Theo: I see. Clearly we must have missed some plotline-related event back in the town. We must return to discover what it is.

Lance: You can tell all that? From this log?

Theo: Aye. We shall split up upon re-entering town to save time.

Later...

(Lance is back in town--he encounters a woman sitting)

Lance: ...What should I be looking for?

Woman: Hey, you there. Boy.

Lance: ...Huh? Me?

Woman: Fancy hearing about a new side quest? Lots of rare items you can't find anywhere else!

Lance: You want me to undertake some dangerous mission for you, without even telling me what the reward is? My mother warned me about side quest NPCs like you.

Woman: It's not dangerous! I just want you to collect some items scattered around the world.

Lance: ...Go on.

Woman: I need a special kind of charm called the Star Charm.

Lance: Doesn't sound so bad. How many?

Woman: There are one thousand in total.

Lance: One thousand!

Woman: C'mon. You can't resist now. It's a side quest. If your RPG heart is pure, you'll do this for me. Don't even TRY to forget about it.