Chapter 25: Week 7 - 8 WeekendSaturday morning Gordon becomes a child and Mary becomes a teenager.
With my goal of having the orphans each maximize a skill before going out on their own, weekends chez Vandersim are for working on skills. Logic is a favourite skill to work on because they can have fun and socialize while playing chess. Another good thing about Logic is that they can get an early start on it, unlike some skills that they can't start until their teens. And it's useful for several careers. Here are the 4 children busy at the chess boards:
Marilyn and Gordon spend some time at the Block Table getting started on the Handiness skill. I don't know how Gordon's shirt changed colour, but he seems to have decided on blue rather than orange.
Sebastian has finally learned how to make Ambrosia. From the look on his face, I think it needs more salt. Or something.
Mary goes to the library to study and meets someone new.
His name is Christopher. Mary politely asks what his career is and is somewhat taken aback to learn he has none. This seems odd to Mary - she has heard of Christopher Steel, and knows he's been in town just as long as her foster parents. Being a very forthright young lady, Mary asks Christopher why he has no job.
Christopher: Why would I get a job? People are always asking me to join their Dynasties and making me paint all my waking hours. I'm Sunset Valley's most eligible bachelor, you know. Is that why you're here? Have you come to invite me to join your Dynasty?
Mary has no idea what he's talking about.
Christopher continues: Oh, yes, I've become quite famous. Did you know a great author is writing my life story? Her name is Saltypaws, and the biography is called The Life and Times of Christopher Steel. Perhaps you've seen it?
Mary mumbles something and changes the subject.
Later, in the taxi going home, Mary thinks about Chris. He's really not a bad fellow, she thinks, and quite good-looking. He just needs someone to help him get back on track. There's nothing she can do right now, but soon she'll be all grown up, and then ...
