Chapter 4

Well, at least Blue could say he made tasty vegetables

And he was never alone during the night...

The look of disgust the now unzombified sim gave at his actions was satisifying to Blue, enough so he allowed the sim to leave without a lecture or a fight.

First step to any good morning was breakfast, and thankfully the zombies hadn't gotten to the apples

  

Bleh, or not such a blessing after all. 

Zeke's food was starting to run down lower faster than before...

Rain, rain, rain! At least the puddles make for moments of fun.

There was a local place that Blue had heard word of, some sort of cabin that locals used as a hunting and fishing lodge. It sounded like a pretty good place to stay out of all the damp weather, it was up on the dirt L shaped road by the water.

He took himself and Zeke to go check it out, it was nice and warm as promised, it even had a fridge so he could enjoy his first real meal in a few weeks.

Zeke was less focused on his hunger and more on getting dry, right beside locals!

It was only right to apologize for Zeke's behavior.

The flowers may have been over selling the 'horrific act' his dog had done, but he couldn't help but feel a spark of hope, Carly Ruiz seemed to be enjoying the attention.

Sure, he was awkward, and a little crazy from all the time outdoors, but after spending time inside the cabin talking, he found Carly was bringing him out of his shy shell. She invited him to take the conversation outside to make him more comfortable.

This was nice.

It kind of just slipped out "Want to date?"

Some how he got the impression she did.

They stayed for the rest of the night, there was something comforting about being so close to a shelter that lead to peaceful rest.

For the first time since moving Blue got to end the day with a smile and a bath!

Chapter 3

Needless to say it is hard to sleep with hungry eyes on you

When he woke up he had the unpleasant experience of dancing around zombies to survive

Zeke spent the night guarding his meal

They hadn't gotten much sleep so they took the time to relax, it didn't take long to teach Zeke to fetch, but the dog did have a bad habit of turning the game into 'catch me', Blue found the game of fetch went better when he played with two sticks, one to make Zeke drop the stick and the other to throw

It was time to better himself, Blue Berry took a trip out to town to learn how to garden, it was expensive but they gave him the supplies to get started

He found a local pool to take a dip in on the way back

He had been dreading actually meeting anyone but Francisca seemed pretty nice.

"Haven't seen you around, are you new?"

"Yeah... I'm new here, just getting... settled. My name is Blue, I have to um... Go to the washroom!"

"Uh, okay, nice meeting you."

He couldn't have made a better choice, the bathroom had pure bliss to offer, a shower.

Ooooooh yeah

Zeke was a bit territorial

He was also an older dog, days away from aging up to elder and his temper showed

"Stay off of my lawn punk!"

Overall, a good day, hopefully they would soon have a bounty of somewhat illegally planted fruit and veggies

Chapter 2

He decided to fish some more so he'd have the luxury to explore some of the rest of the town

Nothing sounded better than a dip in the water, a relief from the relentless sun

Funny enough, his new dog friend Zeke followed him

They spent the afternoon keeping cool, thankfully no one else was around to protest about a dog being in the pool

The facility came with a bathroom, Blue was shocked by the beating his body had taken, and it had only been a few days! He felt stinky and his sun burn ached

At least the sink provided him an opportunity to freshen up

He must have washed his hands six times before he started to feel like a sim again.

On the way home there was the festival, it was too late to enjoy any of the activities but he did manage to snag a treat before the food booths closed

Home again, he was already feeling less sunburnt and the warmth of the fire made the overcast weather a bit more bearable

He had found a bowl to put fish scraps in, Zeke sure had a funny way of eating

Erk, goldfish wasn't as tasty as he hoped.

The rain had started again.

"Zeke!!!"

It was hard to stay mad at his only friend very long, he brushed Zeke off in the hopes that would make the hound a bit more comfortable as they spent another night in the rain.

 Sometimes, sleeping is a blessing. 

Life in the rough for Blue Berry

There was something heavy about deciding to stay in a park, but Blue Berry told himself it would just be for a few days, until he got on this feet, until he had enough to put a roof over his head. That didn't make him a hobo....just temporarily homeless? That wasn't much better... An adventurer! A camper? Squatter? Whatever, better not to dwell on it.

How had he ended up here? He had once been in the rich city of Monte Vista, living in the center of a caramel warm buildings and tropical climate, but he had followed a gut impulse, he needed to make a way on this own, somehow the bus had taken him here, to Hidden springs, a town of lush green nature. 

A dog? Blue was rather uncertain about interacting with strange animals, but this one seemed at home here, and if he was going to stay he would have to try to be nice right? Would it bite?

Thankfully it didn't!

Feeling a little safer Blue took his gear out, he only had a sleeping bag, some matches and a fishing pole.

Blue's traits are Neurotic, Loves outdoors, Green thumb, Ambitious and Loner. So he was enjoying his solitude. 

Not quite complete solitude. The dog was still hanging around and had brought him an amazing gift, newspaper! He didn't have mind to read it, but it would make an excellent fire starter.

When he thanked the dog he was able to see it wore an old collar under all of its fluff, the tag said "Zeke"

First night sleeping outdoors, of course it was raining

At least they had a nice warm fire to curl up by

The rain had made for a miserable night but they woke up to an amazing rainbow

Blue decided to start the day off by trying to fish again, his stomach was already growling

Success!

He was able to cook his fish in no time, he felt pretty proud of himself. His belly was full, the sun was bright, he decided to take a mid day nap to reward himself

He forgot that the sun was quite strong and he hadn't gotten any sunscreen, he roasted himself like he roasted the fish. 

Life outside was going to be rough.