A Quaint Space

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It's a sunny winter day today.

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Enter the garden

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Avara

Avara is staring out at the woods below. She's wearing a worn yellow baseball cap. The collar of her winter coat is pulled up over her chin.

"Wow..." she says. "I always love coming here."

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Blue Flyer

It says, "Please come and take my couch! I just want to get rid of it."

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Bulletin Board Sign

The sign says "Community Bulletin Board".

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Bulletin Board

You take a look at the bulletin board.There's a white sign, some kind of chart, and a bunch of stray tacks attached to it.

Read the sign

Read the chart

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Fortune Chart

Sign of the Wolf (Born Jan. 1 - Mar. 14)

Temperment: Hopeful

Aligned with: Wolf

Direction: Embrace unexpected strangers.

Sign of the Hare (Born Mar. 15 - May 26)

Temperment: Sorrowful

Aligned with: Bear

Direction: Avoid interesting places.

Sign of the Hawk (Born May 27 - Aug. 8)

Temperment: Cautious

Aligned with: Bear

Direction: Share humorous dreams.

Sign of the Bear (Born Aug. 9 - Oct. 21)

Temperment: Sensitive

Aligned with: Wolf

Direction: Explore uninviting wishes.

Sign of the Fox (Born Oct. 22 - Dec. 31)

Temperment: Sorrowful

Aligned with: Wolf

Direction: Embrace unfamiliar friends.

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Garden Plants

You look in one of the flowerbeds. Nothing is quite growing in it yet. Maybe something will start to sprout tomorrow.

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Garden Sign

The sign says "Central Community Garden" in big blue letters. Below that it says "Please be polite to other gardeners".

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The Garden

You stand in the middle of a wide path in the center of the town's community garden. The path has smaller paths branching off of it with flowerbeds in between.

There's a large vinyl sign sticking out of one of the flowerbeds.

Examine the sign

It's too cold for anything to grow right now. Maybe when the summer comes you can grow some tomatoes.

Yentli is standing on one of the paths nearby.

Talk to Yentli

Go north to the library

Go west to the post office

Geron

"Hello!" says Geron. "Welcome to the post office. Let me grab your mail for you!"

They rush over to the mail boxes and start searching for your mail.

"Oh look!" they say. "You got some mail! I hope it's something fun."

Read your mail

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The Blue Book

You open up the blue book to a random page and start reading:

"Every feather was it's own radiant color. Enta had never seen anything like it. A normal person with an extraordinary pair of wings."

Put the book back

Elevator Going Down

You climb into the elevator and push the button for the first floor. The doors close. You can feel the elevator slowly descend.

The door opens up to reveal the first floor.

Step out of the elevator

Elevator Going Up

You climb into the elevator and push the button for the second floor. The doors close. You can feel the elevator slowly lurch upward.

The door opens up to reveal the second floor.

Step out of the elevator

Library Fiction Section

You're walking between the shelves of the fiction section. They've got quite a large selection.

A worn red book catches your eye.

Read the red book

Go back to the lobby

Library Lobby

This is the library's lobby. It's got a few potted plants spread out along the walls.

Perinin is working at the help desk today.

Talk to Perinin

Go left and explore the fiction section

Take the elevator to the second floor

Take the stairs to the second floor

Leave the library

The Red Book

You open up the red book to a random page and start reading:

"She slowly pulled back the tarp to reveal carefully polished wood. The boat was old but it was still in good shape. It seemed like it might even still be seaworthy, not that Merya really knew how to tell the difference. She slid the tarp back over the boat and started to walk back to the house."

Put the book back

Library Second Floor

The room is completely empty, but you can feel a lot of potential here.

Take the elevator to the first floor

Take the stairs to the first floor

Outside The Library

You stand outside the doors of the library. It's got an impressive facade with wide doric columns and stained glass windows.

Enter the library

Go north to the park

Go south to the garden

Linel

You say hi to the person there.

"Oh hi," they say quietly. "My name's Linel..."

They stare across the tracks, looking at nothing in particular.

"It's kind of peaceful waiting for the train, isn't it?"

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Mail

You open the letter and start reading:

"Hello! It's been a while since I've heard from you. How have you been? I've been doing pretty good lately. It's been a little rainy out here though. Write back soon!

