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Winter 15, Year 1

After getting the dwarf translation guide, and meeting the dwarf in the Mines, Beep was informed there was a cave leading to the desert (or as the dwarves called it; the Sunlands) that had been blocked off overtime. For the 'low' cost of 20 diamonds, the dwarf would unblock it. With a third explosion in the night since Beep's arrival, this time only waking him up, the shortcut was opened. It took almost all morning to find, since it was tucked out of the way, and Beep had walked past it several times. Unfortunately, since the blanket covered him pretty closely, and was too bulky for the straps, Beep had to bring a sack he had found to carry back any spoils. Thankfully, he was only collecting coconuts and cactus fruit. He didn't want to risk ruining this lovely garment in Skull Cavern after the Marnie had been so generous.

Shortly after he left, Marnie and Robin snuck onto Avalon Farm. Mostly sneaking because they didn't want to frighten the poor deer and give a negative association with what they were carrying. Since both women worked in physically intensive jobs, carrying it from Robin's wasn't that hard. Thankfully Robin had the doors measurements from when she fixed up the farm house, so they were able to bring it inside without much trouble.

Based on the circular design of Beep's nest, and assuming it followed a similar purpose as a birds nest, Robin and Marnie set the circular bed frame against the wall for a moment. They cleared the old nest away (it was pitifully thin and dusty) and slowly lowered the bed into the centre of the room. Robin finally had a use for those warped wooden planks, carefully bent and nailed into a round, bottom-heavy bowl. It was only as tall as their knees, set low on purpose, and the round interior had been lined with any scrap of cloth too small for projects all sewn around every bundle of wool too poor for sale, and then topped with fresh hay (just in case that was a specific nesting material). Robin nailed the support legs (so it didn't tilt or rotate) into the bed now that it was in place of the old nest. Marnie then ran back to her farm to grab the wooden crates of miscellaneous cured meats Caroline had found for wholesale. They were intended for cheap rations during camping, so hopefully they lasted the deer the winter. They had no idea how much he ate, but from Maru's estimation on what Demetrius threw out, they hoped this was enough, or that he'd be able to make it the rest of the way.

All in all, this barely cost them anything but their time and effort. Robin already had the materials, Marnie had the nesting material stored in her shed and barn, so Caroline only needed to find the replacement foodstuff. Emily added her own fabric scraps for the 'bed' part around the rubbish wool Marnie had. Plus Leah carved deer and antler motifs on the outside, on the off chance Beep could appreciate it. And as far as Marnie was concerned, this was a debt repaid for helping Jas and keeping her safe when she got lost that spring.

With the better nest in place, and food stores replenished, Marnie and Robin quickly left on the off chance this was a boundary crossed. Beep had never been aggressive towards anyone, but they still didn't want to risk anything with an unknown wild animal.

"That house is a cluttered, but well taken care of like you said." Robin noted. "I'll get someone from the Adventurer's Guild to keep an eye out, but it shouldn't be too difficult to add onto my previous work. I already have the blueprints." The specific organisational system they had seen in the second room was definitely a sign of higher intelligence. "What kind of deer knows how to read and write? And what kind of language is that?"

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Things different from canon; (AU???)
Gramps never had an heir, or they never show/ed up.
Special new farm map; Frontier Farm!
Stardew Valley Expanded; new maps, new NPCs, new events, a LOT of new stuff.
The new “Farmer” is just a Weird Ass Deer. NPCs will respond/react accordingly.

This is my first time playing Stardew Valley Expanded, so I’m learning as I go. (Please no spoilers if you play SVE)