Fanon:The Genesis Project/Chapter 11

The Harper Household
This winter has proven to be a bearer of sad news. I won't go into the details of what happened. I will let the others tell you, but let's just say that we have found out that we are indeed NOT immortal. That means I am truly going to die one day. I, for one, sure hope that won't be for a very long time. In any case, the community has asked that I use one of my empty lots as a place for the deceased. I haven't done that much with the lot yet, but I think that if we are going to be burying our dead there that it should be more that just a place to put them. Surely it should be a place to commemorate there time with us. I know that I wouldn't want to just be stuffed somewhere if I were dead.

I know that I started by saying that this season has brought sad news, but that is mostly from the other households. The Harper household has actually had a pretty typical winter. (Or so it seems that way. HA!) Chad and Lee have grown into fine children. In fact, several of the others felt that all of the children should be taught together and we would each take turns imparting our knowledge to all of them rather than our own household. To do this, of course, I have been asked to allow another of my empty lots to be used as a school. Things have been going very well, so I didn't see a problem with allowing a couple of lots be used for community purposes without much profit. It isn't all about the simoleon as some might have you think.

It is all about the love. And I can say that Jim has gotten into that since Brad has become a toddler as well as having a new baby. Corbin is an exciting addition to the household. And I am not just saying that to imply that the household is becoming quite large which means that it will become a dominating household in the community. I would never think that sort of thing even if there are some who would tell you differently. All of these babies means that the community will grow and flourish into the great community that I know that it is destine to become. I just hope that I will be around to see it for as long as possible.

David and Jim are also doing will. David has been doing some helping around with the art gallery and the real estate agency some more now that his twins have grown up a little needing less of his attention. I must say that I am quite please with how eager he is to run things. I have no doubt that things will be left in good hands after I am gone. In fact, I wonder if I shouldn't just let him run things now. That's actually not a bad idea. Then I could just spend my time painting masterpieces. Hmm..

Jim didn't do that much with his music business this past winter because he was pregnant for most of it along with tending to Brad. He has mentioned to me that he really misses it and hopes to get back into it when Corbin is a little older. I am quite happy that I noticed that Jim really enjoyed making tunes and suggested that he have his own music business. I don't know what I would have done if it weren't for that. It's not that we didn't get along, but I found myself wondering what to do with him since he wasn't as interested in running the financial aspect of the community like David was.

The Carpenter Household
Much to my dismay, I (Alex) have now been given the task of writing the quarterly reports. The reason is that early on this winter, Sean passed away. The entire community is greatly saddened by this loss, but no more than those of us in his home. He will truly be missed for all that he has done. I am sad to say that he hasn't been able to see all of his hopes and dreams come to fruition yet. And he probably never will! I only hope that we can make those dreams come true and that he will know somehow. I hope that he will enjoy the place of rest that I gave him in the new cemetery. I know that Tyler mentioned it before that he was asked to open it for the neighborhood to lay their dead to rest. I just hope that we don't have to bury too many more than we have already this winter.

As you might have figured out, I have been given the charge to run the businesses as well as all of the other household duties and responsibilities. The Carpentry and Rec Center have been doing as well as possible with the recent change in ownership. I haven't been focusing on it too much because I have been trying to just keep things from falling apart (including myself). Now that it has been a few days since his passing, I am doing better now. I hope that this spring that I will be able to focus more on the businesses, especially now that the boys are more grown up now.

And speaking of Drew's and my sons, they are now children. I can't believe that it has been long enough that we can have children of our own growing up into fine young lads. It seems like it was only a few days ago that we were children ourselves. I guess it has been a few because it was just under two years ago that we were. It kind of makes me wonder how old dam truly was when he passed away. We have been saying that he was 47 days old, but that was when everyone found themselves here without any memory. It's so hard to believe that Drew and I were born within a week after that occurred. Anyway, I should finish this report up and get onto more important things.

