Countdown to Harvest Moon: Animal Parade!, The sequel to the Tree of Tranquility countdown! Options

[Crystal Talian]

Mayor Theodore has a pig; it's part of the Animal Taxi service, and it takes you to your ranch.

Oh. Duh. I knew that, really I did. -_-

Now I feel stupid.

[Zen Clarke]

Better than me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalaexdee.gif) I had no idea there was a taxi service.

[Oscar]

Taxi service!? Holy taquitos! Neither did I! How cooool. 8D

[Marley]

That's like, one of the main features of AP! Once you rescue Theodore's animals, you can use them to teleport to Harmonica Town, Kaval Meadow, the Witch's swamp, and your ranch.
:/ I find it strange that they've got the swamp instead of the Garmoni Mine District, but hey, whatever.

[Zen Clarke]

LOL! Toquitos made me think of 'Holy Toleto' which made me think of Klinger from MASH. x3 It made me giggle. But that's so cool. Of course they wouldn't have it in the mine district; that's where my hubby is. -_- That reminds me, what's the name theme in this one? Like, in ToT, everything was named after food. Waffle Island, Ganache Mine, Waffle Square....>->

[Lleyta Black]

I think this one is music but I'm not 100% sure.

[Crystal Talian]

It is music, or rather, instruments. I was going through all the places and building names to find the theme. There were only a couple places with names that weren't any instrument (that I could find).

[Zen Clarke]

Ah, okay. What was the clinic called in ToT? I can't recall...I just remember that I didn't really get what food it was....

[Crystal Talian]

Meringue Clinic.

Like, lemon meringue pie. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalagrin.gif)

A type of dessert made from whipped egg whites and powdered sugar. Some meringue recipes call for adding a binding agent such as cream of tartar or the cornstarch found in confectioner's sugar. Meringues are often flavoured with vanilla and a small amount of almond or coconut extract. They are very light and airy and extremely sweet.

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I had to look up a bunch of ToT names. Ganache, Rusk, Kirsh, etc.

[Zen Clarke]

Ahhhh. Well, I don't know what ganache looks like, but I know it's as food. x]

[Crystal Talian]

I think ganache is like some kind of chocolate sauce or something . . . uh . . .

A variety of icing, fillings for pastries, and glazes. It is typically made from chocolate and cream.

Close enough. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalagrin.gif)

. . .

Now I'm hungry. -_-

[Marley]

Playing ToT always made me hungry. And Ganache is delicious. So's meringue.
Mmm.

I don't know what a Garmoni or a Garmon or whatever is, nor a Kaval... and I'm a music student. x_o
I think they're instruments, but I'm not sure.... Garmon sounds like a food to me, though.

[Crystal Talian]

Well, let's see . . .

Garmon -

A kind of Russian button accordion, a free-reed wind instrument. A garmon has two rows of buttons on the right side, which play the notes of a diatonic scale, and at least two rows of buttons on the left side, which play the primary chords in the key of the instrument as well as its relative harmonic minor key. Many instruments have additional right-hand buttons with useful accidental notes, additional left-hand chords for playing in related keys, and a row of free-bass buttons, to facilitate playing of bass melodies.

Kaval -

A chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, southern Serbia, northern Greece, southern Romania, and Armenia.

I remember the only two names I couldn't find a corresponding instrument for were 'Cocot' which kept coming up as some kind of payphone, and Chelesta/Celesta - the church area or whatever. I don't know if the maybe the romanization is off or if their really obscure or if they just don't follow the pattern. =/

EDIT: Or maybe I'm just stupid . . .

Celesta -

A struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. Its appearance is similar to that of an upright piano (four- or five-octave) or of a large wooden music box (three-octave). The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal (usually steel) plates suspended over wooden resonators. On four or five octave models one pedal is usually available to sustain or dampen the sound. The three-octave instruments do not have a pedal, due to their small "table-top" design. One of the most well-known works that makes use of the celesta is Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from The Nutcracker.

Still don't know about Cocot, though.

EDIT 2: Never mind . . . Cocot isn't on Ushi's AP page anymore. I swear it was there before. @_@

[Zen Clarke]

I personally would just look up a picture:

Ganache--
(IMG:http://www.bakesmartonline.com/crawford/Admin/images/Chocolate_Ganache_Torte.7.26.jpg)

Garmon--
(IMG:http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/squeezebox/images/thumb/6/6a/Garmon_shuyskaya.jpg/180px-Garmon_shuyskaya.jpg)

Kaval--
(IMG:http://kirkambar.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/kaval7.jpg)

Celesta--
(IMG:http://www.denhaku.com/05fair/celesta.jpg)

There ya have it. Wow, the pictures of ganache nearly made me drool. :O~

[Miss K]

Celesta--
(IMG:http://www.denhaku.com/05fair/celesta.jpg)

There ya have it. Wow, the pictures of ganache nearly made me drool. :O~

Woah.. the Celesta looks like some kind of see-through piano.

[Crystal Talian]

I prefer information and then pictures personally. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalatounge.gif) I like to do a little research now and then.

[Zen Clarke]

Descriptions are good, but I'm one of those gotta-see-it people. xP To each is own. Wow, I almost spelt toe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalaexdee.gif)

[Nurse Fin]

Cocotte is a fireproof dish that you cook single-serving meals in. It also means female prostitute >__________>

[Zen Clarke]

O_O Whoa.

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[Marley]

Cocotte is a fireproof dish that you cook single-serving meals in. It also means female prostitute >__________>

Sheila is the dancer at the bar...
Oh my.

Celestas are awesome. They're like metallophones with keys, and they sound really pretty.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker is played on one, to give you an idea.