#stc chapter thirteen

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Chapter 13.3

Oasis: Okay, question 6. Coffee or tea?

Jesse: Neither.

Oasis: Neither? Again?

Jesse: Since I aged up, it's mostly water and fruit smoothies. Pomegranate smoothies.

Oasis: Bougie.

Jesse: A bit, yeah. Spent more simoleons on pomegranates than university tuition. But it's worth it. No more questions about hobbies or food.

Oasis: Okay. Then your turn.

Jesse: Aight. Why politics?

Tell me if this tastes good before you answer.

Oasis: Mmm. So good!

Jesse: Yeah?

Oasis: Mmhmm! So good. Umm, politics? It was decided for me? Mmm. On one hand, I have native coding like my life-giver, so I can do things watched-sims cannot do. But on the other hand, part of my reincarnation coding is a watched-sim... so being one of the ambassadors just fits? I'm in-between both groups anyway. More corn, please?

Jesse: Sure. So usually reincarnations are -

Oasis: Mmm! Please make this again. Umm, reincarnations are usually a baby that's 100% occult or 100% watched-sim. Maybe I'm a mess cause I'm one big, hybrid adult experiment.

Jesse: We're all a mess. But did Sixam tell you you're an experiment?

Oasis: Not to my face. But in my file, I'm called R-015, and they're all hush hush about the watched-sim side. You'd think I'd know everything that's going on but - wait, should we be talking about this stuff on a date?

Jesse: We're not going back to coffee or tea.

Oasis: Those are important questions!

Jesse: I'm trying to get to know you better, Oasis.

Oasis *blushing*: I told you don't say my name like that.

Jesse *laughing*: There's no other way to say your name.

Oasis: You know what I'm talking about.

Jesse: I don't.

Oasis: You do... are you sure you want to stay out here?

We don't have to go to your place. I get that you'd want to keep it to yourself. But my room is okay.

Jesse: You don't have any childhood memories on a swing?

Oasis: No, but -

Jesse: Come on.

Watcher Ungoril's Notes

Jesse spent our last session trying to justify wanting to see Oasis. "Deja will be in school, so I'm not leaving her like last time. And it will be rude to ignore Oasis if she's in town, right?"

I don't know if he was worried because it would be on Desiree's birthday... Or if the day doesn't matter and he only feels guilty about his feelings.

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Chapter 13.1

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Chapter 13.4

Maricela: Welcome home.

Damie: Thanks. Sorry I missed the mermaids' ageing-up ceremony.

Maricela: It's okay. The teen girls were happy to have the chiefess there instead. I didn't know the elders would spend so much time talking about woohoo.

Damie: Yeah, sorry. When my mom and dad were running things here before the war, mom made them change the ceremony. Said merfolk have too many lullabies and romantic interactions for woohoo to be so taboo.

Maricela: Makes sense. Umm, about the fridge. Some of the ocean observers are coming later for the medication for the dolphins. I think I made too much but I can dilute them for M-085's Savefile. Do you like that it's getting brighter up here? Ravi's still testing the artificial light but I'm happy he listened to you and started working on it.

Damie: That's all you, Mar. He couldn't disagree with your research and how much you're paying attention to our merfolk in Sixam. They don't talk about how they're struggling to adjust to life here.

Our ancestors lived happy lives in this environment so it feels ungrateful to complain, you know?

Maricela: But you all are not your ancestors. You lived in the Savefiles, you've lived in different conditions. I don't get how someone as close as your brother-in-law, someone who loves you, has the power to make life in Sixam-085 better for you and just didn't. We shouldn't even have to ask him or Moji about it. They should just know.

Damie: Is this as close to saying sorry as you're going to get?

Maricela: What do I need to say sorry for? I've never done anything wrong.

Damie: I see.

Maricela: Ever. Am I anything less than perfect?

Damie: What's the definition of perfection here? If we're talking about looks then yeah. Nothing less than perfection. But that mouth, Mar.

Maricela: You love my mouth.

Damie: I do.

Maricela: I know you do. You love me no matter what, right? I mean I know I'm perfect. A genius and a party animal? You're getting the best of both worlds. But if for some reason, I'm not... and you tell me about it... you still love me, right? Like you're not trying to humiliate me? Or make me feel unlovable? Or trying to leave me without really leaving me because I -

Damie: I'm not going anywhere, Mar.

Maricela: I'm really trying to believe that.

Damie: I know I make it harder when I shut down and I'm sorry about that. But sometimes I need space if I'm angry cause it would be easy to use a lullaby.

Maricela: Your lullabies are very effective.

Damie: But I didn't marry you to control you, Mar. Or make you feel like you have to be happy all the time. I wish I could make you happy more, you know? Make this home safe.

