The Drifter Chronicles - House 003 (COMPLETE)

[FrancescaFiori]

I'm sorry Evangeline couldn't make the party, too! I'm curious to see what she looks like. She's Pierce Delgato's daughter who has married a descendant of Brent and Brant Hecking, I'm assuming? Anyway, she's been a very interesting character even if she's never appeared in person. I loved her moment of contrition after she realizes how difficult parenting is for herself.

Lyanna is very spirited and likeable. I'm looking forward to when she gets her chance to take the lead!

[PeregrineTook]

Yay!  Lyanna's on board!  I'm really looking forward to seeing how different this house feels given that we'll have a scientist rather than a forager living off the land.

[commasplice]

Well, what a relief that Lyanna wants to continue!
Eddard started out with the roughest traits but had the good fortune of the most supportive wife of anyone so far (seems to me). Go Valeria!

Oh, you posted a new update just as I clicked "Post."
Modifying my initial post to remark on your latest.

Enjoyed the juxtaposition of Lyanna being freaked about children, Pearl wishing she'd had one/some with Steffon, and Eddard explaining the advantage of early family-building.
Eddard's been such a great drifter all around. You now have one more update before House #4, but I'm missing Eddard already. 

Yeah, I think Valeria has been the most on board with the Drifter Project at least so far. Poor Eddard went through most of this house with the tense moodlet.

I'm sorry Evangeline couldn't make the party, too! I'm curious to see what she looks like. She's Pierce Delgato's daughter who has married a descendant of Brent and Brant Hecking, I'm assuming? Anyway, she's been a very interesting character even if she's never appeared in person. I loved her moment of contrition after she realizes how difficult parenting is for herself.

Lyanna is very spirited and likeable. I'm looking forward to when she gets her chance to take the lead!

I don't think I will ever be able to show the Drifter Board of Directors' characters because I just took the names and created their descendants in my head. Yes, you have her lineage correct.

Yay!  Lyanna's on board!  I'm really looking forward to seeing how different this house feels given that we'll have a scientist rather than a forager living off the land.

It was a totally different experience for me. I'd never really done one of the Get to Work careers either so that was new too.

[commasplice]

(Second to last update)

Journal Entry, Cassana Holiday

I still don’t “get” journals. I mean, why bother?

Dad says it helps him, though, and that it might help me because we’re more alike than our traits might suggest.

He’s been spending a lot more time with me and with Shireen. The other day he took me fishing. I wasn’t really dressed for it and I’m not as good as it as either Lyanna or Shireen, but it was nice to have him all to myself for once. He was asking me what I wanted to do with my future which really shocked me.



I guess the fact that I was surprised freaked him out too because I overheard him and Mom talking about it.



I think I want to be a musician.

Shireen said she’s interested in the culinary career, but who knows? She changes her mind like every two seconds.



I came across Dad lying on the front lawn staring up at the sky.



Dad is never not doing something.

And then the other day when we were all out fishing, I looked back. Mom was just sitting on the patio having some of the food we grilled and relaxing.

I asked her about it later and she laughed.



“We’re almost done, sweetie. You all age up tomorrow and that means we’re done with the Project. This is our time to relax and enjoy all our hard work.”

“What if Lyanna doesn’t decide to do it?”

Mom shrugged. “We’re still done.”

From: Eddard Holiday
To: Evangeline Hecking, Drifter Board of Directors, No Sim Left Behind
Re: Drifter House 003, Progress Report 013

I know I have a day left before my kids age up, but I have a fair amount of photos and I thought I’d start sending them.

This is the front of the house. I still don’t love the roof, but it doesn’t leak and it is in fact a roof.



The back of the house. We spend a lot of time out here these days.



A shot of our living room/kitchen.



And yet another angle. You’ll see more of the kitchen tomorrow, because I know you haven’t seen quite enough of that.



And this is our office.



This is the downstairs bath.



Looking much different from the days it housed blocks and dollhouses is the upstairs sitting area.



That’s probably way more home improvement than you wanted in one go so I’ll stop for tonight.

Later,
Eddard

[FrancescaFiori]

Yay for the house tour! It's really interesting.
Nice to hear that the non-drifter children are making plans for their lives as well. I hope we'll continue to see them after the torch is passed!

[PeregrineTook]

Loved that we got a little bit of the "spares" pondering what they'd do with their lives.  I've enjoyed how the "background" characters have been significant storytellers throughout this.  It's a really clever usage of a narrative device. 
I'm so excited for Lyanna to take over!

[Shewolf13]

All caught up!  Read the other houses and I am so enjoying all of this!  It's been great!  I love your writing style ^^ I can't wait to see Lyanna attempt it!  Also, I only got MCCC a short time ago.  I have a test file I play for a bit to test out different settings.  If you have questions, I can certainly try to help with them (I'm still learning certain things myself, but I'd still be glad to help if I can ^^).

[commasplice]

Yay for the house tour! It's really interesting.
Nice to hear that the non-drifter children are making plans for their lives as well. I hope we'll continue to see them after the torch is passed!

You will!

