Week 15 Day 7: Climate changes

It's the last day of their 15th week, and although many locals are still upset with being trapped on Maccaroni Island for generations due to their CA66 DNA, most are back to everyday living. At Greench Farm Godrian has worked hard tending the crops, while his wife, Richelle, isn't very interested in farming. Instead she started a little business to export the farm produce to Galucca.

Yesterday Richelle and many other locals, finally got their new glasses. It's pretty miraculous to see everything clearly for the firs time, although others were more in need of glasses than Richelle.

Little Bonny is still just a baby, but her toddler birthday is coming closer.

This morning Richelle and Godrian walked ouside to find huge changes!

Everyone recalled that there had been a couple chilly days about a simweek earlier. Maybe it had been a warning? If that was when more of their plants suddenly died, maybe Archie should have understood the warning back then!

Archie is now 97 years old, but still going strong. He can't help much on the farm, because his aching back. But he can help with the cats. And he can walk.

A little later Archie had walked over to Military Walk, where the scientists reside. All along the roads there were a few dieing trees. Archie and Theo Tulitto have built a friendship over time.

Theo explained that his son, Pahomas, had bought some land from a local, and that they now prepared to move their house.

They stepped inside, where Pahomas was holding his son, Hugo. Linda was out.

The terrible event was connected to the pollution in Galucca, a pollution that was said to give some worker families green or purple skin, as well as a characteristic look.

Then the door flew open, and Linda walked inside.

A festival on Maccaroni Island? Archie hurried back to the farm to inform Godrian and Richelle. He could babysit, if they wanted to attend the festival.

It turned out that the so called Festival mixers were Florence and Jack Batfield, a couple with two kids, who arrived the island this morning. Florence seemed to be the head of their family, at least she took the word.

Again Godrian felt that the local council had no say when it came their little community's development.

Steve Freeman said his job was done, and there was currently nothing to build. Assistance could be ordered to meet future needs. Besides, both Admiral Freeman and Dr. Mahoganey would be needed in Galucca now that the climate change was a fact. Godrian was glad the weekly council meeting will find place tomorrow, on the first day of the coming week.

Kids never ask questions, they just build relations...

Richelle ran into Godrian's aunt Carie Peel. She owes them §5.000, money that are very much needed on the farm these days.

Carie Peel had borrowed lots of money to buy the Peel Bakery. There was a problem though, the Galucca Bakery Foundation required a much higher build value in order to get on with regular business. Carie had no idea before the trade was done, and now she feels tricked. She hardly makes enough money there to support her little family, but not to reduce her debts.

The day came to an end, but each festival was meant to stay for many days. Most locals wear Summer clothes, so they all left the Town Square as the night became chilly.

So, what effect will it have on their community if the climate changes totally? There will be lots to debate on tomorrow's council meeting!

Week 15 Day 6: Babies and glasses

Another day is rising at Greench Farm. This morning Eileen moved out, to join her boyfriend Amadeus Hawk (btw, he took the new family name, Jones). She claimed her rightfully heir of §21.500, and Godrian had to loan way more than permitted from the bank.

And very early this morning, Richelle and Godrian could finally see the result of their pregnancy!

How weird that Godrian stopped cheering and chose to clean the kitchen counter instead, just when their daughter appeared...

The named her Bonny, and little Bonny looked at her dad with just one eye... is there something wrong with her eyes?

A little later, Godrian walked over to the barn to check on the special Lime plants from his sister Graica G. Yea-Low.

 They grew way too slowly. The weeds grew though, but was it really worth experimenting?

The next hours Godrian was busy harvesting. Richelle had declared that she could not become a full time farm wife, instead she had opened her own home based business in order to export food from Maccaroni Island to town of Galucca.

Richelle had been over to the Business Offices Building to register her business, and on her way she found something strange...

Godrian loves old stuff, in fact his lifetime wish is to build a private Museum!

Because of her DNA heritage, Bonny would still not be allowed to leave the island, but it was good to know that Bonny's kids would probably be able to.

Today everyone who needed glasses, were to pick them up at the Hospital. Richelle was one of 8 residents, all descending from the original Yea-Low couple, Yvonne and Yespar.
[See bottom line of this chapter for some facts on their need for glasses].

Richelle ran into her cousin, Yvilla Redward. Well, she had actually taken a new lastname, River. Yvilla R. River is married to Godrian's brother, Bertil, and they reside at 5 Redward Heights.

Inside many locals were still waiting to get their glasses.

Dr. Mahoganey was at his desk, smiling when he saw Richelle.

So, Richelle got her glasses, in more than one way she thought she could see more clearly now...

Back on the farm, Godrian and Archie were busy with little Bonny. She just had a bottle of milk, and needed some sleep.

Archie and Godrian had a plan for the night. Archie wanted another word with the strange builder woman living with Alfonso Blumington. She obviously knew a little about the green aliens of Galucca. Godrian had promised to join Archie, as soon as Richelle returned back home.

They walked up north. It's not very far from the farm, but because of Bolan River, they can't walk the streight line. And it got even darker before they reached Blumington Road.

Godrian assumed the blue-jackets had their base at the harbour, otherwise they would have noticed them in the village.

The men got inside of Alfonso's tiny house...

So, this has to be Alfonso's child?

This was too much news for Alfonso. Prisoners?

Godrian thought it was pretty obvious that Tess was holding back on the full story, but if it was very much off he expected the uniformed guys to protest, which they didn't.

Elderly Alfonso finally getting married? Already having a heir, son Agustin. Who could have guessed!

More next Wednesday!

I promised to say something about their need of glasses. Each person has a certain need of glasses, and this value is passed on to their kids, of course reflecting both parents. The new value determines whether glasses are needed or not. Out of nearly 40 residents on the island, only 8 are in need of glasses - 4 of them desperately in need, while the other 4 (including Richelle) could have managed without, but still will benefit from glasses. So, there you go! :-)