03.2023 | WELCOME BACK! Hello friends old and new! I'm so excited to welcome you all back to SITW! I've made some changes to the plot and added the ability to play supernatural charcaters! So come and check it out! I can't wait to jump back into this little town with all of you!
A strange history surrounds the town, it is a place where mysterious and supernatural things have been known to happen. The reputation of the town reguarly draws in visitors and newcomers alike. While some residents avidly believe in the supernatural, others are far more skeptical. What do you believe?
Since the large majority of the Hollifield family lived within Sweetwater there was no need for things like 'family reunions' but Godric and Shirley still had everyone at their country home estate about once a month to catch up and keep connections close. They had all learned long ago that it wasn't worth it to skip a family gathering unless it was an absolute necessity or you'd be guilt tripped deeply until the next one.
Dinner was over. It had not been quiet as some of the littler grandkids were still young enough that sitting still or being polite were not quite in their vocabulary yet. It had been a relief to step away into a quieter part of the house. Jack had set up a game of pool and asked Jesse and Kelly to join him. At the very least it would put them downstairs and away from everyone else for a few minutes.
"Who wants to break?" He asked, holding out one of the cues.
Post by Jesse Hollifield on Jul 11, 2024 23:15:56 GMT
Jesse sat through the drone of the monthly family dinner; his Mother sat right between Jesse and his little brother Kelly deflecting the barge of questions about school and what was Jesse's end goal with school by his Grandpa. They doted on how he hadn't fought his last school year until towards the end and some pecker head had started with Kelly, Jesse would do it again and every time. His Mother tried to cut his dinner up at one point, the smaller kids were annoying as hell...
He had figured pulling his grades from low B's to high B's would buy him some leniency at dinners, no. Jesse kept an eye on Kelly and Uncle Jack, as soon as the plates were cleared Jesse excused himself and his brother. Sometimes Jesse figured he'd be nothing with Kelly, Kelly was chill and smart and could play music. Uncle Jack was also someone Jesse loved and felt close to, he had swooped all their lives to play Uncle and Dad. He'd fight for his uncle if he had too.
Jesse was the first to grab a pool stick, "Please," he was quick when playing pool it was a weird skill to have but one nonetheless, so he placed the white ball down and with a hard crack broke the balls. Nothing went in, "If I get one more lecture I might run head first into traffic," and shrugged with a grin to let them know, he easily joking.
Post by Kelly Hollifield on Jul 12, 2024 6:00:34 GMT
These monthly family dinners were only made tolerable by Jesse and Uncle Jack. Of course it would have been easier if his mother hadn’t insisted on placing herself between her sons, even going to far as to make Kelly’s plate because he was taking his time. Sometimes he felt like she didn’t think he could take care of anything by himself. Though, he did seem to get a touch less scrutiny from their grandfather after discussing how he was already compiling a list of books for his summer reading. Of course that would keep the man satisfied for now. After all, he was just the younger brother. Though he didn’t like the way Jesse was lectured. He was just protecting him, it wasn’t Jesse’s fault that Kelly was an easy target.
The moment they were excused, Kelly wasted no time following his brother and Uncle Jack downstairs for a game of pool. It wasn’t exactly his forte, but he would much rather suffer through a game of pool with them, than be stuck hanging out with the younger cousins. If he didn’t admire Jesse so much, he might find himself a bit envious of how effortlessly he seemed to handle things.
“Don’t do that, you’d have a higher chance of becoming a vegetable than you would of dying, and then mom would never leave your side.” He teased with a lopsided grin. He knew Jesse was kidding, but also knew just how much he’d resent the idea of being stuck under the care of their mother even more than the thought of another lecture.
Post by Jack Hollifield on Aug 27, 2024 21:03:55 GMT
Jack loved to watch the dynamic between Jesse and Kelly. They were all that brothers ought to be and it made him happy to know that in spite of not having their dad around, at least they had each other. He laughed as Kelly pointed out the flaw in his brother's logic and that it would only make things worse. "Fair point, probably not worth the risk," he said with a little wink.
With 3 players they opted to play a game that was ironically called 'kelly ball' where they each secretly chose one of the balls that would be theirs and the idea was to try to get your opponents balls in before yours ended up in the pocket. Jack took his turn next and sunk the 15 and then missed the followup shot. "Your turn Kel," he said to his nephew.
[Could be fun to actually secretly choose a ball and then write down which ones you've knocked in to see who wins lol, but we don't have to]