That’s what I’m calling these from now on. “Soft resets.” They mean I’m starting the world over, but I’m using the same creatures as before. Like before, I won’t be using many agents.
To start us off, I brought in Lydia. She looked so small and frail now that she’d aged. She was still scootin’ around, though! She made it pretty far by the time I started taking pictures.
For those who don’t remember, she’s the oldest norn of the group and the most successful mother thusfar.
Next, I brought in Aidan, who was still taller than an elevator call button, but he still stared dumbly at the call button for a while. To my relief, he finally slept, and made his way towards the exit of the house.
He’s the oldest male and Lydia’s primary mate. He’s fathered many of the next generation, including Bobby below.
Bobby, a near spitting-image of his father Aidan, was next to arrive. He was more active out the gate than his father but didn’t leave the house.
Beside the eggs, Bobby is the only surviving child of Aidan and Lydia. Tragically, his siblings lives were taken by a plague that ran through.
Finally, Opal, who marched right out of the house to play with the spinning top. Aidan suddenly became active again as she ran by. What a relief!
Opal is the youngest norn, at 5 and a half hours old. She’s a first gen and our first Horse Norn mix so far and I find her very pretty.
With our norns in place, it was time to add some agents. First, I added the Encyclopaedia Nornica to educate future generations. Next, Grendel Friendly. Those poor guys get a bad rap from the developers. The Bee Hive Upgrade was next, along with Coconuts for the island. The Grendel Selector Button followed and then the Refrigerator. Lastly, I used the tickets to set up some favorite places. As I did that, both ladies became pregnant!
Lydia became pregnant with Bobby’s egg (don’t worry, Creatures don’t have the genetics to have problems arise from incest) and Opal with Aidan’s. I was so happy to see Aidan back in the running.
That said, Lydia suddenly became sick. Her pregnancy was in progress but I had to focus on getting her fed, and she wasn’t making matters easy for me. She spent much of her time sleeping, which was good, but she still wouldn’t eat. I pleaded with her but still no luck.
I decided to leave her alone after a few smacks on the butt did nothing to help. She fell asleep and I hoped her egg would at least join us before she passed away. I could see Opal’s pregnancy proceeding normally through the Observation Kit but though her health dipped below 60, I couldn’t pry myself away from dying Lydia, whose health was in the low 20s.
She spun wildly and finally, when her health reached 17%, she ate her cheese. Her health dipped to 16% before it started to rise. 20, 25 then 30%, and then Opal laid her egg. I paused it and encouraged Lydia, who hadn’t laid her egg yet to eat more cheese. She laid her egg and her health continued to decline – she was still sick.
When her health dipped to 19% again something turned on in her brain and she was suddenly a great eater again. I’d hope she realized she was in dire straits and needed to eat. When her health poked above 50%, I decided to take a less active approach to healing her and took some time tending to Opal, who was recovering from her pregnancy.
I’d gotten her to eat a cheese after separating her from Aidan who, of course, acted like he wanted another egg! Lydia, meanwhile, was on the way up despite still being ill. It seemed she was doing a fine job taking care of herself in my short absence.
Amidst all the chaos and illness in the last few entries, I hardly had any time for poor David who was now on his way to being a young man. The poor guy. Normally, I like to impart some handish wisdom in their first 20 minutes of life. I did find time to teach him about herbs and weeds but he seemed to know enough already. He learned to rest and eat on his own, so I wasn’t too worried about him.
So far, the big guy hasn’t left the island and he and Lydia have become fast friends. The two of them spend most of their time staring at the sea horse and playing with a ball I’ve brought them. To make life simpler and easier on the island-goers, I added Bliumea plants from Jessi’s Cobs. And for variety, I added Rodirea near the hooch. Lastly, I added Muppetboy’s Parsnip patch.
Food was looking very abundant this time around. Despite this, Opal still had trouble finding food for herself. The parsnips hadn’t grown yet so I decided to bring her some food in the shape of a garden carrot.
