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Chapter 1.3 < | > Chapter 1.5
Monday morning has Alton feeling decided better from his cold, thankfully. He works on his athletic most of the day, while Andrea plays on her own (it’s a snow day for her).
In the evening, the mafia man showed up again and took all cash we had on hand. I wonder what he’s like normally, because every time we see him he seems so angry!
Tuesday, Andrea has her first day of school.. and wouldn’t you know it, she comes home sick! She had a great time, however, and won’t stop talking about her new friends and teacher. I finally get her to stop talking long enough for her to go play, and I take the time to clean the house a bit.
Alton spent more time working out, since he couldn’t go to school with the current restrictions. I don’t know who was more upset about him not being able to go to sleep.. him or me! I feel better knowing he’ll be cared for when I’m gone. He also spent some time on the phone with his childhood friend, Allison, and I have to wonder if there might be something else going on between them now.
Tiberius came home with a promotion to Principal, and was just thrilled to be so close to his goal. I can’t believe it’s happened so fast, but I guess when you’re really driven good things can happen. He then spent some time working on his logic.
Tonight was zombie night with the full moon, so everyone had to stay inside to be safe. We had a nice family dinner, and I was able to make hamburgers. Everyone was glad to have a change from the hot dogs and peanut butter and jelly we’ve been living on.
On Wednesday, Andrea had another day of school, although she was upset that the field trip her teacher had planned got cancelled without notice by the district superintendent. Sometimes these restrictions are really a pain.
Alton stayed home again, and I don’t know whether it was having to stay home or something else, but he was really in a mood. Luckily working out got most of his aggression out.
I set the grill on fire when I tried to make dinner – guess I should have been keeping it cleaner. Luckily I was able to put the flames out before they spread and did too much damage.
Thursday was a pretty ho-hum day, other than the fact that it was Tiberius’ birthday to adulthood. He seemed more stressed than usual… I don’t know whether it’s working so hard all the time or a midlife crisis, but he was definitely short in the temper department.
All of us had stayed up too late last night (since dinner had been postponed due to the fire) and needed to take naps when they got home from their activities. In other words.. not much got done today.
Oh, one strange thing did happen.. there seems to be a winter gnome that keeps moving himself around the house. Today, he was by the radio and it turned on all by itself. Very weird. He never moves when you’re looking at him, but he’s definitely moving. Unless it’s Alton, playing tricks on me again… which, come to think of it, is entirely possible. He has been strangely well-behaved lately.
The school’s prom got cancelled tonight by the superintendent… can I say that I can’t wait until Tiberius replaces him?
I spoke too soon. Friday I ended up soaked again from a booby-trapped toilet, and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Andrea. Things like that just don’t occur to her.. plus, she’s been busy playing by herself and that doll she got in the mail after she was born. I ended up mopping the floor as I left dirty puddles everywhere.
Also, Alton seemed surprisingly absent, spending most of the day outside making snow angels and snowmen. If all added up that he was probably to blame. I keep hoping he’ll start to grow up soon, but today is obviously not that day.
Tiberius came down with a cold, but still managed to get his charisma and logic both up to level 7 (since he didn’t have work today). Hopefully all this work will pay off for him soon. He’s trying so very hard to make the changes he’s sure will help forestall the apocalypse that he barely has time for the rest of us. Hopefully that will change when he’s Superintendent, but the way things have been.. I don’t know. He may be just as busy after that key promotion.
Andrea started a new hobby/obsession today – writing. She seems to want to tell everyone’s story, and she started out with one about the aliens I had told her I’d met.
On Saturday, Alton was acting suspiciously, and I was sure I saw a little pink letter get sneaked out to the mailbox addressed to Allison.
Andrea spent most of the day tying away at the computer, finishing one book and starting another. She announced at dinner she was going to be a star journalist when she grows up, and tell the world how bad things really are in Twinbrook.
On Sunday, Alton managed to get his athletic skill up to rank 7.. he’s really getting strong these days. I feel less worried that he’ll get pushed around when he joins the mob like he wants to.
