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"Nikki, Momo, and the sunset." 🐎

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The Seer

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Pretty pink stars ✨

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i was ready to buy this DAY ONE.... when i learned it was "free"....... knew it was only a matter of time....

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Where are the Gifties? | Springwater Cooling

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Where are the Gifties? | Joyful Tune

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Ch. 1, Pt. 7 | Return to Purity

After finishing Ch.1, Pt. 6 [Purify the buds at the Brewing Workshop], Nikki has Purified all of the buds and it's time for her to wake up the Heart of Spring.

This is the last quest in the Chapter 1 questline.

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This post contains spoilers, pictures, commentary, and dialogue.

Nikki and Momo have found all of the buds and now she's on her way to the middle of Serenity Island in order to awaken the Heart of Spring.

Once Nikki reaches the top of the stonetree, she is greeted by Granny Bubbles, Terra, and Bootsie.

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Terra: Nikki, y-you should be village head! The Heart of Spring's water is replensishing!

Nikki: That's great! Oh... By the way, Terra, the Rinse-Free Rebels...

Terra: Don't worry, Murmur already told me. Fortunately, thank to your help, those Pieceys are cooperating now.

Tiny Treads Bootsie: I can't believe that Murmur had such a big secret and didn't tell me...

Nikki: I think it's just that Murmur didn't want to burden you...

Tiny Treads Bootsie: I know! I'm not angry with Murmur. I just feel bad for her. She's always helping everyone, but rarely shares her own feelings. She carries her burdens on her own...

Terra: Ugh, as elders, this is our fault. Back in the day, we were too hard on that silly little Piecey. it must have left a psychological scar!

Terra: And now that she finally found other Pieceys to relate to... of course she'd want to help them too. It makes perfect sense.

Granny Bubbles: But, after all, those things are just hallucinations caused by shock. Silly Murmur, so stubborn...

↪ Speak for Murmur

Nikki: Murmur did tell me a lot about the visions she saw. I understand. It's hard for her to willingly forget...

Granny Bubbles: You're not from around here, so whatever your thoughts are about it, it doesn't hurt me. But for Murmur, as a native of Serenity Island... for her to claim this isn't our home... Oof...

Nikki: Does Murmur think that Serenity Island isn't home to you all?

Terra: Murmur used to say that the places she saw in those visions were different from Serenity Island. No Bubbleblooms, no Rainbow Seals.

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Murmur would just hold that whistle and stare blankly at the Guardian's words: "Serenity Island... home."

Nikki: Having conflicting thoughts to her entire community... that feeling must be really tough.

Terra: Alright! Alright! The Heart of Spring restorations is great news, and the Rinse-Free Rebels' situation is resolved. No need to be so down.

Nikki: Bootsie, haven't you been wanting to take the Bubbly Tales Club to Steamville? Now we can set off right away!

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Yeah!

Terra: Granny Bubbles, the Bathing Bliss Festival you love is just around the corner. What are you looking forward to?

Granny Bubbles: Haha, I bet you're looking forward to showing off your skills!

Terra: Hehe, yeah... Being Bubble Ambassador for this Bathing Bliss Festival was something I worked so hard to snatch from Macy. How could I not look forward to it? But...

Terra: Nikki, I have a favor to ask... If you agree, I'd be happy to pass on this title to you!

Nikki: Terra? Please, go ahead?

Terra: Ahem... The bud contamination issue has been resolved, but the Dirty Thread Disease resurfaced overnight, and we still haven't pinpointed the source. I can't rest east knowing it's still a threat.

Terra: Thankfully, you're here now. Maybe it's the blessing of The Silvergale or the guidance of the Guardian. Either way, having someone with purification abilities like you is exactly what we need.

Terra: Can I ask for your help... by investigating the source of the contamination?

↪ Of course!

Nikki: Of course! For the sake of everyone in Soakville, we'll find the source of the contamination and put an end to this disease once and for all!

Momo: It's my duty as "Bubble Ambassador!"

Nikki: But... I do have a small favor to ask. Could you keep an eye out for that Puppy Piecey? I need to return his bell.

Terra: No problem! I'll make sure to search all over Soakville for you!

Terra: I've been thinking about the contamination source. Our village doesn't seem to have any clues, so we'll have to trouble you to go to Steamville. Their village head, Macy, might know something.

Nikki: The Heart of Spring... is ready!

Granny Bubbles: Nikki, go wake it up! Follow this path, and you'll reach Steamville. The Silvergale... will protect you!

Nikki needs to use her new ability outfit to awaken the Heart of Spring which then shoots out a massive jet of water that takes her to Steamville.

This is where Chapter 1 ends and the beginning of Chapter 2 starts.

Make sure to grab the rewards from the splash page!

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Ch. 1, Pt. 6 | Purify the buds at the Brewing Workshop

After finishing Ch.1, Pt. 5 [Purify the buds at the Bubblebottom Field], Nikki has Purified the third bud and is on the search for the fourth one at the Brewing Workshop.

