Howdy, friend! Welcome to my farm. Are you here to help with the Cluckens?

Yes, I've been helping Mellee.
I guess so. What should I do?
Sorry, I have to be going. Bye!

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Yes, I've been helping Mellee.

That's very thoughtful of you. Mellee needs all the help she can get. I always tell her she works too hard.

She does work a lot. She and Finian really love collecting eggs.

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She does work a lot. She and Finian really love collecting eggs.

Right, I hear tell that Finian's back in town. He and Mellee get awful competitive about their collectin'.

Could you tell me more about him?

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Could you tell me more about him?

Can't say I've ever met him myself. Say, why don't you try askin' J.R.? He and Mellee have been friends for a long time. Maybe she's talked to him about Finian.

I'll go talk to J.R.

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I'll go talk to J.R.

Good luck! And thanks again for helping Mellee. She's lucky to have such a good friend like you!



Aw, thanks.

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Aw, thanks.

Howdy there! Clyde loves springtime! Sure wish we could help Mellee with all the eggs, but I gotta keep an eye on them Larrikins! You might wanna head over 'n talk to her.

Hi, J.R. and Clyde! Can you tell me anything about Finian? Sounds like a great idea! I love helping Petpets!

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Hi, J.R. and Clyde! Can you tell me anything about Finian?

Mellee's complained to me about that feller before. I'll be straight with you; he don't strike me as the generous sort. Mellee seems to think he's a bit greedy, actually.

Is this the first time Finian's been to Petpet Park?

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Is this the first time Finian's been to Petpet Park?

Nah. I've known Finian since he were a little kid in Petpet Park. Took off once he got a little older though and disappeared for a long time. He reappeared a couple years ago lookin' much older and actin' all mysterious like. Wouldn't say what he was up to, but he kept botherin' Mellee about collectin' them dern Clucken eggs. He still vanishes from time to time, but he always comes back.

I see.

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I see.

Say, if you wanna know more, why don't you ask that knight feller? What's his name?

Sir Liam?

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Sir Liam?

Yeah, him! He's purty old and might remember Finian when he were littler.



I'll give it a try. Thanks!

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I'll give it a try. Thanks!

Halt! What is your business here?


I came here to ask you about Finian. It's me.
I'm here to defend the King's Castle!

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I came here to ask you about Finian.

Is that rogue back? He was always a troublemaker, even when he was a child.

You knew Finian when he was young?

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You knew Finian when he was young?

I remember he was an ambitious young lad who loved collecting from an early age. It started off as a harmless enough pursuit, but he became greedy - greedy to expand his collection, no matter the cost. I caught him stealing several times, and each time my reprimands fell on deaf ears.

I wonder why he was like that.

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I wonder why he was like that.

I myself was a young knight back then, so I'm afraid I don't know much more of Finian's history. Perhaps you can try talking to some of the Park's older residents. The mountain gaboons in Blizzard Mountain have been around for many years.

Okay, maybe I'll go talk to them.

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Okay, maybe I'll go talk to them.

Good luck on your quest for knowledge, my friend!



Thank you!

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Thank you!

This is a little known fact! Blizzard Mountain was first formed around a mound of jellybeans!

Mmm, jellybeans...now I'm hungry!
What do you know about Finian?
Err...I see. Thanks for letting me know.

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What do you know about Finian?

The collector? Oh! No one knows this, but he secretly bakes pies and sells them as shoes!

Err, really?

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Err, really?

Yes! And one time, when he was a child, he transformed into a marshmallow for a week and collected nothing but sugar!

That doesn't even make sense!

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That doesn't even make sense!

He also plants flowers made of gold yarn.

Riiight. Um, who might know more about Finian?

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Riiight. Um, who might know more about Finian?

There is no one older or wiser than we are! At least...there is no one alive older and wiser. There are ghosts, though.

Oh, you mean like Old Fogbottom?

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Oh, you mean like Old Fogbottom?

Indeed! Did you know that he was so named because his bottom half was made of fog?



Sure, whatever. Thanks for chatting!

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Sure, whatever. Thanks for chatting!

I do love the Bog! It's chock full of personality.

You know who else is full of personality? Finian!
I see what you mean.

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You know who else is full of personality? Finian!

Finian...Finian...ah yes, I remember that name! He was a sly young fellow, very earnest about collecting things.

Did you know him when he was young?

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Did you know him when he was young?

I didn't know him personally, but I did meet his father once or twice. Finian Sr. had the most astounding collection. You should've seen it! Pens, clothing, music boxes, jewelry, food, books, tin cans - you name it, he collected it. Eventually, he passed everything down to his son Finian.

So it runs in the family.

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So it runs in the family.

You could say that. As a child, Finian was every bit as ambitious a hoarder as his father was, but he also had an added competitive streak. He often competed with his neighbour, a young lass named Mellee. Those two children had stamp collections that older Petpets would envy, and they constantly fought to outdo the other. When he grew older and inherited his father's collection, he felt the drive to be even better than his father and feverishly set out to expand his collection.

That explains his long absences from the Park.

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That explains his long absences from the Park.

Yes, although I hear he's back in town. Perhaps that is the reason for your inquiries?

Yeah, I've been talking to him and Mellee.

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Yeah, I've been talking to him and Mellee.

Are those two at it again? What are they collecting this time? Wait, don't tell me. It's spring, of course! They must be collecting Clucken eggs, as they always do this time of year. Well, I wish them both the best of luck. And to celebrate the coming of spring, here's a present from me!



Oh, thanks!

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Oh, thanks!
Job Completed!