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Full List of OLOS Chapter 4 Adaptations, References, Explanations and More (Game & Fic Spoilers!)

Warning: This exhaustive list will hold your hand and treat you as someone who remembers next to nothing about the game. There is a focus on explaining writing decisions of events / character actions / story beats and worldbuilding.

Bug stalking and pouncing on the farm is based on one of the game’s adoptable cat’s idle animations.

The flute block is a canon buildable item. 

Emily being a vegetarian is a reference to how any food items involving meat (fish) are listed under her canon Hated and Disliked gifts. 

Reza buying strawberry seeds at Pierre’s booth and poking his head through the bunnyman cutouts are just some Egg Festival things the player can do in-game. 

Alex and Haley are hanging out at the Stardrop Saloon steps, similar to how they can be found close by said building during the event in-game, at least in the odd-numbered years as far as I can recall. 

For reference, Reza is 185 cm (6’1”) tall and Alex is 180 cm (5’11”) in this fic. One of the women Reza talked to pointed out his height because the average Indonesian man — which Reza is coded as — is typically only around 164 cm (5’4.5”) tall. So yes, he is in fact taller than most "southeast Fern Islanders," but the way the question is posed by her is still meant to be weird.

The saying the group of women told Reza about receiving flowers through spring making one’s Flower Dance ceremony more successful is something I adapted from Demetrius’ dialogue during the Flower Dance event, about how the springtime dances are able to be traced back to ancient fertility rituals. Basically they meant to imply that receiving more flowers means having more admirers, which supposedly speaks on an individual’s eligibility and their odds of completing said “fertility rituals” — or to put it more bluntly: how likely someone is to get laid. This flew right over Reza’s head, who did not have that background information. Though to be fair, I don’t think it would be a saying everyone in the fic's universe takes seriously. 

The Stardew Valley region being mostly made up of a white mainlander majority is just a nudge to the way that most Stardew Valley NPCs are indeed white-passing anyways.

Ferngill Republic’s war with the Gotoro Empire is a conflict canon to the worldbuilding of Stardew Valley, as evident from Kent’s entire backstory told through multiple of his dialogues and Heart Events, some Year 1 dialogues from Sam, and referenced in the titles of a couple books in the Museum Library. 

Abigail is the long-reigning champion of the Pelican Town Egg Hunt referencing the fact that whenever the player character does not win the Egg Hunt minigame, Abigail would win it instead.

Just like how the event minigame unfolds; Abigail, Maru, Vincent and Jas are fellow competitors in the Egg Hunt and can be found wandering around Pelican Town alongside the player during the allotted search time. However, I’ve decided to deliberately exclude Sam from the lineup so he can cheer on Abigail with Sebastian. Alex on the other hand does not canonically participate, which is reflected in the fic by his disinterest in the event. Up until Reza’s taunting, that is. 

The locations of the eggs Reza and Alex come across are largely based on the odd-year Egg Hunt event egg locations, though I replaced some and added more to pad out their chase.

Although the required number of eggs to win against Abigail in the single-player mode of the game is 9, I abandoned that entirely for the fic.

The straw hat Abigail received as prize for winning is a canon prize the player would get for winning the Egg Hunt minigame for the first time.  By Reza looking “much like a kitten falling headfirst into its milk bowl,” I meant like this:

If there is any canon game information that needs correction, please let me know!

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OLOS progress update

Hi! Just wanted to give a little update on the fic in case anyone is keeping up here. Drawings for chapter 5 are finished, and the chapter itself is 90% done, but I have some strong dissatisfaction with my writing for this one so I'm going to take my time doing rewrites and edits instead of driving myself crazy I think.

I apologize for how slow this update has been. I got sick again after going out of town for a few nights (I was properly masking, but it happens, lol) and my coughing fits were so frequent and violent it was hard for me to concentrate on most of anything. But I'm getting better! Here's a little sketch preview as a treat.

Probably my favorite Reza I've ever drawn. My son is such a cutie.

Thank you to new (and old!) readers and followers who are showing interests in the story even when I've been offline! I'll make it up to you soon.

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Suisei from a bit ago

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For years, Gaza has been under siege, but since October 7, the suffering has reached unimaginable levels. Constant bombings, destruction, and fear have left us with nothing but the hope to escape. To cross into Egypt, we need $5,000 per person. It’s a price we can’t afford alone, but with your help, we can find safety, stability, and a future free from violence.

