Friend Event - A Long Shadow

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Walk into Zahau's house and you'll find Schalk troubled about something. Do you remember when the two of you went to deliver fish to everyone? They all had praised Zahau and didn't have anything bad to say about him. Since then he's wanted to become even more just like his dad, but Schalk feels that he might be too small. He asks that you help him become a respectable guy like his dad. You suggest that he try to be a kind person. Okay, Schalk agrees to not pull any more pranks. He invites you to watch him.

By the bonfire, Schalk has a delema; if he can't pull pranks, what is he supposed to do? You suggest again that he try to be a nice person. The two of you notices that Lotus is coming down the path. Schalk wants to do a nice thing by sharing his bananas with Lotus, so he wants to throw the bananas in Lotus' walking path. Well, that's not actually a nice thing to do! Schalk thanks you for stopping him from pulling a prank like that, as it is his habit to making michief.

The two of you hear Lotus sounding rather upset. Lotus accidentaly dropped a lot of research notes onto the ground. Here's a chance to be kind! The two of you head over and Schalk picks up the last of the papers for Lotus. Lotus accepts the papers from Schalk, but asks if Schalk is trying to play a prank on him. Nope, Schalk is just trying to be helpful! Lotus is surprised because typically he's trying to play a prank on him and wonders if perhaps Schalk isn't feeling well.

Caolila comes running up and assumes that Schalk has played some joke on Lotus. The researcher explains that Schalk was actually helping him. Caolila is in shock as well; perhaps Schalk has hit his head?! Schalk is becoming annoyed.

Back at the house, Schalk is bothered that everyone assumed that he wasn't right in the head. You try to encourage him, but he thinks maybe he's trying to change his ways too drastically. Zahau comes home to check on his son, as he had heard from various people that Schalk might have hit his head. Schalk explains that he was just trying to be kind to everyone just like his dad is. Zahau tells his son that he doesn't have to become just like him; if he wants to become a fisherman then that will make Zahau happy, but it is okay if he doesn't want to become a fisherman. Schalk is still determined to be just like his dad, so Zahau challenges Schalk to become a better fisherman than he is. Oh yes, Schalk wants to be better than his dad, but for now it will be at making michief!

After the boy leaves, Zahau admits that their troubles might have just multiplied. He thanks you though, as Schalk looks up to you.

Result: +2000 FP with Schalk, +500 FP with Caolila, Lotus, and Zahau