The Harvest | StrangerVille 5

by The Plumbob Diaries - March 16, 2019

Previously: After obtaining a keycard, Stevie and her friends went further into the Secret Lab, unleashing curious spores that caused all of the plants around town to bloom.

Stevie couldn't even take the time to change her clothes before heading over to the 8 Bells bar and kicking up a conversation with Jesse.

Stevie: So, hey, I know we don't match today and I'm really sorry about that but, hear me out...

One thing led to another and, soon enough, Stevie was going to town on Jesse's neck.

Jesse: Are you spelling out "scanner" with your tongue?

Stevie: What do ya say, babe? A scanner for a smooch? Sounds like a fair deal to me!

Oh, that Stevie, so resourceful.

Stevie: Hey, Lola, it worked! Lola! Lola?!

With her newly acquired scanner, Stevie set out looking for spore clusters.

It was kind of slow-going at the beginning.

(Definitely controller error. It took me a long time to discover the best places to find the clusters.)

Success! Spore cluster number one out of... a lot.

Remember when Lola took a cutting of that plant last time? She had her microscope overnighted to their StrangerVille digs and quickly put it to use.

While she didn't end up getting that much information, the cutting was really pretty to look at all magnified.

(You know how you can get, like, the big framed plant cutting artwork? I was so excited when we got one from the Stranger!Plant but really disappointed that it just looked the same as every other plant. I think that was a missed opportunity.)

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Meanwhile, the infection continues.

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More intrigued with these plants than ever, Lola is now talking to them.

Lola: Come on, little guy, show me what you got!

Let's hope this purple cloud doesn't cause infection purely on its own.

Behold: the glorious Bizarre Fruit. Lola seems a bit unsure, though. Has she really come this far in her relationship with the plants to not harvest it, though?

It doesn't look like she'll be getting any support from Sylas. He seems completely uninterested. Or he's trying to impersonate the thing and it's gangling appendages.

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Back in the house, the bathroom sink has been invaded.

Apparently a sponge will take care of the problem, though. Trust an incredibly knowledgeable plant lover to have such an easy solution.

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Sylas: Dude, you know your hat's just a strainer, right?

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With everyone out of the house, Lola found her opportunity to return to the nurtured plant. Notice something missing?

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Stevie loaned the scanner to Sylas so she could take a break. He wasn't having much success at all.

Stevie found that not insulting a conspiracy theorist's hat is probably the best way to get things done.

She didn't, however, appreciate that every step of the road would be one with several prongs. Can't someone just give her a fully put together suit?

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This is the trio's neighbor, the daughter of infected Jess Sigworth. Her mom's strange behavior has done nothing but weigh on her mind.

Lola: What if I told you that my friends and I are getting closer to a solution?

Lola knows that she shouldn't make promises she can't keep. She also knows that sitting in the library playing chess with someone just as paranoid as she is probably isn't going to solve anything.

Lola: I have to do something, 'Vie. I can't hack, I can't seduce people into giving us stuff. I can understand plants. I need to help that little girl get her mom back.