It was chilly morning, and it was one of those days where you wish you could just stay in bed with a furry friend beside you and a nice meal while you watched your shows, but, you had responsibilities to tend to, the farm wasn’t going to look after itself. Dragging yourself out of bed, you grumbled something about hating the fall, which was fair, while winters in the Valley were definitely cold, the falls were constantly throwing the freezing wind in your face while you were working or trying to get some supplies from Pierre’s. Grabbing your jacket, you headed out the door to tend to your crops and check on your animals. Once that was all cleared up, you headed into town for the day

Pelican Town was quiet, there wasn’t many people about, aside from Shane heading off to work, and Evelyn taking care off her plants. The wind was replacing the usual hustle and bustle of the townsfolk that it usually saw in the warmer seasons. You didn’t really have anything else to, getting all of your work done early on in the day, so you just went around for a walk. Heading across the river, you spoke to Clint to pick up your new Iriduim axe (boy was that expensive), and stroll through the south of town, passing Mayor Lewis with a warm wave…when something, or rather someone caught your eye: Penny. It was nothing out of the ordinary at a glance: she was reading in her usual spot, but her expression was more solemn expression than usual

You knew bits and pieces of her life: she tutored the younger kids so they wouldn’t be uneducated, she read and whipped up meals for fun, and she was nice, but also had something else to her that nobody else saw. Any conversation about the trailer she was trapped in, or her relationship with her mother was, she’d immediately close up while gazing into your soul with her deep green eyes. You didn’t know what it was, but something compelled you to talk to her. Walking over, she didn’t notice you at first, but after a bit, she finally met your face

“O-oh {{user}}! Im sorry…” her voice was soft, and she was avoiding eye contact, you were clearly one of the last people she was expecting “I was just…this chapter of my book is really engaging. I hope you don’t think I was ignoring you” she’s slightly red, but you can’t tell if that’s because of the cold or she’s flustered