diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 9c547222..5b1a4f95 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ config.libs = [
             Object(Matching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_shop_master.c"),
             Object(Matching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_shop_mastersp.c"),
             Object(Matching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_sleep_obaba.c"),
-            Object(NonMatching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho.c"),
+            Object(Matching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho.c"),
             Object(NonMatching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_station_master.c"),
             Object(Matching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_super_master.c"),
             Object(Matching, "actor/npc/ac_npc_totakeke.c"),
diff --git a/include/ac_npc_soncho.h b/include/ac_npc_soncho.h
index 03b7f966..3e84ef26 100644
--- a/include/ac_npc_soncho.h
+++ b/include/ac_npc_soncho.h
@@ -3,11 +3,29 @@
 
 #include "types.h"
 #include "m_actor.h"
+#include "ac_npc.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+typedef struct npc_soncho_actor_s NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR;
+
+typedef void (*aNS_PROC)(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor);
+
+struct npc_soncho_actor_s {
+    NPC_ACTOR npc_class;
+    aNS_PROC think_proc;
+    int _998;
+    u16 _99C;
+    u8 think_idx;
+    u8 think_after_talk_idx;
+    u8 _9A0;
+    u8 talk_idx;
+    u8 think_chg_flag;
+    u8 _9A3;
+};
+
 extern ACTOR_PROFILE Npc_Soncho_Profile;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -15,4 +33,3 @@ extern ACTOR_PROFILE Npc_Soncho_Profile;
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
diff --git a/include/m_soncho.h b/include/m_soncho.h
index 0509e3f6..024726b8 100644
--- a/include/m_soncho.h
+++ b/include/m_soncho.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ enum {
 
   mSC_EVENT_NUM = mSC_EVENT_PLAYER_BIRTHDAY,
 
+  mSC_SPECIAL_EVENT_ARBEIT = 32,
+
   mSC_SPECIAL_EVENT_JAN_VACATION = 101,
   mSC_SPECIAL_EVENT_FEB_VACATION = 102,
   mSC_SPECIAL_EVENT_MORNING_AEROBICS = 103
diff --git a/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho.c b/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d50044a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#include "ac_npc_soncho.h"
+#include "ac_npc.h"
+#include "libultra/libultra.h"
+#include "m_actor.h"
+#include "m_actor_type.h"
+#include "m_common_data.h"
+#include "m_name_table.h"
+#include "m_npc.h"
+#include "m_soncho.h"
+
+enum {
+    aNS_TALK_END_WAIT,
+
+    aNS_TALK_NUM
+};
+
+enum {
+    aNS_THINK_WAIT,
+    aNS_THINK_NORMAL_WAIT,
+    aNS_THINK_WANDER,
+
+    aNS_THINK_NUM
+};
+
+static void aNS_actor_ct(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+static void aNS_actor_dt(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+static void aNS_actor_init(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+static void aNS_actor_move(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+static void aNS_actor_draw(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+static void aNS_actor_save(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+
+// clang-format off
+ACTOR_PROFILE Npc_Soncho_Profile = {
+    mAc_PROFILE_NPC_SONCHO,
+    ACTOR_PART_NPC,
+    ACTOR_STATE_NONE,
+    SP_NPC_SONCHO,
+    ACTOR_OBJ_BANK_KEEP,
+    sizeof(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR),
+    aNS_actor_ct,
+    aNS_actor_dt,
+    aNS_actor_init,
+    mActor_NONE_PROC1,
+    aNS_actor_save,
+};
+// clang-format on
+
+static int aNS_talk_init(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+static int aNS_talk_end_chk(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game);
+static void aNS_schedule_proc(NPC_ACTOR* nactorx, GAME_PLAY* play, int type);
+static void aNS_setup_think_proc(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor, GAME_PLAY* play, u8 think_idx);
+
+static void aNS_actor_ct(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    // clang-format off
+    static aNPC_ct_data_c ct_data = {
+        aNS_actor_move,
+        aNS_actor_draw,
+        aNPC_CT_SCHED_TYPE_SPECIAL,
+        (aNPC_TALK_REQUEST_PROC)none_proc1,
+        aNS_talk_init,
