Look at Penny! She’s not a baby anymore. She spent a good while getting to know the Grendel on the island and I think she made a friend! Little did I know what was around the corner, though.
They were both sick! Antigen 2 was attacking the both of them. I managed to get Godfried to eat some food but Penny was stuck spinning in a circle and frowning. Patrick was still willing to eat but Penny wasn’t cooperating much. I finally got her to pick up a honey pot and Godfried stole it!
Next thing I knew, everyone was sick!
Patrick frightened me the most. He was sick with Antigen 3 and his health plummeted in only a few seconds! His health increased to 33% from a dangerous 14% after I fed him some parsnips. Then to 45%. Godfried made a full recovery and Penny’s health recovered from 35% up to 60% though she was still sick.
Most tragic was the death of Abigail. I’m sad to see her go though I know her suffering has finally come to an end. She has no eggs to call her own. She spent her last minutes alive with her father, eating Parsnips at the bottom level of the island. At the time, the observation kit paused (I wish it wouldn’t do that) so I carted him away to give him some space and food. Without him, Abi was free to eat the last of the parsnips, but it was too late. Godfried is the one who watched her take her last breath. I hate to have siblings witness each other’s deaths because it always seems so tragic.
With everyone on the up, though, it was time to move on.
Sadly, their little girl had just the problem that I suspected she would. Because Hunger Decrease didn’t actually decrease her hunger (boredom instead) she was in a state of constant hunger. She grew up quickly and it looked like she’d entered adolescence at only 15 minutes old! I fear the stress of always feeling hunger was affecting her aging. I’m going to have to keep her from breeding, sadly. The last thing I want is a population of norns that are always miserable, and I hope you agree.
The whole family got together after AppleJack laid her third egg. The only norn missing from this picture is Patrick. With both of the ladies smacking away his advances, he busied himself in the tree, carrying a ball with him.
Off to the hatchery! I decided to choose a lady this time to increase the odds of new eggs. We can hope it works out that way. I don’t want Abigail breeding, anyway.
Hooray! Due to my own negligence, their second egg hatched. I couldn’t pick it up since it was still growing and got distracted again.
When I was done checking on him, it was time to teach him the basics. I tended to his education and, when his father finally left him alone, I fed him some carrots and I got him to sleep. He got to sleep much more quickly than his parents did, that’s certain.
After they woke, it wasn’t long til they met up again. They started kissing right away and I got excited about having brand new baby norns from these two.
In just a few moments, AppleJack became an adult! When they saw each other, they kept kissing. One kisspop later… no pregnancy. They kept napping and kisspopping but I had limited success getting them to get pregnant.
Pregnant! Yay! It didn’t take long for this little egg to pop into Albion. I set it aside for later. AppleJack was pretty exhausted after giving birth and Patrick started to look for her again.
Little did I know what was about to happen! As I stoked the fire, AppleJack and Patrick got together again. I’d forgotten to pause the game and poof! Another little egg appeared! As it grew, AppleJack feasted on honey and it was time to call it a day.