The Survival Experiment

It's the first day of Fall and what better day than to have the grand opening of the Little Fizzy Bar. Fabian's first batch is ready, and he loads a second batch with honey. Everyone is anxious to try his brew.

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The power is sporadic as usual, but they do get in some dancing.

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Blake decided he wanted to swim with the frogs. Maybe he had a bit too much juice.

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And then he showed off some fancy dance moves with Francesca.

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And Claire played her violin for everyone...um...badly...but no-one seemed to mind.

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In all, it was a great time, and the survivors thought this was a great addition to their community.

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An old generator was found and up-graded, and Cole discovered that they can produce biofuel from the insect hut. Maybe this will help with the power interruptions. (Note: It didn't, but it was worth a try).

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A new ghost visited them. Oh...it was Mary Greenburg. Maybe she heard about the party. Just stay away from that cowplant!

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Speaking of the cowplant, yes, another victim. This time it was Fabian. That cowplant is working its way through all the survivors. Well, the survivors had enough of this plant, and placed it in Cole's werewolf enclosure and locked the gate. Ha! Take that cowplant!

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And, of course, the bills arrive. Thankfully, they are selling lots of paintings, which is really helping their funds.

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There were 3 survivors left who didn't have a house. After much discussion, it was decided that they would all share a house together. Cole had said he didn't really need a house because he could sleep under the stars, but the survivors insisted that he be housed in a shelter. There was only one problem. They also needed an enclosure for Cole when he transformed that could be locked. And so, after much thought, the survivors came up with a plan to have a front and back door for the house. The front area would be similar to the enclosure, where the fence gate and front door could be locked. The back door could be accessed by the other survivors when the front door was inaccessible due to Cole being in the enclosure. The house was a bit narrow, but had an interesting design and suited everyone rather well.

The Yellow House: Cole, Fabian and Blake's House

Photos were taken during a rainstorm. A tropical hut.

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The front door and enclosure area for Cole to use when his fury is too much.

The main level living room. The carpets in the house were knitted by Claire and Madelyn. The octopus on the table was knitted by Gary, as well as a llama cactus decor item in Blake's room. All housewarming gifts. Paintings on the walls were painted by Fabian, Blake, and Cole.

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The kitchen is very small, and still needs a stove.

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The bathroom as well is tiny, and I actually purchased that off-the-grid wall shower from the uni pack. They have a lot of showers, but I needed that one to make this room work.

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The door off of the kitchen leads to an overhead sheltered area with table and chairs. This is the back door, in case the front enclosure is being used as a containment area for Cole.

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Fabian's bedroom. Picture he painted is hung on the wall.

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Blake's bedroom is a bit larger, but not by much. I had to switch out a single bed in Francesca's house, as the single bed that was left had no yellow swatches on it. It did have a green one, so worked perfectly in their house.

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Landing on 2nd floor. Stairs and ladder to third level. I will need to put a picture there as the wall looks bare.

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The balcony outside of Cole's room. Yes, I bought them a little pool. lol

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Cole's open-air bedroom. Windows on both sides. I did purchase the werewolf painting, as I thought it would look good in the room. The "headboard" is made from fence pieces from Snowy Escape.

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And, they even built a little area for their cowplant. The problem was that they forgot to lock the gate, and, Sierra has that chocolate cake craving.

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As it was already autumn, the next priority for the survivors was keeping the plants safe, as this was their main food supply, and it was decided that a greenhouse would be built. And, so salvaging some windows and building materials from the ruined houses, they built a large greenhouse. Gary decided that they should keep two of each plant, and perhaps they would find more seasonal plants to grow. They had also built a separate area for the trees and excess trees were left outside near The Yellow House.

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Gary had been giving a lot of thought to space and constructed some vertical planters for the greenhouse as well. Cole and Blake were working on some self-watering planters, but it was in the test stage right now.

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Sierra decided to add a whimsical scarecrow. Everything looked pretty good.

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Random lot trait removed is Off-the-Grid. I have never been so happy that they will have power again, although the bills will go up.

~ Milestones for the Survivors ~

- Sierra and Madelyn maxed the Dance Skill
- Claire maxed the Painting Skill
- Sierra maxed the Gardening skill
- Francesca maxed the Violin Skill and can now craft violins on the woodworking table
- Francesca maxed the Entrepreneur skill (Level 5)
- Cole maxed the Fishing Skill
- Fabian and Madelyn painted their first masterpieces.