The Devs have said once or twice that when Idling the villagers would find a way to occupy themselves by playing with a toy or something along those lines.
Speculation time:
Does this mean that Mer Burlyhands who has just finished building Fort Rybilton will stand back with his fellow works and…well the conversation would be like this I’m assuming
Mer: Ahhhh the beauty of it…
Worker 1: I’ll say Great Job lads
Worker 2: Yep
awkward cricket chirp
Worker 1: well I hear that a house needs to be built on the south side of town
Worker 2: yeah and I got some logs to chop what about you mer?
Mer burly hands sits on the floor playing with a small wooden horse
Mer: NEEEIIIIGH
The point is what are the lil residents going to do? maybe fishing unless that becomes an actual profession I’d like to say hunting but I don’t know
anyone?