Tiberius got both his logic and charisma skills up to 8, and feels sure his speech is going to be a success tomorrow at the elections for the next District Superintendent. I hope it is, because I can’t imagine how upset he’ll be if he has to wait any longer to make the changes he’s planning.
Andrea finished her second book, one on after-school clubs and sports that used to be popular before the apocalypse and how they should be reinstated. She even managed to get it to a publisher for a small income! Her writing skill is now 5, and even I can see how talented she is.. and it’s not just me being her mom!
Monday was the day of elections. School was cancelled due to the snow, and Alton was back in his teen aged mood swings. I told him to work out, hoping that would get his mind back in the right place.
Andrea was.. again.. writing. It’s a good thing that computer is basically a glorified typewriter without any connectivity, because with her new obsession, nobody could pry her away from it. Her new book is apparently a drama.. but she hasn’t said anything more than that about it.
In the afternoon, Alton invited his childhood friend, Allison Bennet over … and I have to confess, I spied on them through an upstairs window. There’s definite sparks there.. and I managed to see a kiss or two before I almost got caught!
Tiberius came home a winner! All the changes he had planned are now possible as he is now the District Superintendent and is in charge of the education in this county. He’s sure other districts will soon pick up on the changes he’s making, as well. He brought home homework for Andrea from her teacher, saying that there were more things they would be able to learn now that the teachers were allowed to actually TEACH!
Andrea immediately began her homework, thrilled to be able to learn, and had it done in record time. (Of course it’s a record, because it’s the first time she’s gotten to do homework at all!) Alton, too, seemed thrilled at the prospect of his first day of high school.. but I have a feeling that it’s more because Allison will be there than the opportunity to learn.
Chapter 1.3 < | > Chapter 1.5
Chapter 1.2 < | > Chapter 1.4
Alton had another snow day, and stayed home reading books. I feel sorry for him, he wants to learn so badly and the school is closed. I didn’t have time to spend with him, though, with taking care of Andrea.
She said her first word today.. ghost. I wonder what that says about her future. Hopefully nothing!
Monday. That mafia man was back again. I wish there was a way to keep our meager savings, but we give it up to keep our family safe. Tiberius got another promotion, this time to Department Head, and he really feels like he can make a difference and get his ideas out there. Between work and skilling, he barely has time to spend with us. I know why, but sometimes I’m jealous of his work!
Andrea finally potty trained today.. and walking wasn’t far behind. She seems to have taken a shine to the writing books we left laying around for her to read. I hope she will be able to use this skill as she grows up.
Alton’s friend from school came home on the bus today (he finally had school again!) – how she got the clearance for that, I’ll never know. They spent most the afternoon playing outside in the snow, and he built his first “classic” snowman. It’s good to see him socializing.
We had a small family party for Andrea as she had her birthday today. Isn’t she cute? Now she’ll have to get used to being stinky like the rest of us.
I came down with a cold, so I’m glad to take a break from toddlerhood to rest.
Alton and Andrea both had a snow day today, and spent most the day playing together. I spent the day cleaning the house and playing chess. They were so noisy in the house I finally bundled them up in their winter clothes and sent them outside.
Through the window, I watched them play tag for a while, then settle down to build a snowman.
I was surprised to see how creative Alton is getting – this snowman was a Hockey snowman. After this, they had a rousing snowball fight before they finally got too cold and came back in.
We had a family dinner of pb & j in honor of Tiberius’s promotion to Assistant Principal. After the kids’ exercise, I noticed they both had hearty appetites.
It appeared that Alton caught my cold, so over the weekend he was sick and spent much of his time resting and recovering.
Sunday was Alton’s birthday, he finally became a teenager! He is Perceptive, Athletic, Artistic, and a Workaholic. He has also been talking about wanting to join the mob when he grows up. [he rolled master thief as job] Why, I don’t know, but it makes sense with all the trouble he likes to get into.
