Spring Valley Prosperity

Meet the Bruton House 1 Residents, Chris and Titus Bruton.
Update written by Chris Bruton.

The house we had built for us wasn’t that extravegant, but it was better than nothing, I suppose. At least it was better than the tiny apartment Titus and I were living in. I knew the apartment wasn’t going to be big enough for both of us, especially as Titus got older.

Titus and I have always been close. I guess it’s from being both his mother and father figure. I really do hope Titus will find a loving wife for himself and have a happier marriage and life than I have. I really don’t have any regrets though. If I hadn’t married her, I wouldn’t have had Titus.

As soon as the newspaper came, I looked in it to see if I could find a job. I was hoping a job in the gamer career track was open as I dreamed of being a game designer at some point. I fortunately found a job in the gamer career track.

Titus ran off to his room with his box of stuff he wanted to bring with him and took out a teddy bear that he had for years. I’m surprised that I haven’t had to patch that teddy bear up considering the amount of time that Titus has had that bear.

Titus has always been an inquisitive kid. He even had an interest in the paranormal. Were ghosts real? Did vampires really exist? I didn’t know the answers to many questions he asked, but I did my best in giving him the information I did know on the legends behind ghosts and vampires.

Soon a group of neighbors came over to welcome us to the neighborhood. It turned out to be three people from three of the families that were asked to move in. Ericka Swift, Milissa Hawthorne, and Adam Wilcox were the three neighbors that came to welcome Titus and I to the neighborhood.

I made some sandwiches for lunch and let the guests and Titus eat first. I needed to unpack my stuff from my boxes and finish settling myself in. I also checked to make sure Titus had his bed set up properly.

After lunch Mr. Wilcox and Titus started talking. I really did like that Titus was fitting in in this new neighborhood. We hadn’t met any of the kids of the neighborhood yet so I was pleased that Titus was being mature and socializing with the adults.

Soon, Titus went off to play in his room. The three guests were watching television and I started painting on the easel I had bought with the $20,000 we were given at the start of the week by SimNation.

Later that night, Mr. Wilcox and Titus went outside and had a water balloon fight. By the look on Mr. Wilcox’s face, I could tell he needed cheering up, so I didn’t tell Titus he couldn’t go outside and play with Mr. Wilcox.

The next day, I fixed Titus a bowl of soup before school and fixed myself one as well as I had work today. I told him to behave himself and find some friends. I hope he does find a few friends as Titus has a tendency to keep to himself a lot.

When Titus came home from school, I helped Titus with his homework. He does enjoy learning and knows when to ask someone for help, even if it is usually myself. But since I was the same way as a kid, I know that’s part of the reason why he asks me.

After he completed his homework, Titus noticed a kid his age walking through the neighborhood. He greeted her. Turns out it’s one of Ericka Swift’s twins, Zaida.

The computer we were given for free broke one afternoon, so I called the local repair guy. I also spent some time talking with Mr. Wilcox some while the repair guy was here. Mr. Wilcox and I were also friends on top of Titus and him being friends.

A few hours after the computer had been fixed, the doorbell rang. Turned out it was Stanley Campbell, one of my neighbors. He needed advice on how to be a single father, even though he hasn’t told his family such.

Later that night, Mr. Wilcox’s youngest kid and only daughter, Mariah, walked by and Titus introduced himself. However, Mariah did not have time to stay and visit.

The next day Mr. Wilcox and his father Vance came over to visit. I was pleasantly surprised that Mr. Wilcox invited his own father over to the house. It was nice to meet a new person in the neighborhood.

Shortly after Titus came home from school, Stanley Campbell’s youngest son and his middle child Michael walked by and Titus ran out and greeted him. Turns out they are in the same class and had talked a bit. Or at least enough to know that they both lived in Spring Valley.

That was all that happened during this season, I hope all goes well in the next.

Fall 1 Progress:

Net Worth: $16,674
Cash on hand: $1,477
Chris’s Job: Gold Farmer (Gamer Career)
Chris’s Skills: 4/5/0/0/2/3/1
Titus’s Skills: 0/0/0/0/0/1/1