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Susan's General Store is a general store in the Countryside area of Melino, the launch town of Paralives. It is built around and inside the ruins of an old dilapidated tower, and it combines retail, hardware, and a residential section in one lot. The store is tied to the Vargas family, who live in the residential section by default. Some community sources label the rural district Countryside and others label it Farm; both refer to the same area. See Town Venues for the full venue directory.

The lot is a three-structure combination: a white main building, a grey modern hardware extension, and a residential section. In-store signage dates the business to 1890. The main storefront advertises "All you need! Fresh and local produce," while the hardware section promises "Energy, Farming, Pets."

What It Sells

A Parafolk who visits the store can buy from a rotating selection. The confirmed launch-build goods center on cooking recipes and late-game green-energy equipment.

Several sections of the store are blocked off in the launch build, hinting at future produce, groceries, hay, and pet food that may be added in later updates. The store's "Farming" and "Pets" framing connects it to gardening and to the planned Pets system; the gardening and pets layers themselves are post-launch additions on the Roadmap and Planned Features, but the store lot itself ships at launch. Recipes purchased here feed into the household cooking loop, and the energy items connect to the home-utility side of Economy and Bills.

The Vargas Family

The residential section of the lot is occupied by the Vargas household by default. Paloma and Dario Vargas both default as Managers of the store. The store can employ Parafolk, but during the Early Access launch the workplace functions as a rabbit hole: the player cannot control the workers even while playing the resident household on the lot, and the employment loop resolves through the Careers system. The full resident roster is documented on the Parafolk page.

Hours and Location

The store is open from 09:00 to 21:00. It sits in the spacious Countryside area, the most rural part of the town, near the open landscape and within reach of the railway. As with every lot, the seamless open world means a Parafolk can walk in without a loading screen, or take the PL130 bus line and finish on foot; see Bus Stops and Town Districts.

Related Pages

• Town Venues for the full Melino venue directory.

• Parafolk for the Vargas household and the wider resident roster.

• Pets for the planned pet system the store is positioned to supply.

• Careers for the store employment loop.