- Harvest Moon, A Wonderful Life -
== A Changed Life ==
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- "What Bad Timing" -
"Now, you said she wasn't breathing?"
"Yes."
"And how long did you notice her in that stance you said she was in?"
"Well, since when I woke up."
"And what time was that?"
"Almost six AM."
"Jesus..."
Hardy sat down on his chair. They were back in his house, with only one dim lamp light on.
"Seth, it's too late at night for me to discuss this, I need my sleep. We'll talk about it in the morning."
"What about Fiona?"
"It is quite clear that she has been dead for some time," Hardy said, yawning. "I'm sorry, Seth."
Seth looked at the floor. He didn't get it. Had the medicine not kicked in in time?
"I understand," he said, standing up. He slowly left the house, Hardy watching him go.
As Seth strolled back to his house, he thought about what had just happened. It was his fault she was dead... he didn't give her the medicine in time... Fiona had been sick for too long.
Trying not to blame himself further for Fiona's death, Seth walked into his house and turned the light off, having left it on when he had gone to Hardy's place.
---
The next morning, Seth awake not as early as last morning. In fact, it was almost ten.
"Shit, the chickens!"
He ran outside with chicken feed, and dashed all the way to the coop, pulling the door open.
The chickens jumped up. They were having their little feast with the feed on the ground. One of them looked up at Seth and clucked.
"Well, then..." he said, wondering why he paniced like that. "Um... I'll be taking those eggs now..."
He picked the chicken up, then practically dropped it.
"Holy shit!"
The chicken had laid a golden egg.
"You rascal, Keke! Now I can make some real money! Although, 300 G isn't too much, but who gives a damn?!"
He ran outside and made way for the storage shed. Quickly, he went inside and grabbed everything that was inside it already. It was mostly chicken eggs. He had been saving up for some days to avoid taking an exhausting walk over the mountains. But RyuKeshu was starting to get better - maybe he'd take her?
"Nah, I'd better wait a few days before makin' her go off like that," he said. He carefully put all the eggs in his pack, and walked off in the direction of the mountain path.
As he reached the bridge, he saw Gustafa walking down the path that lead to the digger's site towards him.
"Hello, Seth!" he greeted. "Where are ya goin'?"
"Well, with no Takakura, somebody needs to go and get these things sold!" Seth said.
"I heard about Fiona," Gustafa said. "Sorry about that, Seth."
"It's no problem," Seth said. "Cows die eventually, like us humans."
"True, true," Gustafa said. "Well, I guess I shouldn't be keepin' ya. I'll see you around?"
"Sure," Seth said. Gustafa walked across the bridge and headed for his small house. Seth looked after him, and then turned to continue towards the mountains.
---
"Fiona died?"
"'Fraid so."
"Well, that sucks."
"A kind way to put it... I wonder how he's dealing with it?"
"He seemed pretty fine to me."
"Huh?"
Gustafa joined in on the conversation between Hardy and Chris.
"Good, you say?"
"Yeah," Gustafa said. "I just talked to him, he didn't seem to different at all. He did kinda miss Fiona, though."
"I guess it's natural," Hardy said. "Farmers have to miss their animals, the ones they've cared for."
"You mean, aside from other human beings?" Chris asked.
"Well, duh."
---
Galen had the Blue Bar, open, so Gustafa went on inside to find Kassey with no Patrick.
"Where's Pat?" he asked, taking a seat.
"He didn't feel like comin' today," Kassey said. "I don't know what it was, he seemed kinda grumpy."
"Ah, well," Gustafa said. "Everyone has their dull moments. Where's Galen?"
"In the other room," Kassey said. "I think he's busy with something."
"Like what?"
"Beats me."
Just then, the door to the other room opened, and in came Galen.
"What'll it be?"
"Uh, lemonade. What were ya doin' in there?"
"Oh, nothing. I was kinda... taking a nap."
"A nap? Then why didn't you close the place?"
"I dunno... I was tired."
---
Seth came around the corner and saw the great view of Forget Valley up from the mountains.
"Wow, that is pretty cool, now that you think about it," he said.
As he looked over at the Blue Bar, he saw about five or six people in a small crowd...