Sincerely,

Dakara"

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Nivan

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A Lantern

You find an old electric lantern hanging from one of the trees. There's an inscription on it that says "Be bright".

Return to the trail

Overlook Trail

You're standing on a trail and all around you are tall pine trees. The cool shade of the trees feels nice.

Somewhere deep in the trees you see a light.

Follow the light

Continue down the trail

Go back to the train station

The Overlook

You find yourself near the edge of a cliff bordered by a guard rail. Below you can see snow topped trees going on for miles.

Return to the trail

The Park

You stand at the edge of the park. There's a frozen pond in the center.

Go south to the library

Perinin

It looks like Perinin is working at the help desk today. They've got a deep purple shirt on and they appear to be reading a book about trees.

"Welcome to the library," they say. "Looking for anything in particular? There's a book about talking trees I saw the other day. It don't quite remember the name of it... It's one of the ones by Okafur."

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Inside The Post Office

The post office is small and a bit cramped. Geron is working at the counter.

Talk to Geron

Next to the front counter is a bulletin board.

Examine the bulletin board

Leave the post office

Post Office

You're right outside of a small post office. It has an old blue door on the front.

Go inside the post office

Go east to the garden

Go west to the train station

Red Flyer

"Join our band!" it says. "We play rock mixed with grunge. Talk to Yentli if you can play the guitar."

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Teneth

It looks like Teneth is working at the help desk today. He's wearing a striped orange sweater and it looks like he's working on some paperwork.

"Oh hey," he says. "Welcome to the library. Let me know if you need anything, I guess."

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Train Arrival

A worn yellow train pulls up. The doors automatically open.

Board the train

Leave

Boarding the Train

You climb aboard the train and take a seat by the door.

Wait for the train to depart

Train Departure

The train quietly starts to move. It starts picking up speed as it leaves the station.

Wait for your stop

Waiting For The Train

You stand by the tracks and wait for the train.

Keep waiting

Stop waiting

Waiting For The Train

You keep waiting for the train.

Keep waiting

Stop waiting

Waiting For The Train

You continue the wait for the train. You've been waiting for quite a while.

Keep waiting

Stop waiting

Central Station Stop

The train pulls to a gentle stop. "Central Station," says a voice over the intercom. "This is the final stop."

Get off the train

Central Station

You're standing on the train platform. Across from the tracks is a shipping yard full of shipping containers.

The train isn't running today.

Go east to the post office

Riding the Train

The train slides smoothly down the track. You look out the window and see a small stone cottage pass by.

Nivan is sitting in a seat nearby.

Talk to Nivan

Wait for your stop

Riding the Train

The train slides smoothly down the track. You look out the window and see a small stone cottage pass by.

Wait for your stop

Riding the Train

The train shakes gently.

Wait for your stop

Riding the Train

The train shakes gently.

Wait for your stop

Overlook Station Stop

The train pulls to a gentle stop. "Overlook Station," says a voice over the intercom. "This is the final stop."

Get off the train

Train Arrival

A worn yellow train pulls up. The doors automatically open.

Board the train

Leave

Boarding the Train

You climb aboard the train and take a seat by the door.

Wait for the train to depart

Train Departure

The train quietly starts to move. It starts picking up speed as it leaves the station.

Wait for your stop

Waiting For The Train

You stand and wait for the train to come.

Keep waiting

Stop waiting

Waiting For The Train

You keep waiting for the train.

Keep waiting

Stop waiting

Waiting For The Train

You continue to wait for the train. You're starting to shiver from the cold.

Keep waiting

Stop waiting

Overlook Station

Your standing on the platform of a small train station surrounded by trees. There's nothing but two benches.

There's a trail leading into the trees.

Follow the trail

Wait for the southbound train

Yentli

You walk over to say hello to Yentli. She's wearing a thick gray coat and a striped red scarf.

"Chilly day, isn't it?" she says. "I'm just out to get some fresh air. You know how stuffy it can get in that workshop. I've got a pretty fine chair in progress though. You should stop by and check it out sometime."

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Yeshakh

"Welcome!" says Yeshakh. "Here to grab you're mail I presume?"

He turns to mail boxes behind the counter and finds yours.

"It looks like you've got a letter," he says. "Here you go."

Read your mail

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