Every Way to Embarrass Stardew Valley’s Mayor Lewis With His Purple Shorts

’s Mayor Lewis has a very infamous pair of purple shorts that can be used in a fair few unusual ways. These 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 item. While most players may just find the shorts, chuckle at the mayor in private, and hand them back to him, there are so many more possibilities for embarrassing the mayor.

One of the very first people players speak to is Lewis, the friendly mustached mayor who explains what life is like in and around Pelican Town. While Lewis is not a romance option for players, he does apparently get around town, despite keeping that fact on the down low. The mayor likes glazed yams, hot peppers, green tea, and leaving his embarrassingly bright purple shorts in other people’s bedrooms. Midway through 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.

Once Mayor Lewis sends his letter to players – having known them for a solid couple of months – you'll be able to find them in the oddest of places: Marnie’s bedroom. As hinted by the shorts presence in her bedroom, the kindly animal lover has a secret relationship with the town mayor. Why exactly this 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 maybe Mayor Lewis would just be a bad boyfriend. Nevertheless, both Mayor Lewis and Marnie prefer to keep the relationship private, but that power is now in the player’s hand.

Few choices in Stardew Valley have serious consequences, but there's one decision that can have a devastating impact on one villager’s friendship.

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 speaking to Marnie every day or giving her some of her