Leah

You see her working on a sculpture. She discusses sculpting with you, and says "Once you get past the outer layers, the true nature starts to show..." She continues, "Although, I have to admit... It's not easy to pay the bills as an artist."

• It's the same with people. — (No effect on friendship.)
• I actually prefer the look of raw, unadulterated wood. — (No effect on friendship.)
• (creepy) May I have a kiss? — (-100 friendship.)
• Why don't you have an art show in town? — (No effect on friendship.)
• Why don't you sell your art on the internet? — (No effect on friendship.)

You see her arguing with her ex-partner on the phone, who is asking her to come back to the city she left. After the call, she tells you her story and asks if it was selfish to move out of the city to be an artist.

• No, it had to be done. — (No effect on friendship.)
• No, and your ex sounds like an idiot. — (No effect on friendship.)
• No, but you would've been better off staying in the city. — (-20 friendship.)
• Yeah, a little. — (-20 friendship.)
• Yeah, but it's natural to care about yourself first. — (-20 friendship.)

Depending on your response in this conversation and the two-heart event, she'll either thank you for listening or briefly get angry. She tells you that she's been thinking about the art show or is saving for a computer, depending on your choice in the previous event.

Leah says she has a gift for you, and you receive the sculpture she's been working on. It's called How I Feel About.

Leah is trying to reach a fruit from the large tree above the forest lake. She can't reach it, so you lift her onto your shoulders. She thanks you and says that if her art ever fails, you'll always be there to catch her.

You arrive to find many others already present. Leah is happy to see you and nervously starts the art show. She thanks everyone for coming. Leah says she came to Pelican Town to draw inspiration from the beautiful surroundings and confesses that it really feels like home now. She presents her sculptures. "I haven't named this one, yet. She started out as an exercise in human anatomy, but I ended up seeing her through to completion. Her expression is intentionally unclear... is she embarrassed, amused, pained? I'll leave that for you to decide." (pause) "This one's called 'Post-Dimensional Nullspace'. It represents the boundary of human imagination. The shape and color came to me vividly when I was in a 'trance state'." (pause) "I've been calling this one 'Egg Heads'. I wanted to create an animatronic humanoid statue to toy with the viewer's ability to properly attribute personhood to a physical entity." (pause) "And the last one is called 'Wood Sculpture 3'. It's a celebration of my favorite sculpting material... wood." Finally, she thanks her special friend (you), who gave her the idea for the art show and the courage to go through with it. The villagers all praise Leah and her artwork:

Leah thanks everyone, Lewis starts the bidding on the art pieces, and as the scene fades, her ex, Kel, can be seen to the side. Afterward, Leah says she's exhausted but that the show was a success.

Leah says she knew you'd be passing through the forest, and surprises you with a picnic. She thanks you for helping her get one step closer to being a real artist, and you share a kiss. KelLeah's ex-partner Kel comes out of the bushes. (Kel will be male if your player character’s gender is male or female if your player character’s gender is female.) Leah is annoyed and asks "What the heck are you doing here?"

Either way, an argument ensues. You can choose to "Punch Kel in the face" or "Try reasoning with Kel". If you don't punch Kel, Leah does instead. If you do punch Kel, Leah says that Kel is fine but "That was pretty violent, (Name)." Leah takes you to find a more secluded spot and admits the picnic didn't quite pan out like she'd wanted it to.

Leah meets the player outside the farmhouse in the morning. Part 2: The next sunny day (or any sunny day after that), enter the Forest between 11:30 am and 2:00pm. Leah has asked you to paint a portrait of Marnie with her. Leah asks you what style of portrait she should paint. "Hey,... what style do you think I should do? I'm up for anything..." She then asks how yours is coming along.

• Classic country portrait — (No effect on friendship.)

  Classic country portrait (No effect on friendship.

• Colorful, retro pop-art — (No effect on friendship.)

  Colorful, retro pop-art (No effect on friendship.

• Minimalist modern — (No effect on friendship.)

  Minimalist modern (No effect on friendship.

• It's a masterpiece of fine art! — (No effect on friendship.)

  It's a masterpiece of fine art! (No effect on friendship.

• I'm trying my best... — (No effect on friendship.)

  I'm trying my best... (No effect on friendship.

• It looks like chicken scratch — (No effect on friendship.)

  It looks like chicken scratch (No effect on friendship.

Leah shows you her painting, which is different depending on which option you picked. (Left to right: "Classic country portrait", "Colorful, retro pop-art", "Minimalist modern") You display your painting as well, which is less than flattering. Leah tells Marnie that she can keep both paintings, but Marnie says that you should keep your first painting - and only takes Leah's. The sequence ends, and you now have My First Painting in your inventory. Leah's painting will also appear in Marnie's bedroom.

If the player has a Rabbit's Foot in inventory, the cutscene will consist of a gossip session about Mayor Lewis and Marnie's relationship. If the player does not have a Rabbit's Foot in inventory, all bachelorettes will express anger about the player dating them all at one time. Regardless of the player's dialogue choice(s), all bachelorettes will decide to give the player the "cold shoulder" for about a week after the event. They will give angry dialogue when interacted with, and refuse gifts. After about a week, all bachelorettes will forgive the player, and dialogues return to normal.