Veridia Round 1: Shep

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Shep gets to be my trial-and-error sim and go first this round. As you can see, she’s super thrilled about it.





She soon spots Norweni, starting off on her usual rounds from the Seax farm next-door, and rushes to say hello. Shep has only recently set up shop in Veridia, moving out on her own from her mothers’ home nearby, but Norweni’s younger exploits are legendary in the wider area. Shep would love to hear some stories, maybe over a cup of mead sometime.

Norweni: That’s all in the past. I prefer not to talk about it. Everything good here? You need anything?

Shep: Uh, no–

Norweni: Great. Let me know if that changes.

Can we all stop standing in the decorative cart???

Okay, Norweni’s kinda brusque, whatever. Shep has stuff to do anyway, like trekking over to the public well to draw water—





—and, more importantly for a Popularity sim, socialize! One of her new neighbors introduces herself as Derelei. Derelei is quick to catch Shep up on everything from the newest gossip to the recent weather.



Eisu: Ahh, I remember that stage. It’ll pass, heh. You just gotta let them test their independence!

Wulfric: :(



Derelei: Here’s a free sample for you to mess around with!

Is it the fucking widescreen TV

Derelei: (: (:

Of course it is.





Shep has to skedaddle home before long with her illicit TV. Seeds need sowing, and she needs to check on the skep. Her mothers insisted she take a queen cell to start a hive at her new homestead. She’s not looking to start making mead like them… but the honey would be nice.



I’m having to spend a lot more time managing Shep’s needs than I’m used to! That will probably be easier in the multi-sim households, where the work gets spread around more, I hope.









After a hard two days of planting, Shep treats herself to a trip to the bathhouse and Veridia’s mead hall. The cook at the hall makes a mean pasty, and Shep spends some time afterward introducing herself to more locals, like Fial, Norweni’s sister, and Helenet the midwife. Shep heard rumors that Helenet is some sort of witch or fae, but she doesn’t see any pointy ears, and Helenet seems perfectly nice, if a little quiet.







The wheat is coming along nicely; the weeds are also coming along nicely. Gardening works up quite an appetite; Shep has to admit, she misses having Mama’s fresh bread and cheese ready and waiting at noontime.



Shep has a much less awkward chat with Norweni at the well when Norweni inquires about how the garden is going. Apparently she just really isn’t interested in talking about past things.







Also at the well is Shep’s new friend, Derelei! She’s so easy and fun to talk to.







Shep invited Derelei over to share their dinner, and she brought along another friend, Cian. It makes for a pleasant evening–this must be the highest Shep’s social bar has been all spring.

Cian: Are you two excited for the spring festival tomorrow?

Shep: I don’t know much about it yet.

Derelei: Oh, it’s lots of fun. Dancing, food, too much drinking. You should come and we can dance together!





Unfortunately, after her friends left Shep ran outside to stomp some mysteriously appearing roaches before I could stop her. In the rain, no less. Congratulations on starting our first potential plague, Shep!

Shep: Does this mean I have to miss the festival? :(

I mean, I don’t know if you know germ theory yet, but I do, so yes.







I decided to take pity on her, since it’s the first round and also I wanted to test the festival lot. Yes, yes, Helenet is very pretty.





Helenet: I heard from the boss that you’re under the weather, Shep?

Shep: Ah, yeah, it’s just a little nagging cough and fever and a little bit of diarrhea. Look at me, I’m still up and at ‘em!

Helenet: …um, right. Drink this; it’s one of my family’s best tisanes for the flu. Sorry, um, but I’ve got to go get Angus from Eisu. Also, no offense, I don’t really want to bring your sickness back to Angus.

Shep: Yeah, got it. Hey, does this taste any good or?

Helenet: No.

Shep: Aw.



Shep: Bottoms up! …Huh, this tastes like… blue raspberry? A thing that exists only a thousand, thousand years from now? Weird.







Shep gets to put on her fancy dress and meet up with Derelei after all!

Derelei: Yup, no fever… just some beautiful eyes.

Shep: Eheheh–



Helenet seems pleased to see Shep having a good time and not coughing germs all over the place.



Spotted: Eisu and his brother Elmet instructing Helenet in the finer art of skittles.



Shep manages to upset the full water basin when she’s washing up for bed, which is a nice cherry on top of an up and down round.

But summer is here, and the wheat is continuing to grow, with (thankfully) no more Sheep Incidents. Soon, Shep can set her plan into motion:

Step 1: harvest wheat

Step 2: ??????

Step 3: sell beer and become, if not fabulously, then comfortably wealthy! Just gotta figure out that middle step.