There can't be a Harvest Moon in the RimWorld.

"I'm so sorry, Lin. I've caused you all this trouble... Actually, I don't remember anything after that... What happened next?"

Lin saw me rubbing my head, which felt like it was about to explode, and she was still worried, so she came over and kindly massaged my temples.

"Now you know how painful it is, right? Honestly, everyone's like this, one or two at a time. The year Mom passed away, Dad was drinking like this every day..."

"Thank you, Lin! Ouch, ouch, ouch... Whoever marries you is truly blessed..."

"Hmph, even if you try to sweet-talk me, I won't forgive you so easily. Not only did you make a mess of this place yesterday, but Jay and I also had to take you back to the ranch… Don't drink anymore, okay… It hurts here, doesn't it? Let me rub it harder…"

Jay and Lynn took me home yesterday? Why not Mr. Dart? It's really too much to treat two little girls like that…

Then I saw Mr. Dart come out of the kitchen carrying a pot of hot water. He said to me with displeasure, "Why do I feel like you're talking about me behind my back? I was responsible for taking that drunkard Sebala home last night, is there a problem with that?"

"No...no problem..." I said dejectedly.

It feels like all the character attributes in the colonist system are fake. It says my social attribute is 6 points, which is practically useless, right? On the contrary, Boss Dart seems to be the one who's a social expert; he even has mind-reading abilities!

“Marcus, it’s not that my dad can read minds, it’s that you blurted out all my thoughts…” Lin whispered in my ear while rubbing my head.

That's good... Thank goodness...

"Lin, stay away from him! How can you give this brat a massage!"

"But Dad..."

"Time to get to work. Go upstairs and clean." With that one casual remark from Boss Dart, my preferential treatment was revoked. Lin had no choice but to go upstairs to clean, leaving only Boss Dart and me on the floor.

"Boss, your attitude today is terrible!" I complained.

"What's wrong? Do you have a problem with how I teach our daughter?"

"No objections, Father-in-law!"

"Don't call me father-in-law!"

As it turned out, although Mr. Dart's personality was rigid and dull, he was actually the same kind of person as Lynn. He broke his composure with just a few words, and poured me a glass of hot water.

"Drink more water, it will help with your headache. Don't drink honey, coffee, or black tea, none of these work, I've tried them myself over the years."

"Boss, we're both in the same boat, why are you treating me so badly?"

"You brat, you think I'm angry because you're drinking? You... never mind, I can't reason with you."

"What? You're being so vague... By the way, boss, what happened to me after I got drunk? Where did Jay go?"

Boss Dart urged me to finish my glass of water, then poured me another one before saying, "You, as the host, are completely drunk. We can't let her sleep on the streets as a guest. After informing Jeff, I arranged for Karen and Jay to stay overnight in the upstairs lodgings."

"That's good, thank you so much, boss! Are they still upstairs?"

Mr. Dart casually wiped the bar table, a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Karen and Jay left early this morning, didn't they come looking for you?"

Chapter 104 Write down what you can't say.

"what?!"

“Around seven o’clock this morning, Jay and Karen left the shop. Karen was still wobbling then, just like you are now. I thought they were going to look for you.”

After finishing my second cup of hot water, I felt that my alcohol poisoning had indeed eased considerably, so I got up to leave.

"Boss, I'll go find Karen. Jay might still be with her."

"Be careful on the road, we haven't settled the compensation for you yet."

"……understood."

The road to the northernmost house in town seemed unusually long, and the route that I usually take leisurely was unusually winding today.

By the time I saw the huge oak tree in front of Karen's house, I was already seeing stars from the midday sun. I could only rush into that huge shade like a lost traveler in the desert heading towards an oasis.

But what greeted me was not the coldness of wood, but a human body...

"...If you don't get off me, I'm going to hit you!"

An angry voice rang in my ears, and I realized something was wrong. My eyes were blurry from the sun, and I hadn't seen anyone on the chair. The chair was only big enough for three people to sit side by side; it couldn't withstand a hungry tiger like me pouncing on it.

So now I'm lying across Karen's lap, my whole body pressed against her legs, my shoulder resting on a soft spot...

"Ahhh! I'm so sorry! It was an accident!"

I immediately rolled off the bench onto the floor, begging for mercy. In this situation, even if I claimed ignorance, it was all over; they simply arrested me as a hooligan without any chance of appeal.

"My head hurts so much, Marcus... If it weren't for the terrible headache, I would have killed you already..."

I slumped down next to her, helplessly covering my head. "Me too... If I hadn't been so hungover and couldn't see clearly, I definitely wouldn't have pounced on you..."

"Your statement... is incredibly infuriating... I can't take it, my head hurts even with the slightest movement..."

"A headache is to be expected... Who told you to drink so much alcohol..."

"Do you think I drink this much every day...?"

"Isn't this... your constant...?"

"It's all because of you... Never mind, my head hurts..."

The splitting headache after drinking alcohol is absolutely devastating. This headache, which worsens with the slightest movement of the head, is caused by dehydration. As the body's organs draw water from the brain to compensate for their own water loss, the brain contracts, which in turn pulls on the membrane connecting the brain to the skull, causing pain.

This pain, coupled with the formaldehyde produced by alcohol inhibiting the oxidative phosphorylation process in the body and hindering ATP synthesis, makes it difficult for the brain to supply energy, thus exacerbating headache symptoms.

