#### History You were one of the greats, once. Many years ago, you went off to the big city yourself, not unlike the young [[L. Fritz (Ingenue)]] decided to do a year or so ago. You studied the great art of business marketing and full-scale toy production under fancy accountants and on large scale machines. They have their own kind of magic, but it wasn't the kind of magic that makes your heart sing. You look back on that time through the gentle, fond fog of nostalgia, but you wouldn't do it again. You returned to your provincial town and opened up a corner shop on main, selling the toys you carve, assemble, and paint by hand. Sure, it's not glamorous - you smell like pine oil most days, and you come home with wood shavings in your pockets from time to time, but it's home. You like how interlocked your community has become; [[Y. Comet (Town Hottie)]] stops by every week with deliveries and conversation. You have lunch with [[T. Fritz (Mom)]] every now and then, and sometimes [[R. Fritz (Dad)]] even joins. You wave to [[P.S. Latte (Piemaker)]] every morning when the two of you pass on main street to open up shop for the day, but somehow you've never had time to stop and chat with them about their profession. About six months ago, a youngster named [[D. Meyr (Assistant Toymaker)]] started coming around your shop; their fresh-faced joy at creating reminded you of you when you were young. You haven't paid them for their work, and yet they have continued to come by when you need help running the register, or when you're testing your latest ideas (turns out putting jelly into a water gun isn't practical or advisable). Yet, it's not what you would call an easy life. You have spent the last few months struggling to make ends meet. Whether it's because of the rising cost of rent for those big corner windows on main street, or the fact that no one from the community has been around to buy toys this fall, you're not sure. But you know that unless something changes, you'll go bankrupt and have to sell your family home. You heard that there will be not one but two wealthy CEOs at [[H. Fezziwig (Mayor)]]'s Christmas party this year - maybe you can get one of them to subsidize without entirely selling out? Failing that, there's always community support. #### Questions What is the cost of achieving your dreams? How do you get support while giving support in return? What does it meaning to pursue life and success in a small town? #### Opportunities Manipulate a CEO Get sympathy from townsfolk Give advice to a kid from from the big city Have a heart to heart with [[D. Meyr (Assistant Toymaker)]]