Genaris – the First Family
Edgar Genaris was a well educated young man, working his way up the political career ladder. He hoped one day to become a senator, or even a mayor. The Confederacy saw great potential in this young man, and requested that he be one of the first to help establish a thriving community on Forgotten Island. As well as potential, it was recognised that he wouldn’t question some of the queerer orders that occasionally came forth from the Confederacy. (Edgar’s wife, Alyssa liked to call the Confederacy the United Anarchy of Domains, but Edgar hoped she was only joking, or had got the real name wrong.)
The Confederacy provided the first few families with housing and some money, at least until they got on their feet. Unfortunately, as food was growing scarce throughout the Confederacy, the people of Forgotten Island would have to find their own sources for food. Edgar envisioned his garden as feeding all of the occupants of Forgotten Island – and also thought it made for a good metaphor for the seeds he was planting for the generations ahead who would benefit from the colonisation of Forgotten Island.
Edgar hoped that he would be able to help the people of Forgotten Island to grow into a thriving community, even though they were all from very different backgrounds. He thought of himself as the leader of the ragtag bunch he’d been assigned to.
Alyssa, on the other hand, he expected to produce children, and in general be everything a good loving wife should be. They had married immediately prior to moving to the island. Alyssa had seemed pleased with the pink on pink kitchen (although truth be told, she really liked pink), and had immediately sat down to learn about how to cook Edgar’s favourite meal, pork chops.
Notes:
My roommate wants me to call the Confederacy the Free United Confederacy of Kingdoms – obviously he finds the acronym entertaining, but I thought that maybe it was a little too over the top for a name! Also, I think Alyssa’s name for it is a little more indicative of the kind of impression I want to give of my SimGovernment – not malevolent, more useless and bureaucratic, which can lead to the wrong decisions being made.
Ann said,
18 May, 2008 at 3:06 pm
The neighborhood you decided to use, with its beach lot potential and prominent bridge, is gorgeous. I usually give up the search before I find one I like.
Oooo…a far away bungling, bureaucratic government and a naive, trusting mayor-to-be, this is sure to be full of conflict. I like Edgar and his optimistic, hopeful nature already and I can’t wait to meet the other families.
Your roommate’s acronym is entertaining,
but I can see your points as well.
Lightnin said,
18 May, 2008 at 10:57 pm
How about the Condederacy United for New Territory? If you were going for a more malevolent sort of government I think it would be apt.
theangelofdarkness said,
18 May, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Thanks Ann – I spent HOURS having downloaded about a million just adding them to my game, testing them out for beach lot potential/aesthetics, forgetting whether or not I liked them… it was hellish and I intend NEVER to do that sort of thing ever again.
I’ve already uploaded the pictures for the next family – now I just have to get round to writing about them! (One of the things I like about your writing is your incredibly detailed characters.)
Lightnin, I think you should meet my roommate – you’d get on well with him. Although the fact that you think that acronym is really apt for a malevolent government is a little worrying…
Ann said,
19 May, 2008 at 2:09 am
LOL @ Lightnin, that was good!
Republic of Independent Occupied Territories? R.I.O.T.?