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Nikki is on her way around Serenity Island, helping the Pieceys by Purifying buds held hostage by Esselings. From the Blossombloom Fields, Nikki needs to go north to the Brewing Workshop.

There she uses her new ability outfit to make a waterspout in order to reach where she is supposed to go. At the top of the stonetree is a warp spire. Past that is some new kind of Esselings that are attacking Lulu and Murmur. Nikki defeats these Esselings, which not only helps out her friends in need, but also releases to dew that she's going around a collecting to awaken the Heart of Spring.

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Lulu: Holy one-and-only precious Cleansing Lotion! You're more agile than bubbles, and braver than Terra at bath time!

Lulu: Serenity Island's first-ever bottle of 8-in-1 Cleansing Lotion must go to you!

Murmur: That's great! And the bud has recovered too... Nikki, thank you!

Nikki: No need to thank me! But... the contamination was so bad here. Why did you risk coming?

Lulu: Ahem... it's my fault! I was in the final stages of perfecting my 8-in-1 Cleansing Lotion... just a tiny but more, and it would've been complete.

Lulu: Then, suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit me! I came up with the perfect solution... adding a bit of juice from the roots of Springblooms!

Momo: Can that even be used as a Cleansing Lotion ingredient?

Lulu: It was my passionate intuition as a gold-tier Ace Brewmaster!

Lulu: But those Esselings were so greedy... I barely took the tiniest bit of untainted juice, and they immediately zeroed in on me. Ugh! So frustrating!

Lulu: Then, as luck would have it, Murmur and Nikki appeared here as if by fate, shielding me heroically!

Murmur: That's so cool!

Murmur: Wait, Lulu! Why do you look like you're... contaminated...

Lulu: Huh? I do feel a bit different...

Nikki: Oh no! Did you get too close to the contaminated buds?

Murmur: Don't worry! I'll take you to the bathhouse and rinse it off with Rainbow Springwater right now...

Nikki: Wait...

↪ Tell the truth directly

Nikki: Murmur, the Rainbow Springwater Therapy isn't working.

Lulu & Murmur: What?!

Lulu: No way! This batch of 8-in-1 Cleansing Lotion is for Terra! She said it was to help the Rainbow Springwater Therapy!

Nikki: Terra didn't share this with everyone to avoid causing panic... but it's fine! She's planning to take everyone to Steamville for treatment. There's got to be a solution!

Nikki: Also, Terra entrusted us with purifying the buds. She hopes we can fix the Heart of Spring and repair the route between the two villages.

Lulu: This is really bad—worse than being good at something you don't like, worse than waiting for someone who will never come back!

Lulu: Ugh! I have to go. I'll pack up my Cleansing Lotion and go find Terra. Hmph! No matter what happens, she can't skip out on paying for the order!

Murmur: No wonder. That must be why Terra and Granny Bubbles are spending so much time together, having conversation in secret...

Murmur: Granny also blocked off the Thuddy Squash Cabin where the infected Pieceys are. She even personally delivers the brushes and bubble bath balls!

Murmur: Nikki... did Terra mention what to do if the Pieceys of Steamville can't find a solution either?

Nikki: Sorry, Murmur, and... I don't know either...

Nikki: Look, we've already resolved the bud contamination problem. There must be a way to cure the Dirty Thread Disease too!

Murmur: Nikki, I trust you! I'd like you to come somewhere with me... I have something very, very important to tell you.

Murmur: Please, you have to come...

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Nikki: Murmur! The Pieceys here are...

Murmur: Nikki, Momo, thank you for coming. Everyone here is a friend of mine. They're all... Pieceys that refuse to take baths.

Nikki & Momo: The Rinse-Free Rebels?!

Murmur: Hmm... seems you've already heard about them.

Nikki: But, why are they refusing therapy? Doesn't Dirty Thread Disease terrify everyone on Serenity Island?

Murmur: Because... there are thing they don't want to forget.

Murmur: Did you know Dirty Thread Disease can cause "hallucinations"?

↪ Yes

Nikki: I think I heard Bootsie and Ash talking about it before. The affected Pieceys would say some really odd things.

Murmur: Right. The villagers dismiss them as mere "hallucinations," but the Rinse-Free Rebels believe they are glimpses of past memories resurfacing from the illness.

Murmur: They refuse the treatment because they don't want to lose those memories. They just want to remember more, even just a little more. That's... why they ran away.

Nikki: You believe them... don't you?

Murmur: Yes! i believe they are memories from a long, long time ago. I just don't know why we've all forgotten. They don't want to forget, and I just really want to help them...

Murmur: That's why I used my position at the bathhouse to help them escape and hide here temporarily.

Momo: Wait, so the last time we ran into you, was that because...

Murmur: Yeah... I took leave to help relocate a new infected Piecey. I feel so much guilt toward Granny Bubbles and Terra...

