I dunno, about 5 years or so."
"Well, I guess that is a good excuse..."
Gustafa, Galen, and Hardy were yet again in the Blue Bar that night. Hardy usually talked about how it was going with Seth whenever he was around.
"Where did he find the medicine?" Galen asked.
"He found it in his tool... shed..."
Gustafa looked at Hardy's sudden expression. "Something wrong?"
Hardy blinked, then shook his head. "Nothing."
The door opened to reveal Seth, who walked in and sat next to Hardy.
"Well, look who's here," Gustafa said.
"Haven't seen you here for a while," Galen said. "What'll ya need?"
"Just give me a lemonade," Seth said.
"Hey, Galen," Hardy said. "I don't mean to be picky, but I'm getting a little tired of having the Fruit Punch, Strawberry Solutions, and Lemonades, not to say they're bad or anything."
"Well, good news," Galen said. "I was able to come up with another drink!"
"Lay it on me," Hardy said, leaning closer.
"Well, its kind of a multi-flavor thing. Cherry, blueberry, lemon, lime, and melon. It comes in lots of color, too. Some redish blue thing, with spots of yellow. It tastes really good."
"Came up with a name yet?" Gustafa asked through his glass.
"Uh, yeah, but it isn't so creative. I call it the 'Fruitberry Surprise.'"
"Fruitberry?" Hardy asked, laughing. "Hilarious, but it sure fits it."
"You guys wanna be the first three to try it?" Hardy asked.
"Uh, sure, why not?" Gustafa asked.
"Count me in," Hardy said.
"Me, too," Seth said.
"So, Seth," Gustafa said, turning to him. "How are things on the ol' Farm doin'?"
"Good," Seth said, looking at Galen, who had grabbed three glasses. The elderly man placed them in front of the three.
"How's Fiona? I've heard she just got better."
"You heard correctly."
"And RyuKeshu?"
"Just fine."
"What about your chickens?"
"Energetic, as usual," Seth said, looking up at the ceiling. "I haven't forgotten to feed them, of course."
"I wasn't expecing you to," Gustafa said, turning back to Galen. "They almost ready?"
"Yeah, give me a minute," came Galen's reply from what sounded like under his side of the counter. The loud whirring noise of a blender was heard for a few seconds.
"Gee, that's loud," Hardy said.
"What?" Gustafa said.
"I said that's loud!"
"What??"
"Forget it..."
"Huh?"
The loud whirring stopped, and a few shuffling noises took its place. Galen appeared with a blender full of the Fruitberry Surprise.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Just give us the drink," Seth said, pretending to be angry.
"Hold your horses..."
He tipped the blender ever so slightly so some of the contents slipped into Seth's glass. Hardy and Gustafa both got equal shares.
"Doesn't seem so full..." Gustafa muttered, looking at his glass.
Galen took a glass of lemonade for himself. "Yeah, well, I'll probably need to get a second blender, or find one that's really big."
The four tipped their glasses together, and drank deeply. Seth was the first to finish.
"Wow, that is good!" he exclaimed.
Gustafa finished second, Hardy third. Galen put his half empty lemonade glass on the counter.
"What do you two think?" he asked.
"I liked it," Gustafa said, licking his lips.
"It was good," Hardy said. "But you may want to blend it in a little longer."
"Understandable," Galen said. "But you're probably quite right."
"Well, I'm gone," Seth said, standing up. "I need to get back to the farm and catch myself proper sleep."
"Uh, hold on, I'll come with you," Hardy stood also.
"Well, okay, but I'm going to be sleeping soon..."
They both left the Blue Bar.
"Well, just us two now," Gustafa said.
"I'm thinking of hitting the hay myself," Galen said.
"Hang on," Gustafa said. "Before you do, could you blend me another Fruitberry?"
---
Seth and Hardy walked up the hill to the farm together.
"I must say, Seth, you're getting quite better now," Hardy said with impression. "Its nice to see you happy again."
"I know," Seth said. "I'm glad too."
As they reached Seth's front door, they heard a mooing. They both turned to see Fiona running around in the large, long grassed pen.
"Uh... she okay?" Hardy asked with confusion.
"Yeah," Seth said. "Just blowing off some steam. Isn't that right, Fiona?"
Fiona stopped at the call of her name and came over to the fence, mooing happily. Seth walked over to pet her. Hardy stayed at the front door.
"Strange..." he muttered to himself.
"Hardy, wanna pet her?"
"What? Oh! Yes, why not?"
As he stroked the top of her head, Hardy looked at Seth.
"Seth... um... when you found that medicine... how old was it?"
"Why?" Seth asked.
"No particular reason," Hardy turned away. "You'd better get some sleep. Like you said, you'll need to catch some proper sleep..."
As Hardy walked off, Seth watched him.
"Yeah... sleep..."
He looked at Fiona, who looked at him back. As he entered the house, Fiona laid down.