Change for the Good or Bad?
We'll start with the happy married couple Unko and Benni, because we haven't seen them in a while! I spotted them flirting with each other in the park. And Benni is FINALLY an adult! (I had thought she was glitched as a teenager forever . .) And she's a fairy now, apparently. So I'm glad that Unko can actually have a normal romantic life now that her wife is no longer perpetually illegal =P
But back to the Wagners!
Fairies are starting to spread almost as fast as vampires, which makes for some awkward combinations in Appaloosa Plains.
Cowboy Fairy: "Darlene!! Darlene!! I'm your biggest fan! Darlene! Pay attention to me! I'm a fairy!"
Darlene: "Uh huh"
Cowboy Fairy: "Looook, I can make sparkles with my hands! Look how pretty it is!"
Darlene: "Uh huh"
Cowboy Fairy: "Oh Darleeeeeeeene~ Don't you want to come jam with me? DarLEEEEENE~"
Darlene: ". . . oh fuck it."
May: "Okay honestly, when I wanted to meet at the bookstore, I didn't know my mom and . . . that guy would be here"
Cruz: "It's actually pretty entertaining . ."
May: "Yeah, if you're bored stiff. C'mon, let's just hang out at my place"
Cruz: "Okay"
Cruz: "Wait . . May, I just realized, your mom was that guitarist for that old band Purple Velocity! Holy crap, your mom is famous!!"
Darlene: "You're JUST now realizing this?! And what do you mean by 'old'? The band still exists-- oh who am I kidding anymore"
Anyway, May and Cruz head to the Wagner household, and I'm quite proud of May for initiating something! Maybe this time she has another activity planned other than--
Hopscotch. Wow, you guys really need a new hobby. I can't see anything escalating at this rate!
But this hobby is at least better than some of the hobbies Cruz has . .
Dear lord, why does May always choose these guys who lick dirty plates?! You REALLY know how to pick 'em, May.
But my god, look how dirty this place has become. It's like the house is becoming infested and taken over by flies.
However, this isn't the only weird thing Cruz does. He ends up doing something that makes me even reconsider approving him as a potential boyfriend for May!
He goes up to Carolyn's room and takes a picture of her while she's sleeping.
Now don't get me wrong, that's pretty creepy, but I'm trying to justify it for May's sake. I mean, Carolyn's become even more famous than May because of not only her parents, but also the fact that she was born in the past long ago and isn't even from our time era. I mean, THAT'S a pretty big deal when you think about it. Wouldn't you want to prove somehow, that you saw such a person in the flesh? The Girl Who Arised From The Time Machine? I mean, taking a picture of them sleeping is pretty creepy, but maybe he thought there might not be another chance?
But then he does something that even I can't explain.
He watches Carolyn sleep for literally hours. Almost the entire night. While everyone else is already sleeping, tucked in their beds, he just stands there, unmoving, watching. What is this, some creepy Twilight shit? That's not romantic! And if it's supposed to be, you've got the wrong girl! You don't even know Carolyn!
I can't shake the feeling that Cruz is a total creeper, and just as I was having second thoughts, the game makes the decision for me the next day, after Cruz has gone home.
The game randomly and bluntly informs me that Cruz has drowned in a pool and died.
I feel like I should be relieved that he is gone, because then that means May can no longer be with him. But in all honesty, I was almost a little frustrated xD I was hoping SO MUCH for May to get what she wanted, and I feel like she worked really hard to even get this far with her Shy trait. And then the game just ups and kills him? Why him of all people? Why not someone nobody cares about, like Juanita or something? It was almost awkward because the game really never just goes and tells me that somebody in town has died. It's almost like the game witnessed Cruz's creeperness itself and was like "LOL NOPE"
Ah well. Back to square 1 with no love interest =P So sad.
Anyway! Speaking of dead people, our frequent ghostly visitor has dropped by again!
April: "God, you really need to clean this house Mom, it makes me gag every time I come here. If you ever wondered why I just randomly pop outta my grave just to visit the empty house next door, well, it's because it smells a whole lot better."
