Lagumbay.com Reflections on Love, Rage, and Fear

At the end of season one, Gaia had all but conquered The Garden for herself, leaving me with a tomato and bell pepper plant surrounded  by her troops.

Maybe it was the warmth of the sun as I stood outside looking at all that was left of my garden.  There was something within me that refused to capitulate even as Gaia cast wave after wave of  “Allergio” spells at me.  I took a trip to the General Store and  purchased a “Trowel + 1″ which the cash register identified as something called a “Shovel.”  I also got the least expensive pair of leather gloves.  If I was going to
reclaim my territory, I needed better tools.

With the shovel, I leveled up the old trowel-based attack called  “Dig” and with the gloves, I gained +1 physical defense which  greatly lessened the self-damage that occasionally comes when doing  “Pull Weeds.”

As I made progress in clearing out Gaia’s army by digging and  pulling weeds, I realized that while I had improved my physical defense and damage, I completely neglected my Elemental Resistance.    Helios’ “Solar Gaze” took its toll on my Endurance and I had to go indoors to regain END and HP.

With land reclaimed, I called a truce with Gaia.  She reluctantly agreed to half of the fenced area to quarter her troops while I cultivated my half.  Since her troops bring pollinating insects into  The Garden, I thought it would be mutually beneficial to grant her an army base.

Helios, whose power determines the fates of Gaia’s weeds as well as those of my crops, got to do whatever the hell he wanted.  Arrogant bastard.

For Season Two, our returning cast of Zucchini, Bell Pepper, and Tomato now join two additional zucchinis, six new tomato plants and six bibb lettuces.   Also joining the troops this season are a new basil along with rosemary in a planter.  As an attempt to repel certain insect horde rushes, I have also planted marigolds at the border between Gaia’s troops and my leafy minions.

Coming up on the next episode of The Garden [RTS] — “Agriculture for 8th Grade Minds”