Revised on May 18, 2006. I just changed around the Mayor's name. I thought it was Thomas, but now I'm thinking it was Theodore. I'm really confused, and much too lazy to actually check, though I played the game a few hours ago...heh...so I named him Thomas Theodore...

Chapter Two: Getting Settled

Dude and Dudette stepped into Flower Bud Village calmly, and then ran in, nodded their head for some reason, and continued on.

Soon, the mayor walked up to them and dropped confetti on them. "You're here for the Exciting Ranch Plan, right? I'm the mayor, Thomas Theodore," said Thomas the Mayor, who preferred to be called Theodore.

"The mayor at our hometown is also Thomas!" remarked Dudette.

"Really? Which town are you from?" asked Theodore.

"Mineral Town. Have you heard of it?" asked Dude.

"…yes. Yes, I believe I have. I think my cousin is mayor there, but I can't be too sure. I have many cousins, you see," said Theodore.

"He's shorter than you, if that helps," said Dudette.

"Ah, that Thomas! I know who you're talking about now. I haven't talked to him in years!" exclaimed Theodore.

"That's not very nice," commented Dude.

"Well, I have had a lot to do lately…oh, I'm sorry, what are your names again?" asked Theodore.

"I'm Dude," said Dude.

"And I'm Dudette," said Dudette.

"Are those your real names?" asked Theodore without a hint of a smile.

"Yeah. I think our parents were disturbed, personally," said Dude.

"Maybe they were drunk," said Dudette.

"Your mother, probably. But when they told me the story, they said that they were eating spaghetti," said Dude.

"Oh, right," said Dudette.

"Ahem," coughed Theodore. Dude and Dudette jumped. "You have to pick where you'd like to live. You can live near the river, which is a medium sized lot and very fertile land, or you can live in the village, which is convenient but very small. Oceanside would be your last choice. That land is not very fertile, but spacious."

"I want to live by the river," said Dude hastily.

"Oceanside's for me," said Dudette.

"Good, now what would you like to name your farm?" asked Theodore.

"Hmm…that's a hard one," said Dude.

"I'll name mine…Dudette," said Dudette.

Theodore nodded, and grinned. "That's a good name. And you, Dude?"

"…Dude," said Dude.

"Wonderful names!" said Theodore, throwing more confetti on them.

After that, Dude and Dudette were shown to their homes, and they decided to rest for the rest of the day after moving around their furniture.