Fireside meeting

## Map

**Fireside meetings** are weekly town gatherings that are held to discuss news and changes around Portia. Mayor Gale typically holds fireside meetings on Sundays from 19:00 - 21:00. Fireside meetings are not mandatory, but certain meetings may divulge useful information as well as net the player some free Pumpkin Pies.

Some meetings may be held on other days of the week, usually announcing an event that had taken or will take place.

## Announcement

Major meetings are announced via mail from Town Hall, sent out to the citizens of Portia, reading:

 We have an important announcement at tonight's fireside meeting in Peach Plaza, please try to make it! 19:00 sharp!Mayor Gale

## Major meetings

### First meeting

The first meeting occurs on Spring of Day 7.

### Amber Island bridge completed

Another fireside meeting occurs after completing the bridge to Amber Island.

After the meeting, talk to Gale to receive a Pumpkin Pie. If you do not see him at the meeting, you can find him at his home standing in front of his door.

### Bandirat Prince defeated

Another fireside meeting occurs after completing  *The Cave on Amber Island*.

### Ack's arrival

Another fireside meeting occurs sometime after completing  *Fixing Ack*.

After this fireside meeting, Ack can be found wandering the town during the day or staying in the Civil Corps building at night. The player will be able to hire Ack as a helper around the Workshop after completing  *The Lonely Robot*.

Soon after this meeting,  *Construction Crane* begins.

### Road to Sandrock

A fireside meeting occurs after completing  *Fixing Ack*.

Soon after this fireside meeting,  *The Portia Bridge* begins.

Talking to Gale rewards ⁠⁠Pumpkin Pie (2)

### Mali's arrival

One day after the player has completed  *Long-Haul Bus*, a cutscene shows a plane flying over the Portia River. The next fireside meeting will introduce its pilot.

Soon after this fireside meeting,  *Western Plateau* begins.

### Musa's arrival

Shortly after completing  *Adventures with Mali*, the player will exit their house and find a man asking for directions, introducing himself as Musa. The next fireside meeting will introduce him to the town.

Soon after this fireside meeting,  *The Portia Harbor* and  *To Light the Way* will begin.

### Tody's imprisonment

After completing  *The Burnt Warehouse*, Gale discusses Tody's action for burning down the warehouse and the plan to create a natural reserve on Starlight Island to protect the environment.

### The All Source AI

After completing the missions to discover the All Source AI, the following fireside meeting occurs.

Everyone cheers!

Note: « Everyone cheers! » is written but it is not spoken. After this sentence the game plays a sound of people who cheer.

### Pa's Visitation

After completing  *Reconstruction* and Pa has returned to Portia, Gale summons the townsfolk for a fireside meeting.

Speaking to Gale after the meeting:

### Django's Dojo

This article or section is a **stub**. You can help expand it. **Comments:** need to verify when exactly this happens. I suppose it's after the Rogue Knight battle, but more infos are needed.
Some days after *The Builder Bout*[ verify ], Gale has an important update for the townsfolk.

After the meeting, Arlo, Django, Martha, Paulie, Remington and Toby have something to say.

## Trivia

* Gust claims that fireside meetings make him sleepy.
* Certain NPCs always attend fireside meetings, while others may only attend major meetings.
* Fireside meetings are an occasion that makes it easy for the player to give gifts to everyone present before or after the meetings, since many NPCs gather in one area.