How To Get Lewis’s Purple Shorts From Marnie in Stardew Valley
The burning question for many Stardew Valley players is: How do you get Mayor Lewis’s purple shorts from Marnie? The answer, while straightforward, involves a bit of relationship-building and timing. To obtain these infamous garments, you need to gain access to Marnie’s bedroom. This isn’t as simple as just waltzing in, as access is granted only once you’ve established a friendship with her. You’ll find the shorts within her room, ready for the taking once you’ve built the necessary rapport. The adventure is less about a puzzle and more about a side quest involving friendship and a little bit of mischievous exploration.
Befriending Marnie: The Key to the Shorts
Building Your Relationship
Access to Marnie’s bedroom is gated behind a two-heart relationship with her. This means you need to accumulate 500 friendship points. This isn’t an insurmountable task, and can be achieved relatively quickly with the right approach. Here’s how to get on Marnie’s good side:
- Daily Interaction: Speak to Marnie every day. Even a simple “hello” will add a small amount of friendship points.
- Gifting: This is the most effective method. Marnie loves receiving gifts, and some will yield significantly more points than others.
What Gifts Does Marnie Love?
Gifting is the quickest way to increase your friendship with Marnie. Here are some of her favorite things:
- Universal Loves: Any gift that most villagers love will also be greatly appreciated by Marnie. Some examples include:
- Diamonds
- Prismatic Shards
- Rabbit’s Foot
- Specific Loves: These gifts yield more friendship points when given to Marnie.
- Farmer’s Lunch: A cooked dish that can be made with foraged items and a fried egg.
- Pink Cake: A baked treat made with melon, sugar, wheat flour, and an egg.
- Pumpkin Pie: A fall-themed pie crafted from pumpkin, sugar, milk and wheat flour.
- Other Good Gifts: While not her absolute favorites, items like Wine, Jelly, Pickles, and Honey will still be appreciated and help build friendship points.
Where to Find Marnie
Marnie resides at Marnie’s Ranch, which is located south of your farm and west of Pelican Town. She typically opens her shop from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM most days, selling animals and farm supplies. This is where you’ll need to interact with her to build your friendship. Her ranch counter is the entry to the house, and her room is at the top of the screen after you walk past the counter. Be patient in building the relationship, and don’t be afraid to shower her with her favourite items when they become available to you!
Timing is Key
You do not need to wait to get 2 hearts with Marnie to acquire the shorts. You can enter her room on Tuesdays when she is at Pierre’s shop, no friendship required.
Obtaining the Shorts
Once you’ve achieved the two-heart friendship level with Marnie, her bedroom will no longer be off-limits. Simply walk into her house, head to the top of the screen and there, you’ll find the elusive purple shorts sitting innocently in her room. They can then be picked up as any other item, and you will now be the owner of some very peculiar pants.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Lewis’s Purple Shorts
1. What happens if you show Marnie the Purple shorts?
If you present Marnie with her ‘lost’ purple shorts, she’ll have a very specific and surprised reaction. Her dialogue will indicate how awkward she feels that you found them in her bedroom, leaving her embarrassed and confused. It’s a fun interaction that reveals the not-so-secret relationship between her and Mayor Lewis.
2. Why are Mayor Lewis’ purple shorts in Marnie’s room?
The presence of Mayor Lewis’s purple shorts in Marnie’s room heavily implies that the two have a secret relationship, which is confirmed through the game’s heart events. The secrecy may stem from Lewis’s concerns about maintaining his authority as the mayor of the town.
3. Can you use the purple shorts for anything special?
Yes! The purple shorts aren’t just for the laughs. There are a few notable uses:
- Luau Soup: Adding the shorts to the Luau soup during the summer festival will elicit a unique reaction from the Governor and Lewis.
- Lewis’ Beachwear: Giving the shorts to Lewis while he’s on Ginger Island will cause him to wear them as beach attire for 28 days.
- The Mayor’s Bribe: After being exposed, Mayor Lewis offers you a bribe to keep quiet.
4. What does Mayor Lewis do if you tell everyone about him and Marnie?
If you choose to expose their secret relationship, Lewis will cry. Subsequently, Marnie will approach you and ask why you were sneaking around her house, causing your character to run away and leaving Marnie and Lewis confused.
5. How many friendship points are equal to one heart?
Each heart represents 250 friendship points. You can monitor your relationship progress with all villagers in the game on the social tab of the game menu.
6. How can I get Amaranth for Marnie?
Amaranth Seeds can be bought from Pierre’s General Store or JojaMart. They can also appear at the Traveling Cart. They must be planted in the fall, and take 7 days to grow into mature plants, which yield Amaranth.
7. What is the code for getting purple shorts via animal name?
You can bypass the whole friendship/stealth process by naming an animal [71] when you purchase it. After naming the animal, you’ll receive a pair of trimmed lucky purple shorts. This is an exploit and is not part of regular gameplay.
8. What gifts does Mayor Lewis like?
Mayor Lewis enjoys items such as:
- Autumn’s Bounty
- Glazed Yams
- Hot Pepper
- Vegetable Medley
- Prism Shard
- Rabbit’s foot
9. Is Marnie married in Stardew Valley?
No, Marnie is not married and does not have children. However, she cares for her niece, Jas, and nephew, Shane. She also has a very close relationship with Mayor Lewis. Despite this, she is not an option for marriage for the player.
10. How can I quickly befriend Marnie?
The fastest way to befriend Marnie is by consistently gifting her items she loves, talking to her every day, and completing any quests she might give you. Prioritizing her loved gifts, such as Diamond, Farmer’s Lunch, Pink Cake, or Pumpkin Pie, will boost your relationship quickly.
11. How long does it take to reach two hearts with Marnie?
The time it takes to get a two heart relationship with Marnie depends on your effort and availability of gifts. With daily talking, and regularly gifting her loves it can be completed in a few weeks.
12. What is Leah’s favorite gift?
Leah loves Goat Cheese. To obtain this, process goat milk using a Cheese Press, which becomes available at farming level 6.
13. Is it possible to enter Marnie’s room without a friendship?
Yes, you can enter Marnie’s room on Tuesdays when she is at Pierre’s shop. She won’t be there and you can grab the shorts without having any friendship points with her.
14. What is the Speedrun about humiliating Mayor Lewis?
Some players have made a challenge out of obtaining the purple shorts, humiliating Mayor Lewis with them, and then completing the game, in a short time span.
15. How do I get to Ginger Island?
To access Ginger Island, you need to complete the Community Center or the JojaMart route. Once one of these goals are achieved, Willy will help you fix his boat and from there you can take a trip to Ginger Island.