+        aNS_talk_end_chk,
+        0,
+    };
+    // clang-format on
+    
+    if (NPC_CLIP->birth_check_proc(actorx, game) == TRUE) {
+        NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)actorx;
+
+        actor->npc_class.schedule.schedule_proc = aNS_schedule_proc;
+        NPC_CLIP->ct_proc(actorx, game, &ct_data);
+        actor->npc_class.palActorIgnoreTimer = -1;
+        actor->npc_class.draw.sub_anim_type = aNPC_SUB_ANIM_TUE; // cane
+        actor->think_chg_flag = FALSE;
+        actor->_9A3 = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static void aNS_actor_save(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    mNpc_RenewalSetNpc(actorx);
+}
+
+static void aNS_actor_dt(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    NPC_CLIP->dt_proc(actorx, game);
+}
+
+static void aNS_actor_init(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    NPC_CLIP->init_proc(actorx, game);
+}
+
+static int aNS_set_request_act(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor, u8 prio, u8 idx, u8 type, u16 obj, s16 move_x, s16 move_z) {
+    int ret = FALSE;
+
+    if (prio >= actor->npc_class.request.act_priority) {
+        u16 arg_data[aNPC_REQUEST_ARG_NUM];
+
+        bzero(arg_data, sizeof(arg_data));
+        arg_data[0] = obj;
+        arg_data[2] = move_x;
+        arg_data[3] = move_z;
+
+        actor->npc_class.request.act_priority = prio;
+        actor->npc_class.request.act_idx = idx;
+        actor->npc_class.request.act_type = type;
+        mem_copy((u8*)actor->npc_class.request.act_args, (u8*)arg_data, sizeof(arg_data));
+        ret = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void aNS_actor_move(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)actorx;
+
+    actor->npc_class.movement.range_center_x = actorx->home.position.x;
+    actor->npc_class.movement.range_center_z = actorx->home.position.z;
+    actor->npc_class.movement.range_radius = 60.0f;
+    actor->npc_class.movement.range_type = aNPC_MOVE_RANGE_TYPE_CIRCLE;
+    NPC_CLIP->move_proc(actorx, game);
+}
+
+static void aNS_actor_draw(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    NPC_CLIP->draw_proc(actorx, game);
+}
+
+#include "../src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_talk.c_inc"
+#include "../src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_schedule.c_inc"
diff --git a/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_schedule.c_inc b/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_schedule.c_inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2aace5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_schedule.c_inc
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+static void aNS_think_main_proc(NPC_ACTOR* nactorx, GAME_PLAY* play) {
+    NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)nactorx;
+    
+    (*actor->think_proc)(actor);
+}
+
+static void aNS_think_init_proc(NPC_ACTOR* nactorx, GAME_PLAY* play) {
+    NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)nactorx;
+    
+    nactorx->actor_class.status_data.weight = MASSTYPE_IMMOVABLE;
+    nactorx->condition_info.hide_request = FALSE;
+    aNS_setup_think_proc(actor, play, aNS_THINK_WAIT);
+}
+
+static void aNS_normal_wait_init(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor, GAME_PLAY* play) {
+    aNS_set_request_act(actor, 4, aNPC_ACT_WAIT, aNPC_ACT_TYPE_DEFAULT, aNPC_ACT_OBJ_DEFAULT, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static void aNS_wander_init(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor, GAME_PLAY* play) {
+    NPC_CLIP->chg_schedule_proc((NPC_ACTOR*)actor, play, aNPC_SCHEDULE_TYPE_WALK_WANDER);
+    actor->npc_class.actor_class.status_data.weight = 80;
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+    u8 think_proc_idx;
+    u8 think_init_proc_idx;
+    u8 talk_request_type;
+    u8 talk_idx;
+    u8 think_after_talk_idx;
+} aNS_think_data_c;
+
+// clnag-format off
+    static aNS_think_data_c dt_tbl[] = {
+        { 0, aNS_THINK_WANDER, 1, 0, aNS_THINK_WAIT },
+    };
+    // clang-format on
+
+static aNS_PROC proc_table[] = { (aNS_PROC)none_proc1 };
+
+typedef void (*aNS_INIT_PROC)(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor, GAME_PLAY* play);
+
+// clang-format off
+static aNS_INIT_PROC init_table[] = {
