Day 16

Week 4 is shaping up to be very political, and very  chaotic. This morning we met some of Paisley's friends that came over. He kept them in a jar. They must not be very good friends. Anyways, we sang A LOT this morning, including the Done Song, Boom Chicka Boom, Can't Be a Pirate, and the Hippo Song. It's amazing how many nonsense lyrics we are capable of memorizing. The morning meeting had some important announcements today:

Thumb Piano Building!

- CCC Thumb Piano Class: Sensei (Ewan's dad) came today to teach a class of Peeps how to make Thumb Pianos. They're actual-size pianos for the Peeps, but for our gigantic Homesteaders they're just for za somes. Work will be completed next week, but they are coming along great!

- APPRAISALS!: Appraisals are coming up! This is one of the most crucial points in Village, where the Homesteaders appraise each others' properties to determine their monetary value. After this, we find the average appraisal for our own property, and as long as we pay back our loan, we receive that value in our bank account. This is especially important if Homesteaders want to buy a whole bunch of great stuff at the auction on the last day (there are some GOOD prizes this year). Properties will be appraised based on: Landscape, Interior, Exterior, Security, and Creativity.

We also freed Paisley's friends. It turns out they were mice, so the jar was acceptable. They are currently roaming around . . . our town center.

As far as general business in Tarzan goes, it as classic politics: very manipulative. The firestorm of change and protest started in the morning when Emersyn was arrested, allegedly for being mentally unstable. However, Katie claims her Peep is simply very claustrophobic. So a tiny jail seems to be a good place for her. Morgan ended up getting fined by her own fellow oligarch Johnny Darke, and then she promptly quit her position in government in favor of a new movement. With a space available, Johnny Darke freed Emersyn from jail and appointed her as his new partner in governance.

There are officially two major camps appearing. There are those who continue to support the strong leader Johnny Darke and his seemingly constantly changing administration, and then there are those who, like Morgan, have taken up the cause of democracy. There is really no telling which way this is going to go as we sprint towards the finish line.

Suspicious activity at the bank was analyzed by Banker Luna

We had snack, split up for our last time so that some could swim, and some could CTF. After lunch, we needed to once again announce that APPRAISALS ARE COMING. Furnishing, landscaping, and making tons of money should be priority! However, there is just too much to do with this contention for control of the government. Johnny Darke did go missing today, which is very mysterious given all of the spotlight he has had lately. The newspaper printed some nice government propaganda against the deposed Morgan. Sudoku continues to be extremely frustrating.

This afternoon we took a break from CTF because we took way too long to clean up and Corvee. So instead we played Stalker, Look Up/Look Down, ENTOURAGE, and Duck Duck Goose. There's just no beating some classic DDG.

ENTOURAGE!

Don't forget, Wes is teaching a ZOOLOGY class tomorrow!

Plus
New shady spot
Duck
Odd jobs for cash
Swimming
New CTF rules
Games
Money!
Coming to Village
Duck Duck Goose
Raking
Entourage
Max's new rug business

Wish
Swam
Goose
I wasn't sat on
More swimming
More CTF rules
Thumb Pianos were finished
Fedoras!
I could come back (Granted)
Sandwiches