Water Collection Research (Event)

• Location: Daryl’s Laboratory
• Time: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Weather: Rainy
• Chapter: 2 or later
• Requirements:
  • At least 70 friendship with Daryl
  • Daryl is inside the lab
  • You have seen the Solar Research event

As you walk into the lab, you find Daryl laughing maniacally once again, swearing that this time, his invention will work. Curious, you approach to see what he’s up to. Daryl turns and demands to know what you want.

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• 1A: “Just checking in! Bye!” (+5 FP)

You try to leave, but Daryl won’t let you off the hook so easily. You’re not going anywhere until you witness his newest and greatest invention.

• 1B: “Another experiment, huh?” (+5 FP)

Daryl confirms it—he’s working on a new experiment. This time, it’s about water sources. He explains that while most of the valley’s drinking water comes from underground wells, those wells could eventually run dry.

Although rainfall helps refill them, much of it flows into the ocean. Daryl proposes building a massive rainwater collection system to gather enough water for the valley and even neighboring towns.

Since rainwater naturally contains impurities, he’s also developed a filtration system to make it drinkable. He turns to show you the control unit for the filtration system… and you get a bad feeling about this.

• 1C: “RUN!”

You dash out of the lab just as Daryl activates the filtration system. It seems to be working—until a loud crash rings out, followed by Daryl’s frustrated grumbling. Looks like he’ll have to completely redesign it.