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...
Forum Discussion
Day 17
Wednesday I sent the kids to school alone again.
This time, Mara was successful!
https://i.postimg.cc/GpfwpKL6/mara-grade-a.png
Cassandra came over. Mara shared how totally focused on her studies she is now. She's getting As, she's graduating soon, maybe she'll get a good job, maybe she'll find her dads one day... Of course, it still would be totally fun to pull a few more pranks before she grows up, like summoning the urban myth once or twice, or messing around in the cuddle carts--
https://i.postimg.cc/521xcsy3/03-leaving-m-and-c-to-bond.png
Mara suddenly noticed Cassandra's startled, slightly sad expression...
Meanwhile, Oliver went for a jog. When he came home, he came home to this
Meanwhile, Mara livestreamed...
But for tonight, Mara had to stop. A very urgent message popped up on her phone
Wednesday I sent the kids to school alone again.
This time, Mara was successful!
https://i.postimg.cc/GpfwpKL6/mara-grade-a.png
Cassandra came over. Mara shared how totally focused on her studies she is now. She's getting As, she's graduating soon, maybe she'll get a good job, maybe she'll find her dads one day... Of course, it still would be totally fun to pull a few more pranks before she grows up, like summoning the urban myth once or twice, or messing around in the cuddle carts--
https://i.postimg.cc/521xcsy3/03-leaving-m-and-c-to-bond.png
Mara suddenly noticed Cassandra's startled, slightly sad expression...
Meanwhile, Oliver went for a jog. When he came home, he came home to this
Spoiler
https://i.postimg.cc/FKHNz1jk/05-went-for-jog-came-back-to-this.png
Yep. Kevin was standing there, perfectly still, arms at his sides. He probably hadn't knocked or else Mara would have heard him.
"Hi Kevin," said Oliver.
"Want to play chess?" asked Kevin eagerly, without using his arms at all. It didn't seem like a question one would need to use one's arms to ask, but when you thought about it, asking it with your arms glued to your sides was a little... awkward.
Kevin showed Oliver the pieces. "This is a pawn, and this is a knight--"
https://i.postimg.cc/L8TmmjZM/06-showed-him-pieces.png
He caught Oliver's eye. "Oh yeah, of course, I guess you know them already--"
https://i.postimg.cc/xTG2PL5b/07-of-course-you-know-them-already.png
Oliver found all this utterly adorable.
"It's really okay, Kevin. You don't have to apologize for anything. Let's just play."
https://i.postimg.cc/C5y3GKfN/ok-to-be-awkward.png
Apparently this was not the response Kevin usually received from his peers.
"Thank you for understanding me!" he burst out.
https://i.postimg.cc/hPRnx2LB/08-thank-you-for-understanding-me.png
"Everyone's awkward sometimes! How about playing some chess??"
So they did. Looks like Oliver made a big impression on Kevin. Aw.
https://i.postimg.cc/4yzrBT6T/ok-they-understand.png
https://i.postimg.cc/FKHNz1jk/05-went-for-jog-came-back-to-this.png
Yep. Kevin was standing there, perfectly still, arms at his sides. He probably hadn't knocked or else Mara would have heard him.
"Hi Kevin," said Oliver.
"Want to play chess?" asked Kevin eagerly, without using his arms at all. It didn't seem like a question one would need to use one's arms to ask, but when you thought about it, asking it with your arms glued to your sides was a little... awkward.
Kevin showed Oliver the pieces. "This is a pawn, and this is a knight--"
https://i.postimg.cc/L8TmmjZM/06-showed-him-pieces.png
He caught Oliver's eye. "Oh yeah, of course, I guess you know them already--"
https://i.postimg.cc/xTG2PL5b/07-of-course-you-know-them-already.png
Oliver found all this utterly adorable.
"It's really okay, Kevin. You don't have to apologize for anything. Let's just play."
https://i.postimg.cc/C5y3GKfN/ok-to-be-awkward.png
Apparently this was not the response Kevin usually received from his peers.
"Thank you for understanding me!" he burst out.
https://i.postimg.cc/hPRnx2LB/08-thank-you-for-understanding-me.png
"Everyone's awkward sometimes! How about playing some chess??"
So they did. Looks like Oliver made a big impression on Kevin. Aw.
https://i.postimg.cc/4yzrBT6T/ok-they-understand.png
Meanwhile, Mara livestreamed...
Spoiler
https://i.postimg.cc/zBLNwM2J/09-meanwhile-m-livestreamed.png
As she played she kept thinking about the other night when she'd hacked into the bank. Her attempts had prompted an automatic lockout and email from the bank to her dads. She had no idea where to look for an Earth email account belonging to her dads, if they'd even had time to set one up. But on the bank's side, perhaps the sending of the email left some kind of digital trace. The automatic emails themselves would be encrypted, but was there any way to see a record of when emails had been sent to a given customer? Or even better, the address? What if her dads had set up email after all? Maybe she could hack in there, and find out some more clues about their disappearance.
