Week 11 Day 7: The Concert

It was early in the morning on Maccaroni Island. Last night the weather was really rough, strong wind and a few trees fell over. There was even a slight quake again, but this time pretty weak and going unnoticed by most locals.

On this day most of the residents are looking forward to the weekly get-together. Corinne Y. Redward will finally give a public concert at the little theatre stage!

But first, a man just rushed into the House of Laws - Randal Redward. He heard that Christopher R. Black finally caught Joe Hawk, who had been accused for theft.

Down in the basement, there was a raw cellar, and a small cell was built there too. Randal knew that, because he had overseen the work. Joe Hawk was the first to use this facility.

All along Joe had insisted on having nothing to do with the serum robbery. But it seemed nobody really believed him. Not even his wife, Agnes.

Randal Redward wanted to have Joe Hawk arrested for stealing the black bottle serum, stealing some matched from late Roger Redward, and finally stealing from the Warehouse. Randal knew that it had actually been his Father, Roger, who stole from the Warehouse, but this was the chance to make up for those matches, and to complete Roger's work. If Joe Hawk was found guilty of stealing the bottle of serum from Greench Market, Bridgette B. Greench had sort of promised to hand over half the pay to Randal.

This very early, several residents were already up and about. On Maccaroni Beach a young woman relaxed in the chilly seawater. It was Rebecka Black, still a teen, but pushing adulthood shortly. She swam a little, then looked out to the horizon. What's out there? Will someone from that other world ever make contact with them? She was nearly meditating, perhaps that's why she didn't notice all the goods that the storm had left on the beach during the night. When she turned and saw it all, she hardly believed her own eyes!

Rebecka heard someone calling the name of her cousin and friend, Graica Greench. Now that Graica had moved north, they met more frequently than ever before. The person calling turned out to be Graica's uncle, LaShawn. Rebecka had only met him a few times, he was still single and he didn't go out a lot.

They were both overwhelmed, and because they had not checked yet, it could be a load of high valued items right there on the beach!

LaShawn was the poorest guy on the island. His bank loan was still way too high and there was nothing he could sell to raise funds.

Being born on a primitive island, neither of them had ever seen a real radio...

In the eastern region, at 9 Yea-Low Ring, a nice surprise had occurred few simdays ago. Dorothy R. Yea-Low was now heavily pregnant, expecting their 4th child any moment!

The moment was today, and little Irena was born. The daughter Richelle was already a child, and both their sons were now teens. Their dog just had a puppy, and with two cats in the house, it seemed like quite a handful having another baby.

Well, Dorothy didn't protest to that, there was just too much for a little girl to understand.

It was finally time for the weekly event. Corinne had practiced a lot lately, her husband Randal had spent a couple days in and out of the hospital, or Health Care Center, giving Corinne some free time. She knew a total of 8 songs, and performed them all from stage to a politely smiling but rather silent audience.

Cody G. Major was in the audience, on first row. He was still a little interested in Corinne, but they never really took the needed step forward. Now he had a feeling that Corinne was singing to him, only...

Gabriel and Greta Greench were there too, both 116 years old! They spent many hours walking to the theatre, and although they both disliked the music, they wanted to be part of a community event like this.

The red haired guy who is gazing at Rosanne Redward, is actually her cousin Russell Hamming. So he can't be interested, probably just annoyed about her cheering.

After the concert, they all clapped and cheered. It was a successful event, fancying the music or not wasn't of importance. The attendees shared news. Owning the Consignment store, Constance R. Hamming had organized the unpacking of the crates. The beach was nearly cleaned, but some crates were not opened yet.

Also teens shared gossips. The main issue was that the new school would open the following day, and even if they could choose to skip education occasionally, it felt like getting to work certain hours. But also Joe Hawk was a subject.

Corinne's husband Randal and their son Yamir had not attended the concert. Corinne was not disappointed, in fact she had never expected them to show up to support her. Sad but true. Instead Randal and Yamir were gathered at the Fort Base.

Yamir was a teen, but in just one day he would become a young adult, not affected by the new school system.

Yamir had never before heard of this new kingdom. Was it a new plan, or was it some old plan he was not entitled to learn about until he grew up? Or was it - a result of Randal's head injuries?

Over at 4 Yea-Low Ring, Agnes and Beetle can relax knowing that Joe will not surprise them by suddenly being at the door, when they thought he was far off. Agnes felt a bit guilty for her husband being locked up, but in a day it would be over. As soon as the judges had their say, Agnes would no longer feel like causing the situation.

Agnes had two sons, Amadeus and Grim. Grim is youngest and got her black eyes, which made Beetle very happy. He carries Grim around all day long. Agnes did not follow the local naming tradition for Amadeus, he was actually named after Joe's first girlfriend Emmy. When Beetle saw Grim's eyes, he suggested the name and although Agnes had other ideas, she gave in.

She wasn't quite sure of who was Grim's dad, Beetle or Joe, she only knew one of them had given her the black serum, just like she did to Joe Hawk 10 simdays ago. Beetle insisted he had never given Agnes the serum, meaning Joe could be the one. Because nobody knew that Beetle even existed, officially Joe was the dad to both Amadeus and Grim. Thanks to a soon to come heritage, that strategy would surely pay off.

There is more to come! Stay tuned :-)