Internet woes

My apologies for the delay!

It seems I chose a terrible time to start a new blog.  After months without issue, my internet decided a few weeks ago that it had had enough.  Since then it's been a struggle just to keep up with email, much less something more complicated.  Hence, the delay.  However it seems fine again now, in its mysterious internet ways.

I have played ahead enough for several posts so now I just need to write and upload them.  I will definitely get one up this week (so long as my internet doesn't crap out again).  If things go really well, then two new posts!  I'm really enjoying playing Moss (and family, now!) and looking forward to seeing where they go.

1.0 Transplanted

Moss spent nearly all his savings buying a huge tract of land on the edge of town.  Just an empty field and some money would worry most, but not Moss.  He was looking forward to living outside!  After all, what could be more eco-friendly than not using any electricity or gas?  Once he had children he would have a house built, but that future seemed so far away.

With a glance around, Moss borrowed a newspaper from his neighbor’s sidewalk.  A quick look through the classifieds yielded a couple leads for a cheap second-hand bed.  Moss was about to refold and return the paper when something else caught his eye:

WANT TO IMPROVE YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY?

NEW OPENINGS, PAY AFTER EACH SHIFT.

The Sunset Valley Armed Forces Division is seeking new recruits.  Interested parties please apply in-person to the military base at 5:00 am.

Moss tossed the newspaper back to his neighbor’s mailbox, considering his options.  The military was not his dream career, but surely he could give it a go.  Pay after each shift would give him some money for dates and savings for his future home!

Thinking of future dates took Moss down to Central Park.  He was investigating some seeds on the ground when the lovely Victoria Andrews caught his eye. 

A short introduction, and the two were happily discussing the park.  Victoria described the park in such romantic terms!  She seemed to enjoy the ponds more than the plants, but Moss felt a romantic connection.  Unfortunately that feeling ended when she added how much her and her husband, Beau, enjoy the park.  They chatted a little more until Victoria and Beau left for home.

Susan Wainwright gave Moss a passionate telling of first shooting star she had ever seen!  But before he could even start thinking of stargazing with her, it came out that she, like Victoria, was already married.

Third try’s the charm, hoped Moss, as he went over to greet a policewoman.  Tia Rose!  How could they not be meant for each other with a surname like that?  He thought he’d gotten lucky as the unmarried Tia Rosa shared the local gossip with him, but it was not to be…

Tia was unimpressed when Moss explained the benefits of recycling and composting.  She said she had bigger things to worry about, like teens out past curfew!  Moss couldn’t be interested in somehow who was so dismissive of his eco-friendly lifestyle.

It was getting late and everyone was leaving the park, so Moss hailed a cab.  He felt guilty, spending natural resources so wastefully, and hoped having his own sustainable garden would balance out his eco-unfriendly deed.  Content to have started his garden, Moss bedded down under the stars.

Next time: Moss earns some military money, but can he get a date?

1.2 Green as Moss