Murmur: Now that the Rainbow Springwater Therapy has failed, we have to take everyone to Steamville to find a new cure!

Murmur: Nikki, you're the human Terra entrusted with this task, and you can purify Esselings, just like the Guardian! Can you help try to persuade everyone?

Murmur: I'm afraid if we put it off more, it'll be too late...

Nikki: I see... I'll try talking to everyone.

Turns out that these "hallucinations" might actually be real past events that have happened and these Pieceys with Dirty Thread Disease are seeing them. I guess this goes along with the rewrite of the beginning where they might be remembering the "old" world that still exists somehow. I don't know. It's all confusing with the retcon because it wasn't explained very well what's going on with this idea. Maybe we should've had a whole season of Descent to kind of tie this all together. I digress. Let's keep moving.

Murmur is trying to relocate these Pieceys to another area to try a different treatment now that the old one has failed and left them with hallucinations. By the sounds of it though, these Pieceys really want to keep what they believe to be memories of a world past. It's up to Nikki to do the dirty work like usual, and go convince these Pieceys to move back Steamville. Nikki has to talk to each Piecey in the woods now. The first one I chose to talk to was Fuzzball.

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Fuzzball: Raise a puppy, I want... to raise a puppy...

Momo: Huh, a puppy on Serenity Island. Do you mean that Puppy Piecey?

Fuzzball: Piecey? No. I mean an actual puppy! A fluffy one, the kind you won't find around here.

Fuzzball: A human, and a big cat, are you from somewhere else? I'm Fuzzball. Would you be able to get me a puppy?

Nikki: But all the puppies we've seen out there already have owners. It might not be possible to get you one...

Fuzzball: They've all got owners... that's nice. A puppy with an owner, and an owner with a puppy...

Fuzzball: I used to have a puppy too. It's only after I got sick... then my memory came back...

Fuzzball: It was a big, super fluffy one... with large, floppy ears and huge, round eyes, that would constantly gaze adoringly at Grandma and me...

Nikki: Did that happen on Serenity Island?

Fuzzball: Maybe, maybe not... I can't remember clearly...

Fuzzball: But I know back then, I wasn't like I am now. I didn't have Bubbleblooms, bath brushes, or stones. I only raised that puppy. I loved it the most, and it loved me the most.

Fuzzball: Every morning, when the sun was warm, I'd sit by the window while Grandma went to check the crops, watching the puppy roll around. It smelled even better than wheat waving in the summer sun.

Nikki: I was a beautiful time... And I bet time seemed to pass slowly back then.

Fuzzball: Hmm... Slowly, like it would never end.

Fuzzball: But then it grew old and stopped rolling around, and Grandma didn't have the energy to check the fields anymore... Turns out, "childhood" changes.

Nikki: Yes, the people we love grow old, the meals they cook get saltier, no one tends to the crops or flowers, and winter gets colder. The muddy stone paths turn into hard, gray roads...

Fuzzball: I... I miss them, but I can't remember the later parts... But i know, I want to raise a puppy again, just like I did back then.

↪ Comfort Fuzzball

Nikki: Don't worry, Fuzzball, once you're healthy again, you'll find your own new puppy.

Momo: There are so many puppies out there, you'll find the one you need... the one that needs you too.

Fuzzball: But... but we can't leave Serenity Island! I don't know how to explain it, but we just can't leave!

Nikki: Even though you don't know why, if you aren't able to leave, maybe we can help you find a puppy. We'll find you one that's just like the one in your memory.

Fuzzball: Yeah... Yeah... but if I wash in the Rainbow Springwater and forget what my puppy looks like, what then?

Nikki: Hmm.... I know! You can draw your puppy now, and then you won't forget.

Fuzzball drew the puppy from his memory....

Fuzzball: Oh... that's a great idea. and I have to get healthy first before i can take care of a puppy.

Nikki: Yes! Once everything's ready, we'll go back to the village together!

Alright, well that got pretty dark there with Fuzzball. Hopefully Nikki can help them out. Next, Nikki talked to High-Flying Hannah.

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High-Flying Hannah: Flying high... it turns out that I moved along with the wind, gathering everyone's words in my heart...

Nikki: Flying? Like bubbles flying high up into the air?

High-Flying Hannah: How did you know? I love flying through the air with the bubbles... It's because of this that everyone calls me "High-Flying" Hannah.

High-Flying Hannah: As i fly through the air, the breeze feels refreshing, the bubbles are so clear, and if there's another Piecey chatting with me, it's perfect.

↪ Curious

Nikki: What do you enjoy about chatting while floating? When I float, I'm either focusing on where to land or admiring the view, so I don't really think of talking.

High-Flying Hannah: I didn't always know either. I just felt without the sound of talking, it was too quiet. It felt so empty... and lonely.

High-Flying Hannah: But now I understand! It's because I used to live on the window of a family's home, listening to all their secrets and stories...

