Chapter 197: Charlotte's Elder Birthday Charlotte: So you wanna be friends? I need a couple more..
Mail Carrier: I guess, although I have heard some quite unusual stories about your family. Quite long lived some of the aren't they?
Charlotte: Heh.
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Mal: What's Charlotte doing watcher?
Umm... making some new friends and stuff I guess. Mal: You don't sound too sure.
Yeah, I sort of got distracted watching you play BlicBlock.Mal: Really?
*Cough* Umm...![](http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx14/sue404/A%20Hollingsworth%20Dynasty/chapter%20197a/2.png)
Charlotte: Hi! Nice to meet you.
Abby: Hi, nice to meet you too.
What the blazes? ?![](http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx14/sue404/A%20Hollingsworth%20Dynasty/chapter%20197a/4.png)
*Both girls cracking up*
Charlotte: Oh, that's hilarious.
Abby: Lol
Ok, I seem to have missed something here.Charlotte: Abby's the local gym trainer watcher
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Mal: Was my wife just street brawling?
*Sigh*Apparently it's a 'thing'. Anyway, come back soon Mal, we all miss you, especially that wife of yours.Mal: As soon as I can watcher, as soon as I can.
Nom omnomnom.Dude: Lol watcher, we do not make eating sounds like that.
No talking... any of you, especially you Zahra, if I have to cancel you getting up to talk to someone once more I'm going to take away your ambrosia and you can just die.Caleb: Woah, that's cranky even for you watcher!
Darn skippy I'm cranky, I've had to cancel Zahra moving 3 times now and each time I have to redirect her to eat her ambrosia again. *Grumble grumble* I don't see why you all have to constantly jump around the table all the time, it's seriously doing my head in.Abi: Well I haven't jumped around the table.
Only because I've caught your action quick enough and cancelled it before it became a 'thing'. Zahra: Actually, that reminds me... *goes to get up*, Mac....
*CANCEL ACTION* oh my gosh... Zahra.... last chance, eat your ambrosia!!Dude: *Grin* Got your hands full there watcher?
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Nate: Welp, first death flowers ready to harvest watcher.
Yep, that's a good thing. Mind you we're just going to sell these ones.Nate: Really?
Yeah, wait till they're perfect before you use them hun... just might help in the final quality, never know!Nate: K
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Nate: So you didn't want to keep the orchid plant?
Na... only need the death flower really.Nate: K
There you are!Charlotte: Oh...was just checking...
You wont get wrinkles till after your birthday.
Charlotte: I don't think I really want to be older.
I know, I feel strangely sad about you becoming old too. But you've had a good life, yeah?Charlotte: I have watcher. I suppose becoming old is never something we want...
No, especially when it happens instantly.Charlotte: Don't you age instantly? How else could it happen?
Watchers age slowly... you don't really notice it until one day you go to do something that used to be easy only now you can't. Or maybe someone says something about your age and you realize that you don't actually look 27 anymore even though your head tells you that you are... It's quite different.Charlotte: That would be terrible! Slowly aging... getting slowly tireder and slower... I'm so pleased we don't live like that.
Each to their own I guess, I can't think of anything worse than one day being young and the next ancient. Too weird!
Well, can't delay the inevitable. Time to get this party started.
I have no idea what you are cooking!Nate: Ummm.... me neither.
Is that a potato?Nate: Quite possibly.
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Mal: You're really getting down there Winston!
Charlotte: Lol he's just pleased to be a guest and not responsible for catering this time.
Dude: You got it, it's been a while since I've kicked back.
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Mal: You look beautiful Charlotte.
Charlotte: Aww.
Vanessa: (In green dress) Aww, I want a husband like that one day.
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Nate: Cake's ready mum.
Charlotte: Thanks Nate, it looks lovely.
Hmm even if it is made out of potato.![](http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx14/sue404/A%20Hollingsworth%20Dynasty/chapter%20197a/16.png)
Everybody singing: Happy Birthday dear Charlotte...
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Charlotte: Gosh, how come this happens. I'm as fit as a fiddle!
Beats me but happy birthday Charlotte.Charlotte: *grimace* Thanks watcher.
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Mal: Happy birthday darling. You are dearer to me than the day we met. I love you now more than I thought was ever possible.
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Nate: A toast to the birthday sim, happy birthday mum!
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Mal: Oh! *Grin* I think it's time we slipped away my love.
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Charlotte: Are you sure about this Mal, it doesn't ... I don't...
Mal: My darling, I wouldn't want to miss this moment for anything. I love you.
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Mal: It is beautiful out here. It reminds me of the day we married.
Charlotte: It was such a beautiful dawn wedding...
Mal: It was indeed.
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Mal: Welcome to the world of immortality my love. How does it feel?
Charlotte: Good, strange, bitter sweet...
Mal: I know, but our love will stand the test of time.
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