Penny

Penny

Type	Villager
Birthday	Fall 2
Lives In	Pelican Town
Address	Trailer
Family	Pam (Mother)
Marriage	Yes

Penny is a shy, gentle marriage candidate who lives with her mother Pam in a small trailer by the river in Pelican Town. She tutors the town's children, Jas and Vincent, in the library at the Museum, and later Leo joins her lessons too. While Pam spends her evenings at the Saloon, Penny quietly keeps the cramped trailer clean and reads whatever books she can find. Her dream is simple: to leave the trailer one day and start a family of her own. She loves books of every kind, which makes her an easy friend for anyone who visits the Bookseller. Her heart events show her kindness, her rocky home life and her love of children, and they lead to a quiet confession at the Spa.

Lore

Penny is modest, reserved and caring. She has no grand ambitions beyond a home and a family, and she finds the trailer she lives in dim and stuffy. She likes to cook, although her skills are questionable, as one of her heart events makes clear. She reads constantly and borrows books from the town library.

Teaching the children is a big part of her life. She admits it is not always easy, but she enjoys watching Jas and Vincent learn and grow. On lesson days she walks the children home afterwards, and on Saturdays she takes them to play in town.

Her home life is hard. Pam drinks heavily and spends most nights at the Saloon, and Penny is left to look after the trailer. She is easily moved by kindness. When she receives a loved gift on her birthday, she tears up and admits she is not used to such kindness.

Schedule

On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Penny tutors Jas and Vincent in the library at the Museum. In the afternoon she watches over them outside, then walks Vincent home to 1 Willow Lane and Jas home to Marnie's Ranch. On Saturdays she meets the children in town and takes them to the playground.

On other days she reads outside near the graveyard in the morning, goes home to wash dishes, and sits on the bench outside the Stardrop Saloon with Maru in the late afternoon. In Summer she often watches the river behind JojaMart and then sits by the Community Center.

On rainy days she either stays in the trailer, cooking, washing up and reading, or visits the Museum to browse the bookshelves. She has her annual check-up at Harvey's Clinic in Winter. She also visits the Night Market in Winter.

Relationships

Penny lives with her mother Pam. She loves her mother but worries about her drinking, and Pam is embarrassed when outsiders see their messy home. Penny is close friends with Maru and Sam. As the town's teacher, she looks after Jas and Vincent, and later Leo, on lesson days.

Gifts

Penny loves Diamond, Emerald, Melon, Poppy, Poppyseed Muffin, Red Plate, Roots Platter, Sandfish and Tom Kha Soup, along with most universal loves. She also loves every book. Poppy and Melon grow on a Summer farm, so a single season can supply plenty of loved gifts. Emeralds and Diamonds turn up in The Mines. Books bought from the Bookseller, or found while exploring, make an easy loved gift for her any time of year.

She likes most universal likes, every artifact and all Milk, along with Dandelions and Leeks. Artifacts are a handy choice, because they turn up constantly while digging. She says she will ask Gunther about any old artifact she receives.

She hates alcohol of every kind, including Beer, Mead, Pale Ale, Piña Colada and Wine, which fits her life with Pam. She also hates Grape, Holly, Hops and the Rabbit's Foot, even though most villagers love the Rabbit's Foot. She dislikes Algae Soup, Duck Feather, Pale Broth, Purple Mushroom, Quartz and Wool. Her birthday falls in Fall, when gifts count eight times as much.

At the Movie Theater she loves The Brave Little Sapling. Her favourite snacks are Cotton Candy and Stardrop Sorbet. She dislikes It Howls In The Rain and Mysterium.

Heart Events

At two hearts, on a sunny day in town, George struggles to reach a letter in his mailbox. Penny fetches it for him, and he snaps at her for treating him as helpless. Telling Penny she did a kind thing earns friendship. Telling her she should have asked first costs friendship. George later apologises, and Penny reflects on how hard it must be to grow old.

At four hearts, Penny asks for help tidying the messy trailer. Pam comes home, scolds Penny for letting a stranger clean, and asks the farmer to leave. The next day Penny sends a letter of apology.

At six hearts, Penny serves a new recipe she invented, and it is clearly terrible. Lying that it was delicious delights her and earns friendship. Either way, the two end the evening watching a movie together.

At eight hearts, Penny is on a field trip with Jas and Vincent in Cindersap Forest and asks the farmer to speak to the children about country life. Agreeing gains friendship. Saying "I can't stand kids" costs an enormous amount of friendship. Afterwards she asks whether the farmer would like to be a parent, and saying yes pleases her most.

At ten hearts, Penny sends a letter asking the farmer to meet her at the Spa after dark. In the bathhouse she confesses her feelings. Rejecting her costs an enormous amount of friendship.

At fourteen hearts, after marriage, Penny greets the farmer at home in the late afternoon with something to eat. She then asks to redecorate the bedroom and offers a few themes to choose from.

Marriage

Penny can be married once she reaches ten hearts and has accepted a Bouquet. The proposal needs the Mermaid's Pendant, which the Old Mariner sells at the Beach on rainy days. She asks for a few days to prepare the ceremony, and after the wedding she moves into the Farmhouse and adds a room of her own.

Notes

Penny may post requests on the Help Wanted board outside Pierre's General Store. A finished request is worth three times the item's base price and some friendship with Penny.

All Marriage Candidates

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Birthday	Lives In
Abigail	13 Fall	Pelican Town
Alex	Summer 13	Pelican Town
Elliott	Fall 5	The Beach
Emily	Spring 27	Pelican Town
Haley	Spring 14	Pelican Town
Harvey	Winter 14	Pelican Town
Leah	Winter 23	Cindersap Forest
Maru	Summer 10	The Mountain
Penny	Fall 2	Pelican Town
Sam	Summer 17	Pelican Town
Sebastian	Winter 10	The Mountain
Shane	Spring 20	Cindersap Forest