High-Flying Hannah: The mother of that family had a loud, lively voice. She loved talking about her sister, the village patrol officer, who always carried a wrench and a hoe to help keep the village peaceful.

High-Flying Hannah: That wrench was borrowed from their house, and it was the mother's proudest story to tell.

High-Flying Hannah: The father was quiet and reserved, but he was amazing at sewing. Their child had a Bowtie Cat that loved to use me as a scratching post, and the father would carefully mend my threads.

Nikki: What a loving family...

Momo: So... you were once a set of curtains, weren't you?

High-Flying Hannah: That's right! ... Yes! It was only after getting this illness that I remembered my past, how the sun made me feel warm and cozy, how the rain soaked me through. Year after year, that family always wished for peace and happiness...

High-Flying Hannah: It turns out that's why I was brought into existence! Now, every time I flutter and fly, thinking about them fills me with such joy.

↪ Comfort High-Flying Hannah

Nikki: Those memories are truly beautiful... In the future, maybe we can float together and chat. I'll remind you of everything you've shared with me today!

High-Flying Hannah: Really? Thank you, you're such a kind girl with a kind heart as clear as a bubble.

High-Flying Hannah: I didn't want to forget, so I avoided the bath. But now, my body feels heavier with each passing moment. I can barely float...

High-Flying Hannah: Maybe it's time to return to Soakville... Only by washing away the stains can I live more lightly.

Nikki: Great! When everyone's ready, we'll go back together. I look forward to when you can fly freely and enjoy the beauty of life again...

What a beautiful story. Moving on, Nikki talks to Hoohoo.

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Hoohoo: Hoo... Hoohoo... Mommy... Hoohoo!

Nikki: Hoohoo?

Hoohoo: Hoohoo! Yes, my name is Hoohoo. But, do you know why my name is Hoohoo?

↪ Guess the reason

Nikki: Is it... because you like owls? Hoohoo, hoohoo... That's the sound an owl makes!

Hoohoo: No, it's really not! At first, I thought that was the reason too.

Hoohoo: A long time ago, when I woke up on the island, along with everyone else, I heard a voice saying "Hoohoo, Hoohoo..." So I decided to call myself Hoohoo.

Hoohoo: Recently, I got really sick. i became super dirty and I was feeling bad all the time. But then I remembered something important... Something very important!

Hoohoo: It was my mommy that always said "Hoohoo, Hoohoo."

Nikki: So why did she say it?

Hoohoo: It's because I'm very afraid of pain... Every time I got hurt, scratched, or cried out in pain, my mommy would comfort me and say, "It's okay, let me blow on the wound and you'll be fine, *hoohoo*."

Nikki: And it worked? Your mother's comfort sounds very effective.

Hoohoo: Yes! Super effective. When i don't feel well nowadays, I also do that to myself, and it makes me feel much better.

Nikki: Why don't you go back to Soakville to get treated? Terra and Granny Bubbles must have a way to relieve your pain!

Hoohoo: No! I'm afraid if I stop feeling the pain, I might forget all about my mommy.

Hoohoo: I can still remember a little bit of her. If it hurts a little longer, maybe I'll remember more about her.

Hoohoo: What does my mommy look like? Where did she go?... I really want to know!

↪ Comfort Hoohoo

Nikki: It's okay, even if the pain goes away, you'll still remember your mother.

Hoohoo: Really? But, then... how come I never remembered her before?

Nikki: I think it must be your mother's intention. Since she couldn't be with you right now, she didn't want you to worry about her all the time. That would be too difficult for you.

Nikki: But now you remember, and you won't ever forget again! I'll help make sure you remember her. This way, even if you forget, I'll remind you.

Nikki: Once everyone is ready, let's go back to the village together, okay? Terra will take everyone in for treatment, and when you're no longer in pain, your mother can stop worrying.

Hoohoo: Of course! Thank you, Nikki! I'll be really good. That way Mommy doesn't have to worry at all!

Nikki has gotta help these Pieceys out. Hoohoo here thinks that they have to be a masochist in order to remember their mother.

After Nikki has convinced all of the Pieceys gathered here to move on, she goes back to Murmur.

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Murmur: Nikki, thanks to you, everyone has agreed to go back to the village for treatment. It's great...

Nikki: No problem! Don't worry too much, Murmur, as long as we get everyone to Steamville in time, everything will be fine.

Murmur: Hmm... It's all my fault, I shouldn't have taken control and hidden everyone here.

Murmur: I thought once everyone remembered enough, there'd still be time for a proper bath. I even prepared bathing brushes and Cleansing Lotion. I just wanted to help!

Murmur: But... but I never expected the Rainbow Sprinwater Therapy to stop working! If we had waited until everyone's symptoms got worse, it would have been too late...

Murmur: It's all my fault, I was overconfident...

↪ Express Understanding

Nikki: Actually, after talking to the Rinse-Free Rebels, I think I can understand your feelings...

Nikki: The fragments everyone remembers, even if they may just be hallucinations, really are beautiful and important... things we definitely wouldn't want to forget!