Loved that we got a little bit of the "spares" pondering what they'd do with their lives.  I've enjoyed how the "background" characters have been significant storytellers throughout this.  It's a really clever usage of a narrative device. 
I'm so excited for Lyanna to take over!

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy house 004!

All caught up!  Read the other houses and I am so enjoying all of this!  It's been great!  I love your writing style ^^ I can't wait to see Lyanna attempt it!  Also, I only got MCCC a short time ago.  I have a test file I play for a bit to test out different settings.  If you have questions, I can certainly try to help with them (I'm still learning certain things myself, but I'd still be glad to help if I can ^^).

Oh wow, thanks for reading all of that! And thanks for the compliment on my writing style.

[commasplice]

From: Eddard Holiday
To: Evangeline Hecking, Drifter Board of Directors, No Sim Left Behind
Re: Drifter House 003, Progress Report 014

Hi Evangeline,

This is the last report. Valeria was looking over the initial set of requirements. She seems to think I should spell out the fact that all the rooms have at least four walls, a door, flooring and wall coverings.

I’m not sure I ever explained the upstairs floor plan, but basically once you get up the stairs, to your right is Lyanna’s bedroom. There’s a tiny hallway and then there’s ours. On the other side are the second bathroom and Cassana’s and Shireen’s rooms

Here’s our bedroom. It is tiny, but it’s comfortable and we like it.



This is Lyanna’s.



Cassana’s.



Shireen's



And the second bathroom.



Valeria says to tell you the house is worth $54,052 after depreciation.

Still not sure what Lyanna is going to do. She was journaling furiously this morning.



There’s a cake and they’re all coming down for their celebration.

All I can tell you is that I am happy to have completed my part in the Project.

How about you and your partner and Val and I meet for coffee tomorrow?

Signing out for the last time,
Eddard

Journal Entry, Shireen Holiday

We’re adulting now.

We have the cake to prove it.



Our birthdays have always been shared. No matter what, this is the last time that’s going to be the case.





We’re all so different. Lyanna has the genius, perfectionist, and self-assured traits. Cassana is a music lover, goofball, and family oriented. And I’m a geek, outgoing, and a cat lover. But we’re triplets and we’re the same.

Nobody has talked about the Project in days. Mom and Dad have been avoiding all mention of it. Lyanna hasn’t talked about it once.

After mine, she hugged me and I knew.



“You’re gonna do it.”

“I am.”

There was a lot of hugging then.



Mom didn’t cry. At least not till Lyanna left. 



Dad hugged the stuffing out of Lyanna.



And then she was gone. All she took was her journal.

We were all pretty quiet. Proudwing came up and butted his head against me.

Mom finally pulled herself together. She got a glass of water out of the fridge and raised it. “To the start of the next chapter in our lives.”

Thanks to everyone for their feedback--I've been uploading the houses to the gallery, but I use CC and I can't link to them because of that. If there's interest, I'll add the cc links to my creations page here. In any case, house 004 here we come!

[Shewolf13]

--cheers-- Can't wait!  I really do love how you write the families, the good and the bad.  And I didn't mention it before, but I don't know how you did it with triplets XD I can barely cope with twins.  I think triplets would be the end of me.

[oshizu]

I don't always comment but I'm always reading!
Loved the house tour, especially the wallpaper in the master bedroom (the wallpaper resembling birch trees?).
It's great to see Eddard and Valeria relaxing after all their hard work. You mentioned Eddard was constantly tense...from his Loner trait?

Looking forward to following Lyanna to her future. This has been such a great generational story! <3

[PeregrineTook]

Woot!!  Go Lyanna!!  Looking forward to her amazing adventures  :=)

[FrancescaFiori]

So many hugs this chapter! I love this sweet, close-knit family so much!
Congratulations on another successfully completed house! So excited for Lyanna and the next adventure!

I'm so glad you're sharing all of the houses on the gallery. I really love the gorgeous wallpapers you use, especially the trees in Eddard and Valeria's room, so if you're willing to share the links to those I'd love to have them!

[commasplice]

I don't always comment but I'm always reading!
Loved the house tour, especially the wallpaper in the master bedroom (the wallpaper resembling birch trees?).
It's great to see Eddard and Valeria relaxing after all their hard work. You mentioned Eddard was constantly tense...from his Loner trait?

Looking forward to following Lyanna to her future. This has been such a great generational story! <3

Thank you for your continued support! I really appreciate it. That wallpaper is one of my faves and yes, it's birch trees. I've linked it on on on my creations' page.

Eddard had two really terrible traits: loner and jealousy. So if there were other people around, he was tense. If Valeria got flirty, he was tense. If Valeria wasn't around, he was tense. If people were affectionate around him, he was tense.

[commasplice]

--cheers-- Can't wait!  I really do love how you write the families, the good and the bad.  And I didn't mention it before, but I don't know how you did it with triplets XD I can barely cope with twins.  I think triplets would be the end of me.

I don't know how I managed with triplets. When Valeria not only got pregnant unexpectedly, but then had triplets, I almost quit right there. I lived in fear that they were going to get taken away.