[All the non-Daisy characters that still matter somehow] ♪♫"..." It took Frederick double digit seconds to think of what to say. "Aw, shucks. We can worry about them later, hehe! What matters is we've regrouped and we have a sneaking suspicion the MDA needs something here. They want us out, but for what reason? I think... we should barge right in and take them all out!" Frederick pounds his left fist into his right hand. "Who's with me?"
"No. We are surrounded by enemies. If their boss finds us, we're not gonna make it out here in one piece. We must at least stay out of this area until they go on night guard." Arma objects. "Not to mention we're still half-clueless at this point, and our only other bet is to go into the farms for more information."
For those who are paying attention to this sort of thing, the strangest thing is that the more you look at their movements, the more it actually seems the MDA are avoiding this statue. They keep looking over at it for a moment, perhaps nodding, then moving on past it. Two new people seemed to have moved to guarding the gates of the village again.
[Daisy, the plot-baker] ♪♫ "Those losers? Hah! They barely even
see me, let alone hire me."
Marina calms down a bit. "Yeah, they don't seem to be the type for hiring cute animals. Then again, they did hire that Grand Rose lady..." Marina sits down in thought for a moment. "Well, I suppose keeping you under control would be a bit difficult for them, right? You don't seem to be the type for taking orders. As for me... I imagine they'd be looking for me because of a family heirloom I take care of. Actually, I was thinking about checking on it. You two want to join me? It gets a bit lonely by myself."
"No thank you," says the Squirtle. "That place gives me the creeps." He takes a cookie off the tray and starts nibbling on it.