Nikki: You must have been moved by these memories. Is that why you wanted to help them?

Murmur: Yes... And I... I don't believe they're hallucinations, I think they're real memories!

Murmur: Maybe, being close to contamination helps us remember the past, just like... how I did before.

Nikki: Is it about the collapse of the Crystal Salt cavern? I heard Bootsie mention that you were scared...

Murmur: Yeah...

Murmur: Back when it happened, I got lost and ended up in a place full of Esselings. I ran and ran, stumbling all the way, and finally made it back to the village.

Murmur: When I woke up, everything was different. Not the village, not the Serenity Island... it was me! I was different!

Nikki: Did... did you remember something, like they did?

Murmur: Yes, I remember some images. Some fragments... a mended piece of clothing, a beautiful ornament, a warm embrace, and... a group of very, very important people.

Murmur: Wait, that wasn't how it all began!

Nikki: Then what did happen.. at the start?

Murmur: At first, I was in great pain. I was exhausted, and heartbroken, all alone, and walking on a rugged road.

Murmur: Along the way, there was war, fire, and terrifying Esselings. It was so scary, but I pretended... that I wasn't scared at all. i was carrying a heavy bag, almost unable to move...

Nikki: Murmur, are you alright?

Murmur: I'm fine. Back then, I was found by some people... and I felt... so warm. Or maybe, I found them?

Murmur: I just knew that I could finally rest. I was so tired. I cried my eyes out, and as I cried, I fell asleep...

Murmur: I'm sorry! What I'm saying.... must sound so strange.

Nikki: Maybe a little, but these images must be very important to you. That's why you want to help the Rinse-Free Rebels who had similar experiences!

Murmur: Right... But what's different is, I didn't get the Dirty Thread Disease back then. And since the great outbreak of the disease on Serenity Island, no one else has been affected by it, until recently...

Nikki: That is strange, and no one knows the source of the disease.

Murmur: Once the Heart of Spring is restored, I'll go to Steamville with everyone, to help take care of them, and I'll also try to investigate the disease.

Momo: That's a great idea!

Nikki: I've already purified the four contaminated buds, so the Heart of Spring she be restored soon!

Murmur: That's great! I'll go apologize to Terra now and tell her about the Rinse-Free Rebels. Thank you, Nikki... See you later!

Murmur had a super depressing memory, heard these other Pieceys' depressing memories, wanted to help them keep them, and ending up possibly helping to spread a disease. We don't know yet. That's what the trip to Steamville will probably help us figure out.

That ends this quest and starts the last quest of Chapter 1: Land of Peace and Purity - Return to Purity.

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Together til Infinity 🌟💖

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Ch. 1, Pt. 5 | Purify the buds at the Bubblebloom Field

After finishing Ch.1, Pt. 4 [Purify the buds at the Old Ruins], Nikki has Purified the second bud and is on the search for the third one in of Bubblebloom Field.

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Nikki is on her way around Serenity Island, helping the Pieceys by Purifying buds held hostage by Esselings. From the Old Ruins, Nikki needs to go a slight ways north into the Blossombloom Fields where she will encounter another warp spire, as well.

Nikki is lead to a flower that she must use her newfound ability outfit on so that she can use the waterspout to go where she needs to find the Esselings.

Once that's done, you get a cutscene of bubbles making it back to the big flower and she's on to the next one.

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Ch. 1, Pt. 4 | Purify the buds at the Old Ruins

After finishing Ch.1, Pt. 3 [Purify the buds at the Guardian Statue], Nikki has Purified the first bud and is on the search for the second one inside of the Old Ruins.

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At this point Nikki has made a new ability outfit that helps her around the new environment using flowers that shoot waterspouts to reach high up places.

She's Purified the first of the blooms that she's after. Now it's time to go to the Old Ruins to find the next one. The Old Ruins is across the stretch of water in the middle of Serenity Island and is more desert-like in appearance.

In the Old Ruins, Nikki is lead to a cave to explore. This cave also holds a new essence for her skills. Once she's through the cave, it's time for her to use her Purification outfit in order to defeat the Esseling that is holding the bloom she's searching for hostage in its dark magic.

After Nikki has saved the bud, there is a bit of a cutscene with Fearless Freddie after reaching the warp spire.

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Fearless Freddie: Oh wow! Humans live here in the Old Ruins? Haha! What a groundbreaking discovery!

Fearless Freddie: Humans can purify Esselings and are accompanied by round, chubby creatures... When I get back, I'll publish this adventure log, and then I'll definitely become the star of the Piecey Adventure Club.

Fearless Freddie: Ahem... Would you mind coming with me, Human?

Nikki: We...

↪ ...don't live here!

Nikki: We don't live here, but I am a human! My name is Nikki, and this is Momo. We are here to purify the contaminated buds.

Fearless Freddie: Ah, I see... Look like asking Granny Bubbles for leave from the bathhouse was... a waste.

