Akeno's Note/Disclaimer:

Akeno: I do not own Harvest Moon, or anything else for that matter. I'm only 14. Sheesh.

Gah. In a pathetic attempt to not be completely hated by all of my faithful readers, I needed something to post here until I could get the fourth chapter of 'The Beginning' up and ready for public eyes. So, here's a little filler episode that's not supposed to be taken seriously. It's more of a humorous distraction until I get the real fourth chapter ready for you guys. This chapter will only have dialogue. No blocking. So you're going to have to use your imagination to see what happens. It all takes place inside Jack's tiny little shack, so it shouldn't be to hard for you. And it sucks. Just don't flame me for this. I don't even want reviews. Just pretend that this chapter didn't happen; just hold on to that 'He posted, I feel appeased again' feeling. Anyways, take a look at chapter 3.5 of 'Friends of Mineral Town: The Beginning'!

Late Night Conversation Between Jack and Inu-kun: Day 3.5

"…"

"…arr?"

"…mmm? Inu-kun? What's wrong?"

"….arf…."

"You can't sleep either?"

"Arf! Bark! Woof!"

"Right. Of course. You can't speak English. Oh well. What's up, Inu-kun?"

"Woof."

"Right. I still don't understand you."

"…"

"AW! Inu-kun! Not on my foot! I don't even have socks on! Gah, I just sit up for one second and you have to urinate all over me, don't you?"

"…bark…"

"It's alright, it's alright. Dang. Now my foot smells like dog pee. I wonder if it'll make my shoes smell like dog pee too…Jennifer would hate that. She wouldn't like her 'farmer chic' shoes getting stunk up with a dog's urine. Oh well. It's not like she'll ever know…"

"…woof?"

"Oh, that's right. You've never met Jennifer. She's my sister. She's about a year younger than me. She's the only one who actually had a good reason for me to come to Mineral Town other than she wanted me out of her life, like my parents. She was the one who reminded me of the girl I met so long ago…"

"Yip!"

"Oh yeah. You wouldn't know about the girl I met back then either, would you? Hmm…well…I don't remember much about her…she was pretty, I remember that. Not much else, though and – Hey! You aren't going to pull that trick again. I'm not going to walk around with two feet smelling like pee."

"Mmm…"

"Yeah, yeah, cry me a river. You want to see what's on TV? I'm bored, and I can't think of anything else to do. What do you say?"

"Yip!"

"I thought you'd like that. Alright. Let's see…how about…the weather channel!"

"…and tomorrow, Mineral Town will be experiencing a scorching heat wave very uncommon for this time of spring…"

"Boring. How about the news?"

"…which brings us to the last festival, Horse Racing. Horse Racing has been banned as many local farmers began betting on themselves in the races, instead of giving fair game to the other competitors…"

"Well that's a yawn-fest…although it does give me a few ideas…"

"Bark?"

"Huh? Oh right. Boring. How about…the help channel?"

"…Here on KHLP, we are dedicated to helping all you fledgling farmers succeed in the cold, hard, heartless world of the agricultural business. We know that farming can be very, very hard, so we exist here only to help you! Today we will be covering how to plant your seeds…!"

"As if a brain-dead monkey couldn't figure out how to plant seeds. Sheesh. I'm switching to the next channel."

"…get ready, for ROBOTECH, the Macross Saga! Last time on ROBOTECH, Rick Hunter had just saved Minmei from…"

"Awesome! ROBOTECH! That is one of the best shows I've ever –"

"Fzzzzt…"

"Gah...gah…what? The show just…stopped! All I'm getting is this little gray screen! What is this? What time is it?"

"Arf…?"

"Midnight. Midnight. Great. So the channels in Mineral Town get cut off at midnight. Perfect. Now what am I going to do? Nobody's awake, and the TV is down. What should I do…?"

"Yip. Bark. Woof."

"I am not going to go to sleep. I am going to sit here and stare furiously at the television."

"Okay. So it's been twenty minutes, and the channels still haven't come back on. I'm going to bed."

"Woof."

"Oh wipe that smug look off your face. I'll get you next time. Ungrateful dog, thinking he can outsmart me and whatnot…"

"Yip."

"Inu-kun?"

"Bark?"

"Do you…do you think I'm cut out for this? For the farm life, I mean. I…I'm just not sure…"

"Yip!"

"Of course. You can't speak English. That boosts my self-esteem so much. I'm talking to a dog. Might as well be talking to a brick wa – oh would you stop that? Now my bed sheets smell like dog pee!"

Akeno's Ending Note:

Akeno: Ugh. This chapter didn't come out exactly as I planned it to. However, I passed my deadline by so much in writing this, so I'll just have to put more effort into the next chapter! Keep in mind that "The Beginning" won't last much longer…I planning on making a 'series' of the Friends of Mineral Town, and "The Beginning" will span the beginning of Spring and nothing more. Anyway, if you hate this chapter, good. It wasn't meant to be loved; it was meant to be a filler. Just don't flame me or anything. That'd be annoying. You don't want to be annoying, do you?