Michael

Michael (originally Miguel) is a secondary character in the horse-riding / mystery game Petz Horsez 2. He lived in Canada, but now he and his family—his partner Flora, his nephew Oliver, and family friend Carol—live in the Provence village of Béléou. He has made working with horses his whole life mission, and he always tends to be the voice of reason at the stud farm.

## Michael

A mood dial picture of Michael looking neutral, used besides text boxes during dialogues

## Other information

### Physical appearance

Michael is a white, slender man of average height. He has brown straight hair, a little long. He has brown eyes, a straight but short nose and plump lips. He has a stubble and a soft jaw.

He has a straight posture, and he always wears brown dress pants with a black belt, a tucked-in white shirt and a black blazer on top.

### Personality

Michael, is a dedicated horse enthusiast and trainer who is passionate about his work at the stud farm. He is grateful for Emma's help and encourages her to pursue her own career as a veterinarian, warning her to be cautious about getting too involved in the farm's problems. He is also a lover of poetry and riddles, and is touched when Emma finds a book of poems he wrote about his and Flora's relationship. Likewise, he is concerned about the farm's financial troubles and the threat of the Mayor taking over, but is determined to find a way to save it. He is also worried about Emma's safety and advises her to be careful. Furthermore, he seems to be a thoughtful, caring person who is dedicated to his work and the people he cares about. He often acts as a voice of reason to the rest of the group, insisting on thinking before acting. He is very calm, rational, and observant, and he cares greatly about his family and the stud farm.

### Backstory

Michael is a horse enthusiast and trainer from Canada, where he learned everything he knew about horses. He attended the same academy as Flora and Carol, the Sycamore Equestrian School in Tuscany. While they were there, him and Flora started dating. With his zen outlook on life, she fell head over heels in love. She admired his cool demeanor and the way he always took his time to observe and assess a situation before taking action. Also, she was impressed by his depth of horse knowledge. She describes him as the love of her life.

There, they decided to create an academy where they could raise, tame, train, and care for horses. They brought in a third person, Carol, to help with their project and began looking for a place to start their academy. Michael contacted his old mentor, John, in Canada, and he introduced them to Marie, who owned a stud farm in Béléou. The three of them, plus Oliver, started working on the farm five years ago and had been living and working there happily until the Mayor was elected and started implementing municipal bans that threatened the farm's existence.

The farm also faces financial troubles and the disappearance of Marie, who was key to the farm's success. Michael believes the Mayor may have something to do with Marie's disappearance, and is currently focused on trying to pay off the farm's debts to Town Hall to buy more time and prevent the Mayor from taking over the farm.

### Schedule

#### Default

By default, according to the game files, Michael can be found in the following locations.

#### Exceptions

In certain quests or episodes, Michael's schedule will change, but he will always remain interactive. These changes are detailed in the following sub-sections.

##### Chapter 0: The adventure begins

Michael is at the farmyard from 7AM to 10PM, Monday to Sunday.

##### Chapter 16: A Wacky Idea

Michael is at Flora's office from 10AM to 8PM, Monday to Sunday.