After she got done with her livestream, she poked into the bank's email timestamps.
Aha, there was the one from when she had hacked in the other night! The timestamp was right, and the IP address was right.
https://i.postimg.cc/fymhpdhp/10-and-hacked.png
But the destination email address was listed as the bank's own customer service. Which is what happened when the bank didn't have an address on file. Again, Mara felt far away from her dads.
What's this though--
There were a few other emails generated recently. Mara had only hacked in the one time.
Was someone else hacking in?
https://i.postimg.cc/26PD0wgn/12-learned-2.png
Mara followed the IP address that had generated the other automatic emails. They were all the same. They belonged to a company called "Moonshot Logistics."
It was something to go on, at least.
https://i.postimg.cc/tRxyYKVk/11-learned-something-1.png
https://i.postimg.cc/zBLNwM2J/09-meanwhile-m-livestreamed.png
As she played she kept thinking about the other night when she'd hacked into the bank. Her attempts had prompted an automatic lockout and email from the bank to her dads. She had no idea where to look for an Earth email account belonging to her dads, if they'd even had time to set one up. But on the bank's side, perhaps the sending of the email left some kind of digital trace. The automatic emails themselves would be encrypted, but was there any way to see a record of when emails had been sent to a given customer? Or even better, the address? What if her dads had set up email after all? Maybe she could hack in there, and find out some more clues about their disappearance.
After she got done with her livestream, she poked into the bank's email timestamps.
Aha, there was the one from when she had hacked in the other night! The timestamp was right, and the IP address was right.
https://i.postimg.cc/fymhpdhp/10-and-hacked.png
But the destination email address was listed as the bank's own customer service. Which is what happened when the bank didn't have an address on file. Again, Mara felt far away from her dads.
What's this though--
There were a few other emails generated recently. Mara had only hacked in the one time.
Was someone else hacking in?
https://i.postimg.cc/26PD0wgn/12-learned-2.png
Mara followed the IP address that had generated the other automatic emails. They were all the same. They belonged to a company called "Moonshot Logistics."
It was something to go on, at least.
https://i.postimg.cc/tRxyYKVk/11-learned-something-1.png
But for tonight, Mara had to stop. A very urgent message popped up on her phone
Spoiler
https://i.postimg.cc/JnBwHXt0/green-academia-finally-sold.png
Yes! Thank you, Cassandra's mom! Does this mean you're coming around?
Either way, it was nice to have that outfit gone, and a few more simoleons in hand
https://i.postimg.cc/3JhMWdhr/investor-yay.png
And there was another message. Immediately after the Bella Goth one. From an investor! Who had messaged her, interested in her quirky fashion sense, and wanted to know what her future plans were.
Mara called back right away. The investor wished to remain anonymous, but she had many questions, some of which really made Mara think hard about what exactly she'd like to do next.
https://i.postimg.cc/QN1GXcRn/chat-with-investor.png
They talked for a long time. Mara felt that her eyes were being opened to the possibilities, and also the hard work, involved in running her own business. It seemed exciting. A lot more exciting than college, frankly.
In the end the investor decided to give her a very small stipend to help her on her way.
https://i.postimg.cc/4xBRDZrf/a-small-stipend.png
"Wow! A small stipend! I'm really on my way!" exclaimed Mara to the empty front yard. Then she realized she wasn't feeling very well.
Meanwhile, Oliver slept in the bath.
https://i.postimg.cc/HkpCvjvv/13-slept-in-bath.png
https://i.postimg.cc/JnBwHXt0/green-academia-finally-sold.png
Yes! Thank you, Cassandra's mom! Does this mean you're coming around?
Either way, it was nice to have that outfit gone, and a few more simoleons in hand
https://i.postimg.cc/3JhMWdhr/investor-yay.png
And there was another message. Immediately after the Bella Goth one. From an investor! Who had messaged her, interested in her quirky fashion sense, and wanted to know what her future plans were.
Mara called back right away. The investor wished to remain anonymous, but she had many questions, some of which really made Mara think hard about what exactly she'd like to do next.
https://i.postimg.cc/QN1GXcRn/chat-with-investor.png
They talked for a long time. Mara felt that her eyes were being opened to the possibilities, and also the hard work, involved in running her own business. It seemed exciting. A lot more exciting than college, frankly.
In the end the investor decided to give her a very small stipend to help her on her way.
https://i.postimg.cc/4xBRDZrf/a-small-stipend.png
"Wow! A small stipend! I'm really on my way!" exclaimed Mara to the empty front yard. Then she realized she wasn't feeling very well.
Meanwhile, Oliver slept in the bath.
https://i.postimg.cc/HkpCvjvv/13-slept-in-bath.png