"Hmm? What's going on?"
== A Changed Life ==
================================================
- "What Bad Timing" -
"Now, you said she wasn't breathing?"
"Yes."
"And how long did you notice her in that stance you said she was in?"
"Well, since when I woke up."
"And what time was that?"
"Almost six AM."
"Jesus..."
Hardy sat down on his chair. They were back in his house, with only one dim lamp light on.
"Seth, it's too late at night for me to discuss this, I need my sleep. We'll talk about it in the morning."
"What about Fiona?"
"It is quite clear that she has been dead for some time," Hardy said, yawning. "I'm sorry, Seth."
Seth looked at the floor. He didn't get it. Had the medicine not kicked in in time?
"I understand," he said, standing up. He slowly left the house, Hardy watching him go.
As Seth strolled back to his house, he thought about what had just happened. It was his fault she was dead... he didn't give her the medicine in time... Fiona had been sick for too long.
Trying not to blame himself further for Fiona's death, Seth walked into his house and turned the light off, having left it on when he had gone to Hardy's place.
---
The next morning, Seth awake not as early as last morning. In fact, it was almost ten.
"Shit, the chickens!"
He ran outside with chicken feed, and dashed all the way to the coop, pulling the door open.
The chickens jumped up. They were having their little feast with the feed on the ground. One of them looked up at Seth and clucked.
"Well, then..." he said, wondering why he paniced like that. "Um... I'll be taking those eggs now..."
He picked the chicken up, then practically dropped it.
"Holy shit!"
The chicken had laid a golden egg.
"You rascal, Keke! Now I can make some real money! Although, 300 G isn't too much, but who gives a damn?!"
He ran outside and made way for the storage shed. Quickly, he went inside and grabbed everything that was inside it already. It was mostly chicken eggs. He had been saving up for some days to avoid taking an exhausting walk over the mountains. But RyuKeshu was starting to get better - maybe he'd take her?
"Nah, I'd better wait a few days before makin' her go off like that," he said. He carefully put all the eggs in his pack, and walked off in the direction of the mountain path.
As he reached the bridge, he saw Gustafa walking down the path that lead to the digger's site towards him.
"Hello, Seth!" he greeted. "Where are ya goin'?"
"Well, with no Takakura, somebody needs to go and get these things sold!" Seth said.
"I heard about Fiona," Gustafa said. "Sorry about that, Seth."
"It's no problem," Seth said. "Cows die eventually, like us humans."
"True, true," Gustafa said. "Well, I guess I shouldn't be keepin' ya. I'll see you around?"
"Sure," Seth said. Gustafa walked across the bridge and headed for his small house. Seth looked after him, and then turned to continue towards the mountains.
---
"Fiona died?"
"'Fraid so."
"Well, that sucks."
"A kind way to put it... I wonder how he's dealing with it?"
"He seemed pretty fine to me."
"Huh?"
Gustafa joined in on the conversation between Hardy and Chris.
"Good, you say?"
"Yeah," Gustafa said. "I just talked to him, he didn't seem to different at all. He did kinda miss Fiona, though."
"I guess it's natural," Hardy said. "Farmers have to miss their animals, the ones they've cared for."
"You mean, aside from other human beings?" Chris asked.
"Well, duh."
---
Galen had the Blue Bar, open, so Gustafa went on inside to find Kassey with no Patrick.
"Where's Pat?" he asked, taking a seat.
"He didn't feel like comin' today," Kassey said. "I don't know what it was, he seemed kinda grumpy."
"Ah, well," Gustafa said. "Everyone has their dull moments. Where's Galen?"
"In the other room," Kassey said. "I think he's busy with something."
"Like what?"
"Beats me."
Just then, the door to the other room opened, and in came Galen.
"What'll it be?"
"Uh, lemonade. What were ya doin' in there?"
"Oh, nothing. I was kinda... taking a nap."
"A nap? Then why didn't you close the place?"
"I dunno... I was tired."
---
Seth came around the corner and saw the great view of Forget Valley up from the mountains.
"Wow, that is pretty cool, now that you think about it," he said.
As he looked over at the Blue Bar, he saw about five or six people in a small crowd...
"Hmm? What's going on?"