Disclaimer: This is my own story based on the game Stardew Valley. This in no way refects anything on or related to ConcernedApe or the game itself. This is my own interpretation of my previous gameplay experience and imagination. Thank you.

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It all started with my grandfather's will. One day I was sitting at a job I hated, then I was traveling into the country to take over the old farm. Everyone was so nice when I got here and I knew I had made the right choice. Being out in nature had brought back all my fond memories of the past. I may miss my grandfather, but this is where I longed to be. It was so stressful in the city and if not for the need to pay the outrageous rent, I would have never started a job at Joja in the first place.

There is a Joja Mart in town and I swear every time I pass by the bridge, I curse its existence. I just hate seeing it. It's just a little reminder of the company I hated. The store wasn't there when I was a kid and I desperately wish that it had never been built. This town has always been fine without it and the prices, though cheaper with coupons, are not worth taking business away from Pierre.

I've been working in secret on restoring the community center to it's former glory. Just a few more days worth of work and I will be able to surprise Mayor Lewis, as well as everyone else in town. I've been so proud of myself. It's almost been a year since I've been here and I've made so many friends. I felt it was only right that I give back to everyone since they've helped me so much along the way.

Sebastian has his Solarian Chronicles sessions and I am such a big nerd. When he invited me to play, I swear it was one of the happiest moments I've had in years. No one I had known in Zuzu City even knew the game. Then there's Sam. He's got a band with Sebastian and Abigail and the night they played in the city was just awesome. I couldn't help but cheer them on the whole time. Maybe we will get to go out again like that one day. Even if we don't, it's a night I will always remember.

I've been so busy with the farm and then getting the community center back to working order that I haven't had time to think about a relationship. Don't get me wrong, Seb is definitely my type, but I think he has a thing for Abigail. As to Sam… well, he's just Sam. He did sneak me in his room one night when it was late and I ended up hiding under the covers so his mom wouldn't know I was there. It was hilarious, yet also embarrassing. He confessed! I just had to tell him I didn't feel that way. He's a good guy, but really, I wouldn't want to lose a friend. I've just never seen him that way.

I'm pretty much close with everyone else in town as well, though there is one person who I barely ever see. Shane works at Joja Mart every day of the week and spends his nights at the bar. Since I avoid Joja like the plague and don't normally go to the bar except on special occasions, it's hard to befriend someone you just don't get to interact with. I plan to change that soon. I've heard a lot about him, but honestly I don't care what others say. Sam seems to think he's alright, even if they aren't actually friends. With winter upon us and all my crops having either been harvested and sold, or gathered and put away, I'll be making the bar into my nightly routine.

It's time to make a new friend.