#rebuild a city

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"Shit! Shit! Shit!"

Not Alden running out of his bedroom to see what the commotion is all about! 😭 The Kangs are wondering what they've done to deserve this sudden spotlight — sorry @ethicaltreatmentofcowplants!

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"Oh my goddddd."

...

"It's... okay... At least you're not hurt."

Alden and Alyss have only been in this fancy new apartment for a few months. This is not good.

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"Thanks for letting me raid your closet. And take a shower. And almost burn down your new apartment."

"Yeah..."

"I'm so sorry, Alyss. I don't even know how it happened! I... I'm gonna find you a new stove. Or figure out how to fix it."

...

"I know I'm supposed to say, 'don't worry about it!' or something chill like that, but... that would be great, actually."

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After a rather awkward breakfast of eggs and toast (all somehow miraculously not burnt!) Alicia grabs a quick shower to wash off all the soot and singed hair before heading to her shift at the welcome center...

"What did I tell you about keeping the hot-n-heavy stuff in your bedroom?"

"Alden!"

"I'm just saying... There's leftover fruit salad in the fridge—"

"Shut! Up!"

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Yep, Alicia and Alyss (Al and Al! omg) have been spending a lot of time together lately, both in Port Promise and now at Alyss and Alden's cozy little apartment in Conifer Station.

(The real ones remember this.)

Sure, it's a tiny bit awkward having Alyss' older brother Alden around (you've heard of a third wheel, but a third Al?) but it's nice to get away from the Wilds — and all their... wildness — for a night or two. And besides, Alicia and Alyss are still in those early puppy love days, where everything is just oh-so easy...

"Shit."

...well, that was the plan, anyway. 😅

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"Daaaamn, girl, you should really sleep over more often!"

[chuckles]

"I know, right? What were we doing crashing at my place for so long..."

That's... not Cherry... 👀 That's one of the Kang siblings — you know, the survivors voted most likely to show up at the welcome center or any New Promise community event for the third year running!

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Morning yoga at the welcome center 🙏 not the greatest turnout but there's plenty of room to spread out.

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Worth the effort ✨

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Saturday, 6:00 A.M. ??????????

[whispered]

"Babe?"

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Saturday, 9:00 A.M. Conifer Station

"...This is the one?"

"This is the one!"

"Ohhhh my goddddddd!"

I won't lie... After all this time it feels a bit strange jumping back in here in Conifer Station of all places, but New Promise is booming! It's been a busy couple years of community development. The roots we put down in Port Promise run deep — and now that they're so well-established, New Promise is expanding its reach throughout Evergreen Harbor.

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"Heyyyyy, there you are. How was yoga— What is that?"

"We're pregnant."

Cassie isn't worried about any possibility of the test being a false positive. Deep down, Cassie knew it was true just as soon as Octavia first suggested the possibility. And Cassie couldn't be happier to share this news.

Starting a family together is something that always felt wildly out of reach, far beyond the horizon ahead of them or behind them — like dialing a number and hearing a voice pick up on the other end of the line. Life on the road, just scraping by... it could never be more than a dream, a shared fantasy of a prospective future outcome in the alternate timeline where the apocalypse never came.

But here and now, after settling into a comfortable life of abundance — good sleep, good food, good people — it doesn't have to stay a fantasy anymore.

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The table is engrossed in friendly conversation — Octavia recounting the story of her first time attempting to shear their llama, Queso, while Tyler snuggles with a beetle for some reason — but Cassie's mind is elsewhere, moving in fits and starts between her stomach doing back flips (the herbal tea seems to be helping) and mental math because there

absolutely

positively

IS

a very good chance that she's pregnant.

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Now, folks are still arriving, but as we reach critical mass… Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I managed to invite every. single. non. townie. sim. Every community member, every survivor, even a brand new face or two... Everybody is invited. And everybody is going to show up.

"....I think I'd better put out some more chairs."

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Tacking a birthday celebration onto this chaos was a choice, but to be honest, I never really know what to do for an adult birthday anyway. Community potluck and confetti — why not?

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"Let's take the long way."

"This is the long way."

"No, by the dam!"

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I love it here 🥰