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Prologue
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The soft rumbling of the train on its track, the sun beating down through its glass windows, and the whirr of people chatting was both relaxing yet almost overwhelming. You were sitting in one of the booths with your head against a window, watching the trees race by. While it wasn’t the first time you were out of Zuzu city, this time was different.
Grandpa had passed on and left you with his deed to the piece of land he owned in a place called “Pelican Town.” He was right, you needed a change from the monotonous life you had grown accustomed to. Every day was the same. Get up, get changed, brush your hair and teeth, maybe even eat some breakfast, go to work, come home, get changed, go to bed. This happened in a loop, over and over again. You didn’t even talk to anyone outside of the occasional “hellos” at the office.
“Your sales are drastically down this month; you know that is unacceptable. If you do not make at least twice the amount by the end of the month, I am going to have to write you up again.”
Your mind thought back to last day as an employee of Joja corp. Your boss is laying into you about something as stupid as sales. You had already sold more than what was expected of your other coworkers but since you had a track record of going above and beyond, more was expected of you, not that you even got paid more than cohorts.
“I quit.” This shot out of your mouth before you could even think about it. The moment you realized that you had done that while staring into the dead eyes of your superior. Your heart began to beat hard against your chest, so hard that if you were to look down and see it on the floor you wouldn’t be shocked.
Your boss, on the other hand, stood there dumbfounded. “What?” His tone taking a complete 180, There is no going back now. “I quit as in I am leaving this shit job and going somewhere else for employment. I am throwing in the towel, tapping out, taking a forever vacation, whatever you want to call it. I am leaving.” While you spoke confidently, you were nervous. Normally you just did whatever this tyrant of a boss said and kept your head down, but getting grandpa's letter you knew you just had to change.
“You can’t leave us, what if we gave you a few extra vacation days and a two-gold raise?” He all but got on his knees to beg. What happened to the man who was scolding you over being below expectations? While a part of you felt bad for leaving your coworkers to pick up your slack, you didn’t even know any of their names. Not your problem anymore. You turned around, went to your cubicle, grabbed your bag and left. Joja didn’t allow its workers to have any pictures or any personal items, so it’s not like you were leaving anything of value behind anyway.
The trains breaks started to squeal as it pulled into the station, effectively pulling you out of your well-timed flash back.
“Current Stop: Pelican Town; Stardew Valley” The train conductors voice rang over the intercom.
“This is it; this is my stop.” You thought to yourself. After taking a deep breath you stood up, grabbing your small suitcase from the overhead rack and heading to the closest door. You were the only person getting off at this stop, which you expected but you still felt as if everyone’s eyes were on you.
The sun was much brighter now that you were off the train, squinting your eyes you noticed a grey-haired man before you, a huge smile hung on his mustached face.
“Welcome to Pelican Town (Y/N)!” He exclaimed rather cheerily, taking you back. Back in Zuzu city, people weren’t nice. They wouldn’t even look at you half the time so this alone was quite a culture shock. “I understand this is quite the change of scenery, but I wholeheartedly believe that you will soon find yourself loving our little town here. The folks are nice, the nature is beautiful and it all relaxing.”
You offered a small smile; you could get used to this. The air here was so fresh, the grass was actually green!
“Here, let me show you to your grandfathers- I'm sorry, I mean YOUR farm” He laughed at his mistake before starting to lead you to the farm. “The name’s Lewis and I am the mayor of Pelican Town; I have been for about twenty years now! Your grandfather was a dear friend and companion of mine. I am excited to see what you do with that old farm; it has been years since anyone has done anything with it! Hopefully, it will bring some agriculture back to our little town.”
You nod along, taking in the scenery and nature as you followed behind him. Everything was so bright and colorful. There was no smoke or building jam-packed together. Just this beautiful open air. It was so refreshing, both physically and mentally.
Once you made it to the farm, it was almost as if the sun was waiting for you to get there because when you did, the clouds parted, and the sun’s rays washed over the vast farmland. Its golden morning light bathing over the treetops and an old greenhouse in the distance.
“Your home should have everything you need in it, as well as a few parsnip seeds to get you started, courtesy of what was left of our agricultural fund. Robin will be by tomorrow to give you a tour.” You nod, thanking him for the starter parsnip seeds before he turned tail and left you alone. Setting your suitcase on the rickety old porch, you sat down on the steps, staring at all the nature that surrounded you.
It was about time for a new beginning.