After growing up, his first priority was his Athletic skill, despite the fact that he’s still sick. Andrea spent the day playing with her toy and taking what she called a “joyride” on our couch. She also ruled the table for a while.. she has such an imagination. Tiberius and I spent the day working on charisma. He is practicing his speech to open up the school for teens as well, although he’s not high enough in the ranks to get it done yet. Practice never hurts!
Chapter 1.2 < | > Chapter 1.4
Chapter 1.4 < | > Chapter 1.6
Before I go any further, I need to finish introducing my wife, Rachael. She’s Overemotional, Loves the Outdoors, a Virtuoso, Green Thumb, and a Computer Whiz. Her lifetime wish is to have a Perfect Garden. Her best friend is a man named Roger Whitehead. Being that one of the important things in building my island is finding more people to live here, she invited him over and tried to sell him on the idea. If his enthusiastic response means anything, he’ll be a good addition to the island.
Roger learning to sculpt
He immediately decided his goal would be to build a second hand store on the island, and started learning to sculpt. Roger is a vegetarian, virtuoso, lucky, diva, angler, and wanted to be a vocal legend. (Turns out, he can’t sing worth a lick, but his creative mind works out great for sculpting.)
With the new addition to the “family”, a bigger hut and more furnishings were in order, so I spent the whole morning on that task.
Rachael’s garden
The garden I started is now flourishing under Rachael’s expert hand, and she’s looking forward to the park she’ll eventually set up on the Shores.
Fransisca and I chatting
After expanding the hut, I invited Fransisca over in the hopes of getting her on board with moving to the island as well. It seems she’d already had that idea in mind, and she had come with her luggage! She is flirty, a party animal, clumsy, childish, athletic, and a cat person. Her lifetime wish is to be a heartbreaker. One thing she’s sure the island needs is a bookstore, and she’s always wanted to learn to write, so she plans to work on that while she’s here (and brought her computer to that end.)
Fran and Roger?
Then, something happened none of us had planned. Fran met Roger.. and everyone could see the sparks fly.
Guess we don’t need two twin beds!
Before the evening had even ended, they were talking marriage and retired to their room. Rachael and I giggled about it, then went back to working on our skills despite. We were grateful for the thatched roof over our heads when a thunderstorm decided to blow through just after dark.
With all the new traffic in the house, things are likely to break.. and that’s what happened when I tried washing the breakfast dishes this morning. Good thing I’m handy enough now to fix it in a jiffy! I then spent the rest of the morning upgrading the new stove and the washing machine. Rachael put up a clothes line out near the garden, and we all eagerly anticipated having clean clothes.
The first bills arrived late morning and I quickly wrote a check for Edith (the mail lady, remember?) to take back the the mainland with her.
I guess the thunderstorm never really went away, because it rained most of the day. Roger and Fran spent the day working on their new skills. I hoped Roger in particular wouldn’t get sick from sculpting out in the rain, but he didn’t seem to mind it!
Today was one of those days with not much to write home about. All of us had stuff to do – Rachael worked in the garden then played chess, I worked out then tinkered around with the sink, trying to figure out why it broke yesterday. Roger sculpted, slowly getting better at it, and selling his pieces for more and more money. Fran worked on a book on her computer at the makeshift desk we made for her.
Furiously skilling…
Our first load of laundry was out on the line, drying on the one dry day we’d had in quite a while.
Today was Fran’s birthday, but most of us were too busy to hardly notice. That didn’t dampen her spirits, however, and she finished her first book and started immediately on her second.
Yay!
For the rest of us, it was just another day of skilling.
Another two days of skilling.
Rachael’s allergies acted up while she was out in the garden, so she was all stuffed up for most of the day.
The second day, it rained quite a bit, again soaking poor Roger – whose sculptures were really starting to look amazing.
Today was Roger’s birthday, he turned into an elder, but didn’t let that slow him down.
Sorry the end of the week was so boring, but at least there were a lot of skills improved!
Chapter 1.4 < | > Chapter 1.6
Chapter 1.3 < | > Chapter 1.5
Look at the dead plants!
