Maria is the blue-haired, religious girl who is often found around the church. Maria is the mayor's daughter, and she enjoys reading, children, and playing the organ. She is an obvious goody-goody and is probably the most upright girl in the game. As a wife, Maria does chores around the barn and makes mostly abstract comments about the time or weather. ===================== MARIA'S CONVERSATIONS ===================== SPRING, WEEKDAYS – In front of church "Do you believe in God?" > "Yes" +8 affection > "No" +2 affection FALL, WEEKDAYS – In front of church "....Excuse me, do you love kids?" > "I love kids" +8 affection > "Not really" +2 affection ALL SEASONS, SUNDAYS – In church "Oh, you have come to listen to the priest" > "Yes" +4 affection > "No" +1 affection ALL SEASONS, SATURDAYS – Inside church (affection score is 150-200) "Aren't you lonely living in that big place?" > "A little lonely" +10 affection > "No, not at all" +2 affection =================== MARIA'S GIFT SCORES =================== The table below shows the impact of gifts when at specific locations. Maria does not have any strong affections for anything until she is married Single Single Wife Gift Location 1 Location 2 Location 3 ---- ---------- ---------- ---------- Cake 3 3 8 Flower 4 4 8 Turnip 5 5 4 Potato 5 5 4 Tomato 5 5 4 Corn 5 5 4 Egg 5 5 4 Small Milk 5 5 4 Medium Milk 5 5 4 Large Milk 5 5 4 Wild Grapes 5 3 4 Tropical Fruit 5 3 4 Mushroom 5 3 4 Fish 0 3 4 Cave Herb 0 0 0 Fodder 0 0 0 Weeds -2 -2 -4 P. Mushroom -8 -8 -6 Fullmoon Berry 5 3 4 Location 1 = In front of church (sweeping) or inside church Location 2 = Inside bedroom in mayor's house Location 3 = Inside Jack's house or outside barn ==================== MARIA'S EVENT SCORES ==================== The following table shows the impact of certain events if Maria is single or your wife. Note that AS stands for Affection Score. Event Single Wife ----- ------ ---- Flower Festival* Talk (AS is 0-100) 8 4 Talk (AS is 101-150) 8 4 Talk (AS is 151-300) 12 4 Talk (AS is 300+) 15 4 Dance 30 30 Give Perfume Rose Perfume 5 5 Lilac Perfume 15 15 Violet Perfume 8 8 Harvest Festival "Yes" to request 8 8 "No" to request 2 2 Dance 30 30 Egg Festival Talk after contest NA NA Star Night Festival Visit location 30 30 New Year's Festival Talk 10 10 Special Event 50 NA Married Events Go to bed with wife NA 2 Go to bed before wife NA 0 Come home when wife is asleep NA -2 Wife comes home after leaving NA 100 Stay with wife during birth NA 50 Visit another girl during Star Night NA -30 * When married, you can talk to Maria repeatedly at the Flower Festival for 4 affection points each time. ===================== MARIA'S SPECIAL EVENT ===================== This event occurs once you have an affection score of 200 (or 4 hearts in the diary). It will only occur while you are still single. The mayor comes to your house and tells you that Maria is missing. Maria is hiding out in the carpenters' house on the mountain. Finish your chores for the day, then head over there before 5pm. Maria may remain missing for several days, and you won't be able to find her on the weekends. Once you enter the carpenters' house, they initially try to conceal her, but Maria appears and heads home. ============================== STAR NIGHT FESTIVAL WITH MARIA ============================== Maria will be at the church and has the following messages based on her affection score or if she is your wife. Affection Score is: - 0-200: Maria hopes to have a good dream. - 201-300: Maria wishes she can spend some time with you next year. - 300+: Maria asks you to see the stars with her after church. - Married: Maria hopes everyone is happy and wants to go home after seeing the stars.