Of all the quests in this game and all the thoughtful details, is this just the dumbest quest? Like it doesn't even fit in with the game which has cleverness streaming out of all nooks and crannies but it CLUBS you over the head with this one. I can't find my Lucky Underpantaloons. And they're in the
single most likely place in the entire valley you'd expect them to be once you find out his "secret".
Linus' basket is left in a place you never see him, so is Robin's axe. Haley's nana's bracelet is buried in sand at a beach and Abby loses mom's locket underwater. These are not obvious places but Lewie's drawers? In the precise place you'd expect.
This could use a bit of a rewrite, heres an easy one that's at least slightly better: you find the Mayor's Silk Shirt Trousers in the bush you're supposed to find Lewis and Marnie hiding in and the note you get leading you there has it's text changed to reflect that. Add in a second note which you find afterwards for the current bush interaction, and keep that the same. I like it because initially finding the Purple Abominations in a bush will leave the Farmer with a
, and when you return them to Lewis he gets wayyy nervous and pays you off suspiciously well for being discreet. But it will all pay off when you get that second interaction, I dunno it seems more fun though no less icky that way.
Which is perfect!
