Monday, January 10, 2011

Chapter 15: Excursions



 
Leona is again in China. They heard about her handiness skill.


Always carrying fresh vegetables from the garden back home, Leona prepares salads and pancakes to take with her into Chinese tombs. Unfortunately, by the time she gets to the tombs all her food will have spoiled.



Leona's boss calls to make sure she's getting official military business done.



Back home, they feel like dancin'.




The house across the street is randomly possessed by spirits. From afar, Sacha wonders who the hero is who saves her neighbors.

Sacha enjoys nature. She tries to decide what her favorite butterfly is.

Perhaps we have a winner?





The Archers spend the day at Fiona's house next door.


“Psst... Leo... why is Dad in Tron gear?”





Randy cuddles Halen...



...while Leo and Fio chat. Fiona wonders if her twin ever, you know, thinks about getting out around town or falling in love again. Maybe some wild parties? A lover? Fiona finds Leona's life so BORING and-



“EEK! Where'd you come fro-..umm... how about them Llamas? Good season, eh?”



Fiona bonds with her niece.



Leona tells Halen about proper dental hygiene, while Randy admires Zoya, his second blue-haired, pointy-eared grandchild.




Watching the game. Fiona hopes Sacha isn't an Emus fan.




 This guy on TV... is the most inspiring man Sacha has ever seen.




Soon it is time to go.

“Look kid, I know my sister can be a little intense, or, like, crazy,” Fiona says. “You can come over here if you ever need to talk.”


A late night visitor.




Sacha's response is to faint.


When she wakes up, finding herself on the floor, she knows it wasn't just a dream.

She knows she saw something.


“I know I saw something, Ducksworth.”




Leona tells her daughter to conquer her fears.


In China again, Leona's thoughts are of Sacha. Sacha would like the beauty of this place.





Some homework help. Randy's high logic skill comes in handy, for once.




This is the Archer house so far. The one next to it is Fiona's.
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Etc.: You probably can't see it, but I edited Zoya in CAS to give her freckles. She's the first person in this town to get any kind of edit whatsoever. I intend to keep this sort of thing to a minimum (and will mention it when I change something), but for some reason could not resist giving a toddler freckles.

Fiona's house had no room for children, but it was too nice to ruin by conventional expansion. I gave it a massive basement with a nursery, accessible through the garage, before moving Fiona in. Shortly after her surprise twins were born I realized I'd forgotten to put LIGHTS in that basement.

I fixed it later.

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