After a while, thanks to the physical constitution granted by the colonist system, and Karen's super alcohol metabolism ability, both of our headaches stabilized a little, and we were finally able to talk normally.

"Miss Karen, I'm here to see Jay. Did she come to your house?"

"I knew you'd come looking for me, otherwise why would I have waited at the door for so long?" Karen looked at me with displeasure and handed me a piece of paper.

"Huh? Were you waiting for me here? Where did the jay go?"

"You'll see when you see it. Let me rest for a while, don't bother me."

Karen handed me the paper covered in writing, then closed her eyes, but suddenly recalled the scene from that morning.

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"Sister Karen! Thank you for coming out with me!" A mysterious little girl, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, woke Karen up early in the morning and dragged the hungover Karen along the street. The street was bathed in the morning sunlight, making it seem deserted and desolate.

“I can’t just let you… run around aimlessly, Jay… My head still hurts a little… Slow down…” Karen forced herself to walk on the road. She knew she wouldn’t be home all night, and if she went back any later, she didn’t know what kind of trouble her father would cause.

Although Boss Dart said he talked to that guy... he's still not at ease!

Karen leaned half her body against Jay, and due to the obvious height difference, she limped forward as if using a crutch.

"Sister Karen, let's go to the hospital first! The doctor said he needed to get me some medicine yesterday!" Unable to resist Jay's request, Karen, who had clearly passed by her house, went inside and instead walked to the entrance of the hospital next door.

The moment they knocked, the hospital doors opened, revealing a dazed face—a man who hadn't slept all night and was clearly in a state of heightened arousal, with prominent dark circles under his eyes. Dr. Dort's hair and clothes were reeking of herbs, causing the two girls to take a step back.

"Dr. Dort? Why are you like this?"

The jays gasped in surprise. Yesterday, the doctor was wearing a neat white coat, looking energetic and with thick eyebrows and big eyes. How could he turn into a panda in just one night? Did he not sleep all night?

"Oh, the little girl from out of town... Marcus didn't come! My drug research is a success! I've been preparing the medicinal materials and modifying the formula non-stop since yesterday, and I've finally succeeded!"

Karen weakly held her head: "Stop talking nonsense, doctor... Do you have any hangover medicine? Give me some quickly... My head hurts..."

Dr. Dort's sharp eyes said, "Alcohol poisoning? Luckily, I have some medicine here... but there's too much medicine, let me look carefully..."

After searching for a long time, Dr. Dort couldn't find the medicine he mentioned, so he simply brought out a large bag of medicines of different colors from the room. These medicines were no longer in liquid form like medicine juice, but were wrapped in different kinds of paper for identification, and the large bag probably contained twenty or thirty packets.

"This is the medical aid I promised! The medicine inside has been extracted to extend its shelf life. I've also included some basic medical supplies in the packaging. Now that you're here, young lady, I'll just hand it over to you!"

Dr. Dort handed the medicine to Jay and prepared to return to find a hangover cure. He sat in his chair, rummaging through drawers, but his movements grew slower and slower until finally he tilted his head to the side and began to snort softly…

"The doctor seems to have fallen asleep... Sister Karen, let me take you home!" Jay went up to check on the doctor and, after confirming that he was too tired and had suddenly relaxed and fallen asleep, gently closed the door and came out.

Karen glanced at the jay, who now carried an extra package, and said, "I'll take you to the ranch. I'll wake Marcus before I leave."

The jay shook its head and said softly, "I'll go back to the ranch to get my things myself later. I know the way. Sister Karen, can you do me one more favor?"

"Of course!" Karen readily agreed, affectionately ruffling her hair.

“I would like you to write a letter for me and leave it for Marcus,” Jay said with a grin.

“I plan to leave secretly without Marcus knowing.”

"Sister Karen, can you keep this a secret until Marcus wakes up?"

It's reasonable for Chapter 105 to have typos.

Marcus, I am Jay.

This letter was written by my sister Karen, and she is to give it to you.

I had a great day in town.

Since I'm not good at saying goodbye, I sneaked off. I'll tell everyone today's story when I get back to the tribe.

I'll tell you a secret: the reason I left without saying goodbye was because I was afraid I'd never be able to come back here again. If I had stayed any longer, I might really have stayed and never wanted to leave.

But everyone is still waiting for me, I must go back.

Goodbye for now~

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"Really, this little girl." I said, clutching the letter with a hint of exasperation.

“The jay looks happy, don’t worry,” Karen said.

This isn't about whether I'm happy or not.

She was such a young girl, carrying a backpack, probably with medicine and seeds, and she walked up the mountain step by step until she found the cave on Mount Mades where she had come from. I felt a little regretful.

Okay, although she grew up in a tribe, and that kind of life isn't that hard to accept, but...

“Marcus, you seem to care a lot about this little girl.” Karen’s expression remained unchanged, as if she were quietly stating a fact.

"What concern...aren't you the same, getting up so early to play along with her nonsense?"

"Haha, I just think she's adorable. Yesterday, seeing her standing helplessly by the roadside reminded me of Poppy when she was little. Every time Rick scolded her, she would come to me with red, tear-filled eyes..."

"Popuri has such a story? Hahaha! What happened next?"

"It's simple, just beat Rick up and Poppy's anger will subside."