So, the view from Pettonta Heights down to the ocean has been severely cluttered by more high rise buildings in the city region. Galucca is growing, for sure! And the families up here are not too happy about losing their great view!
The Seylouse family might still just about see the ocean, if they look west, and if the land down there is not infected by more tallness.
Louis and Chloe are both doing well in school. Louis has developed a nosy attitude, criticizing others. The bus driver is no exception, wearing a jacket that looks like a parody of a fantasy future.
Louis and Chloe are serious kids, learning that appearance is next to everything, and that building a bright future depends on opening the right doors. Maybe that's why mother Andrine disliked those shoes? Lodvic doesn't seem to care a lot about shoes...
So, Prom night is here, and the crowd gathered outside the old school. This is Galucca's first school, named just School of Galucca. Recently a new school was built between City region and Pettonta Heights, and nowadays the better families prefer sending their hopeful heirs there instead. That school is named Superior School of Galucca. Both schools educate kids and teens.
So, when hardly anyone could enter the Prom, Louis ran over to Superior School, and attended a Prom there istead. All alone it seems, but he had a good night anyway. Smart guy! :nod: No new girlfriend though.
And now Louis has grown up!
Andrine Seylouse is quite eager to see her son married off well. She is known as Galucca's Charity Lady, knowing many important residents, trough constantly begging for their money for charity, of course.
But Louis wants to find a woman on his own...
Today is another important day for Andrine. She has been planning "sports for the poor" since long, but would need some financial help to see it all come trough. Galucca already had a Stadium for a while, but there is no organized physical training outside school, especially not for the poor kids and teens.
She has finally got a meeting with the noble family at the castle, and it's hard to decide what to wear to make the better impression. The blouse with a ribbon has been a huge success at Tackott's Fashion Store, maybe the Countess also got one? Better wear something less fashionable!
Yes, it turned out that Countess Constance was wearing a variety of the modern blouse, Andrine was relieved she had changed! The meeting went on well, the Countess was such a nice person, at least Andrine felt that every word was well understood. The Pettontas had recently spent most of their funds on developing the Constant Hope Hospital, but Countess Constance would bring up the need of sports arenas on the next Town Council meeting! Oh, that was not the reply Andrine had hoped for! The council works too slowly!
Chloe is now a teen, and being quite concerned with clothes and hair, she actually looks rather modest for her age. She is very bright, in addition to after school activities at Superior School of Galucca, she practice painting at the Arts Academy. She likes to paint, and although some of the other painters are pretty weird artists, she can easily hang there for hours until her painting is done.
Louis decided to spend the night on town. There are a few hotspots and clubs that he never visited before. Residents of his class would of course prefer the Galucca Plaza which is the long, double street going through the city region.
Uhm, not really crowded. He could have tried a new exclusive club called Blue Energy, but this late at night the bartender recommended Suzi's Heaven. Louis heard of it before, a traditional Old Town bar run by some elderly woman called Suzi.
Old town is not a safe area this time of night, and Louis would normally not frequent a place like this. He would probably not find any suitable woman in there either, but now that he was already there...
It looked better than he feared. Not long ago it was rumoured that old Suzi let rooms upstairs to trashy girls bringing their customers from the harbour. It's just a couple blocks away. Suzi was smart enough to stop that business just before the Police stopped by - they found nothing.
Louis noticed the sister of priest Nikodemus Dipperwell in the bar, wearing a man's suit and hat. They grew up as neighbours and she was always different. Some say she prefer women, and that she even is involved with criminal businesses at the old warehouse near the harbour. The former priest's daughter, go figure!
Suzi's Heaven was pretty full, despites the place would soon close for the night. The woman wearing a white dress is Ms Meliss Brugster. The guy next to her is one of the athletes that Louis' mother had a meeting with regarding the "sports for the poor" project.
The gray haired dancing woman is Suzi herself. Investing in that brand new phonograph has really paid off! The old man back there wearing short trousers is Rufus Hydront (yes, Emma Hydront's dad). The other elderly woman back there is Camille Kragger from Moon district. But old Luphelia Moonster is nowhere to be seen...
Seems like Louis had a good time with Ms Meliss Brugster. She is pretty rich, isn't she? And just about Louis' age, too!
Next stop will be the poor Fogdales of the Dump.
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