Immortality
A monologue by De Arbol Pepper
My family has been alive forever, or that's what it seems.
My name is De Arbol Pepper, loyal husband to Juliet, son of Robin and Serrano, and Grandson of the noble Habenero and Jake. I'm a level 10 Writer, hence why my family had me write this installment in the saga. I am a general Fiction writer, at least, that is what my Agent tells me. I want desperately to write Masterpieces, which, no doubt, I will do soon. My family's goal is total and unopposed immortality, which (I assume) Grandmama would aim for at ANY cost.
Grandmama was brought into this world in the early days of Barnacle Bay, back when the townies were young and pirates were abound. She grew up in a modest lifestyle and, looking back, it is probably that that caused her to want to become Immortal. Our family is currently estimated to be worth about $800,000, and we all want to hit that One Million Simolean mark. Grandmama's modest upbringing lead to her meeting Grandpappy in Week 1, Day 1, with a wedding later that day. She achieved her goal of being Immortal, this being dubbed Atauserk Otokrak, a term introduced to our Watcher by the Schip of Perkke.
And so came Serrano. Daddy was destined to be a painter, and he is one to be rivaled. He has been called the Michaelangelo of his time, the Picaso of Painting at Present, and even the Fresco Fiend. I am immensely proud of him. His paintings have contributed to most of the family wealth, or so we are told. I know for a fact that Occult Magick is at hand - the powers of the Genie have given us about $500,000. He is now also immortal, being immortalized as the Fresco Fiend forevermore.
And now we come to me, the humble author. I married my sweetheart Juliet Verona (who had been a Faerie for most of her Adult Life until I threw her a bone, and a potion). I have one child, a toddler named Anaheim. We have not tampered with any odds of Genders, yet all Natural Babies born to the family are all males. There is a lot of pressure on my baby, I hope that he doesn't crack. I am not Immortal, I am simply a Young Adult at the moment.
Finally, we come to conclusions. Today I must retire to my bed in the specialized flat my family builds for each generation*, and we are due to have a family dinner soon.
Thank you for listening to my rambles. This is De Arbol Pepper, signing off.
* Each Generation gets a flat built onto the house to fulfill their requirements - Serrano has a Painting Studio, De Arbol has a Writing Room, Anaheim a study, and Habenero, a private Greenhouse.
