Shelby Demeter/Dialogues

This page lists the dialogue lines for Shelby Demeter.

Tara: She did?
Shelby: Well, yeh, I told her.
Tara: I don't get it.
 I've lost more loved ones than I care to speak about. I still see them sometimes, though.
Tara: Oh, you mean like in dreams?
 Tara: Looking forward to the Summer Festival, Shelby?
Shelby: It's a bit tamer than the Summer festivities I remember from my boyhood. Less music and dancin'.
Tara: Shelby! I didn't know you danced.
 Tara: Shelby, you don't mind having that fire going when it's this hot out?
 Heard there's a new rancher in town. Don't think he knows much 'bout ranching, though.
Tara: How do you know that?
 Tara: So you were living in the city before you came here… what did you do?
Shelby: Heh, you mean like a job? I was a stock trader. Did well enough.
Tara: Wait, really? Why did you quit?
 Tara: Shelby, have you ever seen anything um… strange happen at the Summer Festival?
 Tara: What did you think of Otto's speech, Shelby?
 Tara: Have you met Giva yet, Shelby? She's a meteorologist.
 It will be nice when Fall comes.
Tara: Oooh, are you a fan of spooky season, Shelby?
 Tara: How are you doing in this drought, Shelby?
 Hope this drought ends soon. Heat makes people ornery. Livestock too. One summer my cousin Kristoff got so bored he tried wrestling a goat.
Tara: Uh… how did that go?
 Tara: Do you remember there ever being a drought as bad as this on the island before, Shelby?
Shelby: I don't. But truth be told I haven't been here all that long. Only about 20 years.
Tara: Oh. That makes sense. I thought I would have remembered you.
 Ya see any stones, ya best stay away.
Tara: But there are stones everywhere!
 Tara: Enjoying summer, Shelby?
Shelby: Night skies are clear. That's useful.
Tara: Useful for what?
Shelby: Fer lookin' at the sky, what else?

Shelby: Feelin' much better, thanks. But I still feel a chill in the air.
Tara: Well, it is Fall!
 Tara: Angus and Francis are so cute together, huh?
Shelby: Yes. Love is in the air for you young folks these days.
Tara: You sound a bit wistful, Shelby.
 Francis reminds me a bit of an old friend of mine. We met not too long after I first came to this country.
Tara: Are you still in touch?
 Tara: Violet's really worked up about the election. Do you think Otto will win again?
Shelby: Otto won't be mayor much longer.
Tara: Oh, so you think Marty will win.
Shelby: That's not what I said, is it?
 That Marty fella came all the way out here tryin' to win my vote. Didn't have the heart to tell him it's a lost cause.
Tara: Why do you say that? He could still win.
 Tara: Hey Shelby. What's on your mind?
Shelby: Fall always makes me think about the folks on the other side. It's when they feel close.
Tara: Oh, you mean like in Ravenwood Hollow?
 Tara: I'm not sure that I'm ready for my first Winter on the farm.
 Tara: The woods are so nice this time of year, aren't they Shelby?
Shelby: Time doesn't mean much.
Tara: Oh, because you mean you've lived a long life?
 Now I see what song Juliet was practicin' that whole time. She's really got an ear for music, just like her Pa.
Tara: Oh, I didn't know her dad was a musician.
Shelby: He wasn't as such. But he had a sweet singing voice. He used to sing below Sophia's window when they were courtin'.
Tara: Awww, really? That's adorable!
 Tara: Well, I guess you were right! Otto's still mayor after all.
Shelby: For now.
Tara: Right. Until the next election.
Shelby: …..
 Didn't expect Otto to escalate things to a neighborhood watch. Time was, this would be my cue to pack up and leave.
Tara: No, Shelby! Don't move away!
 Tara: I'm so glad Natalia came to her senses and recanted her accusation.
 I'm glad your gram wasn't here to see that sham of a trial. She would have given Otto an earful and then some.
Tara: Oh, I bet you're right about that!
 Tara: Mmmm, what do I smell?
Shelby: Makin' some soup for Sophia. Thought it might cheer her up. Was my mam's recipe. Any time we had to pick up and move, she'd dig up whatever was left in the garden to bring with us. Soup could make the vegetables stretch over a few days.

Shelby: Hmmph. Don't know what they're celebratin'. It's not like the old days.
Tara: Oh, so you're not going to come?
 It was Winter when my family moved into new government housing on the outskirts of a village. The buildings had hardly any insulation. The locals claimed… our fire just got out of control. But my pa knew how to build a fire so the sparks wouldn't jump.
Tara: Oh Shelby. I am so sorry.
 Tara: Hey Shelby, I just helped Natalia make a big kettle. Cameron's going to be offering free soup at the Consciousness Center.
 Tara: The ferry being out is making people even more anxious. You can feel the tension every time you walk through town.
 Tara: I'm worried about Francis. He took the news a bit hard.
 Tara: Did you try Giva's soup at the feast?
Shellby: Course I did! It was quite nice!
Tara: And did you know Cameron helped make it?
 Tara: Now Angus has accused Marty. It feels like things in town are falling apart.
 Tara: Wow. The woods look so beautiful in the snow.
 Tara: You wanna know the scariest part? Even after the wraith left Angus, I wasn't sure that he would recant.
 Tara: So Marty and Otto were plotting to turn this place into a resort this whole time?
 Tara: So Parker's accused Giva. What now?
 So Giva's free. All the same, Cameron might be reconsidering his role in all of this.
Tara: I hope you're right.

 Tara: I… I used your watch.
Shelby: I'm glad. Not everyone gets the chance to say the things that needed to be said.
Tara: Thank you, Shelby. Thank you so much.
 Tara: Do ya think you might move closer to town now, Shelby?
Shelby: Why would I do that? Nothing's changed.
Tara: Are you serious? Everything's changed!
 Tara: Do you have any Spring traditions, Shelby?
 Tara: What a beautiful day! Birds are singing…
 If ya sweep all ya problems under the rug, ya'll need a really big rug. Think on it.