East of town we find a special district, so please pay attention! If you follow my other story, Seagull Cottage Bed & Breakfast, you might know that it takes place here in Moon District. So, we might be getting closer to some mysteries...
Moon Trail is a short road leading from Galucca's harbour, pass the Maritime Science Facility on the left, then turning right until it stops higher in the terrain, where Seagull Cottage was built few years earlier. You can spot it back there on the picture. But this update is about the original Moonster house, which is the tiny cabin up there on the hill, a few steps off the road.
The house was built right after Galucca was founded, and the Moonsters were mostly fishermen ever since.
The current household contains just 3 persons, Detch Moonster, his wife Katherine (born Gnomes) and their teen son, Milton.
Detch is a fisherman, just like his ancestors. Katherine works at the Wired Winds factory at the lower farmland (aka the Dump), where she grew up. This household is poor, but the house was well equipped generations ago, and they do manage with limited income.
Moon District is home to magic, and Milton knows very well that his long gone relatives did stuff that... well, he doesn't really know what it was all about. There are still locals of this district who perform magic, and even the Moonsters do have a fireplace for heating minerals and gems for certain stuff. Milton wish he knew...
Katherine has never been involved with magic, and Detch never pushed her as he is too busy fishing. But she feels a bit excluded by the other women of the district.
But no, Leisure day or not, Detch found it more important to teach Milton to fish, than to hang out in a park. So the two guys walked off, leaving Katherine back home. Women just don't fish.
Detch took Milton to one of his better fishing spots, at Ucca Island. That is, he pretended that it was a great spot... He was convinced that Milton will need to experience bad fishing luck before he can become a good fisher man. So, he directed Milton to fish at a spot where he knew there would be no fish.
Detch is a very experienced fisherman, knowing exactly where to aim, and when he dragged in a huge swordfish, Milton pretended that he didn't notice. Actually he was busy absorbing the great view, dreaming himself away, thinking of how lovely this would be framed on a wall...
Meanwhile Katherine walked up to Seagull Cottage.
Even if she is not into magic, like Luphelia Moonster, they were almost family because Detch's brother, Simon, once married Luphelia. Luphelia was just a teen when her mom died long ago, and she lived with the Moonster family. Simon died long ago and their two daughters Esmia and Gloria moved to SimCity - that was when Luphelia sold their home and built Seagull Cottage instead.
Coffee? Sure!
So, there was Camille Kragger with one of her sons, Viggo. Camille is the brave woman who cut her hair short while all other women had long hair. She is the only woman seen wearing trousers, she is said to sunbathe topless, and she even drives a motorcycle! Katherine obviously has nothing in common with her.
Katherine just about knew that both Luphelia and Camille were involved with the secret organization, MSW. Whenever the three of them meet, they talk about anything but magic.
Like today, the death of Count Gustavian of Galucca. A ceremony was up at the castle, but everyone in Moon District stays away from such events. Not that they would be invited any way... Katherine doesn't know the details of the past, but Detch does, and it obviously includes the family secret that Milton was begging to learn about.
At night, Milton told his parents that he wanted to check out the community events taking place at the Old Market.
But he had no intentions of visiting the market... instead he secretly entered the Arts Academy, where he had been many times before without telling them.
Downstairs there are exhibitions, but upstairs there are 4 smaller studios for working artists. Milton had a few canvases and some paint up there, and practiced his obsession - painting. He didn't dare to tell his folks, only a few artists had seen him in there.
While painting, he could hear laughter from the market, then some fireworks - was that from the castle? Ah, mom had mentioned the ceremony for the new Count and Countess, it was probably on tonight!
That's all, we're leaving Milton and the Moonsters for a while. For next update we'll stop by at Pettonta Castle again! :)
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