The alarm clock sounded at 6AM again. You got up and sighed, "I really have to get used to this."

After getting ready for the day, you headed outside and saw that your turnips started to sprout. You counted them and smiled when you discovered that all of them survived. "Yes!" you cheered to yourself as you happily watered the little green stubs that were protruding out of the soil.

You placed the watering can back onto the porch, then looked over to the mailbox. Realizing you haven't checked it at all yet, you walked over to it and peeked inside. There were a few advertisements to Pierre's and an envelope with your name on it. Curious, you opened it.

Hello there,

Just got back from a fishing trip. You should come down to the beach some time. I've got something for ya.

Willy

"Well I guess I'm going to the beach today," you shrugged. You found it a little odd, considering you didn't know this person, but you wanted to see what was up.

Using the map as your guide, you made your way to the beach that was just south of town. To your left, you noticed a little cabin with a firepit in front of it. You then turned your gaze to what was ahead of you. A large dock that extended out in multiple directions over the sea housed a building that stood near one of its corners. Next to it was a bearded man with a raggedy brown beret and a long sleeve red shirt. Cautiously, you approached him.

"Um...would you happen to be Willy?" you asked.

He turned and exhaled the breath he had taken from his pipe, smoke swirling around his face. "Ahoy there, miss. Heard there was a newcomer in town… Good to finally meet ya."

"Nice to meet you too, I'm Y/N."

"Ah...I'm still tryin' to unwind from a month out on the salty seas…" he said as he stroked his scruffy brown beard with his free hand. "It was a big haul! I sold a lot of good fish," he nodded with an obvious look of content spread across his face. "Finally saved enough to buy me a new rod. Here, I want you to have my old fishing rod. It's important to me that the art o' fishing stays alive."

You took the pole he was holding out to you. "Wow, are you sure? Thanks a lot!" You inspected it for a brief moment, noticing it was made out of bamboo. It was quite worn out, but still useful. You were glad to take anything you could get, considering your situation at the moment.

He looked out towards the open ocean. "There's good water here in the valley. All kinds o' fish. Oh yeah. My shop's back open now, so come by if you need supplies," he gestured towards the building that sat on the dock.

"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks again for the rod! I think I'll head out now."

"Alright. See ya later, miss."

You headed off the dock and towards the cabin that you saw when you arrived earlier. "I wonder if anyone lives there," you asked yourself.

When you got to the door, you knocked. No answer. "Hmm, guess not. Or maybe they're just not home. Anyway, I think I'll try this new fishing rod out..."

You took out your map again to look for any good places to fish. You weren't much of an angler, but you knew the basics. You decided you'd try the lake up in the mountains. Maybe you could meet the rest of Robin's family along the way, since the carpenter's shop is right next to it.

"Hello? Robin?" you opened the door to the shop just enough to peer in.

"Hey! Y/N! Come on in," she said from behind the counter.

You stepped inside, looking around the open room that had logs stacked up against the walls.

Two others entered the room from the right, seemingly eager to meet the newcomer in town. The first was an older, dark-skinned man with short hair, a blue polo, and dark gray jeans. Following behind him was a girl, about your age, with light brown skin and short, raspberry-colored hair. She was dressed in a purple long sleeve shirt and overalls.

"Well hello there, I'm Demetrius, Robin's husband. I'm studying the local plants and animals from my home laboratory. This is my daughter, Maru."

"Hello! It's nice to finally meet you," she gave a warm smile, her magenta eyes sparkling under the red frames of her glasses.

"Nice to meet the both of you, too! My name's Y/N."

Robin came out from behind the counter and made her way to the hallway, stopping at a passage that lead to what you could only assume was the basement.

"Sebby! Come meet the new farmer!" she called.

"Busy!" you heard the faint yell from behind the closed door at the bottom of the stairs.

"Oh! It's fine, I can meet him later," you gave a nervous laugh. You didn't want to cause any trouble.

"Ah, I guess so. Although it's a rare occurrence that he leaves his room," she sighed and smiled at the same time. "So what brings you here?"

"Just wanted to meet the rest of your family," you smiled towards Maru and Demetrius who returned the gesture. "And I wanted to try out this fishing rod I just got."

"Ah yes, the fish are plentiful at the lake here," Demetrius chimed in. "Did you know-"

"Well better hop to it!" Robin playfully patted your shoulder and leaned in to whisper something to you. "Better head out, Demetrius could talk for hours about the wildlife here!" She chuckled and showed you to the door.

"Haha, alright. See you Robin, Demetrius, Maru!" You smiled and waved goodbye.

Fishing was a lot harder than you remembered, especially since you didn't have anyone to guide you on what's right or wrong. You did manage to catch a few small carp, though.

You huffed out of frustration, then suddenly became alert when you heard the cracking of a branch and footsteps behind you.

You looked over to see a young man dressed in clothes that matched the color of his dark hair. It was relatively short, but styled in such a way that only the right side of his hair reached down to his shoulder.

"Why...why are there so many good-looking guys here?" You were internally screaming.

He stopped along the water's edge, about 10 feet away from where you were sitting.

"Uh...hi," you managed to say.

He looked over in your direction and turned back to face the lake again. "Hey," he said as he pulled out a cigarette and a lighter from his hoodie pocket.

"You...must be Sebastian?" you were hoping you were right. It would be so embarrassing if you weren't.

"Yeah. You just moved in, right? Cool," he took a drag on his cigarette.

There was a pause.

"I'm Y/N, by the way." You watched him nod slightly.

"Out of all the places you could live, you chose Pelican Town?" he said almost in disbelief and slight disgust.

"Well… Yeah, really only because I inherited my grandpa's farm. Do you not like it here or something…? Is there something I should be afraid of?" you gasped, "Like some kind of loch ness monster in this lake I've been fishing at for the past few hours?" You held your face in playful terror.

He scoffed, "Wow, you're something else. But no, nothing like that. I'm just tired of the treatment I get here," he trailed off, aware that he was probably sharing too much information to someone he didn't even know yet. "Um, sorry."

"Huh? For what?" you tilted your head.

"Uh, nothing. I'll see you later," he said as he threw the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it.

"Ah, bye?" you watched him turn and walk back to the carpenter's shop.

"Huh...weird," you thought to yourself.

You decided to try to catch one more fish before heading home for the day.