Sixteenth Jump (Harvest Moon) Part 1

Harvest Moon Jump

Location: Konohana

Age/Origin: 20/Drop-In

CP: 1600cp

Perks: Weatherman (100cpD), Gaia Speaks To Me (150cpD), Greenthumb (50cpD)

Equipment: Farm Hands (100cp), Superior Tools (100cp), Farmer’s Almanac (200cp), House Expansion (200cp), Blue Feather (200cp), Fishing Pole (100cp), Kitchen (200cp), Bigger Barn (100cp), Seeds Galore (100cp)

Drawbacks: Hard Work (+600)

Yankaka-------

Rancher (100cp), Age 23

Perks/Equipment: Master Cook (50cp), Looking Good (50cp), Rancher (Free), Greenthumb (100cp)

Celestian-------

City Girl (100cp), Age 18

Perks/Equipment: Friendship (Free), Expert Trader (100cpD), Greenthumb (100cp)

Cierra-----------

Farmer (100cp), Age 19

Perks/Equipment: Greenthumb (Free), Who Needs Water? (150cp), Master Cook (50cp)

Fia---------

Drop-In, Age 18

Perks/Equipment: Companion Guidebook (300cp)

Lina----------

Rancher (100cp), Age 17

Perks/Equipment: Rancher (Free), Charge It Up (200cp)

Bang--------

Farmer (100cp), Age 22

Perks/Equipment: Blessing of the Goddess (300cp), Greenthumb (Free)

The Setup Process

            After sitting through the rest of the Blazblue jump and, of course, introducing everyone to Yankaka and Bang, I woke up in a bed that was situated in the corner of a room. There appeared to be a doorway to another section of the house, but otherwise the room was quite sparse. A chest, a bookshelf, a TV, a calendar… and that is about it. Climbing out of bed, I slipped out the front door and took a look around.

            Fields, a barn, Yankaka playing with a fish pond… Harvest Moon? Not a village I remember. I took an hour finding and gathering everyone up and, after a little bit of explaining, we set about fixing the one real issue that we were faced with… Where the fuck am I going to put everyone?!

            It took some time speaking with every villager from both of the towns that were apparently here, but we did eventually manage to find a place for just about everyone. Celestian was going to help the Bluebell mayor for a place to stay, Cierra the tea shop here in Konohana, Lina the clinic, and Fia the general store over in Bluebell. An even split of everyone except for me, Yankaka, and Bang. That was going to be difficult as they both chose to stay on the farm and help me out with everything.

            I wasn’t going to argue with them, but the main difficulty was the sheer fact that there was only one bed. Yes, I could always bunk with one of them, but I can only imagine that causing issues for everyone involved. Being the gentlemen we were, me and Bang offered to allow Yankaka the actual bed while me and him slept in the second room with the aid of these ta… tatami beds? They were like bedrolls, but oddly comfy. Had to use one when I was living with Bang in the previous jump.

            It mattered not, but we did get everyone settled in and even got everyone a place to work during our stay here… As long as everything went well and no one did anything rash. As far as the farm was concerned, I split up the tasks between me, Bang, and Yan. For the start, I simply allowed them to help me with the farming during the day and split up afterword so that everyone could do as they pleased.

            For the most part, I simply fished during my spare time as we needed some starting coinage as, because of the situation, I didn’t have my usual funds. Yan or Bang would join me every now and then with the Sisters visiting the farm about once or twice a week so that we could have one of our group meals. Considering the fact that Yan was helping Cierra with the cooking, I took it as a good sign that everyone was getting along. A few rough edges, but that was bound to occur no matter who was involved.

            It was quite… relaxing to be honest. Simply farming instead of having to worry about various battles or other situations. Sadly, I had to get over my nicotine addiction, but I still had access to some drink every now and then… Not my usual taste or amount, but it was enough to keep me from going through the headache of not having any. Though, especially now while I didn’t have any of my perks, everyone was getting onto me about my drinking habits.

            Most were health concerns, but others were worried more about my discipline and the psychological reason behind why I seemed to drink once every day or two… for a few hours… but, I did my best to comfort them and push aside any real worries that they presented. I was getting my work done and I wasn’t harming anyone, so I didn’t see why I should.

            What surprised me was the fact that Yankaka was worried about it. She knew that I drank a lot, but as of late she had started taking her chances at hiding any alcohol that I purchased for myself, keeping me away from anywhere that I could purchase it through excuses or other means, and even once convinced Bang to break the bottle I had from a distance with a rock. Don’t know how she did it, but considering it was a way of helping me, I am sure that she figured something out. Crazy cat.