"And one, and two, and ACK!!" Yuushi is, shall we
say...not all that good at dance class, it seems... "Today didn't go so well..." Yes, it's the
farming job! A staple of the Princess Maker series. Here Yuushi unwisely
attempts to put a shovelfull of soil that's much heavier than she can carry
into a bucket, and instead knocks the bucket over. Um...oops?
(Question: If she gave herself that outfit with the pendant, which I assume
she did (as opposed to Douglas-san giving it to her, as I doubt he has
costumes around for farmhands that are that _small_)--then why doesn't the
outfit _fit_ her properly...? Sorry, I just think about things too much.) Waaaarrrrkk! No, it's not a Chocobo, but it's a
weird large bird thing, so...(shrug) Anyway, here Yuushi tries to feed the...er...
whatever-it-is, and it's so glad to see her it gives her a great big "kiss"! :P "Time for dinner!" Papa and Cube attempt to
welcome Yuushi home with a nice big home-cooked meal... Splat...but poor, exhausted little Yuushi is far more
interested in sleep than food at the moment. "PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS!" When Yuushi dozes off
in class, dreaming about "her prince" that she met long ago, the teacher rudely
awakens her with an eraser to the face. Hey...that's not very professional!
(shakes finger) I mean, I can see _kids_ throwing erasers at each other, but
_teachers_ aren't supposed to do that... "EEEEE!! GET IT AWAAAAAYYY!! Yuushi is chased
by a giant killer grasshopper! DUN DUN DUN!! Ah, get _over_ it, kid, the
thing's a tiny fraction of your size! Just _moosh_ it! Sheesh... Heart-to-heart talk. Yuushi and Kokoru have
a nice chat on the hillside at sunset, and Yuushi tells her friend about how
much trouble she's having at the gardening job. Kokoru says that she'll be
coming by to help out tomorrow, and to cheer up. "My hero!"From Yuushi's flashback--the Prince,
seen here as a young boy, saves Chibi-Yuushi from a wolf, in the forest. Awww... Yuushi and "her prince" meet face-to-face
for the first time, in the flashback. Pretty I just had to take this shot of the sunset, it
was so pretty. "Come on, fight me! I can take ya!" Meanwhile, back
in the present, it seems that Kokoru's pep talk worked a little TOO well. :P "Errrggh..." Kokoru doesn't make much of a
gardener, as it turns out... "Mistress, why do I have to do this?!"...but Cube makes even LESS of one. (Is it just me,
or does it look like he's about ready to start using those shears on something other than plants...what with that expression
on his face. Hee hee.) "We can do it! Right, team?" Yuushi and Kokoru give an
enthusiastic "YAY!" and pump their fists into the air. The far _less_ enthused Cube manages to get his hand
sort of up, and does a rather duller, flatter "yay". (For some reason, the tone of voice he said it in reminded me of that
one bit in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"-"And there was MUCH rejoicing!" (flat, dully) "Yay.")
But this is a "binocular effect" shot...just _who_ is watching the three...? "They seem to be happy..." Why, it's Gaga and Grenda,
of course. Grenda came all the way over here, ditched her own part-time job, just to see
Yuushi being exhausted and humiliated...and now she feels like she wasted her time, because
Yuushi looks happy instead. Ha-ha! "I don't want to be GOOD at this stupid job!" Grenda, in
her frustration, rips a weed straight out of the ground with no effort (Yuushi has to pull
so hard she falls over on her butt every time, if that gives you an idea of the difference
between the two girls' strength) and Farmer Douglas comes by to congratulate her (Grenda) on
how good she is at it. (Pulling weeds, not falling on her butt! :P) Grenda makes the mistake
of shooting her mouth off about how WONDERFUL she is at EVERYthing, being the Princess of Hell
after all, and before you can say "What happened here?" she's been put into a farmer's outfit
and is pulling weeds as her job. "You look a bit scary, though..." says Cube, half in awe, half in fear, at
the ferocious way Grenda attacks the weeds. (This causes Gaga to of course then rip into Cube
yet again, and this time, he says that Cube didn't just leave Hell, but "the Princess", specifically.
HMMMMmmm....! (scribbles that down in her mental notes) Innnnteresting...) Every farmer's worst nightmare It's a locust swarm! Aaaack! No!
Actually plauges of locusts are called "plauges" because they _are_ just that...they leave practically
nothing (plant) behind in their wake. Really _really_ bad news. "If you use this, any bug will run away." Cube explains how to use the
"Triad's Gem of Light". "Take THIS!" Yuushi, flying on the weird bird-thing from earlier, tosses down
one of the light-gems (Cube actually conjured a whole bagfull) at the swarm below. You know, I'll bet LOTS
of people take temp farming jobs that DON'T end up with flying through the sky on a prehistoric
lizard-bird thing and tossing down magical gems at a locust swarm... "Get away from my flowers!" Meanwhile, down on the ground, Farmer Douglas, Kokoru, and
Cube all fight off the swarm as best they can. "And just where were YOU all this time?!" That's right, now that I come to think of it...
Grenda and Gaga didn't do a single _thing_ to help fight the swarm! Look how just plain _angry_ Cube is, in this shot.
Not only does he have his hand in a fist, but it was _twitching_! Polite, subservient (most of the time!) little Cube, openly
_pissed off_ at his Princess, right in front of her...wow, he's changed a bit, since the original game... "Wowww..." Finally the flowers bloom, right at sunset...they're a rare breed called "Sunset
Bright". The group stands together in a row and soaks up the beauty. Grenda, of course tries to pretend that she's not moved
at all...but Gaga had tears in his eyes! Sleepy-bye This time, BOTH Yuushi and Cube fall asleep when they get home, and they don't manage to
even make it to their beds first. Awww...the poor widdle fings! (musses their hair)
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