SHOP CHORE
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SHOP CHORE
The main punch of the day, where Jenny does her bit for the shop by completing deliveries and helping people out. This is the mythology bit, where Jenny goes to the moon or into the heart of the bamboo forests. Where you go on a given day is alluded to at the Altar Opening, signposted in the House Chore and prelogued in Mrs. Yin's Lesson. These worlds may not be very big (at most a few screens) but they contain a bitch of a puzzle, the solving of which teaches Jenny a philosphical lesson.
Correspondences:
- Stages of grief -- Depression
- Five Elements -- Earth
To see how they fit together, read EIGHT DAYS OF JENNY EVERYWHERE.
Day One
The Dragon's Violin (the secret of Mr. Long's erhu)
I'm picturing something involving what appears to be an organized crime boss who needs his fiddle fixed (an erhu is a two-stringed Chinese violin), big mansion somewhere downtown, lots of henchmen, turns out to be a celestial dragon. The revelation might be brought about by playing the proper tune on the erhu.
Day Two
Bamboo Forest (the secret of the botanical gardens)
Jenny's sent to pick up a shipment of herbs from the botanical gardens -- but the deeper you go into the garden's bamboo grove, the further away from reality you get. Perhaps a mazey puzzle here, although it'd be nice if there was a village or something hidden away in the paths. Weird denizens offer hints along the way. Some paths exist only in one direction. Ever read Mythago Wood? That's what I'm thinking of.
Day Three
Moon Medicines (the secret of Mrs. Yin's mooncakes)
Jenny has to actually travel to the moon to get the right seasonings for the Autumn festival pastries. Lady Chang-Oh, the Moon Maiden, is helpful, once her mirror is fixed.
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven
Huxia Riddles (the secret of Mrs. Turner's grocery list)
This would be the ordinary, feisty old lady whose order for exotic groceries turns into a major battle of wits. She might out herself as a fox spirit creating some kind of immortality elixir (although since Granny's dead, maybe not that) at the end.
Day Eight
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