Any way to embarrass Mayor Lewis of Stardew Valley with his purple shorts

Stardew ValleyS. Meyer Lewis has a very infamous pair of purple shorts that can be used in some pretty unusual ways. The shorts are the main objective in one of the very first quests in the game, as Mayor Lewis tasks the player with discreetly recovering his very private number. While most players could just find the shorts, chuckle at the mayor in private, and give them back to him, There are so many more possibilities to embarrass the mayor.

One of the first people players talk to is Lewis, the friendly mustachioed mayor who explains what life is like in and around Pelican Town. Although Lewis is not a romance option for players, he is likely to get around town, despite keeping this fact on the down-low. The mayor likes glazed yams, hot peppers, green tea, and Leaving his shy bright purple shorts in other people’s bedrooms. With the first summer on the farm, a letter will arrive in your mailbox from Mayor Lewis awkwardly asking for players to find and return his lucky – and very, very private – purple shorts.

Where to find the mayor’s lucky purple shorts

They are closer to the farm than one might think

Once Mayor Lewis sends his letter to players – having known them for a solid couple of months – you will be able to find them in the strangest places: Marnie’s bedroom. As hinted by the shorts presence in her bedroom, The lovable animal lover has a secret relationship with the town mayor. Why exactly the affair is a secret is never revealed, especially since there is no hint of scandal. Both characters are single and seem to be compatible, but Major Lewis would just be a bad boyfriend. Nevertheless, both Mayor Lewis and Marnie prefer to keep the relationship private, but the power is now in the player’s hand.

Players must get to at least two hearts of friendship with Marnie to be able to enter her bedroom and grab the shorts. This is done by talking to Marnie every day or giving her some of her favorite gifts. In particular, she loves diamonds, farmer’s lunch, pink cake and pumpkin pie, along with all the universally loved gifts. While players can certainly befriend Marnie and quietly return the shorts to Mayor Lewis for a tidy sum of 750 gold and one friendship point, There are several more Interesting Options for using the purple shorts.

Give the shorts back to Marnie

A surprise to be sure…but a welcome one?

One of the first things players can do with the infamous purple shorts is to Try giving them to Marnie. She will respond with a “ga!” and stumble over her words for a while before telling the player that she has no idea what the shorts are. Since the comfort between Louis and Marnie is secret, Her embarrassing reaction is worth seeing. Conveniently, she won’t be taking off the shorts, meaning players can continue terrorizing Pelican Town with the Purple Menace.

Add the shorts to the Luau Potluck Soup

The general will eventually forgive the valley

Lewis presents his search for shorts on the third day of summerWhich means that the summer luau is the first opportunity to protect the mayor for the whole town. The addition of the governor, which Mayor Lewis is trying very hard to impress, makes this another great use for the shorts.

Players are invited to add an ingredient to the luau soup, which should, of course, be the lucky shorts. Normally, players would add a high-quality ingredient—like a gold cauliflower, silver starfruit, or gold cheese—to earn as many friendship points as possible with the rest of the townspeople. Unfortunately, the friendship points must be sacrificed in the name of shaming Mayor Lewis, although it should be noted that players will not lose any friendship points either. Throwing in the purple shorts will get a special reaction from both Lewis and the General.

After tasting the soup, the governor will notice that it is a bit tight but otherwise good. Upon closer inspection, the Governor will fish out the lucky shorts from his bowl much to the surprise of Mayor Luis and Marnie. He then announces that he has never been so offended in his entire life and feels sick to his stomach. After the governor fled the scene, Mayor Lewis explains the soup prank as criticismBut luckily no one knows who exactly did it.

Display the mayor’s shorts in your beautiful Grange

This prank leads to a surprising reward

The Stardew Valley Fair takes place in the fall and is the highlight of the year where every member of the community can show off the best of their craft and fashion. Normally, players would put up nine items from their adventures and hard work. These can be high quality items like produce, gems, artisan goods and crops. However, more mischievous farmers can also take advantage of this opportunity Show off Mayor Lewis’ shorts and, surprisingly, earn some hush money too.

Placing the lucky purple shorts anywhere in the grunge display will cause an angry reaction from Lewis, who says his shorts are very private and gives the player 750 star tokens to not tell anyone about them. Since the first prize reward for winning the Grange display is 1000 Star Tokens to spend on cool items, This bribery is an easy way to earn a lot of star tokens To spend without the best things on display.

Add these shorts to your wardrobe

A fashion statement that only two towns care about

One of the simplest ways to use the lucky purple shorts is to wear them around town, as seen in this YouTuber’s video LizTheFantasticAbove. While the shorts cannot be worn as is, players can use a sewing machine to attach them with a gold bar. This creates A wearable version of the shorts for players to equip.

Interacting with Lewis produces the expected response of embarrassment, anger and annoyance. Marnie reacts more positively to the shorts by laughing. Interestingly, no other villager reacts to the shorts, which means that they have no idea how important they are to the mayor, or they don’t.

Fight the shorts monster in the mayor’s basement

In place of a minotaur, Stardew Valley has flying shorts

Stardew Valley 1.6 added another special Easter egg in the Major Lewis’ shorts saga, as well as a subtle fishing hack. Enter Mayor Lewis’s bedroom (still friendly enough with him) and Placing a ladder allows players to descend into a basement labyrinth Featuring a whole maze of barrels with another pair of lucky purple shorts at the end. Check it out in the above tweet from ExplodingNugget.

Brave farmers can catch the shorts, but be prepared to run back from the maze because A flying pair of invincible shorts will start attacking immediately. Less experienced players should bring some food to heal as they escape the evil undergarments. This can be done daily for players to collect as many lucky shorts as they could ever desire.

Video Credit: LizTheFantastic/YouTube, explodingnugget/x