Aliens Stole My Alien Parents
Decided to try this scenario with a twist or two. The Zeezoob family just immigrated to Earth, settling in a small house in Copperdale. As soon as they got the basics unpacked, Mara and Oliver's da...
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Day 7
Here they were, one week without their dads and counting.
Mara got up early again to mow lawns. It made her angry. What a stupid job. And it would never lead to anything except mowing more lawns. Meanwhile, Oliver played some intense chess in the neighborhood.
https://i.postimg.cc/BZ25cQNt/06-intense-chess-1.png
Wow, that's one grouchy grandma.
After work, bemoaning her stupid dead-end job to herself, Mara went to the flea market. It was sunny and pleasant downtown, a few autumn leaves scattered about. Mara examined a table of lamps, all discounted. She bought a couple, after haggling with the vendor for a further discount, of course. That seemed like an interesting job, reselling items. She imagined herself as the proprietor of a fashion and lamp shop. Why not?
Mara was envisioning the cozy but cool vibe of her shop-- beaded curtains, definitely beaded curtains-- when her best friend came up behind her. And not with a pleasant look on her face.
Mara came home to some happy news: her fall formal outfit "Applecore" had sold on Trendi! She'd priced that one quite aggressively high, or it had seemed high anyway, about 1.5 times what she paid for it.
That night, Mara was exhausted but she made herself get through at least part of her homework. She wanted Oliver to feel like he had company in his studying.
Here they were, one week without their dads and counting.
Mara got up early again to mow lawns. It made her angry. What a stupid job. And it would never lead to anything except mowing more lawns. Meanwhile, Oliver played some intense chess in the neighborhood.
https://i.postimg.cc/BZ25cQNt/06-intense-chess-1.png
Wow, that's one grouchy grandma.
After work, bemoaning her stupid dead-end job to herself, Mara went to the flea market. It was sunny and pleasant downtown, a few autumn leaves scattered about. Mara examined a table of lamps, all discounted. She bought a couple, after haggling with the vendor for a further discount, of course. That seemed like an interesting job, reselling items. She imagined herself as the proprietor of a fashion and lamp shop. Why not?
Mara was envisioning the cozy but cool vibe of her shop-- beaded curtains, definitely beaded curtains-- when her best friend came up behind her. And not with a pleasant look on her face.
Spoiler
"Hey Cassandra, uh, it's too bad we didn't get to hang out much at the dance last night--"
"I have had it with you Mara! I've been thinking about the whole thing with Kiyoshi, it's like you had it all planned from the start! Like you just wanted us to be two cute little sets of dolls, you and Rohan, me and Kiyoshi. And you didn't even stop to think about what if he was with someone already. Which as we now know, he was. You can't... you can't... choreograph people like that, Mara!"
https://i.postimg.cc/fThK60kx/01-flea-c-had-it.png
"Cassandra... I only wanted you to be happy," Mara said, weakly. "You and Kiyoshi are both so beautiful. I thought you'd be great together. It would have been so fun to go on double dates like in all the Earth movies."
https://i.postimg.cc/SQ9dTGQS/02-flea-wanted-you-to-be-happy.png
"You have all these great ideas but you have to also remember that other people have ideas of their own! Did you ever think to ask what I might want?"
"Well, I did ask if you thought he was cute..."
"Aargh! You aren't even listening! Again!"
https://i.postimg.cc/cCGRyV1s/03-flea-plead.png
Mara swallowed at the lump in her throat.
"Aren't you going to say anything, Mara?"
"Maybe I'll listen this time," Mara managed.
Cassandra sighed. "I'm sorry I got upset. It was just so embarrassing. I've never been that embarrassed before and I told myself it was all your fault."
"It kind of was," said Mara.
"This dating stuff is confusing. I guess neither of us has had a boyfriend before so we don't really know what we're doing. I wish it could be easy, like it's easy being friends."
https://i.postimg.cc/TwDVsR67/04-flea-if-only-it-were-easy.png
"Friends aren't always easy for me. Only certain ones. Like, mostly you."
"Aw Mara."
"Hey Cassandra, did you ever get to dance at the fall formal?"
"Not really."
"How about now? Only if you want."
"Okay, now that is a Mara idea that I will happily take you up on."
https://i.postimg.cc/Hn0QpBjb/05-flea-dance.png
"Hey Cassandra, uh, it's too bad we didn't get to hang out much at the dance last night--"
"I have had it with you Mara! I've been thinking about the whole thing with Kiyoshi, it's like you had it all planned from the start! Like you just wanted us to be two cute little sets of dolls, you and Rohan, me and Kiyoshi. And you didn't even stop to think about what if he was with someone already. Which as we now know, he was. You can't... you can't... choreograph people like that, Mara!"
https://i.postimg.cc/fThK60kx/01-flea-c-had-it.png
"Cassandra... I only wanted you to be happy," Mara said, weakly. "You and Kiyoshi are both so beautiful. I thought you'd be great together. It would have been so fun to go on double dates like in all the Earth movies."
https://i.postimg.cc/SQ9dTGQS/02-flea-wanted-you-to-be-happy.png
"You have all these great ideas but you have to also remember that other people have ideas of their own! Did you ever think to ask what I might want?"
"Well, I did ask if you thought he was cute..."
"Aargh! You aren't even listening! Again!"
https://i.postimg.cc/cCGRyV1s/03-flea-plead.png
Mara swallowed at the lump in her throat.
"Aren't you going to say anything, Mara?"
"Maybe I'll listen this time," Mara managed.
Cassandra sighed. "I'm sorry I got upset. It was just so embarrassing. I've never been that embarrassed before and I told myself it was all your fault."
"It kind of was," said Mara.
"This dating stuff is confusing. I guess neither of us has had a boyfriend before so we don't really know what we're doing. I wish it could be easy, like it's easy being friends."
https://i.postimg.cc/TwDVsR67/04-flea-if-only-it-were-easy.png
"Friends aren't always easy for me. Only certain ones. Like, mostly you."
"Aw Mara."
"Hey Cassandra, did you ever get to dance at the fall formal?"
"Not really."
"How about now? Only if you want."
"Okay, now that is a Mara idea that I will happily take you up on."
https://i.postimg.cc/Hn0QpBjb/05-flea-dance.png
Mara came home to some happy news: her fall formal outfit "Applecore" had sold on Trendi! She'd priced that one quite aggressively high, or it had seemed high anyway, about 1.5 times what she paid for it.
That night, Mara was exhausted but she made herself get through at least part of her homework. She wanted Oliver to feel like he had company in his studying.
Spoiler
https://i.postimg.cc/FHrxK5yz/08-tired-homework.png
And Oliver had a long conversation with his good friend, the monster under the bed.
https://i.postimg.cc/N0V8bKW2/09-chat-with-monster.png
https://i.postimg.cc/FHrxK5yz/08-tired-homework.png
And Oliver had a long conversation with his good friend, the monster under the bed.
https://i.postimg.cc/N0V8bKW2/09-chat-with-monster.png
