Well, the other planet has some interesting settlements. I landed near one, a Glitch village. They aren't really a 'species' per say, just weird robots; most of them act like humans on Gaia did a couple of centuries before the invention of mako energy. Their villages are neat and cozy, with blacksmiths and other craftsmen, and even a king that rules over the place. Guess I'll have to stay on his good side. Speaking of which, he requested I go on a "quest" to defeat some bandits that were harassing the village. I agreed to do it, and they weren't too far from the settlement at all, in a cave by the road. I tried reasoning with them but they wanted to act tough, so First Tsurugi taught them a lesson. I came back to the village, the king calling me "Sir Cloud"...I hope Tifa and the kids never land here with me around. I'm not a knight.
Well, I was given a reward for my work; it was a jukebox they had no use for. After trading with some of the craftsmen I headed back home, and I placed the jukebox in the living room. Tifa likes it, reminds her of the bar she says. While the kids were out playing in the pond we listened to some of the music on it, even tried dancing a little bit. I can't dance to save my life, but we had a good time nonetheless. Tifa couldn't stop laughing at my attempts until I started dancing with her in my arms, and we just sort of flowed with it after that. Almost tripped over my own feet a few times, though. Tifa's laughter is cute, even when it's directed at me.
I found a fridge at another settlement ran by Apex, they wanted me to tackle this large monster that was terrorizing the countryside. Good thing I'm so good with a sword...after that I traded some pixels for their bananas, the kids were happy to see those again. I had one before I left, they're even better than I remembered...I have to wonder if the fruits are genetically enhanced? Not that I'm complaining, I'm pleasantly surprised they have them in this universe.
I've dug deeper into this other planet, and I'm finding a new ore, tungsten. I asked about the new discovery, the ship AI said I can upgrade some of my crafting tables with it, so that's what I'm going to do when I find enough. After that I'm visiting that desert planet that's close to the star and checking out any deposits available there.
Speaking of discovery, I have a lot of furniture stored away that we either don't need or want...I think I'll clear an area near our home and make a rent house. May as well put that junk to work, right? Hopefully the tenant isn't noisy...I'll put a lot of space between us, I think. May as well get a settlement going, have people close by. I have a lot of timber ready for the project.
Yesterday I put some shelves on the walls of the bedrooms, so there's a place to stick the kids' collections. Marlene found a plush, and Denzel's been collecting geodes Tifa or I bring back from exploring also insisted on their own garden plots; It seems they discovered some seeds while we were gone and they want to grow them by themselves. So, I gave them the hoe and told them to get on it...and that's exactly what they did. I wonder if I should take Denzel with me when I hop planets...he's getting older, and I want him to get used to all these new sights. I'll have to be more careful with him in tow, but it'll be worth it. I'll bring it up with him after breakfast tomorrow.