Nikki: Huh? Do you also work at the Soakville Bathhouse?

Fearless Freddie: D-Don't remind this great explorer about that boring job! All I did was scrub, day after day...

Fearless Freddie: Even my signature move, the "Freddie Vortex," only Terra was willing to try it. I grabbed her buttons and did a whopping dry spin! But Terra seems busy nowadays and rarely comes to bathe...

Fearless Freddie: A boring job like that doesn't deserve the cool title of "Soakville Spin-Dry Specialist!" Hmph, it's just as misleading as the Piecey Adventure Rankings!

Nikki: the Piecey Adventure Rankings... What's that?

Fearless Freddie: Huh, you don't know? It's the classic ranking from the Piecey Adventure Club! It ranks all the places worth exploring on Serenity Island by difficulty level.

Fearless Freddie: The Old Ruins are clearly marked as beginner-level, so why are there so many Esselings here?! Hmph! The rankings are flawed! I'll file a complaint! A formal complaint!

Nikki: We heard the bud contamination only started recently. The Esselings probably weren't here before.

Fearless Freddie: Oh, I see1 I know it couldn't be my fault! I'd never fail a beginner-level challenge. It was all just a mixup.

Momo: A great explorer? More like a great excuse-maker...

Fearless Freddie: Hmph! Once I've completed every challenge on the rankings, except the top difficulty, no Pieceys, or cat, will be able to question my status1

Nikki: So, where is the top difficulty location?

Fearless Freddie: That would be the legendary "forbidden zone," Misty Peak!

Fearless Freddie: Never set foot upon the Misty Peak, nor stir The Silvergale from His, uhhh...

↪ Sleep!

Nikki: I remember Bootsie saying this! The Guardian's second nugget of wisdom warns all Pieceys not to disturb the Silvergale's sweet dream!

Momo: "Never set foot upon the Misty Peak, nor stir The Silvergale from His sleep." You really need to get that rhythm right!

Fearless Freddie: Ahem, yes. Anyway, no Pieceys know the way to Misty Peak. Maybe some did, but they never came back down...

Fearless Freddie: Whoa... While I, Freddie, am fearless, I wouldn't dare think about going up Misty Peak.

Fearless Freddie: Hmph, only a foolish little Piecey like Murmur would make such bold claims.

Nikki: Murmur said she's been to Misty Peak?

Momo: Murmur doesn't seem like one to exaggerate.

Fearless Freddie: Hmph, I don't believe it. If Murmur really completed the top difficulty challenge, why stay at the bathhouse listening to Granny Bubbles and doing boring chores?

Fearless Freddie: It it were me, I'd already be a golden explorer, and lead to entire Piecey Adventure Club!

Fearless Freddie: Anyway, today's adventure ends here. There are countless Pieceys waiting for me to wring them dry back home. Ah... It could be, that this is the life a destined great explorer must face.

Fearless Freddie: Human, thank you for your help today. Farewell!

Fearless Freddie is pretty full of himself. He's off to go to his job that he's sneaking out on and Nikki is off to find the next bud in the Soakville Outskirts.

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TIMIS'S LAB | INFINITY NIKKI

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Ch. 1, Pt. 3 | Purify the buds at the Guardian Statue

After finishing Ch.1, Pt. 2 [The Bell Rings at Midnight], Nikki has crafted a new ability outfit and is off to help the Pieceys with their problem.

To track your progress and gain more rewards for completing the new main story quest line, you can use the new event page.

This post contains spoilers, pictures, commentary, and dialogue.

Nikki uses her new ability outfit to make waterspouts shoot from flowers that are set up around the environment.

The first place that she goes with Momo is to the west of the cabins up on top of a stonetree. It's Nikki's time to shine with her new outfit and a chance to try out the mechanics. It's rather easy to do. Nikki has to go up to a flower bud that she can interact with in her new outfit. Once you use the ability, a bar pops up with a red and green area. The idea is to stop the bar going up and down in the green zone so that she can make a waterspout to ride on to the top.

Once she makes it up there, she is lead to a group of Esselings that are needed to be done away with before you can Purify the bud and make the main flower start to grow.

The next place that Nikki needs to go is to the Old Ruins.

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Finally fully glowed up my Aurosa outfit. It has a really beautiful cutscene! I didn't expect that.

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Ch. 1, Pt. 2 | The Bell Rings at Midnight

After finishing Ch.1, Pt. 1 [Rainbow-Touched Land], Nikki and Momo are now on the search for the Puppy Piecey in the middle of the night. Where will it lead them this time?

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[The Bell Rings at Midnight] continues Chapter 1: Land of Peace and Purity for us. This chapter has been about giving us some insight into the fact that something is up on Serenity Island and everything may not be as great as the Pieceys would first have you believe.

The search for the Puppy Piecey leads the group over to a little island in the Rainbow Lake. Nikki and Momo come upon a scene already in action.

