The Oceanside Project: Goodacre Part 2
"Back To The Barnyard: Part 2"
Monday, Day Eight
Becca awakens early in the morning for her ritual purging of her stomach.
She sneaks in a bit of leftovers for breakfast to curb her hunger before heading back to bed.
Owen hears the cries of baby Eve and gets up to take care of her.
After Becca's fainting spells last night Owen is really worried about her.
He'll try his best to take everything off of Becca's plate today so she can get well.
But even in sleep Becca has no peace. Nightmares about her neighbors make for an unpleasant night.
When I say Becca is having a rough pregnancy I mean it!
But Becca takes everything with a smile.
Almost all of the crops and trees are sickly. Owen is having a hard time keeping up with everything on his own. Hopefully he will be able to sell these apples at the store.
There's just no rest for the mommy no matter what Owen's intentions are.
Let's try this Comfort Soup one more time, shall we?
Owen is ready to get Eve's transition party started! He invites Malcolm and Vivian, of course, and George and his wife Dawn Lambswool since he and George hit it off so well at the store yesterday.
Becca is just about to sit down with her perfectly made Comfort Soup when she feels the pains in her stomach take over. Her body has completely shut down from lack of food.
Becca dies under the table of her beloved kitchen.
Gee, thanks Paragon, but I don't think Becca will make it to Sue's Secret Kitchen on account of her, you know, BEING DEAD!
Owen sprints into the kitchen and finds the Grim Reaper there to take poor Becca away to the Nether.
Owen cries, begs, wails to the Grim Reaper and the Watcher to spare his lovely wife and unborn child.
But the Grim Reaper already holds Becca's soul in his hands.
If Owen can find Becca's soul hidden in one of the Reaper's hands the Reaper will place it back into his true love. Only Owen can save her now!
HE DID IT!
An annoyed and dejected Grim Reaper stays true to his word and brings Becca and her unborn baby back from the Nether!
*tear*
All of the drama was missed by the party guests as they were fondling the livestock.
Owen reluctantly leaves his Becca in order to get Eve ready for her big transition.
Finally Becca gets to eat. EEEEAAAAATTTTTTT!
With all of the commotion Owen was too late to bring Eve to the birthday cake.
Evie transitions without the cake wearing an appropriate outfit for a future nature enthusiast!
Becca is so happy she was here to see her daughter grow up. She's so blessed to have cheated death and knows that the Watcher was watching over her and making sure she would come back to her family. Becca decides then and there that she should preach the benevolent love of the Watcher to anyone that will listen and spread her faith to all of Oceanside.
Becca takes Evie to gussy her up a bit.
Eve is a 3-7-9-10-10 Sagittarius. She's Good (which she gets from both of her parents) and Over-Emotional (which she gets from Becca). Her OTH is Fitness!
With all of the excitement of the day Owen almost forgot to pay his taxes!
The party-goers don't really seem to be having a great time.
Evie tries solids for the first time. Mush isn't so bad!
I never want drink the water on the farm...
The poor little birthday cake whipped up by George never got to be eaten :(
Well I'm sorry! I had to resurrect someone from the dead, transition a baby, and make sure no one else died. Sorry I couldn't entertain you to your satisfaction!!
This picture takes away all of my anger. Look at her wittle fingers around his neck! daawwwwwwwww!
It's potty training time!
She did it!
All is well in the Goodacre home again.
Tuesday, Day Nine
NO BECCA! DON'T DIE ON ME AGAIN!!!
Oh yeah, I totes forgot about the baby!
It's a girl!
Faith Goodacre has light skin, brown hair, and aqua eyes.
Evie wakes up just in time to meet her new little sister!
Oh dear.
Evie is smarter than your average baby! She can climb out of her crib all by herself. Where are Mommy and Daddy you might ask?
Yep, you guessed right.
Not. At All. Surprised.
*chimes*
After the deed is done Becca bonds with her miracle baby, Faith.
I don't think Faith approves of what she was just forced to watch.
Evie assaults the rabbit head after she too is traumatized by watching her parents woohoo.
The Goodacre's added a matching crib in Eve's nursery for Faith.
Becca's death wasn't the only tragedy to hit the Goodacres. Their four fish also perished. Alas, they could not be saved from the Reaper.
Next to the farm is an unused bit of land. Owen thought it would make a great venue for weddings or concerts so he planted more orange trees and set up a gazebo. He calls it The Grove. (Please excuse the levitating animals next door.)
Back at the farm, Becca eats...
and studies The Word of The Watcher (aka Lifelong Happiness) so she may preach to her neighbors.
Whoops! Becca missed trying to potty train Eve.
Because the potty was heinous! Daddy needs to learn to clean up after potty training!
Owen "donates" The Grove back to Oceanside. Vivian gives him a good amount of money for the land!
Becca has some trouble potty training Eve. Maybe Evie only wants her Pa to potty train her.
Becca gives both of the girls well-needed baths.
And it's lunch time for the girls. Some are more impatient than others.
I think the time in the Nether rubbed off on Faith. She's quite grumpy in the bouncy.
Owen's very helpful and puts the girls down for their naps while Becca eats.
Unfortunately two of his cucumber crops perished in the heat of the summer.
Becca heads to take a nap of her own. In her head she's already coming up with sermons to inspire her soon-to-be flock.
The barnyard is getting really full. Next season Owen will need to slaughter some of the livestock :(
Owen gardens well into the night.
Best Buddy Malcolm stops by to have a laugh.
More potty training for Evie.
See, she only wants to potty train with her Papa.
Evie was heading out the back door to munch on dog food when Owen stopped her and gave her a bottle!
Becca awakens and studies the word of the Watcher.
And Owen hits the hay.
Goodnight from the farm!
Notes: I apologize if this update isn't very funny. I haven't been feeling too well this past week. I really love playing the Goodacre's lot. I love all of the gardening and trying to make top notch fruits and veg but it is kind of boring for story-telling. Thank goodness Becca dropped dead or there would be no excitement this round! With Becca's near-death experience she opened up the Priest career. If you couldn't tell Becca is Peteran and will open a Peteran Church in Oceanside.
Thanks for reading!