+    (aNS_INIT_PROC)none_proc1,
+    aNS_normal_wait_init,
+    aNS_wander_init,
+};
+// clang-format on
+
+static void aNS_setup_think_proc(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor, GAME_PLAY* play, u8 think_idx) {
+    // clang-format off
+    static aNPC_TALK_REQUEST_PROC talk_request_table[] = {
+        (aNPC_TALK_REQUEST_PROC)none_proc1,
+        aNS_norm_talk_request,
+        (aNPC_TALK_REQUEST_PROC)none_proc1,
+    };
+    // clang-format on
+    aNS_think_data_c* data_p = &dt_tbl[think_idx];
+
+    actor->think_idx = think_idx;
+    actor->think_proc = proc_table[data_p->think_proc_idx];
+    actor->npc_class.talk_info.talk_request_proc = talk_request_table[data_p->talk_request_type];
+    actor->talk_idx = data_p->talk_idx;
+    actor->think_after_talk_idx = data_p->think_after_talk_idx;
+    (*init_table[data_p->think_init_proc_idx])(actor, play);
+    actor->think_chg_flag = TRUE;
+}
+
+static void aNS_think_proc(NPC_ACTOR* nactorx, GAME_PLAY* play, int type) {
+    switch (type) {
+        case aNPC_THINK_PROC_INIT:
+            aNS_think_init_proc(nactorx, play);
+            break;
+        case aNPC_THINK_PROC_MAIN:
+            aNS_think_main_proc(nactorx, play);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void aNS_schedule_init_proc(NPC_ACTOR* nactorx, GAME_PLAY* play) {
+    nactorx->think.think_proc = aNS_think_proc;
+    NPC_CLIP->think_proc(nactorx, play, aNPC_THINK_SPECIAL, aNPC_THINK_TYPE_INIT);
+}
+
+static void aNS_schedule_main_proc(NPC_ACTOR* nactorx, GAME_PLAY* play) {
+    if (NPC_CLIP->think_proc(nactorx, play, -1, aNPC_THINK_TYPE_CHK_INTERRUPT) == FALSE) {
+        NPC_CLIP->think_proc(nactorx, play, -1, aNPC_THINK_TYPE_MAIN);
+    }
+}
+
+static void aNS_schedule_proc(NPC_ACTOR* nactorx, GAME_PLAY* play, int type) {
+    switch (type) {
+        case aNPC_SCHEDULE_PROC_INIT:
+            aNS_schedule_init_proc(nactorx, play);
+            break;
+        case aNPC_SCHEDULE_PROC_MAIN:
+            aNS_schedule_main_proc(nactorx, play);
+            break;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_talk.c_inc b/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_talk.c_inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a47e7ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actor/npc/ac_npc_soncho_talk.c_inc
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+static int aNS_change_talk_proc(NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor, u8 talk_idx) {
+    actor->talk_idx = talk_idx;
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void aNS_set_norm_talk_info(ACTOR* actorx) {
+    NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)actorx;
+
+    mDemo_Set_talk_turn(TRUE);
+    mDemo_Set_camera(CAMERA2_PROCESS_TALK);
+    aNS_change_talk_proc(actor, aNS_TALK_END_WAIT);
+
+    if (mSC_check_ArbeitPlayer()) {
+        mDemo_Set_msg_num(0x3AFF + RANDOM(3));
+    } else if (mSC_LightHouse_travel_check()) {
+        mDemo_Set_msg_num(0x3B02);
+    } else {
+        mDemo_Set_msg_num(0x3AFC);
+    }
+}
+
+static void aNS_norm_talk_request(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)actorx;
+
+    if (!actor->think_chg_flag) {
+        mDemo_Request(mDemo_TYPE_TALK, actorx, aNS_set_norm_talk_info);
+    } else {
+        actor->think_chg_flag = FALSE;
+    }
+}
+
+static int aNS_talk_init(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    static aNS_PROC proc[] = { (aNS_PROC)none_proc1 }; // ?? unused somewhere here or above (inside a function)
+    NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)actorx;
+
+    actor->npc_class.talk_info.talk_request_proc = (aNPC_TALK_REQUEST_PROC)none_proc1;
+    mDemo_Set_ListenAble();
+    mDemo_Start(actorx);
+    mSC_trophy_set(mSC_SPECIAL_EVENT_ARBEIT);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static int aNS_talk_end_chk(ACTOR* actorx, GAME* game) {
+    static aNS_PROC proc[] = { (aNS_PROC)none_proc1 };
+
+    NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR* actor = (NPC_SONCHO_ACTOR*)actorx;
+    GAME_PLAY* play = (GAME_PLAY*)game;
+    int ret = FALSE;
+
+    (*proc[actor->talk_idx])(actor);
+
+    if (mDemo_CAN_ACTOR_TALK(actorx)) {
+        aNS_setup_think_proc(actor, play, actor->think_after_talk_idx);
+        ret = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}