As you may recall, Cecil and the Red Wings attacked this town in the opening. Unsurprisingly, the locals aren't too happy about that, and many of the town's mages will hit Cecil with various status effects if spoken to. Most can be reversed just by talking to the same person again, though.

They're smarter about it in the DS remake and won't undo status effects that remain in effect.

The town's armor shop has some interesting items, but as a less-than-polite Black Mage comments,

And sure enough, Cecil can't equip anything sold in the village. Anyway, head to the large central building and meet the elder to advance the plot.

The EasyType says that Cecil risks his heart becoming あくの (aku no) rather than あしき (ashiki); both translate to "evil" but あしき has a more archaic feel. Similarly, it replaces the more archaic-sounding よきこころ (yoki kokoro, good heart) with ただしいこころ (tadashii kokoro, righteous heart). Later in the text block, it also describes his sword as あんこく (ankoku, dark) rather than じゃあく (jaaku, wicked).

A young girl with orange clothing and a green cape walks in.

A young boy with green clothing and an orange cape appears in a puff of smoke. He strongly resembles the girl, in appearance if not in demeanor.

The EasyType changes てをかしてやる (te wo kashite yaru, help you out) to いってやる (itte yaru, go with you). Either way, the phrasing says he's doing you a favor.

Cecil looks rather skeptically at them.

Porom steps forward and bows politely.

Porom drags Palom in front of Cecil.

あんちゃん (an-chan) literally means "older brother", similar to the more common お兄ちゃん (o-nii-chan), though with a rather more irreverent tone.

As usual, stick the mages in the back row. Position Palom closer to the lead slot (as shown on save files) than Porom to make the most of their cooperative magic. The twins could also use some better equipment, so head to the armor shop and get a Triangle Hat, Earth Garb, and Silver Bracelet for each of them. Also get a third Triangle Hat and Silver Bracelet, since another character joining shortly will need them. In the weapon shop, buy a Flame Rod for Palom and a Healing Staff for Porom, or you could go with a Crossbow and Holy Arrows for either or both of them. If you can afford it after all that, I'd also suggest buying a Knight's Armor and Gauntlet from the armor shop for later, your choice of a Helmet of Light (more physical defense) or yet another Triangle Hat (more everything else, and far cheaper to boot), and especially a Shield of Light. It's probably best to gain a few levels before moving on, too.

Palom and Porom can't use bows in the DS remake. They do, however, come already equipped with the best of what the local shops sell.

This is also where I really started feeling the difficulty increase in the DS remake. The Deathbringer isn't nearly as consistent about killing the HP-heavy Zuu birds, the harder-hitting monsters can kill off the twins surprisingly quickly, and some enemies even have an alarmingly high chance to inflict Stone on attack. While the redesigned bosses may get the most attention, those who claim that it's the random encounters that are the real threat seem to have a point.