I woke up the next morning to a completely destroyed garden. Again, it was raining, but building a garden fence was not going to wait. I finally felt better, though, I guess rest does cure everything. Digging post holes took me most of the day, but at least it gave me quite a workout.
My new garden fence
I went out jogging and exploring again today, and picked out a perfect spot for a park or festival grounds. I also sent off a note to Fransisca about the possibility of a small military base for the island. there were too many ideas in my head to count, but those two were the top priorities… other than getting some more residents into the city. I was half sure that if I could build a decent house for Fransisca, she might take the plunge and move to paradise with me. I also put my paintings out by the mailbox for Fransisca to sell for me.
More sharks!
It didn’t feel too much like paradise today, however, in the pouring rain while fishing for some food. I saw some more sharks today, but they didn’t seem interested in me or the fish I caught. By the time I got back in, the mail I’d left was gone, so I assume the mail person had come for the first time. It felt like such a rush to be able to communicate again! To my surprise, there was also a note that the water and electricity hookups should be working, a book on setting up circuits, wires and pipes, and some electric lights for my hut! I spent the rest of the day reading and tinkering with with my new “toys.”
After the sun went down, I studied the sky for a while, and discovered a new star!
After breakfast, I worked out, and could tell I was getting stronger. I also found a new seed and a shell, worked in the garden, and went fishing. Still raining.. I think that’s the worst part about fall here in the tropics. At least I won’t have to worry about winter, though!
In the middle of the night, the most astounding thing happened.. I was awoken to the sound of a camera taking pictures and the accompanying flashes. Groggily, I went outside to see what was going on. Would you believe the paparazzi has apparently shown up on my island. Her name was Rachael, and, despite the weirdness of the situation, I was immediately attracted to her. I invited her to sit by a fire and chat with me… and we spent most of the night getting to know each other. The boat came to pick her up to take her back to the mainland (which was apparently not too far away) in the morning, and I fell into bed, exhausted.
Consequently, I slept in… when I finally woke up in the afternoon, I made a phone call to Fransisca on my newly charged phone, and ordered a new double bed, end tables, a couple kitchen counters, a sink, some groceries, and a special something else… I had big plans for my little hut and that pretty lady I’d met last night! I spent the rest of the day expanding my hut in preparation for the bed and tables coming in the mail tomorrow.
My new expanded hut!
With my new expanded home, I was able to move the chess set indoors and even practiced a bit in the glow on my new electric lights!
Playing chess
First thing in the morning, I was up and dismantling my old bed – smelly as it was. Before long, I heard whistling coming from outside – the mail was here! The mail lady, Edith, and I made short work of unloading my new furniture from her boat and setting it up in my hut. She was amazed to see how well I was living out here in the “wilds” as she called it. We spent the day socializing, and as the sun went, she left in her boat, promising to see me again on Monday. What a novel thought – I hadn’t put names to days in ages! Apparently she was adding our little island to her Monday and Thursday routes. I finally felt like an adult – running my own island – and man did I have plans for it!
Ahh… luxury.
Sometime overnight, a mysterious little mariner gnome doll showed up on my beach. I’ve named him Fred, and placed him on the shelf by the chess board. By the end of the day, he had somehow moved out to the coffee table!
My new chin up bar
I started my morning with a workout and a shower, then called up Rachael and invited her out to my island again – I had a surprise for her. The ring I had purchased was burning a hole in my pocket as I waited for her at the site I had chosen for the island’s first park. I wanted her to see how perfect it could be for her to create a park – She had a natural Green Thumb, and loved gardening. I hoped she would approve!
It seemed like hours as I waited for her in the chilly Spring air. After she arrived, I showed her around the site, and talked seriously about my plans for the island. I could tell she was impressed. Giddily, we agreed to marry, and I slipped the ring on her finger.
Married!
Today was spent in domestic bliss, me tinkering on the sink, her playing chess (since it’s too cold outside to garden). The new kitchen was nearly complete. Eventually, I would order an oven for it, but for now, it felt like I was living in style!
