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Generation One: Black

Appearance: Black hair, siren-like clothing style
Traits: Evil, Non Committal, Kleptomaniac
Aspiration: Renaissance Sim
Occupation: Collector/Random careers of choice
House Goal: 10,000 worth

A Day to Change a Life

My first task this morning was a nice, leisurely swim ... which was interrupted by a grumpy mail-woman delivering my first set of bills. Choosing to be on the grid has it's downfalls. Bills being one of them.

However, by nightfall, I had been able not only to pay my bills, but also to expand my hut - thanks to a promotion and bonus from work. I may not always like working there, but the pay certainly makes up for it.

I now had an actual bedroom. With a REAL bed. My very first thought.. my ONLY thought.. was Rangi.

... So I invited him over...

.. And we "broke the bed in". He was impressed with the speed with which I'd managed to get the bedroom addition completed.. but I just replied "Where there's a will, there's a way!" My bank account was pretty much tapped at the moment.. but at least I had space for Rangi, now. We cuddled up and slept peacefully the rest of the night. I thanked my "lucky stars" the volcano remained quiet for the night so as not to scare poor Rangi away. He'd get to know the hazards of living by it soon enough.

The next morning, I woke up first, and took a quick swim to refresh my scales. Having the ocean so close to home is so amazing! And because I live in the park area of the islands, it's usually deserted - so it's like having my very own lagoon.

When I got back, Rangi was up and getting a drink of water. I quickly caught his attention and told him we needed to talk.

At first, He was wary, even a little concerned... but by the time I asked him to be my boyfriend, he had a big smile all the way across his face.

And when he said "yes", I was the one with the smile. And then.. I couldn't resist. I just had to ask. I couldn't wait anymore.

"Will you be mine? Even though I live in a volcanic hut and am bound by my honor to follow through with this legacy and get a girl mermaid heir... which means you'll have to be a mermaid, too? Will you?"

At first, his stunned silence worried me. But then, he found his words, snatched the ring, and quickly agreed.

He slipped the ring on his finger and stood there in stunned disbelief for a moment while we both let that sink in fully. Then, we kissed, and giggled together. No way were we waiting for a wedding event neither of us could really afford... so we went up by the volcano to make our pact official.

I thought it was incredibly romantic.. getting married by something so powerful and awesome. We exchanged rings, kisses, vows...

And before I hardly even knew it.. we were "hitched". He moved in with practically nothing, but some research from work, himself, his clothes, and a big smile.

That work research really paid off, though, as he decided - for our sakes - to sell it to the Nature Channel instead of use it for island conservation. This netted us a tidy sum -

Enough to buy a makeshift kitchen. I made BLT's for lunch (and hoped I got the recipe right!) since it wasn't something I'd been able to eat as a kid.

Rangi loved it, though... and so we ate our first official meal together. We didn't have a table or chairs yet.. but that would come. As my mother would have said.. "I have faith."

I finished off the evening with upgrading some of the appliances, adding a self-cleaning feature.. because neither of us were that into cleaning toilets. And with only one half bath in the house at the moment, keeping it clean was sort of a necessity.

What a day. In one day, my life made a complete turnaround. I went from being alone and struggling to get by.. to having a partner in life. We were still struggling a bit.. but we both had jobs.. and that would change. I now had the beginnings of a REAL home.. and a real family of my own. Things couldn't be better in my life, or so I thought. That, too, would change. But I'll leave that for the next chapter!

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