Authors note: Making a note is surprisingly easy. Anyway, this is a diary I wrote while playing this game. So nothing except for my opinion is original. This isn't my best. Unfortunately, all of my best stories are in script form. This diary is all I can show. I suggest only reading this if you're bored. Please forgive my grammar. The constant sentences that begin with "And" bug me too. I changed some of them. If you are playing this game, do not copy what I do without reading further. That's because I made some mistakes. I'll update at least once a week. It's easy since 90 of the entire diary is already typed up. That, and I recently finished the game. Anything else? Oh yeah... the elves are actually sprites. I just like calling them elves.
Disclaimer: Harvest Moon doesn't belong to me.
Entry 12 day 11 Summer
The rain had stopped at some point close to noon. I found out that most of my plants died. My tomatoes survived but I had to buy more. I got some from Marlin and I think he liked the record. Later on, Takakura called to me. He bought me a horse! I decided to name the horse Stan. And I rode him around the valley. A little later, after I was finished riding my horse. I was called by Flak the elf. He asked me to come to his house to help him. A run to the forest, eating a mushroom and shrinking later... I saw the other two elves fighting over a blue feather. I felt a little sad seeing them argue. They went back and forth about whose it was. And Flak got really angry. He shocked everyone into silence as he started yelling. He said the blue feather is a special thing, that something wonderful will happen if you give it to someone you love, but, nothing good will happen if it stays in their possession. So, he offered to give it to me. We started walking back from the forest as he explained about the feather. He said a few other things. We stopped by my farm and the elves put the feather on one of the shelves in the tool shed. They left and Takakura said he found the blue feather. He asked how I got it. I really didn't say anything. I doubt he would believe fighting elves gave it to me. And he said those feathers are really expensive and I'm lucky to have found one. And he said that if I give the feather to someone I love then, I'll proclaim my feelings, at that I thought about some of the things Flak said. He had asked me if I was always with the person I liked. And I had shook my head no. And that's when he said that with the blue feather, it would be possible. I think the elves gave me something very important. It's basically a way to ask someone to marry you. I think I have someone in mind to give it to. But I'll wait before doing anything. I have to fall in love first after all. Well, that's all for today. And this was a great first day of summer.
Entry 13 day 12
This morning it was raining. I went to the archeological site. I met Carter, and he was standing out in the rain with his arms straight out. He's a weird person. I was on my way to Romana's villa when the rain suddenly stopped. I whistled twice for my horse Stan to come and I rode him back to my farm. Once I got there I let all the animals out. Then I rode to Romana's villa. I talked with Romana, Sebastian and Lumina. I also picked up a fern on my way out. I couldn't find Galen and Nina walking around, so I went to their house. I thought about how I've never given a gift to Galen. That's when my stomach began to growl. I was faced with a choice: either I eat the fern myself or I give it to him. Galen's a nice man, so I gave it to him. He said that it was his favorite and he couldn't wait to eat it. I felt good after that, I think we're closer now. Then I visited Marlin. He apparently didn't like the humid weather. I hope tomorrow will be sunny. That's it for today.
Entry 14 day 13
Today was sunny, but I didn't get a lengthy chat with Marlin. I think, as long as my horse is completely awake then he doesn't mind if I brush or pet him. I don't know how many days my cow has been pregnant, but I'm guessing the calf will be born in fall. My chicken laid a fertilized egg. So I placed it in the incubator. Van came, I sold him a bunch of flowers from last month, and I bought something like bodigizer or turbojolt. Its supposed to restore your stamina. So, I thought, since Marlin works in the fields, he might need it. So, I rode Stan to Vesta's farm. I gave it to Marlin and I think he liked it. When I talked to Galen, he said that the fern was delicious. And then I rode Stan back to the farm. I have over 3,000 G now. It mostly has to do with Keko giving me rank A milk. She keeps doing that because I take special care of her. The more I do that, the better the rank and worth. And I guess that's all that happened today.
Entry 15 day 14
I found out that my carrots are not in season. So, of course they died. But, I still have my melons and tomatoes. Today, something funny and nice happened. I went to check on Keko- you know, to milk her, as I was trying to milk her, I had to stop, because her utter was red and swollen. So, after I checked with her, the elves suddenly appeared, and they told me that she'll be giving birth soon. And that she needs to be isolated. So, they got the stuff for isolation out of the tool shed, and set it up for me. They told me that I would need to do it next time by myself. And she needs to stay inside the barn, until she gives birth. They wished me good luck and hoped it would be a good safe birth. Then they left. It was funny because just yesterday I thought the calf would be born in fall, but now I think it will be born near the end of summer. And it's nice because I'll have another new animal soon. The calf could be born before the chick. I wonder which will be the first baby animal I've ever had. I went out and I went to the usual places. Marlin said he liked the thing I gave him. So, that was nice. I didn't really do much else today. So, I guess I'll end this here.