Working on skills
Chapter 1.3 < | > Chapter 1.5
Just spent some time editing the main home page and the menus to reflect what I’ve currently working on. In the next day or two, I should have another page for the castaway shores challenge up (finishing catching it up) as well as possibly another Falcon Apacalypse page (it’s already caught up, so that means more play time!) As for Spectres, I haven’t been able to get it working yet, so I’m holding off on updating it until I figure out if I can get it working again. I do have several more play days journaled that aren’t in the blog yet, so I could post them… I just haven’t yet.
Chapter 1.2 <| > Chapter 1.4
After that lightning strike yesterday, my first order of business was building a hut. I certainly had enough lumber from what I have found strewn about the island. I didn’t really know how to build a hut, but one of the books I had was a survival guide that outlined how to build one. It turned out better than I even expected! I also built a makeshift cot/bed so I wouldn’t get munched on by the sand fleas anymore. The whole operation took me most of the day, however, leaving me just enough time to fish for dinner and plant a Kona bean seed that I had found. What can I say, I miss my coffee! While fishing I managed to get both a red herring (which was delicious) and a perfect anchovy.
Sleeping in a bed was heaven, and I didn’t miss the tent at all. After morning ablutions in the bathroom, I had an anchovy for breakfast and set out for the day. I improved on my hut a bit, building a bookcase out of an old rowboat I found on the island that didn’t float anymore (and believe me I tried). I also built a shelf for all the knick knacks I’ve aquired – shells and such.
Fruit trees!
I again wandered the island, finding a few more seeds, and planted a better garden. Vegetables sounded amazing after all the fish I’d been eating. I spent most of the day jogging and exploring, getting to know my island a bit better. I also discovered some fruit trees out on the island, and had a very welcome lunch of apples and pomelos. I found some flowers, which I picked, and foolishly got allergies from them. They looked really nice on my coffee table, though.
I also spent some time as it got dark tinkering with the bathroom – and promptly broke it. After fixing it, I decided enough was enough and went to bed. Tomorrow can be a better day.
I spent a good portion of the day practicing painting, having moved the easel inside due to the rain. Staying dry was such a nice thing, although going out to tend to my garden just got me cold and wet. After warming up by the fire, I read some more from my cookbook, and discovered how to roast my fruit, which I then did.
Today was the first day of fall! I can’t believe I’ve been here all summer. The day started out sunny and gorgeous, so I played chess outside after a brief fishing jaunt and breakfast.
Then, my phone rang again. It was Fransica again. Apparently most of the rest of the people from the cruise ship had been rescued by another ship, and were back home. The island I was on (and the smaller islands I could see offshore) was owned by an old man who refused to sell to the corporation that had wanted to put a huge private resort here. He had, apparently, brightened up considerably when he discovered that his island had, literally, saved my life. He agreed to sell the land to me for what I had saved up… so now the island was.. officially mine! She also managed to reinstate the mail services, and even the water and electricity! Someone would be out in the next week to connect me to both grids, and to make sure everything was working as intended.
Shortly after that monumental phone call (which had drained my cell phone battery almost completely), the rain set in again, so I stayed inside and practiced my speech to welcome newcomers to the island I was going to name “Castaway Shores”.
Today, I spent much of the time indoors, painting, due to the rain coming down outside. My painting skill was increasing, albeit slowly, and with it, the value of my pieces. Now that the mail service was going to be restarted, I was going to be able to sell them so I could keep up with the bills that would be coming as well.
Another day of rain… being in the tropics definitely had it’s downfalls! I spent the day painting, and trying to stay dry. I wasn’t completely successful and caught a nasty cold. Being sick is no fun, especially when there’s no one around to take care of you!
I spent much of today in bed, sick, although finding a bottle washed up on my beach cheered me up immensely. Inside was what appeared to be part of a map. The full moon rose tonight, and I slept poorly due to strange crunching sounds outside my small hut. I refused to go out to check out what it was, though, thinking it might be wild animals.
Message in a bottle..
