#jesse finch

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for @samssims Nooboo November👽

5. first friend

6. first mess

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for @samssims Nooboo November👽

1. first steps

2. first smile/tooth

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Image 1: J. Finch: [giggling] / R. Mullin: no no no, NO, Jesse! no!

Image 2: R. Mullin: ...oh come on, Jesse... / J. Finch: [sobbing]

Image 3: J. Finch: no! no no! / R. Mullin: ...c’mon buddy... just one bite... for uncle Ronnie...

Image 4: R. Mullin: ...jesus christ, kid... / J. Finch: [screaming] / J. Finch does not, in fact, listen to his ‘uncle Ronnie’.

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Image 1: J. Finch: [babbling] / R. Stump: look at this little guy... you might have a future pilot on your hands here, kitten.

Image 2: R. Stump: does lil’ Allie want a go? i’ll be careful, Ron, i promise. / A. Mullin: [whining] / R. Mullin: no. thanks. she doesn’t want to play. 

Image 3: R. Stump: it sort of sounds like she does. / R. Mullin: no, she doesn’t.  / A. Mullin: [crying]

Image 4: R. Mullin: i’m heading in. / M. Finch: oh, Ron! / A. Mullin: [crying loudly]

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Image 1: R. Mullin grew increasingly concerned about outside parties noticing his alien child. 

Image 2: fearing not only R. Stump, but anyone in town whose gaze seemed to linger. 

Image 3: he decided the best way to avoid unwanted attention attention was to continue to live as if he had nothing to hide. / humans are remarkably talented in detecting suspicious actions among their own kind. 

Image 4: R. Mullin: ...Macie, do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? / M. Finch: huh? like, being checked out? / R. Mullin: ...never mind.

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Image 1: M. Finch: Ron, i’d like you to meet Ricky ... he works at the base. / R. Mullin: (...great. military.)

Image 2: R. Mullin: nice to meet you. call me Ronnie. / R. Stump: hey, i’ve heard about you. Macie talks about you a lot. / R. Mullin: that so?

Image 3: R. Stump: hey, there’s the little guy! Jesse! / M. Finch: he’s missed you! / J. Finch: [babbling]

Image 4: R. Stump: ...and who’s this? / R. Mullin: (...shit.)

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Image 1: R. Mullin: ...and then she says she’s leaving Strangerville when the summer is up. / M. Finch: Bonnie’s leaving? for good? / R. Mullin: guess so. she’s got a job back in Oasis Springs. 

Image 2: R. Mullin: she’s an author. she said she traveled a lot, but i didn’t realize...this was just another destination. / M. Finch: so she’s researching Strangerville? / R. Mullin: yeah. i mean, it’s in the name. it’s a weird place.  

Image 3: M. Finch: maybe if you find her something strange enough, she’ll stick around? / R. Mullin: heh. maybe i’ll show her you. / M. Finch: [laughing] mean!

Image 4: M. Finch: oh! Ricky! there you are... / R. Stump: hey, kitten. / R. Mullin: (...wait, who’s this guy?) (...kitten...?)

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Image 1: this became the routine:

Image 2: by day, R. Mullin cared for A. Mullin and J. Finch.

Image 3: by night, A. Mullin was left in the care of the oblivious Ms. Wagner.

Image 4: while the relationship between R. Mullin and B. Medina progressed.