It's time for Jack to blow the candles! Jack turns into an adult. The family is still very sad by the death of Paolo, so they don't give a party to celebrate Jack's birthday. Melanie eats her cake on the sofa. I think she needs some time on her own. She looks so sad. A little boy is invited inside to play with Melanie. He makes her smile again! But look at the closet! Melanie's toy horse is gone! I saw that the boy took it, even though I have no pictures to prove it. After he leaves I notice there are more things gone. He walks out the door with a teddybear, tea brewer and the already mentioned toy horse! The kids must be a kleptomaniac. So be warned if you see him! He is no longer welcome at the house of the Keller family. It is a good thing they hadn't bought the television yet. It would have been so sad if the boy had stolen their tv. It took a while to save enough money to get one. When Jack comes to visit his father's grave, Paolo appears as a ghost for the first time. Paolo stays a while to watch tv. He has to catch up with all the programs he missed.
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It is a normal day at the house of the Keller family. Their family is visiting. Oh no! Paolo collapsed to the floor! Jack begs for Paolo's life. Will Grim listen to him? Paolo is brought back from the brink of death! But then Paolo falls to the floor again.... Jack begs for Paolo's life But then they get the message: Paolo Rocca is truly gone after Jack's ardent appeal fell on Death's deaf ears...
There is nothing they can do. Jack is devastated by his grief. Now that Melanie is a child, Jack has got time to work on the Alternate Outdoor Enthusiast Aspiration. He starts with harvasting different types of plants. He find those plants in his own garden and in the community garden. This is what he found: Apple, bluebells, chrysanthemum, dragonfruit, grapes, mushrooms, potato, snapdragon, spinach, and strawberries. Before he can move on to the next milestone, Melanie begs him to please please spray for monsters under her bed. Of course he will take care of those monsters! The next day he goes to look for Sylvan Glades. It is a magic place where you can find amazing fish. You can get there by going through the Sylvan Tree. The tree happens to be right behind Jack's house. It is true what they say! The fishing places here are amazing! Not only you can find great fishing spots. It is beautiful too. Jack catches 1 Rainbow fish, 2 Pufferfish, 2 Tilapia, 3 Treefish, 2 Trout. Milestone I: Greenhorn - completed The next milestone is easy. Jack has already got gardening level. He doesn't even have to fo search for raw plants, since he already has them. Jack eats 10 mushrooms. Then what it left is to make 2 plates of grilled cheese. Mmm, grilled cheese are delicious! Milestone II: Forest Scout - completed For the next milestonre he plants chrysanthemum, spinach, grapes and parsley (Flower, Vegetable, Fruit and Herb) Making a new friend was a bit harder. He first tries to befriend his co-worker but she is angry and just gets mad at him. Instead he goes clubbing with James. There he meets Max and he is now his new friend. Milestone III: Wilderness Explorer - completed Look who is there too! Willow! This is her favourite dance club and she just loves dances. No wonder whe comes to haunt this club. Reaching level 10 of the gardening skill took a while, but he succeeded by working a lot in his garden. He is already an adult and Melanie a teenager when Jack reaches level 10 of the gardening skill (I thought it was easier to put everything for the alternate aspiration in 1 chapter, so that is why we skip ahead of time). All this working in the garden makes Jack tired. He takes 5 naps in the community garden on the bench, the very one where he started when he first arrived here in Willow Creek. Jack loves breeding frog, here you can see his collection of sunsurfer frogs (2 to breed with, and the 5 he breeded). Milestone IV: Outdoor Enthusiast - completed This means Jack is done with the Alternate Outdoor Enthusiast Aspiration. Yay!
Poor Melanie is screaming when Jack arrives home. Jaycee is taking a shower, maybe she didn't hear the little one? She is glad to see her daddy. At night it is Jack who takes care of Melanie. When Melanie is finally sleeping, Jack goes outside to tend his garden. He is outside when he is seeing stars. Oh no! Jack is ill. The next day Jack orders medicine. After taking it, he feels as good as new. The family is there to meet Melanie! James! Ewww! You better not touch the baby before washing your hands! Everyone adores the baby. Time flies, and in no time Melanie grows up. She looks a lot like her mother. Melanie received the trait self-assured. Her aspiration is social butterfly.
Jaycee and Jack are having breakfast at their new table in their new kitchen/living room! Bye little one, daddy has got to go to work. Jamie comes over to look at the new house. He loves what they did to the place! Last time he visited there was only 1 room. While Jamie is visiting, Jaycee goes into labor. Jamie announces he has to go home. He is such a good help...not. Jaycee calls Jack and he comes home from work to take her to the hospital. Jack panicks, but stays with Jaycee the whole time. The baby is healthy! Meet Melanie Keller. Shhhhhhh, daddy is sleeping! Jaycee is tired of all the crying of baby Melanie and now Jack has got out clubbing with Jane. She doesn't like that he left her alone with the baby. In the mean time Jack is listening to the DJ. The DJ is really good! Jack has a great time! Willow is there too! She is always there when there is a dance party!