The Fisher Household
I must say that this winter has been a one of hardship and shock. I honestly can't believe the deaths that we have had in the community. True, Tyler and I are still around. Still, it makes you wonder how long that will be with the deaths that we have already seen. Also, I followed the advice of having a building built around my pond in order to keep it from freezing over during the winter. Well, let's just say that it didn't seem to have any impact. I guess the ground is just too cold and freezes the lake even if I keep the inside of the building warm.

And if that wasn't bad enough, I had gone with Dan to the cemetery to moan the lost of a mutual lover when I saw Kyle ripping a new one into Tyler because he was flirting with a very pregnant Timothy. I had asked Dan why he didn't do the same thing because Timothy is his son. He told me that he didn't see it happen and because he isn't in love with Tyler like Kyle is. I guess he had a point, but I just can't see why Tyler has to flirt with everyone. Seems like he is always getting people upset as well. I know he has made me quite upset at times.

On brighter news, Nick was able to lift the twins' mood before their birthday so that they wouldn't be so down. I know I've said it before, but I am really proud of him. Even though I wasn't too happy about having babies around the house, Nick has really done well taking care of them to the point that I haven't really had to do that much. A good thing too because I don't think I would really be able to help out much as it is. Now because the twins are old enough to hold a rod, they helped me catch fishes to make up for lost time due to the lake freezing over.

So, I guess when I found out that Nick was pregnant again, I didn't feel as disappointed as I did with the twins. I think it is more so because it will mean that there will be more Fishers to catch fishes for the community. I had even wondered if Nick would have twins, but he didn't. He did, however, give birth to a very dark boy. If it weren't for the brown hair, I would think he looks a lot like Matt with the dark skin and green eyes. I guess the Fisher red hair would have been too much for him. Probably for the best because you wouldn't want to look exactly like one of your grandparents because that could lead to some awkward situations especially with someone like Tyler. Although, I doubt the age difference would truly bother him much because it didn't with Timothy.

The Baker Household
I can't believe it! He left us! Matt is gone! He died and now I have to take over everything! I really don't know if I can. I am nowhere near as good of a cook as he is -eh- was. Sure, I can do something that he taught me, but I still had so much to learn from him. And that includes running a business as well as cooking. Why did he have to pass away? Well, I guess I will just have to learn all the things that I didn't learn from him all on my own. That's what he did, so I guess I can do it. I guess it's just sad that he will not be able to meet all of his grandchildren either. I mean Corbin was born the same day that he died. True, I haven't even met my son yet either, but that doesn't mean that I won't which is more than I can say for my late dam.

Well, onto the report that I had to rush together to organize the information and submit it when it was due. Anthony and Lawrence have grown up to be fine teens. They sure do grow up fast. They both told me that they have learned a lot from school and have gotten an A+ on their most recent report cards. It sort of makes me wonder what they teach there, but I guess I will know when I start taking over the cooking classes for Matt. (Yes, I call my dam by his first name. I have always done that and I am not about to change now that he is gone.) I have also been teaching Lawrence some of the business trades that I have learned. He is really picking it up. I have a feeling that he will be better at running the businesses than I am before long. That will be a good thing because as much as I liked helping out, I don't think that I am cut out to run things on my own. I mean, I was barely able to improve one business this past season under the supervision of Matt. I cringe to think how I will run things without his input.

Ace also just became a toddler. In fact, at the same time that Matt was passing away. Talk about ruined moments. I hope the poor kid doesn't have a meltdown because of a traumatic experience. I guess it could have been worse because I don't think he actually saw Matt pass away. Can you imagine the scars that would have left for such a little rascal? I know it is bad enough for me, and I am a lot older. In any case, Zack now has the fun time of taking care of an independent dependent. I remember when the twins were at that age. It was insufferable. They wanted to go off and do their own thing, but they couldn't even feed themselves or even take care of themselves. Sort of ironic that I couldn't wait for them to get older and now that they are teens, they are growing up fast.

The Potter Household
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The Gardener Household
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The Taylor Household
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The Plummer Household
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