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Illustrations I did for Chapter 4 of my farmer OC x Alex fic! Just some fun Egg Hunt time :]

Read the update here!

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Going out of town for a few days for a family event, won't be bringing a laptop or my tablet :0

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A year has passed since the aggression against Gaza, 🇵🇸 fear brought with it tension and anxiety 🥹

Bombing, displacement, deprivation 😭😭, genocide, death, hunger and deprivation,😢

Loss is without a safe haven. 😭🙏💔!!️

I ask your help in protecting my family !!️ 🙏

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This is how our house became like ashes😭😭.

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Full List of OLOS Chapter 3 Adaptations, References, Explanations and More (Game & Fic Spoilers!)

Warning: This exhaustive list will hold your hand and treat you as someone who remembers next to nothing about the game. There is a focus on explaining writing decisions of events / character actions / story beats and worldbuilding.

Some description of the town’s decor in preparation of the Egg Festival references what can be seen in the game day-off, but I added extra flair for festivities which aren’t canon.

George’s favorite food being leak is based on his canon giftable Loves. 

Alex saying, “That’s right, I remember your name” to Reza is taken from one of his regular Spring in-game dialogue. 

The sequence of Reza’s health examination at the clinic is based on Harvey’s Four-Hearts Event.

Reza’s comparison of Harvey and Alex being like the moon and a soft-shell turtle is a reference to a Japanese idiom basically talking about how there is no comparing A to B, with the moon meant to be the more “beautiful” of the two options, and the only thing it has in common with a soft-shell turtle is their roundness. 

Emily’s interest in a non-canon competitive clown show and clown artistry in general is based on her Stardew Valley Fair odd-year dialogue about feeling like she missed her calling on becoming a clown.

The mentioned left versus right-hand use references an actual rule of politeness in Indonesia. 

I decided to make Reza, Emily and Shane Taurus suns because they are all born in later spring, and it just felt suitable to me. Of course, there is no actual canon indication that the seasons within Stardew Valley would correspond to the actual time of year in the real-life northern hemisphere. 

Haley and Emily’s arguments in the house are based / developed from Haley’s Two-Hearts Event and multiple pre-marriage dialogues referencing Emily, as well as some of Emily’s pre-marriage dialogues referencing Haley. 

Haley and Emily’s parents being away on a two-year trip is canonical to the game and referenced in a dialogue by Emily and an existing letter next to the fridge in 2 Willow Lane. However, the motivation behind the trip being a humanitarian one is made-up by me for the fic. 

Reza’s encounter with George and Linus at night regarding “raccoons” stealing from trash cans is based on the 50 Friendship Points event with Linus.

If there is any canon game information that needs correction, please let me know!

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It's safe to say I've fully recovered from my bedridden sickness at this point.

I know in the meantime it's been a tough last few weeks for a lot of people, and I've never really been good at saying anything sensitive and motivational, but I'm going to keep creating, and I encourage everyone to do the same 👍

"At the end of everything, hold on to anything."

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refraining from a lot of election joke posting and instead I just donated $55 USD to gaza soup kitchen and i encourage anyone else to consider donating even a couple of dollars to the people who will be affected the most from whatever outcome happens

you can also donate to care for gaza here

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I've been sick for three days (ノ_<。) This fever just won't go away and I may or may not have overhydrated myself (it feels like it 'cause I'm having mild symptoms, I don't know yet if it actually is). It's kinda hard just to keep my head upright.

Thought I'd let people on here know in case I have complications and thus further delay on my works. I'll persevere for my oc x canon yaoi though... Anything for my sons...

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My future Lee design from 2021

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what the fuck is wrong with my country. why make a show of condemning israeli genocide on gaza only to turn around and plan to commit silent ethnic cleansing / settler-colonialism on west papua. absolutely fucked. why do we deserve anything at all.

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Trapped Family in Gaza Appeals for Help to Survive

A Plea for Help from Gaza: A Family Seeking Safety

Hello, l am Ibrahim Abu Al-Awf My family consists of 8.

We live in the midst of the ongoing hellish war in Gaza, trapped between walls of fear and despair.

We struggle daily to survive in an environment filled with threats and dangers.

My father and brothers lost our only source of income and our house was destroyed and we are now homeless💔

We urgently appeal for your moral and financial assistance to cover the necessary costs for escaping to a safe environment, where we can build a better future for our children and ensure our family's safety. We are in desperate need of your support. Any donation, no matter how small, can help save our lives. Thank you for your attention and support during these harsh times.

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