Darlene: "Uh huh . . wait what?!"
Darlene: "APRIL?!"
April: "Hi Mom!"
Darlene: "HOLY CRAP. It's really you!"
April: "Well, you woulda seen me a whole lot sooner if you weren't sleeping every time I come here"
Darlene: "Oh my god! I have to tell May about this! And Marc--"
April: "DON'T . . tell Dad. He already knows. Trust me. He's been looking for me with a giant vacuum-looking machine"
Darlene: ". . . . ."
April: "But seriously, clean the damn house"
And when the ghost of your long lost daughter comes and tells you to do something, you do it!
Darlene: "Pfffff, did you really think I was gonna do it myself? Fat chance! HERE BONEY BONEY BONEY!!!"
Meet Bonehilda! The new and efficient skeleton maid. Don't ask where she comes from, that's classified information. Some of you already know, and should be hiding from the FBI now.
Carolyn's reporter-like thirst for information kicks in immediately!
Carolyn: "So, are there many more skeleton maids like you, or is our family just that influental?"
Bonehilda: "There are more of us . . if you can afford the price . ."
Carolyn: "Oh, so you have met them in the factory where you were assembled? Or have you no memory of that time?"
Bonehilda: "I was not made in a factory . ."
Carolyn: ". . . ."
Bonehilda: ". . . . ."
Carolyn: ". . . . How are you talking without vocal chords?"
Bonehilda: "It's cleaning time, Miss"
Carolyn: "Oh, I do so apologize! Carry on"
The next night the gnomes gather around April's gravestone as if expecting something . . or someone.
Darlene, charged with energy from when she saw April's spirit, feels that this is a sign that she will appear again and waits impatiently by the gravestone until she appears.
April: "Oh hi, Mom"
Darlene: "Ha, so you DID come!"
April: "Looks like it! . . Ooo, thanks for all the flowers"
Darlene: "We gradually put them there, every time some random stranger gives them to us. I guess it's a good thing they don't wilt"
April: "Ah, well thanks . . . why are you in your bathing suit?"
Darlene: "This was the only thing left to wear after our skeleton maid insisted on washing all of our stinky clothes"
April: "Riiiiiiight . . well I'm going to the empty house next door now . ."
Darlene: "But the house is CLEAN!! . . . crap"
After seeing her dead daughter in spirit twice now, Darlene had an urge to go to the library the next day, perhaps to do some research of her own (of what, we don't know. Revival?) when she spots a vampire and of course has to chat with him. But this is not a vampire with good intentions!
Vampire: "Join us . . . Become one of us . . . Join us . . . Become one of us . . ."
Uh oh! Darlene, your luck has finally run out when it comes to chatting up random vampires! They can't all be good! Then again, at least this one didn't just start biting and drinking. Yet still, Darlene can't get it out of her head!
She immediately desires to see her best friend, Oriole.
Darlene: "Hey, Oriole . ."
Oriole: "Oh hi Darlene! Tony just left for work. What's up?"
Darlene: "I have a favor to ask of you . ."
Uh oh . . I have a bad feeling about this . .
Darlene: "Right here is fine"
Oriole: "Awww, but the neck is so traditional!"
Darlene: "Do you really want a mess on your floor?!"
Oriole: "True. Are you sure about this, Dar?"
Darlene: "Absolutely. Please. You're the only one I trust with this"
Oriole: "Well, all right . ."
Oriole: "Then I will HAPPILY OBLIGE!"
Darlene: "Wait, is this going to hurt?!"
Oriole: "Only a little . ."
*CHOMP*
Darlene: "LIAAAAAARRRRR!!!"
Darlene: "Oooo . . I feel kinda . . good . ."
Oriole: "Mmmm . . it's been a while since I've done this . . Sorry about that, I meant to say that it will hurt FOR only a little bit . ."
Darlene: "How convenient . . "
Uh oh! Looks like Darlene's life is going to change in a MAJOR way!