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1. Family Roots 10 Generation Legacy A Brief Introduction

2. “Eric, is my name. I am a simself, a direct representation of the creator of this simulated universe.” Straightening his shirt he looked down at a note card on his desk. “I suppose it is not of much mystery as to why I’m here. I am introducing the brief introduction of my newest legacy. All of the original legacy rules apply, along with a few handicaps, which I hope will make for an interesting twist.”

3. Jethro Beaumont Family/Popularity LTW – 6 Grandchildren Personality: 5/4/4/3/9 Handicaps: Green Thumb Pure Entrepreneur Strict Family Values Do it Yourself Patriarch 1st Born Inherits “Our legacy follows this man – Jethro Beaumont. The dog at his feet is a fairly inconsequential coonhound known as Tick. I suppose now is a good time for stats and handicaps. They will from here out be given at the end of chapters when needed.”

4. “How did this legacy start you ask? It began when I walked into my office to be met by a curly haired overly nice-point adorned sim sitting across from my desk. As one might guess my eyebrow was quite raised at this sight and I was met with one of the widest and goofiest smiles I have ever seen… “Can I help you?” I asked looking around for some sort of clue as to why or how this stranger had entered my home.

5. “Yes!” He exclaimed leaping out of the chair to extend his hand. “I’m Jethro Beaumont, although I’m sure you know that, being you are who you are.” I rather cautiously accepted the handshake before sitting down at my desk. “How is it that I can help you Mr. Beaumont?” “I need to get my family’s land back. I need the deed.”

6. I looked at him for a moment, slightly confused as to why he had come into my office. For the past century of this sim universe I had taken a lassiez -faire approach to governing my world. “I am sure you’re familiar with the rules of our city Mr. Beaumont. I do not take a heavy hand with my people –” “Yes! But I’d like to obtain it through the legal way, I’m not asking for hand out from you. I’d like to sign on for the legacy contract.”

7. I was silent for a time. Crystal Springs was a little town, the people here were the simpler kind, living off the land and not heavily delving into the education system. “Do you have any idea what that contract entails? It would be extraordinarily easier to go through a lawyer and obtain your deed through our court system. What is the problem with the deed, are you behind on your payments? The legacy contract is 10 centuries…1000 years.”

8. “Yes Sir, that all I’m quite aware of. The problem with the deed is that Crystal Springs has become much less of a farmers community and much more of a developing neighborhood.” He seemed to be struggling with something, I pressed him. “Mr. Beaumont, a legacy contract is intense, if you are hoping to gain my approval for such an undertaking I’m going to need more information than just an argument against community developers.” “Frankly it’s a bit of a sob-story, but I suppose I’ll put it on the table. My mother passed away when I was a little boy, Mr. Simself, and my father he and I never saw things in the same light.”

9. “I moved downtown at 15 couch hopping and eventually landing a job at pizza shop and gaining an apartment in the downtown high rise. So I’m not sure you could call me an anti-development country boy. I’ve been in that apartment for almost 9 years. “I got a call about a week ago from my father’s neighbor. She said he had bulldozed the farm house, she said all that was left was a the garden cabin, a few rows of crops, and the flowers my mother had planted before she passed away.

10. “I applied for time off of work at the pizza shop and had the next weekend set to go out to Crystal Springs. The problem happened that Friday. I got another call from the neighbor, now she’s a little old lady that’s hard of hearing anyway, but she said she had heard Tick, my father’s coonhound, crying for nearly 12 hours. To make a long story a little shorter she found my father out by the tree my mother had planted and he had passed away sometime that night. “I canceled that weekend off but was told I was losing that job. I’ll lay it out for you Mr. Simself, I don’t have an education, that apartment has dropped me from the lease and now the developers at Crystal Springs are telling me they’re zoning my land for a subdivision, the only thing my father left his family. I’m not sure there’s another way out of this.”

11. I sighed, fired up the PC and looked at Jethro. “Let me look up your mortgage.” He was silent as I typed, looking into files that had been hibernating for quite sometime. I finally came across the Beaumont estate. It was a 5X5 parcel of land. One of the largest here in Crytsal Springs. His father was nearly two years behind in payments, and Jethro had done his homework, the legacy contract alloted a gift of 20,000 simoleans to the founder in order to purchase a 5X5 parcel…his father was behind 15,200 simoleans worth of payments, that would indeed cover it. I was still hesitant, approving one of these was a huge undertaking.

12. It was at that moment that my fiancée entered the room. “Oh hello! I didn’t know we were having company.” Her gaze was a little too knowing. “Honey, you should have told me we were having company and I would have put something special on for dinner.” “This is more of a business meeting.” I said, hoping she hadn’t heard much of Jethro’s rambling.

13. She was at my desk before I could close the legacy program on the PC. “It’s such a great gesture of you to extend him a legacy contract for his father’s home.” She glanced back at Jethro. “I’m so sorry about your recent tragedy. Eric will be sure to speed up the legacy contract so you don’t lose that parcel Mr. Beaumont.” I scratched my head, not sure how I had just gone from looking for a loophole for this man to promising a legacy contract.

14. I watched her leave, and did what any grown man would do at a time like that. “I’m printing the contract now Mr. Beaumont. There will be a few papers to sign and I’ll need your checking, savings, and bank routing number to transfer the 20,000 simoleans to that account. Within 48 hours the property deficit should be taken back down to 0 and you’ll be left with an approximate 4,800 in your account.” “Thank you! Where can I sign?” I grabbed the papers and walked out onto the balcony to,hopefully, give him the contract details in privacy.

15. “I also had to make a deal with the government natural resources organization, meaning this is a green thumb legacy contract. I would advise you to instruct your family that the media is going to be watching this like a hawk, what I mean by that is keep any…questionable activities from occuring. Strict Family Values need to be adhered to. Also, because of the deal with natural resources I want you to stay away from all of Crystal Springs services do your repairs yourself, that’s way too much of a risk for property damage.” Jethro was excited, he had already signed the papers, but I wanted to go over the contract guidelines one more time. “Listen Jethro, the contract differs slightly than the original base contract, because of the developers here. I had to make a few phone calls and call in a few favors. Its an entrepreneur contract, meaning you and all inheriting heirs will not be allowed to take a job in the private or public sector. I have it written in as patriarchal inheritance of the first born to make it easy and clean free of any legal discrepancies after you’ve passed away.

16. “Thank you Mr. Simself. You’ve helped me tremendously, you will not be sorry taking this risk.” The hug was unexpected, this was indeed a nine nice-point sim and although my nice points were lacking it was hard not to like the guy. I did have my concerns with his ability to run this type of legacy…he had been fairly far removed from the farming way of life for quite some time, but time would be the only way to tell.

17. Thank you for reading the introduction to Family Roots. I will be attempting very much to finish this legacy I’ve had another attempt with a werewolf but after life settled down a bit and I removed the mods in my game I got an itch to try this one out, its been an idea in my head for quite a while now and so…here goes! – Next time on Family Roots we will see how stray cats can ruin a man’s life, why most people are not farmers, and much more 