Xylox Festival

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Hi there!

Before we start... We're looking into alternative ways to earn cards for dress up items. Here's some codes for some whilst you wait! Don't worry if they don't work; it just means that you've already unlocked the item!

SCRUFFY
HILLTOP
TRACKER
BLOCKER
FLORAGER

Hope you're all doing well. I've been in quite the rut myself... No matter how hard I try and work on improving our code base, nothing's sticking. Jack and Melissa are busy on missions at the moment so it's just me taking charge but there's only so much I can do alone... I've been sitting here for a couple days now in a rut without any work getting done so Kaiya was kind enough to intervene and get me to leave my work behind for a moment and celebrate Xylox's yearly festival. 

For those unaware, once a year Xylox town centre hosts a little festival where people can sell and buy goods. There's a lot of small fleamarket stalls there and it's a great place for small business owners to kickstart sales! It's uh, not the biggest event... Xylox itself is still quite a small planet relatively speaking but that doesn't mean it's lacking charm! Everyone in the town gets involved and they all know eachother quite well, it's lovely to see. I was a little hesitant visiting since the whole Planet Protectors thingie... Kaiya and I both know pretty much everyone in the town and their opinions on us have changed quite a lot since we were all huddled together hiding from Velocity in the rubble. 

Uh... Yeah, I was right to be hesitant! The second we arrived we were cheered by most of the town with a couple screaming... They thought we were on duty to fight off another attack. Sigh... Relaxing is so exhausting...

Once the initial buzz of our arrival wore off we headed to the stalls. There wasn't a whole lot there to be completely honest, but what WAS there was incredibly cheap! Xyloxians stick together. Kaiya found a really neat vintage keytar. It looked goofy but stylish at the same time! We only paid two coins for it from a lovely lizard lady; apparently it was gifted to her great grandmother by her great great grandfather! We wanted to pay more for it, but the lady insisted we have it for free as a thanks for our service. It was a challenge to get any kind of money into her scaly hands! The only problem with it is that it's a little worn and torn and isn't producing sounds at the right pitch anymore. It needs a fresh vintage battery which aren't easy to come by. We're going to look into a new power supply for it, clean it up a little and gift it back to the lady. As cool as she thinks it is, Kaiya doesn't feel comfortable owning a family heirloom!

I didn't find a whole lot apart from a few spare nuts and bolts to add to my stash (you never know when you'll need them for a project!) and this little teddy bear plushie. It was brand new and lavendar scented; Roary told me that lavender is a great scent to help you drift off to sleep... Sleep and I aren't very good friends, but I am friends with Sonar and if I keep skipping on my slumber I don't think we will be any longer; at around 4AM every night she will step down to the basement and glare at me intensely. That's my queue to sleep! It's nice having someone looking out for you, even if I feel a thousand jolts seep through my spine every time I see her shadow emerge from the staircase! Oh boy...

After that we thought we'd have a little look in the high street stores whilst we were here; It's been so long since we last had a little browse of them! Sadly the majority of them still had the same stock in all these years later, but a lovely little clothes shop has opened up, replacing an old discount store that replaced an old discount store. I got myself another bobble hat (they're great for tucking your ears into!) and Kaiya bought this lovely handcrafted kimono; it was a little expensive but very high quality, you could tell each fibre was handcrafted with proper care and attention. It gets a little boring up in space and we don't get out all that much... We may not have much money but it's nice to treat yourself sometimes, right? Sometimes you need something fresh to well, freshen up!

We wrapped up our outing by having a little sandwich picnic on the grassy outskirts of the town centre. I suggested sitting down at the start of the town strip but Kaiya wanted to venture further out to the end, close by the forest... We could see Gary's house from here; I've only visited there once or twice but it really is looking worse for wear... I wonder if I can get the Helper Bot to work on roof repairs? We were going to knock and see how he was but Kaiya noticed some big locks over the door. He wasn't at the festival, which is weird... He's usually there every year with his stall? Hm... Gary, if you're reading this I hope you're doing well!!! I assume you have... uh, better deals going on this year.

I noticed Kaiya staring out at the forest as we ate... I'm sure you remember that some horrible stuff happened down there a while ago and I was very hesistant to come here but Kaiya was okay! She told me that she actually felt peaceful as she gazed onwards. She told me that Leon's lab is gone now and that this is always going to be her home. The experience she had was horrid, but it can't take away the wonderful memories that we shared here. Kaiya wasn't confident enough to have a walk in the forest yet, but that certainly hasn't stopped her from feeling right at home again! We love being part of a greater community and helping out where we can, but this will always be our home. My brother's comfortable off planet and Cindy and Scott adore their spaceship but Kaiya and I will always stick strongly to our roots. 

I suggested that we visited more often.

Before we left for our busy work life, I asked Kaiya if she wanted a photograph taken for a keepsake and reminder that no matter where she is in the galaxy, our home will always be waiting for us.

 

See you soon, I hope the upcoming week will be fulfilling and not too fatiguing!

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