The grendels have been merciless this time! Our remaining norns are Sapling, the female Treehugger who’s done her best to avoid conflict by keeping to herself in the Norn Meso’s top floor; Wanderer, the Astro female who hangs out in the medical bay; Selena, the fearless grendel-smacking female Hardman who likes the NornGarden; Blinky Bill the male Bondi who started exploring; Major Tom, the male Astro who is chasing after the male Grendel; RNG the male ChiChi who likes to hang out with his friends in the Norn Terrarium; Fern who has done his best to avoid notice, as a male Treehugger would apparently like; and finally, Bosco the male Bengal who also favors the Norn Terrarium.
We’ve still got both Grendels but Selena’s done a good job of keeping them on their toes. Major Tom, who was routing the Grendel Male soon got his fair share of beatings, however. Sapling, ever the survivalist, stuck by the lemon vendor and RNG and Bosco continued to relax by the beach. Wanderer was still stuck in the medical bay.
Fern managed to get himself in trouble with the Female Grendel and soon his life was taken. He was 52 minutes old, netting 5 points.
Blinky Bill was still in the Grendel Jungle and Major Tom escaped the Male Grendel only to find the female. Senela seemed interested in making short work of the Male Grendel but seemed content to only slap him minimally. I was hoping to have a Grendel hunter on my hands.
Wanderer was a sobering sight. Every time the game cycled to her she was alone in the medical bay and seemed to be slowly starving. Major Tom was our next adult and was soon followed by RNG and Bosco who were playing in the tree house in the Norn Terrarium. Every once in a while the game would visit Blinky Bill who almost seemed to be kicking seeds in the Grendel Jungle. Somehow, Wanderer also became an adult. Major Tom almost started to seem sick of getting hit by the female grendel and started to retaliate.
Thankfully, there was finally a lull which meant that the norns and grendels were too busy to fight. The medical monitor soon showed Glycotoxin in the Grendel male’s system, however. He metabolized it slowly but I secretly hoped one of our threats would be eliminated to make for a more peaceful run.
Selena left the Grendel Male to his illness and Major Tom evaded him on his way into the NornGarden. Selena, who seemed to read my mind, started to slap the female Grendel in the Norn Meso instead. Sapling stayed safe above. She was still a Youth at this point and now everyone was an hour old. Blinky Bill seemed content to stay where he was, surrounded by seeds to eat in the Jungle. Wanderer still seemed frozen.
The lull continued for a time, only to be interrupted by the sound of slapping when the camera switched to Selena slapping the female grendel. The male grendel was now down to 44 glycotoxin and didn’t seem to slow down all that much. Soon it was out of his system.
Sapling, who’s kept to herself has finally become an adult leaving only Blinky Bill the only Youth left.
In the midst of beating up on the grendel, we had another pregnancy! Selena and Tom were now pregnant with twins! Congratulations you two! 10 more points awarded to each of you. Selena left the Norn Meso to lay her eggs in peace. Both eggs laid in the safety of the bridge, she travelled back to the Norn Meso.
Bosco seemed stuck on the hill in the Norn Terrarium now. He hadn’t moved from the elevator button in quite some time. That left us with three stuck norns, Blinky Bill (who had RNG coming to the rescue), Wanderer, who I wasn’t especially hopeful for and Bosco.
The male Grendel gave up on his pursuit by now and seemed content in the NornGarden. Except for the frozen norns, the grendel beat down and Sapling’s brilliant survival tactics, not much else was going on. RNG was now eating mushrooms in the Jungle Terrarium and made his way to Blink Bill who seemed to snap out of his trance when approached.
The Grendel Male teleported to the Grendel Jungle and made his way to the Seed bank. Some seeds had made their way there and he was hungry.
With things slowing down it seemed like the perfect opportuity to take a break. See you all next time!
Fallow Male Pan: 32 minutes old – 3 pts
Fallow Female Liberty: 32 minutes old – 3 pts
Chichi Female Seres: 32 minutes old – 3 pts
Hardman Male Jake: 40 minutes old – 4 pts
Bengal Female Annabelle: 42 minutes old – 4 pts
Harlequin Male Bobo: 44 minutes old – 4 pts
Harlequin Female Patches: 49 minutes old, 1 egg laid – 9 pts
Bondi Female Sunshine: 49 minutes old – 4 pts
Male Treehugger Fern: 52 minutes old – 5 pts
Footnotes: Selena 3 eggs; Major Tom 4 eggs
