[Year count: 135] Since our last stop, Milton Moonster grew up! But also a neighbour died.
Starting with a quick overview showing the old Moonster house. It was meant for the previous update, so there might have been a few adjustments, but you get the idea. It's the smallest house of the district, although the family is not as poor as it might look.
I mentioned some neighbour who died; old Luphelia Moonster at Seagull Cottage passed. Milton always liked the weird woman, she used to be married to Milton's dad Detch's uncle Don. Milton always saw her as family, and she was the only one in Moon District who encouraged his painting talent. He had painted her portrait as well as the cottage. But old Luphelia never introduced him to her secrets.
He had heard of the MSW, but did not know much about it. Kids should not ask, it belonged to the adults' world. Now it was time for Milton to be told the truth!
Milton's parents, Katherine and Detch Moonster, are still adults, and Detch might be old fashioned and a bit narrow minded, but from the picture above you can clearly tell how much he still loves his wife's boobs LOL. They had just one kid, mostly because Katherine refused to have any more.
Katherine was never really enthusiastic about the MSW, she expected it to backfire on them some day. She respected it as a Moonster tradition, though, and she helped tending the secret garden.
It all started back when Galucca was still just settled. Detch's grandparents Mitch and Inga Moonster (Milton's great-grandparents) settled here as Anglers. Shortly Detch's grandmother Inga and a woman next door, Espehlia, founded the magic society MSW that should attract even more magicians to Moon District. Most households of the district still own the "Black Journal of Magica". Magic was not illegal, but still clearly unwanted by the Town Council.
Detch took Milton to the top behind their house, down there was the secret garden where Katherine spends so much time. Detch is still slightly into magic and visits the garden on full moon, but he has no hopes for Milton bringing on the tradition. Milton was not allowed to visit the garden alone, and had always respected that he should be a dedicated member in order to access that place.
Before the little chapel was built, there was a well that both Detch's grandparents and Espelia used. Esphelia lived in the house across the secret garden, seen right above Milton's head. One day soldiers threw Esphelia into that well, where she died. They did it to stop the MSW, but it actually trigged a much more solid society.
Esphelia's only child, Luphelia, was just a teen when her mum died, so she moved in with the Moonsters. Later she married to Detch's uncle Don and they moved back into Esphelia's old house where Luphelia was born. Luphelia brought on her mum's massive hate against the council and the Pettonta Castle.
Detch and Milton walked up on the Moon Mountains...
Then it was time for the real Moon District secret, the facts that only a very few locals knew about. Luphelia had to revenge the death of her mum, and one day she, with help from other members of MSW including Detch's dad Simon, made mixtures and spells to punish all descendants of the Count and the Countess...
Something went terribly wrong though, and the effects that were aimed for Pettonta Castle struck the lower Farmland District instead. We sadly know the consequences... the big catastrophe that took place 90ya.
Now that Milton is the only local descendant of the hard core MSW, he is the only one who will bring on the secret - to nobody except perhaps his own heir. Such a nice luggage, young man!
A little later Detch and Milton were back home, and Milton headed to town to buy an easel. Now that he is an adult, he should not need to ask anyone. But no, Detch will not accept that he replaces his fishing rod with an easel...
Milton left anyway and spent the evening at the Arts Academy, with Chloe Seylouse. He really fancies her, she is beautiful and witty, and he likes that she decided painting although she comes from a wealthy family focusing on more serious businesses. She is still just a teen though, and Milton being rather shy...
Home at 2 Moon Trail, Katherine and Detch had a small meal, then someone was at the door. It was late Luphelia's youngest daughter Gloria Moonster! She is Detch's cousin, but after Gloria and her sister Esmia moved to the city long ago, Detch lost contact with them.
Realizing that Gloria did not know much about her old mum's businesses, Katherine thought to herself, good luck city woman, you might need that. Soon Detch will need to tell Gloria what she needs to know. How long will it then be until MSW's real secret leaks out to everyone?
But on the other hand, if Gloria is as gifted as her mum maybe she would become a new MSW member? Maybe she could even replace Katherine tending the secret garden?
It was late. Chloe Seylouse had left the Arts Academy, and went home on her bicycle. And Milton had followed her on foot, knowing some shortcuts, running like crazy to keep up. 20 minutes ago he saw her walk inside their huge mansion up at Pettonta Heights, and he was still standing there in the street, waiting to see the lamp in her bedroom window.
Ah... in love, are we?
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