Chapter 1.2 <| > Chapter 1.4
Chapter 1.1 < | > Chapter 1.3
Another day, another challenge. Tiberius and I spent most of the next few days working on our skills, me on logic, him on charisma. His job quickly promoted him to Substitute Teacher, and we felt like we were actually getting somewhere in the world. After the initial nausea, my pregnancy progressed nicely, and both of us eagerly awaited our bundle of joy.
With our diligent skilling, I managed to finally achieve my lifetime wish, Perfect Body, Perfect Mind, so we had a private celebration with hot dogs I finally managed not to burn. Both of us are stinky as all get-out, but the water isn’t safe to use for washing without getting chemical burns, so we just have learned to deal with the smell. Laundry continues to pile up, and without a way to wash it, we’re forced to give the dirty stuff away to people who are worse off than we are. Every Monday, without fail, a nasty man from the local mafia comes by to take all the cash we have left after bills for “protection” money. Selfishly, I wonder why my Military connections don’t exempt me from this, but then, there isn’t much available to spend the money on anyway.
After a harrowing home birth (the hospitals can’t be bothered to deal with small things like routine births with how short staffed they are), Alton made his appearance into the world. The next couple days were a blur of trying to get enough sleep to function while taking care of a needy baby. However, I could barely wait to do it all again. Somehow through all the sleeplessness, Tiberius still got another promotion to Elementary school Teacher, and we finally feel like he’s starting to make a difference. His class is small, but the tiny faces are starting to reflect a bit of hope, inspired by his teaching.
Alton went from babyhood to toddlerhood, and was easy to potty train. Day by day, we spent time with him, watching him grow and learn. He enjoyed the toddler books I’d bought right after college, and seemed to learn from them. Tiberius was the one to finally get Alton talking, and his first word was “camera”.
While Tiberius worked, I taught Alton to walk, and I enjoyed the surprise on Tiberius’ face when Alton walked to the door to meet him one day after work. Before we were ready for it, Alton aged up to childhood and was looking forward to joining Tiberius’ class at school. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t likely to cooperate, and the first three days of school for Alton were snow days.
Alton found ways to keep busy, though, and learned some more logic off our chess table. Tiberius, also worked on his logic skill and the two of them had fun playing against each other in the evenings. I noticed a twinge of nausea, but didn’t think anything of it until my tummy started growing again. A new baby! I think Alton was as excited as Tiberius and I, and we all hoped for a baby brother for him. Alton was quite the little trouble-maker, and we kept running into booby traps – a spraying sink, an overflowing toilet, and a whoopie cushion on the couch. Somehow, to his delight, he always seemed to get away with it. (Except for the whoopie cushion – Tiberius caught him at that one and scolded him fiercely.)
Alton retreated for a while, and played quietly upstairs with the toy my parents had sent him. He seemed strangely attached to it, and carried it with him everywhere.
Things didn’t turn out quite like we all hoped, and Andrea’s birth seemed much easier than Alton’s. Alton took the fact that it was a girl better than the rest of us, and seemed to be happy to have a little sister. Once again, the days went by swiftly as we all adjusted to the baby’s schedule. Alton seemed tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and hot dogs, but it was all the safe rations we could do. He was a trouper through all the late night wake ups from the baby, and loved sleeping on the top bunk of his bunk beds.
Before we knew it, it seemed, Andrea aged up to toddlerhood. Where she got her beautiful blonde hair, none of us know, but she’s really a dear. All of us love her, and she seems to be thriving.
Alton finally got a day or two of school, and seems to be reading quite well now. Two field trips got cancelled due to regulations, and he wasn’t able to finish a project on the local grocery store. He seemed to be behaving himself much better, or perhaps he was just too busy helping with the new baby to get into trouble.
Tiberius is now a High School teacher, and stays after school to give lectures to any of the kids, parents, or other townies that can come listen. Finally, he’s making a real difference, although few teenagers are allowed to come to class. Hopefully, he can change the regulations soon to allow them to go to school like the younger kids.
