SoS: FoMT Marie Gifts Guide (Friendship + Marriage)

by Kal S.

Marie is the librarian of Mineral Town. She’s also Anna and Basil’s daughter, and loves it when people come to visit the library to read.

Her birthday is on Winter 20th. If you set your farmer’s birthday on the same day, her birthday will be on Winter 23rd instead.

This guide will tell you all you need to know about maintaining a relationship with Marie.

Schedule

Marie is often in the Library 24/7 except for sunny Mondays where she takes the day off to spend at Mother’s Lake. Otherwise you can typically find her chilling at Basil’s house.

The farmer stands in front of Marie’s desk at the Library.

Day	Location
Monday	Mother’s Lake, Basil’s House
Monday (Rainy or Snowy)	Basil’s House, General Store
Tuesday to Sunday	Basil’s House, Library

Gift Preferences

Marie’s reaction when the farmer gives her a liked gift.

A lot of Marie’s favorite gifts are recipes. You can get most of the recipes for Marie’s favorite gifts from Lou after completing 2-6 recipe prerequisites.

Some other easy loved gifts are certain Wild Grasses (black, blue, red, and white), Bamboo Shoots, and Wild Grapes.

Type of Gift	Items
Favorites	Dishes: Relax Tea, Vegetable Juice
Loves	Forage: Bamboo Shoots, Black Grass, Blue Grass, Matsutake, Poison Mushroom, Red Grass, White Grass, Wild Grapes Dishes: Chestnut Rice, Chocolate, Chocolate Cookies, Elli Leaves, Grape Juice, Mont Blanc, Raisin Bread, Roasted Chestnut Miscellaneous: Caffeine, Dango Flour, Diamond, Letter in a Bottle, Perfume, Pink Diamond, Relax Tea Leaves, Super Caffeine, Tomatosetta Stone
Likes	Forage: Apple, Chestnut, Honey, Indigo Grass, Orange, Orange Grass, Purple Grass, Yellow Grass Crops: Bell Pepper, Chili Pepper, Pineapple, Pumpkin, Spinach, Tomato Animal Products: Cheese, Golden Egg, Mayonnaise, Wool (all types), Yarn Dishes: Apple Pie, Bamboo Rice, Baugna Cauda, Candied Peels, Carbonara, Cheese Fondue, Cheese Risotto, Cheese Souffle, Cheesecake, Matsutake Rice, Moon Dumpling, Mushroom Gratin, Mushroom Rice, Orange Pastries, Orangette, Palbochae, Pepper Steak, Pineapple Juice, Pumpkin Potage, Roasted Apple, Spicy Margherita Pizza, Spicy Pepper Steak, Spicy Ramen, Spicy Sandwich, Spicy Vegetable Stir Fry, Strawberry Milk (dish) Miscellaneous: AEPFE Apple, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bracelet, Broach, Dress, Earrings, Emerald, Face Mask, Garnet, HMSGB Apple, Necklace, Pet Treat, Ruby, Sapphire, Skin Lotion, SUGDW Apple, Sunblock, Topaz
Dislikes	Animal Products: Butter Dishes: Curry Bread, Curry Rice, Fried Rice, Okonomiyaki Miscellaneous: Fodder, Lumber, Scrap Ore, Stone
Hates	Miscellaneous: Ancient Fossil, Branch, Gold Lumber, Pirate Treasure, Rock Trash: Empty Can, Fish Bones, Rubber Boot, Weed

Best Gifts for Each Season

The farmer forages a Wild Grape near the Summit.

Season	Item	Where to Find It
Year-round	Caffeine	Buy from the Clinic for 1,000 G
Spring	Bamboo Shoots	Forage around Mother’s Hill in the Spring
Summer	Wild Grape Water	Harvest once a day from your farm’s Grape tree, or forage around Mother’s Hill and the Secret Forest in the Summer
Autumn	Matsutake	Forage around the hidden area in Mother’s Hill or Carter’s secret room during Autumn
Winter	White Grass	Forage around the Forest or Carter’s secret room in the Winter

Heart Events

Marie talks to the farmer on top of the Summit during her purple heart event. / Image source

As you continue to raise your friendship points and heart level with Marie, you can unlock heart events that allow you to get to know her better.

During the cutscene, your farmer will have to respond with one dialogue option. Choosing the correct response will give you 3,000 LP with Marie, otherwise you will lose -2,000 LP.

Below is a list of each heart event and the requirements needed to trigger them.

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Heart Event	Love Points Required	Location	Requirements	Correct Dialogue Option
Gray (1)	0 LP	Library	It is between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on any day except Monday It is not stormy	“Is something troubling you?”
Gray (2)	5,000 LP	Library	It is between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on a Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday It is not stormy	“Consider that book bound! Er, found!”
Purple	10,000 LP	Mother’s Hill	It is between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM on a Monday The weather is Sunny The farmer has at least one space available in the Big Bag	“Yeah. Books are love. Books are life.”
Blue	20,000 LP	Basil’s House	It is between 11:40 AM and 1:00 PM on a Monday It is not stormy Marie, Basil, and Anna are all inside Basil’s House The farmer has talked to Basil and Anna at least once before	“What about…farm work?”
Green (Confession)	30,000 LP	Any location	The player is holding a Preserved Flower It is not stormy	–
Yellow	40,000 LP	Farm	It is between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on a Monday The weather is Sunny	“Marie’s my book advisor today.”
Orange	50,000 LP	Library	It is between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM on any day except Monday The weather is Sunny	“Exciting AND inspiring!”
Red (Marriage)	60,000 LP	Any location	The player is holding a Blue Feather It is not stormy The farmhouse bed has been upgraded to the Big Bed	–

Remember that you can only view a heart event once you’ve successfully seen all the previous ones, so make sure you’ve checked every single one on the list!

Marriage/Friendship Perks

The farmer marries Marie at the Church with all the villagers in attendance. / Image source

Marie is a marriage candidate, and befriending Marie will allow you to gain deeper insight into her life as a book lover and aspiring novelist.

You can also earn 2,500 bonus LP with Marie if you visit the second floor of the Library. The bonus points are earned every 30 visits until you visit a total of 150 times.