Entry 16 day 15
I didn't do much again. I checked on Keko and the egg. It was sunny again. And I caught 3 fish. I talked with Marlin and that was mostly it, because fishing takes a while. And I picked my 3 tomatoes. There was also a racoon on Vesta's farm. Sorry this entry is short. Hopefully more will happen tomorrow.
Entry 17 day 16
This entry will be nice and long. Today was very nice. I caught some fish, but what really stood out was my conversation with Marlin. He was standing over by the scarecrow at Vesta's farm, looking troubled. He greeted me with "oh, it's you." again. I asked him what the matter was and he said he had a bad dream. I asked him about it and he refused to tell me. Marlin said it was because I would laugh at him. I told him that I wouldn't, and he finally agreed to tell me. In the dream, Celia was running toward him, but then she turned into Vesta. And that really freaked Marlin out. He said that he must be silly to worry about some dream. I told him he wasn't, He stuttered and couldn't seem to believe that I said that. Then Marlin said I'm a very kind woman. He gave me some "veggi juice" as a little present. He walked off and said bye. And I was the happiest woman in the world at that point, because that was the first time anyone has complemented me like that. And also the first time anyone here gave me a gift. Except for Takakura giving me a horse and cow. You know, the veggi juice is practical as well. Anyway, I started picking flowers because of my happy mood. And I gave one to Romana. Who really cares what else happened to me today, because I was complimented and got a gift, which -by-the-way I drank it once I got hungry. And that was mostly it.
Entry 18 day 17
I didn't do much again, mostly trying to make some money. I fished most of the day because I'm barely making any money. Keko is my source for profits. Now that she can't give milk until after the birth, I have to resort to fishing. My chicken Joli only sometimes gives me an egg, so that's not really much. I also went to Vesta's farm and talked to Marlin. I think I like him a little more, considering, I picked flowers and got excited after one complement. My training with Danny is going well, his training progress is over halfway done. No chick or calf was born today. But I think at least one will be born tomorrow. I guess that's all for today.
Entry 19 day 18
Today the chick was born. The elves had alerted me to it and told me it was a girl. I named her Page. I checked Keko and she's supposed to give birth very soon. I waited all day and nothing happened. I saw Van and he went inside the Inn. He was bothering Tim again about his new diet. He told me his last diet failed, but this new one worked out great. Van said that he put a blindfold on, spread his arms out and twirled around in circles. And then, when he stepped on his new pet scale, it went to 199. Van asked me what I thought of that and I was tempted to say, I think it only goes to 199- but I just told him congratulations again. He was pretty happy and went to tell Romana again. I went back to my farm to get my fish to sell to him. I was surprised to see Murry, the homeless guy, holding one of my fish. I got a little annoyed. He said something like, "There's lots of food here, you want some too?" His stomach growled, so I let him keep the fish he got. Nothing bad can happen by letting him keep it right? It was only one fish after all. Anyway, I met up with Van again and sold him all my fish. I bought some body hyper and I wanted to give it to Marlin, but I couldn't find him today. I looked in his favorite places too. Vesta's farm, the waterfall and the blue bar. I'll be sure to give it to him tomorrow. That's all for now.
Entry 20 day 19
The calf was born today. The elves called me back to the barn, to see it. They told me it was a girl, I named her Kaga. It's a good thing she was born today, because Keko was getting very dirty, she finally got a bath. The elves had set up a hutch for Kaga outside the farm. And I'd have to set it up next time. And I got to milk Keko. Too bad all the milk has to go to the calf. I also got to see Marlin today. I gave him a Tamalo salad. It was the first thing I ever cooked. I gave him the body hyper too. I hope he likes my cooking. I'm sure by now you've noticed I developed a crush on Marlin. I can admit it. And it may seem weird to some people because, Marlin is like 32 years old and I'm 26, but he is a nice guy. I really love it when he smiles when I give him something. Well that was most of my day. The calf took up a lot of time.
Entry 21 day 20
It was raining a little, but I had a responsibility to take care of the calf. I milked Keko and gave the milk to Kaga. And I went to visit Marlin really quick. I think he liked the salad and the other thing. I went back to my farm and waited for the rain to stop. The weather man on TV said it would. But it just rained harder. I never got the chance to let my animals out. It's obvious the weather prediction was wrong. I went fishing and caught a fish. And I bought some carrots, tomatoes, potato and yam seeds from Marlin. I forgot potatoes are not in season, so I'll have to wait till winter to plant those. Tomorrow will be the first day of fall, and that's when I'll plant the others. I milked Keko again and gave the calf the milk. Hopefully Keko will start giving more milk, because then I could start selling it again. That's everything that happened. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.