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Granny Bubbles: Terra? Here again?

Terra: Ah, Granny Bubbles, until the Heart of Spring is restored, I can't scrub a single Piecey.

Granny Bubbles: Those infected Pieceys you sent over are fine, but you're the one stressing every day. Your fabric has gone all rough! Come by the bathhouse sometime for a proper soak!

Terra: Once I've sent all our infected Pieceys to Steamville, I'll definitely swing by! I'll let Macy handle all the stress for me.

Granny Bubbles: You stubborn Piecey! Worried about everyone but still acting like you don't want he responsibility.

Granny Bubbles: Fine. Fine. I'm heading back to prepare for the Bathing Bliss Festival. Once you've sorted these issues, everyone will soak and scrub to their heart's content!

Terra: If only the Guardian... was still here.

Terra: Holy Cleansing Lotion! What... How are you here?! Ahem, I mean, what nice weather tonight, haha...

Nikki: Sorry, Terra we weren't trying to eavesdrop. We just happened to be passing by.

Nikki: We overheard you talking about sending the infected Pieceys to Steamville. Did something happen?

Terra: Ah... I can't hide this for much longer. I might as well tell you.

Terra: The thing is... the Rainbow Spring Therapy completely failed.

Nikki & Momo: What?!

Terra: Granny Bubbles and I just can't work out why the therapy that saved Serenity Island before is... completely useless now.

Terra: We scrubbed and scrubbed the infected Pieceys in Rainbow Springwater. i even used my best scrubbing techniques! But the contamination won't budge... Not even a little!

Terra: I have no choice but to send them to Steamville to try their Crystal Salt baths. It's made from a super concentrated crystallized essence of Rainbow Springwater. It just might work.

Nikki: But... the path to Steamville is cut off.

Terra: Yes, "Like a threadbare cloth scrubbed once too hard, a single tear is all it takes."

Terra: Earlier, when you asked to talk to the infected Pieceys, I turned you down because I didn't want you to find out that the therapy wasn't working. I'm sorry for deceiving you...

↪ Express understanding

Nikki: We get it. You were only trying to avoid causing panic! What matters is the repair and getting the infected to Steamville.

Momo: We can help!

Terra: Ah, such a kind human and noble Momo! But, the Heart of Spring's buds have been tainted with Dark Essence. We haven't even found the contamination's source, let alone figured out how to purify it...

Momo: Purify?! That's what Nikki does best!

Nikki: I have a purification ability. Let me try!

Terra: Oh! Honored guests! You're truly more valuable than aged Cleansing Lotion and bubbles1

Terra: If you can resolve this issue, anything that Soakville can possibly offer is yours! I'll even... I'll... I'll give you...

Terra: I'll give you my title of "Scrubbing Champ!"

Momo: That's the most valuable thing here?!

Nikki: Such an important title shouldn't be given away so lightly! Don't worry. I, the "Purifying Champ," will definitely solve this contamination problem!

Nikki: Speaking of which, we do have a small request... We ran into that Puppy Piecey again earlier. have you seen him anywhere?

Terra: Huh? No, I haven't. I asked the infected Pieceys for you earlier, and they also said they hadn't seen him.

Terra: Wherever that puppy came from, it's even harder to figure out than my secret "Eighteen Scrubbing Techniques."

Nikki: So strange... But, the most important thing now is resolving this Heart of Spring issue!

Terra: I'm counting on you! When morning arrives, I'll have Bootsie show you around. Hopefully, we can get this all sorted out.

We're let in on the fact that the dirt is so bad on these infected Pieceys, that the old way of curing the disease no longer works. It's like nuclear dirt or something. Nikki is gonna try to help out with her magical Purifying ability that she has. I don't know if the new players are given any of the back story on the ability outfits or if they just kinda get them now. The ability outfits are pieced together throughout Nikki's exploration at the beginning and are to be used to help save Miraland. I guess it works with the new beginning of the game that they're going with.

Now it's off to find Bootsie in the morning.

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Tiny Treads Bootsie: Nikki, Momo, Terra told me everything! You can purify Dark Essence?! That's incredible!

Tiny Treads Bootsie: It would be great if you could fix the Heart of Spring. I can't wait to find Auntie Jasmine and the others.

Momo: Is that a friend of yours from the village on High Stonetree? I think it's called... Uh...

↪ Steamville

Nikki: I remember! It's called Steamville! Steamville and Soakville... Ah, I think I've figured out the naming strategy...

Nikki: Maybe I'll rename my hometown and say I'm from... "Nikkiville!"

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Wow, what an amazing name! How about I include a character from Nikkiville in my new novel? Someone with powerful purification skills and a super cool cat-like companion...

Nikki: Bootsie, do you enjoy writing stories?

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Hehe, that's right! If you ask me what the best thing on Serenity Island is, I'd say it's... stories and friends!

Nikki: So, is you favorite thing sharing stories with your friends?

