Gooseberry is in love with donkey kong and the little purple rock. She has seen pauline on the game cover but hasn't given that much thought beyond "when does the little girl show up". My trap has been laid and set; I have no idea when it springs but I am very excited.
After we finished up with a bit of exploring in the lagoon area, she had to play donkey kong and rock. This involved her being donkey gooseberry and me being donkey kong but also her being the rock, which included roleplaying their meeting with me pulling her out of the earth and whistling to show I was a friend. Her little impression of the rock's dance before it turns around was possibly the most perfect thing I will see for some time.