Mineral Town, Spring 9, Monday, overcast.
Today, for the sake of making money, for the sake of scraping together the huge sum some wicked developer needed to renovate her house, so she could have a stove in her home sooner and enjoy all the delicious food Mineral Town had to offer, Annie had to come to the seaside early in the morning. She had arrived in front of the houses of Zack, the shipper, and Huang, the traveling merchant.
Although it was already 11:30 in the morning, almost lunchtime for everyone else, it was still just a little early for Annie. It was still early morning, wasn't it?
Normally, Annie would definitely still be asleep at this hour. But when she thought about how she couldn't renovate her big house without earning money quickly—and how she couldn't eat delicious meals without a stove—she had no choice but to bring along her lackey Tibbers, who had run off somewhere in the middle of the night to fool around and was now looking a little listless, and come here to open the door to Uncle Zack's house by the dock.
"Hello! Is anyone home?!"
o(*｀ー′)o
Although she politely asked if anyone was home, Annie didn't hesitate for even a moment. She pushed open the door and walked straight inside, boldly looking around the large but messy house. Wooden crates and barrels were piled everywhere, and the place looked filthy. It was home to two strange middle-aged bachelors.
"!!"
"Ah! A-Annie, what brings you here?"
"How have things been lately? Work must be busy, right? Anyway, keep it up, Annie! Remember to ship out lots of goods!"
Seeing a little girl walk in, Zack, who was busy doing something, jolted in fright and nearly dropped what he was holding. But he quickly composed