Tiny Treads Bootsie: That right! Every now and then, my friends and I get together at the "Bubbly Tales Club" to share all kinds of stories.

Tiny Treads Bootsie: We planned to meet in Steamville this time, with Ash, Murmur, and the others. But then the heart of Spring issue came up, and it got postponed.

Nikki: It sounds like such a fun event! What's the story you're preparing?

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Tadaa! It's my latest masterpiece, The Monster Who Refused to Bathe! A tale about a Piecey that hates baths.

Momo: What a scary name! Hmm, a Piecey that hates baths. I feel like I've heard that before...

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Because I said it before! Actually, I recently heard about a bunch of infected Pieceys that refused to take Rainbow Spring Therapy. they say all kinds of strange things.

Tiny Treads Bootsie: To avoid bathing, they've formed a group and are hiding in the wilderness!

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Everyone thinks the Dirty Thread Disease is causing them to hallucinate, making them act so oddly. People call them the Rinse-Free Rebels.

Tiny Treads Bootsie: I've been wanting to ask Terra about them to gather more story material. You two were there last time, remember? But Terra keeps dodging my questions...

Nikki: Pieceys refusing the bathe... Oh... If the Dirty Thread Disease keeps spreading, who knows how bad it could get? It might even become life-threatening!

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Exactly! If we ever find them, we have to convince them to return.

Momo: Nikki, we should hurry up and purify the buds of the Heart of Spring!

Nikki: Yeah! On it! Bootsie, do you know where the buds are?

Tiny Treads Bootsie: The Heart of Spring buds are scattered across the wilderness. I'm not sure where they are exactly, but I do have two closer friends who know everything about them.

Momo: Wow, you're really friends with everyone on Serenity Island!

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Hehe! When you're ready, come find me at the Water Quality Lab. I'll introduce you to them there!

The quickest way to start the cutscene is for Nikki to use to Warp Spire next to her cabin. It starts the next cutscene automatically.

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Tiny Treads Bootsie: Nikki, Momo! These are the water quality monitors of Soakville, senior members of the Piecey Adventure Club, and my good friends... Frank and Stan!

Stately Stan: Hello.

Flashy Frank: Wow! We have guests? A human, a big kitty... A human!

Nikki: Hello... new friends with so many impressive titles!

Momo: You look identical, but you give off completely different vibes...

Flashy Frank: Huh? We're different? How? I think we're pretty much the same! Aren't we alike, Stan? How are we different?

Stately Stan: Frankly, messing around like this... just won't stand!

Flashy Frank: Fine, fine... You never play with me. Nikki, you three will, right? I got lots of stuff from the Rainbow Spring... scraps of cloth, buttons, patches, hair clips. and scraps of cloth!

Nikki: Wait, why were there so many things at the Spring?

Momo: And you said scraps of cloth twice!

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Alright, Frank, normally I'd totally play with you, but today we've got important things to do! Nikki wants to know where the contaminated buds are. She can help purify them.

Stately Stan: Purify them? Great!

Stately Stan: It's spread to four places: by the Guardian Statue, in the Old Ruins, the Bubblebloom Field, and the Brewing Workshop. The order doesn't matter, and neither does the severity...

Nikki: Order? Severity?

Stately Stan: Sorry... Since I became a water quality monitor, I've never encountered a problem this big. The buds are contaminated, the Heart of Spring is weak, and the paths are cut off. I...

Flashy Frank: The buds are on Stonetrees! Stonetrees are tall! Taller than humans! Much, much taller!

Nikki: What?

Stately Stan: Oh... are you saying the buds are high up on the Stonetrees? Pieceys can float up, but it's hard for humans to reach them, right?

Tiny Treads Bootsie: Exactly! The Stonetrees in the wilderness are much taller than those around Soakville. Even we Pieceys struggle to float up there...

Nikki: If floating isn't an option, then...

Flashy Frank: Springblooms! Springblooms of course! We can... "Woosh" and fly right up there with those!

Stately Stan: I see. Follow me...

Stately Stan: There're many small Springblooms growing on the Heart of Spring's roots. When awakened, they shoot small water spouts, similar to those from the Hear of Spring itself.

Stately Stan: Master riding the Springbloom waterspouts, and you'll be able to reach higher places and move around the wilderness much easier.

Flashy Frank: Whooosh! Plop!

Momo: That "plop!" It wouldn't happen to be the sound of us falling, would it?

Tiny Treads Bootsie: No wonder you're a senior explorer in the Piecey Adventure Club, Frank. You really know your way around the wilderness1

Nikki: Thank you! Now that we know this, I'll be able to purify those buds in no time.

Stately Stan: Be careful out there, Stay safe.

I love how Nikki already knows the Piecey's titles without being introduced yet.

After this interaction, a new ability outfit is unlocked in Nikki's Heart of Infinity that needs to be crafted before she can use the waterspouts.

Now that Nikki has her new ability outfit, she's ready to start Purifying some buds to try and help out the Pieceys in need.

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