Saturday, November 3, 2018

Victorian Population Challenge 11/3/18

Continuing from yesterday's post...

Sub Farmer #2 Whitlock:  Current members of this household are Luther & Emma (Gen 1 Founders), who are both elders, their children Liam (Gen 2 Heir), Benjamin (teen), and Josie (child), and Liam's wife Chastity (formerly Baldwin), who is pregnant with the couple's first child.  The other children of Luther & Emma have all moved out.  This household also has the "slow time" glitch, which has another pro/con for sub farmers in that the crops grow much faster than usual, but they also grow weeds/get bugs faster too.  The heir, Liam, is the 4th child and I thought it would mean he'd get a much later start than the other heirs, but he's actually on par with most of them (ahead of poor Hart Baldwin even).  This family ended up with the most children born into Gen 2, with a whopping 8 thanks to that fast pregnancy thing.  Financially though they're just average.  They did buy a toy bench last round, so that will add some income. Also Benjamin has a teen job in the Athletic career.  The household bank balance is $5411 out of $50,000.

Sub Farmer #3 Hayward:  Current members of this household are Wyatt & Amelia (Gen 1 Founders), who are both elders, their children Noah (Gen 2 Heir) and Julian (teen), Noah's wife Grace (formerly Hopkins), and Noah & Grace's children Abraham (Gen 3 Heir - child) and Eli (toddler).  Grace is pregnant with the couple's third child.  This family has always struggled for some reason.  Wyatt and Amelia have a hot/cold relationship, falling in and out of love on a regular basis.  No one likes to clean, so there was a sea of baby bottles on the floor for a long time.  Grace and Abraham have cleaned most of them up at this point, but Grace is always pregnant and Abraham is at school most of the day, so they still pile up.  Add to that the fact that none of the teens ever seem to do well in school.  Julian's current grade is D-, which means he can't take a teen job to help out.  Add to that the fact that one of the elders has only a day or two to live (honestly that might be a blessing) and you've got one miserable family.  The household bank balance is $1881 out of $50,000.

Sub Farmer #4 Hayward:  Current members of this household are Levi (Gen 2 Spare) & Elizabeth (formerly Stanbury) and their children James (Gen 3 Heir - child), John (toddler), and Anna (baby).  Elizabeth is pregnant with the couple's 4th child.  As a relatively new household money must be conserved at all costs.  They will need to purchase many new beds for their growing family, as well as have cash on hand for planting and other helpful gardening items like the compost bin and ladybug houses.  Levi goes fishing as often as possible to supplement their food supply until the crops are ready to harvest in summer.  James has been having trouble in school (he has a D), but was finally able to get caught up on homework this round, so hopefully he'll bump back up to a C at least.  Elizabeth has been having a tough pregnancy so far and John is a very difficult toddler, making it even more difficult for her, but hopefully she'll press on.  The household bank balance is $1299 out of $50,000.

Sub Farmer #5 Godwin:  Current members of this household are Emory (Gen 2 Spare) & Caroline (formerly Hayward) and their children Grace (toddler) and Louise (baby).  This family is financially and physically struggling.  The garden seems to be constantly overgrown and buggy, the kitchen is quickly filling with bottles, both adults are constantly exhausted despite the girls being fairly calm, and their bank balance is down to $798, which will soon go even lower as Grace reaches childhood and needs a bed.  Fishing is out of the question, but Emory was able to harvest the fruit trees, so at least they won't starve.




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