Morgan, shipwrecked in paradise

Morgan is enjoying his surroundings. He has the "beach living" aspiration and this seems like all he ever wanted. He doesn't understand yet that his life will not be just relaxing in the sun!

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The first thing he does is try to learn fishing.

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His first catch is just some seaweed. His second is a lump of clay, worth 150 simoleons, which he sells immediately. his first earnings!

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A lady called Emiri from the neighbouring island appears to welcome him to Sulani. Morgan is surprised to hear the locals already know about him, and delighted to be made welcome.

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She has brought a bowl of kava to welcome him properly with the kava ceremony, but she has no place to put it down. Morgan doesn't want her kind gesture to be in vain, so he spends the whole amount he earned on a cheap counter.

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Now that the bowl is properly placed, they take a cup each and chat. The drink is very pleasant and satisfies some of Morgan's hunger.

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After Emiri leaves, Morgan swims over to the larger island. He is happy to find that there is a public toilet and trash cans he can use, as well as a waterfall he can shower in.

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But he is sad to see piles of rubbish littering the island. Although his priority is, of course, his own survival, he decides he will help keep the island clean.

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This is brilliant and inspirational to read. Really reminds me of Sims Castaway Stories :)

Nice start! I will definitely be reading this, it sounds interesting!

What a gorgeous sim! I already really love him. I can't wait to read more.

Morgan decides to visit the beach in Ohan'ali Town, because it seems to be the centre of Sulani social life. He introduces himself to some of the locals.

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This young woman, called Nalani, is very friendly but there still seems to be something otherwordly about her.

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But he didn't come here just for fun. He has 0 simoleons and he needs to eat. He tries fishing from an enclosed net by the pier.

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He catches his first fish! But it's only a small minnow worth 6 simoleons.

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He has better luck with searching for sea shells: he finds a brown tulip shell worth 40.

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Already very hungry, Morgan buys a portion of Adobo pork from the street vendor. A well deserved meal!

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The islanders have told Morgan that the outrigger canoes and float loungers on the beach are for communal use, so when he spots something that looks like a seashell on the other side of the bay, he uses a canoe to cross the water and pick it up.
It's another one worth 40.

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Morgan is very tired now and has no place to sleep, so he takes a nap on one of the float loungers. Life continues all around him - sims are still swimming and building sand sculptures late into the night.

He manages to take two naps - not as good as a good night's sleep, but he wakes up feeling slightly better.

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During the night the waves have washed new seashells ashore, and Morgan picks up as many as he can. One of them is a pretty valuable blue abalone shell, and after selling them Morgan has 336 simoleons.

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He treats himself to a delicious grilled fruit breakfast. But he can already feel his energy dropping, and it is only 7AM. He will have to work as hard as he can today and buy himself a real bed if he wants to survive this.

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Morgan returns to his empty home lot and practices fishing again. He catches a fish, but it isn't worth much.

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He is very tired now, so he purchases his first home commodities: a bush he can use as a toilet, and a beach towel to nap on.

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Feeling refreshed, he decides to visit the only island neighbourhood he hasn't seen yet: Lani St. Taz, where the richest people live.

He meets his acquaintances from yesterday, Nalani and Emiri, and has a nice chat with them.

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But he is in desperate need of money, so he soon excuses himself and starts beachcombing. He finds a shell, but it isn't very valuable.

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He realises the best place to search for cherries is Ohan'ali Town, so he travels there.

He finds an unusually large shell and feels the impulse to blow it like a horn. The sound has a magical quality to it, and Morgan wishes he could keep this shell for himself. But he can't afford to keep it, because what he needs most of all now is a bed. Perhaps he'll find another one someday!

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Morgan returns home and buys a bed. He feels very proud of his belongings now: bed, bush, kitchen counter, beach towel, and the kava bowl he got as a gift!

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He goes to sleep before sunset, because every muscle in his body feels tired and he hasn't had a decent sleep since his shipwreck.

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A great story so far! :)

Morgan sleeps through the late afternoon and the first half of the night, while the volcano on the island across glows red in the darkness.

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He wakes up in the middle of the night, well rested but filthy, hungry and in desperate need of a toilet. The bush he got the day before comes in handy.

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To wash himself, he has to swim to the waterfall on the volcano island.

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It feels wonderful to finally be clean. But he is now desperately hungry. He could fish, but he might not be able to wait until a fish bites. The bar and the food vendors are closed at this time of night. But, luckily, he remembers that he saw a vending machine for beach supplies in Ohan'ali Town that also sells tropical fruit.

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Morgan buys two coconuts and eats one immediately. it gives him some temporary relief, but he will have to eat again soon.

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He saves the other coconut for later. He will eat it if necessary, but it would be better to save and plant it - he would get many coconuts for the same price!

Returning to Mua Pel'am, Morgan climbs as close to the grotto of the volcano as he dares. It is a magnificent, but frightening sight.

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He finds two dig sites on the path to the volcano and excavates them. He finds a cheap gem and a figurine. Together, they are worth just a little bit more than what he spent on the coconuts.

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After that he goes fishing, as the sun slowly begins to rise.

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He catches no fish - instead, he gets one useless bunch of seaweed, and two chests.

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In one of the chests he finds a kava root. In the other, a cow plant berry - a stroke of luck, because it is worth 180 simoleons.

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He feels hungry again, but after selling the berry he can afford a substantial breakfast. He buys the ingredients and prepares burgers on the beach in Ohan'ali Town. He is a beginner in cooking, so normal quality is as good as they can get.

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He eats his breakfast and chats with the locals on the beach, then relaxes in the sun for a while.

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Now nicely tanned, he finds another large conch shell. He decides to keep this one unless there is a pressing need to sell it.

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Back on his home lot, he plants the second coconut he bought and the kava root he fished out of the ocean. These are humble beginnings - he hopes to have a lush tropical garden someday!

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