**Note: this is the last time we saw her alive. When Jack was home we wanted to give her a call and noticed she had died of old age. Jaycee! How can you work out when you are pregnant! I don't think that is good for the baby! Here Jack is fishing. I think he is telling his father the news about Jaycee being pregnant. Jaycee still does the chores. But she draws the line at fixing things. That is Jack's job. She likes to cook, but only for herself. Jack can cook for himself. When she graves something she can't think about cooking for too because that will take too long. Jack doesn't mind, he makes greata grilled cheese! Here they are taking a nap together. Today is Jack's first day of his job as a Amateur Entertainer. He doesn't like leaving Jaycee alone, but he needs to earn money to be able to build a house for them. That is very important since there is a baby on the way. Jaycee hasn't listened to a thing I said and is still working out. She even works herself to exhaustion! Jack worked himself to exhaustion too. Working for a boss is not what Jack expected. It is much more tiring that going fishing or looking for rocks (which is what Jack is used to).
They have no money for a honeymoon, but there is enough money to build a bedroom. Jaycee is very happy with this, because she refused to whoohoo when everyone could look what they were doing. Can't have that, so the room had to be build right away! Jaycee is doing a spring cleaning! She does the dishes, which had been piling up for a week. She also cleans the toilet and shower, which have never been cleaned since Jack bought then. Ew! Did Jack pick up some habits of not cleaning because he had to share a room with his brother who is a slob? That are some nasty habits! But I'm sure Jaycee can help him get rid of them. Jaycee really is a dream! Jack should have married her earlier! Jack introduces her to his parents. She already knew Paolo, but it is the first time she meets Willow. Willow doesn't seem to trust Jaycee, or maybe she is just annoyed that she couldn't be at the wedding! Jaycee is a bit overwhelmed when see meets Jack's twin brother and sister. She didn't know Jack was part of triplets until now. After everyone has left Jack assures Jaycee that his family will love her and that she doesn't have to worry about a thing. Jack invited Jaycee's brother Jamie so he can meet him. Jamie is either tired or he doesn't like Jack. Not a great start, but they can work on that. Jaycee loves her brother. Later that evening...alone at last! A few days later Jaycee isn't feeling well. She is pregnant! Jack is happy with the news that he will be a father soon!
Jaycee doesn't have enough of dating! She asks Jack to meet her in Windenburg. The barman keeps staring at Jaycee. He gives her the creeps. The barman is so distracted that he poors the drink on the floor...oops! Jaycee decided to ignore the barman and only has eyes for Jack who is blowing kisses her way. Time for a drink. Cheers! Then Jack sits down on one knee and proposes! Jaycee looks happy! She says yes! After proposing they both are in need for a toilet break! After Jaycee said yes, Jack can't wait no longer and asks Jaycee to elope with him. Now they are married!
So far Jack has let Jaycee call him to go on dates, but this time he asks her to come over to his "house". You can't call it a house yet, since there are no walls. It is the first time Jaycee comes for a visit, and Jack was anxious to see what she would say of his "house" with no walls. She doesn't really seem to notice the walls are missing. Jaycee and Jack have their first kiss. They have been dating for a while, and Jack finds the courage to ask her to be his girlfriend. She says yes! So far Jack did most of the flirting, and it is good to see the romantic interest is not a 1-way direction. Jaycee kisses Jack on the cheek. She seems to like Jack as much as he likes her. Jaycee stays the night... The next morning Jack prepares breakfast for Jaycee. He leaves the "house" to do his rounds before she wakes up. Jaycee ignores the food Jack prepared and makes something herself. How ungrateful! lol She is a foodie after all, and I guess she thinks she is a better cook than Jack.
Jaycee needed a bit of encouraging to ask Jack on a date, but after sending her some funny text messages she asks Jacks to meet her. They have a good time chatting. But then they are interrupted by a noise. What is that noise?! It's 2 ghost who are fighting. They both look pink, like they are in a flirty mood. Are they witnessing a lovers quarel? I hope this is not a sign that there date will go bad! Look who they bumped into! Looks like Jack is introducing Jaycee to his father. Might be a still bit to early to introduce her to the family, but it would be awkward to ignore Paolo. The date was fun, and Jaycee asks Jack out again. Jack doesn't seem to be happy about the location Jaycee has chosen for their next date lol It's the geekcon festival. Hmm hamburgers! The vendor is really staring at Jack! *note: I found out later that the vendor his Jaycee's brother. No wonder he is looking at Jack when Jack is flirting with Jaycee. Jack keeps flirting with Jaycee and she likes it all. Dinner would have been romantic if there was not an astronaut sitting at the same table! Their next date is a few days later. The bar is empty, but they don't seem to notice. They only have eyes for eachother.
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