Seylouse: Christmas party

[Year count 190]  There IS weird stuff happening in the shadows, but who's got the time to check out all those shadows? Right now it's Christmas time, and the Seylouse family will be giving a family party tonight!



Meliss is decorating the tree, and Louis is reading the newspaper. In a few he will go with their son Dovic to the family business, Seylouse Industries, Inc. Yupp, the cellulose factory near the harbur.

Election takes place every 10th year in Galucca. Lately new candidates have popped up in nearly all districts, they are all very young adults, and many locals think the new candidates are too young and should wait 10 years. The fact that they are all of green alien origin is less debated. Well, Meliss DID debate it, many times. Didn't she read a sci-fi book about...



Both children of the house are young adults by now. Anitra baked some cookies for tonight's event. She is still very much into local history, something that worries Meliss a little. Will Anitra ever let go of those old books and archives long enough to fall in love with a good husband?



Anitra gives a guided historical tour every month. Today she walked down to the old Tax House, to start the tour. And she didn't notice that 3 persons of alien origin were having a secret meeting in a corridor. Yes, one of them is Fernando, and another is Asha Fogdale!

The Tax House is a rebuild on the location where a small cabin was standing long ago. When farmers and miners brought their goods from the Farmlands down to the harbour of Old Town, they had to pass the Tax House. It's located vis á vis Bross Stadium, and Pettonta Castle is right up the road.



The huge obelisk was a gift from some Duke, long ago. It is located next to Love Garden, and the white build to the left is Galucca's first shopping mall.

And we all know the Old Market by now, right? It was one of the first community locations, in use from the start. Then a fire destroyed most of the old huts, only the bit seen back there to the right was saved. This park hosts seasonal festivals. That is, the content doesn't change a lot, as Galucca's climate is very stabile. Up to now. Few years ago the big volcano moved a little, and now the temperatures seem to fall. Scientists think the area is getting a colder climate, but they don't know for sure.



Yeah, Anitra is really into this :) I always liked this green house, it's where the first Dipperwell household resided, while the church was built near by. Now there is a new residence built for the current priest. A nice house owned by the Church of Similius, and not by the priest himself. Not pictured though...



Meanwhile, Louis and Dovic visited the family business. Seylouse Industries, Inc. was founded by Louis' dad, Lodvic Seylouse. It will soon be time to hand it all over to Dovic. He is not appropriately dressed, but Louis thinks he will catch up with standards soon. Dovic is Inappropriate, Eccentric Kleptomaniac, but also Good and Friendly. Might be hard to him to pass on the traditions, though.

After the work session, Louis and Dovic went Scuba diving in Gal River. It's a semi dangerous spot, and none of them are very skilled yet. Other divers have talked about the sunken bridge, some thinks there might be values buried there, something valuable passing the bridge the moment the ground moved and the bridge fell down. The great catastrophe 80 years earlier (90ya).

Finally, the family party was on! Louis' sister Chloe (Seylouse) Turmington, her husband Gust Turmington (managing Arts Academy), and their 2 children Lotus (blond guy, he is obviously gay but he might not know it yet) and Richelle. Richelle is the blond girl, and she is also known as the shooting pop star, Diva Doll. If you wonder why both Lotus and Richelle are blond, while none of their parents are: Gust's mother was blond, Lady Ronda, born at Pettonta Castle.

I don't know if the turkey was yummy or not, Meliss is no good in the kitchen, and the maid probably did not touch the food. And Anitra was guiding all day, so she could not help. Must have been ordered from a restaurant then, after all Meliss is well acquainted with most of the local restaurants.

Finally they could all admire the decorated tree :)

It might sound like there is a minor conflict between Anitra and her mom Meliss. And there is, but I don't think it's too deep. Meliss is just eager to see her daughter well married. Not necessary wealthy, but at least happy. Anitra is in no hurry though, and rightfully stated that pimping a dead tree might be even more waste of time than to tell Galucca's history to a group of curious people.

PS: If you wonder if Meliss had a bestseller by now, the answer is still a fat NO!

Next update will be from Moon District :)