Maricela: It is safe. I'm sorry that I just forget sometimes that I'm safe here with you.

That you would protect my heart because that's just who you are. So maybe I need a lullaby sometimes. When I forget? I can trust you to calm me down and remind me that you've got me. Cause you've got me, right?

Damie: Forever.

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Chapter 13.5

CLAIRE's Watcher Cam

So what's happening in Sixam-302 this winter? Ungoril is upset because his husband's ex-wife, Victoria, found a way to worm one of

her sims into Jesse's life: Destiny Garcia. The council of the immortals denied his plea for a restraining order as there is no conflict between Jesse and Destiny.

Tristan and Kenneth are planning the premarital counselling sessions for Ximena and Jason. And Candace asked if she could sit in on them.

She has no intention of marrying Walker. She's usually not one for relationship labels or monogamy. But she's been having some interesting conversations with Duke Dorada. The vampires are also not fans of monogamy but most of them take relationships seriously and ranking their partners is very important. What can she do to rank Walker as her most important sim without a title or bonding agreement? Kenneth is the top Enamourer at the moment so maybe his counselling sessions can help her figure out what she wants their relationship [whatever this is] to look like.

Life at home is good most of the time for Damie. Maricela is becoming a wonderful chiefess and is too busy to complain about Damie's work schedule. And when they do spend time together, it's full of laughter and physical intimacy. Lots and lots of physical intimacy. The one thing that was a problem between him and Zuri...

He's happy with Maricela. And Zuri is happy to see him happy. But when he needs someone to understand him without him saying a word, when he feels like he's been given a job that is too much for him to handle, Zuri's there. Zuri wants to be there more than anything.

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Chapter 13.2

[Enamourer & Watcher] Pastor Merkenneth: You should trust that she tried to use her gift and not a weapon, my friend. If it were Enny, I'd say Mar's been brainwashed. 100%.

Merdaniel (Damie): For real?

Kenny: Man, no one wants to listen to Enny even when he's right. He's too abrasive. But Zuri? We all talk to her. Gift or no gift, she's persuasive. I'd say you could believe that Mar's changing on her own because something Zuri said just made sense for her. Just like I tell you some of the same things that Healer Juniper tells you about your work but it hits different when I say it.

Damie: We grew up together, man. You know me.

Kenny: And she knows what you're going through. I thank Elohim that you're working with her and not - let me not say that. Forgive me, Elohim.

Watcher Tristan: Kenny. Damie. What's up?

Kenny: Tristan! How's the knee? Still sore?

Tristan: Yeah. But getting better. I'll be back on the court in no time.

Kenny: Good. Cause Ungoril is -

Damie: A beast.

Kenny: No doubt. You're the only one that's figured out how to guard him.

Tristan: Y'all are just scared he'll knock you down on purpose. But he won't. But listen, you're the watcher for Ximena's pastor, right? Ximena Zepeda?

Kenny: Ximena Zepeda. Pastor Estrada, yeah!

Damie: Still can't believe you keep all those members memorized.

Kenny: Precious pixels, my friend. What's up with Ximena?

Tristan: She said yes to Jason's proposal.

Kenny: Congrats!

Tristan: Thanks. Thanks. Her dad has a lot of demands… Pre-marital counselling. A church ceremony and a dry reception.

Kenny: Pre-marital counselling, 1-

Damie & Tristan *laughing*: 100%

Kenny: Yo, you two mocking me? Or agreeing?

Damie: I'm agreeing.

Tristan: I'm mocking you. But I'll give in and send them to counselling even if Jason's reluctant. So what's the protocol with your churches? Is it going to turn into recruitment?

Kenny: Not my church, my friend. Elohim's.

With Estrada, you don't have to worry about, what'd you say? Recruitment? Yeah, he'll talk about our beliefs every session. But you shouldn't expect any thing different from us, you know? He won't force him to join the congregation. Won't refuse to do the ceremony. He might even take a drink if you invite him to the reception. I know that won't be dry.

Tristan: No chance. Jason is ready for a fete and I am always ready for a good time.

Kenny: 100%.

Damie laughing.

Kenny: Yo, do I say it that much?

Damie & Tristan *laughing*: 100%.

Kenny: My bad. But yeah, with Estrada we should micromanage the sessions together because he'd repeat things he read or try to stick to the manual without listening to what the couple said. I had to give up a few legacies to keep a closer eye on him since he caused more harm than good in a couple last sim-year. I don't know Ximena's life and you don't have to tell me but it would be a waste of time if they don't learn how to handle being hurt together, you know? But we can talk more about it later. Let's eat. Elohim, thank you for this food -

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