Chapter 1.1 < | > Chapter 1.3
Introduction < | > Chapter 1.2
I finally feel like myself again. University was a blur, and then I returned to the Twinbrook.. and THIS… mess. The Apocalypse happened, just like all the doomsayers predicted. Until today, I felt so hopeless that I wouldn’t even write in this diary. I went from burning hot dogs for a daily ration and working hard at my job to suddenly feeling full of hope. What changed? I did! I got yet another promotion, and was sent into space for the first time. Seeing space really seemed to put things in perspective.. there’s no reason to stop living just because a silly Apocalypse happened, right? Upon returning home from work, I hurriedly pulled out my address book, and looked up my old boyfriend from my whirl through University. Since it was Monday and the phone lines were actually open, I quickly dialed him up. He was thrilled to hear from me, and he quickly agreed to come visit. I left the rest of my plans for the visit a secret, not wanting to overwhelm him while he was going through all the red tape of travelling in this crazy time. I had no intention of him ever going back to University (where he’s been puttering away at one degree or another with little success). I wanted to start a family as soon as possible, and change this world for the better. I believe we can be a functioning society again, and I mean to prove it to everyone that it can be done!
Tiberius finally arrived Tuesday morning. and I wasted no time. He was surprised, but not resistant to my plans. Apparently he’d been thinking about me quite a lot since I graduated a couple short weeks ago. Hearing from me again had been like a jolt to his senses, he claimed. Start a family right away? You bet! … then he paused, and thought hard for a moment. What about the kids? What would life hold for them in this crazy world? .. Right then and there, he decided he was going to get the school systems operational again. He was going to have to start at the bottom, but a little hope goes a long way… and he was as ready to change the world as I was. We had a small wedding ceremony at home, filled out all the paperwork for his moving in and the marriage, then spent a lazy afternoon in bed.
First thing the next day, he and I took a trip to the local school and filled out his job application. They seemed surprised to see anyone actually out and about without a military escort, but with my clearances, we could get away with it. They were in desperate need of entry-level playground monitors, since most people were too depressed and hopeless to even come into work anymore. The elementary school was still up and running – barely – and now Tiberius was a part of it. Trekking home through the snow in my.. I mean OUR little car was an adventure in itself. The snow drifts practically reach the windows on all the buildings we pass, and I see many curious faces peeking out through the windows. A car on the road isn’t exactly a common occurrence anymore. I wonder just how many children are in those houses, hoping for a better tomorrow, just like we were.
By the time we got home, my stomach was roiling inside, clear evidence that our afternoon in bed had had it’s logical conclusion. Excited, but feeling terribly sick, we put together an old but sturdy crib, and set out the potty chair I was sure we’d be needing soon. I also let my boss know I couldn’t work anymore because I was needed to take care of the kids at home. Luckily, he was understanding, and we agreed to keep in touch. After our lunch of peanut butter jelly sandwiches, our one ration of the day, I felt better, so we went outside and built snowmen!
I hadn’t built one since I was a child, but it came right back to me.. and seeing the curious faces of the neighbors watching made me realize that everyone else needed hope, too. Hopefully getting the school system up and working again will help.
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This was my latest attempt at a Sims 3 apocalypse Challenge. I still want to do one, but it’s probably going to have to be a Sims 4 one. I don’t think I got nearly as far as I wanted to in this challenge, but it was still fun, and since I still have all the pictures, I figured I might as well leave it on this blog. Enjoy!
(more…)After quite a while of messing around in Sims 4 (and a brand new computer when my old one crashed), I’ve finally decided to put some time into Sims 3 again. Whether I can get any of my old saves up and working is another story entirely. I have started a new Apocalypse challenge, though, so that might make it’s way on here. Unfortunately, Sims 3 is as buggy as ever, and insists on crashing for me every few hours. Very annoying since I’m running a basically vanilla game (no stuff packs, and only the towns installed)… which may also preclude getting any of my old saves up and working. Part of the reason I stopped was frustration at Spectres not working out like I wanted it to.. so I may not ever get back to it. Which may require a redesign of this website… but one day at a time.
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